The Blackford County Animal Shelter provides temporary shelter, medical care, and adoption services for stray and homeless cats and dogs in Blackford County. Their mission is to care for animals, prevent cruelty, place animals in homes, and promote spaying/neutering. They are a low-kill shelter that utilizes foster homes and rescues. They are the animal control for the county and are funded by local governments. They rely on donations and volunteers to help care for the animals and hold regular fundraisers. They have many animals available for adoption.

1. Blackford County Animal Shelter

2. The mission of the Blackford County Animal Shelter is to provide temporary shelter, care and medical
attention for stray, surrendered or otherwise homeless cats and dogs in Blackford County, to prevent
animal cruelty and neglect and prosecute offenders, to strengthen the human-animal bond through
education and adoption, and to promote the importance of spaying and neutering to help control the
pet overpopulation.
To put it simply our mission is to:
Provide care
Prevent Cruelty
Place in Homes
Promote Spaying and Neutering

3. Facts about us
 We are a low kill shelter which means we only
euthanize for major health issues or aggression
 We utilize foster homes and approved rescues
 We are animal Control for Blackford County
 We are funded by the 4 governmental bodies in
Blackford County (the cities of Hartford City,
Montpelier, Shamrock Lakes and Blackford County)
 We rely on donations to subsidize the monies
received from the governmental bodies to cover our
annual expenditures

4. Volunteering
You have to be at the age of 16 to volunteer without
a parent with you but you have to have a parent
signature. At the age of 18 you can sign for yourself.
We are always in need of volunteers. You can be
doing stuff from cleaning, to painting, to walking
dogs ( if weather permitting in parades) but its up to
the shelter workers to decide. Another way to help
the shelter is to foster animals – this requires an
approval process.

5. Fundraisers
 Annual “Bark and Splash”
 T-shirt sales
 Donation Containers at local businesses
 Annual “Bowling for Paws”
 Annual Holiday Donation Letter
Suggestions are always welcome

6. Handouts at shelter
The shelter has numerous handouts to help
introduce your new pet into your family and
suggestions for training your new pet.

8. Female
4 years old
A bit wild or scared
Has been with us since
January 1st of this year
Altered
Ready to be adopted
Kami

9. Female
4 years old
Been with us since
January 31st of this year
Altered
Ready to be adopted
Avery

10. Ernest
Ernest is a scared dog who
is new to the shelter as of
March 28th 2015

11. Female
American Stafford Terrier
1 year old
Been with us since March
4th 2015
Altered
Ready for adoption
Channing

12. Female
Pit mix
Been with us since February
26th 2015
Altered
Ready to be adopted
Petra

13. Robbie
Male
English Springer Spaniel
1 year old
Special needs – very shy and
timid
Altered

14. Male
1 year old
Been with us since March 20th
2015
Altered
Ready to be adopted
Catrick

15. Male
3 years old
Been with us since March 4th
2015
Altered
Ready to be adopted
Popsy

16. 8 months old
Been with us since March 23rd
2015
Unaltered
ready for adoption
Lolly

17. Female
1 year old
Been with us since March 21st
2015
Unaltered
Not ready for adoption
Arianna

18. Male
Beagle/ German Shepherd
10 years old
Been with us since March 2nd
2015
Altered
Ready to be adopted
Gibbs

19. Male
2 years old
Currently 16 pounds
Has been with us since
February 11th of this year
Altered
adopted
Rascal

20. Female
Pit mix or Pibble
2 years old
Been with us since December
30th 2014
Altered
 adopted
Precious

21. Thomas
Male
Lab mix
4 years old
Been with us since March 12th
2015
Altered
Heartworm positive
Ready to be adopted

22. Azalea Fox
Female
Papillon
4 years old
Been with us since February
24th 2015
Altered
Ready to be adopted

23. Adara
Female
Chihuahua mix
5 years old
Been with us since February
24th 2015
Altered
Ready to be adopted

24. Frank
Male
12 years old
Been with us since October 9th
2014
Hole in roof of mouth
Altered
Ready for adoption

25. There are cases at the shelter that we hate to see - like Tuff
Tuff’s neck was wounded by a chain or collar that was too
tight or too small. …… this isn’t the first dog we have seen
injured by negligence.

26. Adopting
If you or your family are interested in
adopting or fostering one of our shelter pets,
there is an application process.

27. Adoption Opportunites
Visiting the Shelter
We have cats that stay at the Muncie PetSmart 24/7
PetSmart has 4 National Adoption event weekends
The next one is May 15 – 17. We take animals to 3
PetSmart locations, Fort Wayne – Maysville,
Carmel/Westfield and Muncie
Various Pet Meet & Greets throughout the year

28. Altering Animals
In an effort to reduce the pet overpopulation, every pet
that is adopted from our shelter is altered (spayed or
neutered) prior to adoption.

29. Facts
 An unaltered female dog and her offspring can
produce 67,000 puppies in 6 years while an
unaltered female cat and her offspring can produce
370,000 kittens in 7 years.... bottom line is that
they do not need our help to expand their numbers;
they need our help to reduce their numbers until
there are good homes for all
 It can decrease aggressive behavior
 It can reduce or eliminate the risk of spraying and
marking

30. Facts Cont...
 Reduces the risk of urinary, ovarian, and mammary
cancer or tumors in females along with testicular
cancer and prostate problems in males
 There is less of a desire to roam therefore less
likely to be injured in fights or auto accidents (85%
of dogs hit by cars are unaltered)
 Reduces the amount of males attracted to your
female
 Overall helps dogs and cats live longer healthier
lives

31. Low Cost Altering Options
SNAP – State Program – check with your vet, online
or ask the shelter about this program. The Hartford
Animal Clinic participates in this program.
HOPE for Animals – monthly transport from the
shelter. Ask the shelter for details
Other low cost clinics in the state – check online or
ask the shelter for clinics near you