If you are looking to adopt a dog, cat, puppy or kitten in the Monroe area, please visit our shelter located at 157 L. Cary Bittick Drive Forsyth, GA 31029 to see our wonderful pets for adoption!

Adoption fee is $200.00 and covers all vaccinations, microchip and spay/neuter. The State of Georgia requires that all dogs adopted or rescued from shelters be spayed or neutered within the time allowed and can fine the newly adoptive family up to $200 for refusing to sterilize the new pet.

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**Please contact Animal Control at 478-993-1032 for more information.

Animal Services does NOT pick up deceased animals from the road. Please contact the Road Department at 478-994-7029 for animal carcass removal.

When a dog bite occurs during business hours, call the Sheriff’s Office. Animal Control will then call the Health Department and one of their Environmental Health Specialists will come out and investigate the incident. The Specialist will in turn call Animal Control and let them know if the dog can stay with the home owners for the 10-day quarantine period or if the Animal Control Officer needs to pick up the dog. When a dog bite takes place after hours, call 911. The dispatcher will contact a deputy and the deputy will investigate. Usually, but not always, in this case the on duty Animal Control Officer will be contacted and will pick up the dog immediately.

Reclaim Dog – $60.00 fee for first time (fee increases by $60.00 for each subsequent time involving the same dog)
Holding Fee – $10.00 fee, per day

**Further violations will be referred to Sheriff’s Office for violation ticket. Owner will have to show adequate containment availability before dog can be reclaimed and a second impoundment fees will be charged.

All dogs living in Monroe County, Georgia must be contained on their owner’s property at all times. Any dog found on the Public Right-of-Way, on a complainant’s property, or caught in a live animal trap will be impounded.  If your dog is impounded (see fees below), you may reclaim it at the Monroe County Animal Control Shelter, located at 157 L. Cary Bittick Drive Forsyth, GA 31029 (478) 993-1032.

*Please view to the Animal Control Ordinance for more information.

Animal Control is only licensed to pick up stray dogs, not your pet. If you have a problem with a nuisance dog, call the Animal Control Office at (478) 993-1032. There are several options: the officer can pick up the dog, leave a trap in your yard, leave a notice with the owner of the nuisance dog or if the situation worsens a deputy can ticket the owner of the dog.

*Please view to the Animal Control Ordinance for more information.

Monroe County Animal Shelter no longer offers the tick spray program.