Sweet Sadie is ready for her fur-ever home!

Shelter Co-Director Mandy Halstead says, “Sadie is a very affectionate, silly girl.”

The shelter team believes she is housetrained because she keeps her kennel clean. She also walks easily on a leash and is highly trainable. Sadie is extremely friendly with people and loves attention. However, she has not responded well to other dogs or cats during controlled introductions at the shelter. Her attitude toward other pets may change outside of the shelter environment; however, the shelter team recommends that she be the only pet in her adopter’s home.

Sadly, Sadie’s owner abandoned her when they moved away. She wants to be your only pet and will make a very loyal companion. If you would like Sadie to join your family, scan the QR code beside her picture and apply to adopt her now!

When visiting an animal shelter, it is important to consider that the dogs’ behavior at the shelter may not be an indicator of how they will act in the home. Shelter dogs may bark at people who approach their kennels because they are stressed, overstimulated or crave attention, not because they are aggressive. Kennel behavior is almost never how dogs react in the real world or even how they behave when taken from the kennel for walks.

The shelter’s fostering and volunteer programs are especially helpful with reducing shelter dogs’ stress and providing insight into their personalities to help advertise them for adoption. Daily walks, interactions with people, dog play groups and foster home stays are all effective strategies that benefit the dogs’ emotional wellbeing and prevent kennel stress. The shelter is always looking for new fosterers and volunteers. If you are interested in making a difference in the shelter dogs’ lives, please inquire about these programs at the shelter during public hours.

Adoption Information

All dogs adopted from Mason County Animal Shelter (MCAS) are spayed and neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, dewormed and treated with flea and tick preventatives. Adoption fees are half-priced thanks to the EnviroFlight Fur-ever Home Adoption Sponsorship Program. Adult dog adoption fees are $40 and puppy adoption fees are $60. One generous individual is willing to pay the adoption fee for a veteran to adopt a dog of their choice. Tom and Gail Wise have generously sponsored adoption fees for Pops and several dogs who have been adopted. Sponsors for the adoption fee for any of the shelter’s dogs are welcome! Contact the shelter for information.

Prospective adopters need to fill out a short application online or at the shelter for adoption approval. Go to the shelter’s Adopt-a-Pet website to view all available animals and fill out the application to adopt at www.adoptapet.com/shelter/90606/available-pets/pets or visit the shelter’s Petfinder website at www.petfinder.com/member/us/ky/maysville/mason-county-animal-shelter-ky421.

MCAS needs more volunteers and foster homes! You can foster a dog for as long as you like; a few hours, a “Doggo Day Out,” a weekend, a few weeks or longer. Volunteers can help in many ways, including walking dogs, grooming or bathing dogs, helping with playgroups, transporting or helping at meet-and-greet events out in the community. If you want to become an MCAS volunteer and/or fosterer or sponsor a dog’s adoption fees, please call the shelter at 606-564-6067 or email animalshelter@masoncountykentucky.us.

Visit and follow the shelter’s Facebook page for more information on all available dogs, the volunteer program, foster programs and upcoming events: https://www.facebook.com/masoncountyanimalshelter.

Subscribe to the MCAS Volunteers YouTube channel for videos of all the available dogs: https://www.youtube.com/@MCASVolunteers.

Spay/Neuter Resources

We encourage everyone to spay and neuter their pets to help control the unwanted pet population. Go to https://www.rock4rescue.com/spay-and-neuter-resources for a list of spay/neuter providers that service animals in our area, as well as spay and neuter voucher programs. This list includes organizations that advertise low-cost spaying and neutering and other services.

Humane Society of Buffalo Trace Spay/Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) vouchers are available to Mason County residents and can be used at the veterinarian of your choice. Apply online at www.bit.ly/hsbt-snap. Donations to the Humane Society of Buffalo Trace can be given via tinyurl.com/HSBTgive.

Pet Rehoming Resources

If you need to rehome a pet, you can use one of these sites to do so yourself:

Adopt a Pet: https://rehome.adoptapet.com/

Home to Home: https://home-home.org/rehome/

Donations are welcome!

Purchase supplies locally and bring them to the shelter, or purchase via our Amazon Wishlist link available via the “Donate to This Shelter” option on our Adopt-a-Pet site. We also appreciate gently used collars, leashes, crates, beds and blankets. You can donate to help the shelter dogs and other at-risk Mason County community pets via Rock 4 Rescue. Go to rock4rescue.com for information.