Murray County, Georgia Animal Shelter

06/08/2026

Is this your dog? Picked up from the area of Ingles

06/07/2026

Regardless of income or assistance if you have a PREGNANT animal in Murray county , contact Alex Lovett Woodsum directly to get them scheduled for a spay abort ASAP for $20.

All other $20 spay / neuters for Murray residents on Gov assistance call my kids have paws @706-671-1104 option 4

If you have a PREGNANT animal , you can get it spayed for $20 . Contact Alex directly , the shelter can not schedule you .

06/07/2026

When you make a commitment to an animal, you are accepting responsibility for a living being that has no choice in the matter.

An animal cannot get a second job when food becomes expensive. They cannot drive themselves to the veterinarian. They cannot explain why they're scared, confused, sick, or in pain. They depend entirely on the people who promised to care for them.

Too often, people treat commitment like a temporary feeling rather than a responsibility. When the puppy grows up, when training becomes difficult, when medical bills arise, when life gets busy, the commitment suddenly becomes negotiable. But for the animal, the consequences are very real.

Abandonment, neglect, and repeated rehoming don't just hurt an animal's feelings. They can cause severe stress, anxiety, depression, weight loss, weakened immune systems, behavioral issues, self-injury, and long-term emotional trauma. Some animals stop trusting people altogether. Others end up sitting in shelters for months or years trying to understand why the family they loved never came back.

A commitment is not measured by how much you love an animal when it's cute, healthy, and convenient. It's measured by what you do when it's difficult, expensive, messy, destructive, aging, sick, or requires more from you than you expected.

Before making a commitment to an animal, ask yourself if you're prepared for the hard days—not just the happy ones. Because when people give up, the animal is often the one who pays the price.

They deserve better than being treated like a disposable chapter in someone else's life.

06/06/2026

Two spayed rat terrier girls still in need of rescue !

06/06/2026

Licensed rescue still needed for these 4 smalls !

06/06/2026

Sweet Belle has left the building !

06/05/2026

Each of these faces are Murray dogs headed to their forever homes !

06/04/2026