Lyon County Animal Services

08/31/2026

**Found**

Near Pioneer Casino in Fernley. Brought to the shelter by Nevada State Police and now safe in our care. Please call us if this dog is yours (775) 577-5005

08/28/2026

Dayton::::

Picked up on fort Churchill about 3-5 miles in from Dayton. If these pups are yours or you have owner information please contact us. 775-577-5005

Now safe at Lyon County Animal Services.

08/27/2026

Check out our new dogs who just became available for adoption!!
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Contact us for more info! (775) 577-5005

08/26/2026

**Found**
In Silver Springs at roundabout for intersection of Hwys 50 & 95. Now safe at the shelter. Please call if you are missing her 775-577-5005

08/25/2026

***UPDATE***

It has been a little over a week now and we appreciate everyone who has stepped up and helped us out in any way they could! We are still going through emails and messages from people, so we apologize if we have not gotten to yours yet.

The post was created as an outreach to the public to show that we are full and we need help! And it is not just our shelter, but all shelters in Northern Nevada and all the rescue groups are full! We still very much need your help!

A big thank you to Pet Network Humane Society, WARF - Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation - Northern Nevada, Nevada Humane Society, Res-Que and Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe for being able to make some room and taking some of our dogs! A total of 20 dogs were transferred out to rescue this past week! So that is HUGE!!

We had 9 dogs adopted out in the last week to fabulous homes!

We had 6 dogs reunited with their owners!

ZERO EUTHANASIAS NEEDED TO BE DONE!

A total of 35 dogs have left our shelter! That is almost our entire shelter!! BUT.....It has only opened 3 of our kennels, which is the never ending battle that we have been facing. We are still picking up strays. We still have 59 dogs that are on our surrender list that are waiting to come in as well.

We appreciate everyone who has stepped up and helped us out in anyway they possibly could! The fact that 35 dogs have left is huge for us and are beyond grateful for this community who stepped up!

Send a message to learn more

08/21/2026

If you are interested in Fostering, come meet the fabulous team at Res-Que tomorrow! One of our staff will be joining them, with a list of available dogs for potential fostering and we can answer any questions you may have about the dogs!

08/21/2026

Yerington::: Fox lane

If these pups belong to you please contact us at 775-577-5005.

08/20/2026

MISSING- Silver Springs

These 2 kiddos have gone missing. Male and female, both fixed and chipped. Please call the shelter at 775-577-5005 with any information. Names are Sid and Potato.

08/17/2026

***URGENT!!***

With our 36 kennels and 8 quarantine kennels (44 kennels total) shelter, we are critically over capacity, as we are now housing 69 dogs with over 60 more waiting to come in! We have a significant increase of dogs coming in with a significant decrease of strays being claimed/dogs being left at the shelter and a significant decrease in adoptions. We are absolutely devastated and heartbroken because, for the first time in over 12 years, we may have to start euthanizing for space and no longer be a no kill (90% or higher save rate) shelter.

Here is where you can help!

If you have been thinking about getting a dog or adding a buddy to your pack, check out our available dogs here:

https://www.adoptapet.com/shelter/89022-lyon-county-animal-services-silver-springs-nevada

We have a wide variety of dogs available from German Shepherds, Dobermans, Huskies to good ol' fashioned, loyal mutts! Please contact the shelter at 775-577-5005 for more information on adaptable pets.

Not sure if you want to add a forever companion but have a little extra room for a temporary stay? No problem! The shelter may not have a foster program but we have 2 of our rescue partners who have offered a foster program for our dogs. You can reach out to Res-Que and WARF - Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation - Northern Nevada to get more information on how to become a foster for Lyon County dogs.

If you aren't able to adopt or foster, you can still help by volunteering. Come in and help us keep all these dogs exercised or help keep their kennels clean. For Volunteer opportunities, please call 775-577-5005.

Unable to come in and help? You can still share our post, encourage people to come in if you know they are in the market for a new pup and spread the word!

If you have a dog or dogs now, please get some sort of ID tag or chip so that if someone finds your dog(s), they can contact you. We sell ID tags for $7 and microchips for $15. Or you can get a collar and with a permanent marker, write your phone number on the collar or on a piece of duct tape, wrapped around the collar.

Every little bit helps and we need the community's help more then ever!