Basset Rescue of Old Dominion

By offering shelter, medical attention, and behavioral services for dogs and cats, supporting long-term, loving homes, and advancing education and outreach, you can advance the compassionate treatment of animals.

A non-profit 501(c)(3) group called Northern Virginia Sheltie Rescue was founded in 1999 with the sole purpose of rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming Shelties and Sheltie-like dogs. The majority of the owners of these Shelties were unable to care for them and gave them up to NVSR. Others are discovered in shelters because they are abandoned or stray animals.

The Companion Animal Fund's goal is to care for thousands of animals by making direct financial contributions to SPCAs, pet sanctuaries, and rescue groups. All of these organizations actively seek to find permanent homes for all of the homeless and unwanted animals they care for by giving them food, shelter, veterinary care, and loving care.

According to rules established by the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Greene County Animal Shelter is required to humanely follow euthanasia procedures for unwanted animals as well as to arrange for the adoption of as many animals as possible.

The Madison-Greene Humane Society is the only organization in charge of deciding what happens to homeless and abandoned cats in Greene County. We accept 300 cats on average each year, whether they are turned in as surrenders or are discovered abandoned. We also help the neighboring counties in Central Virginia by providing affordable rabies and spay/neuter services.

Every county in Virginia is obligated to keep a location for the short-term impoundment of companion animals that have been seized by animal control officials or left by their owners. This location is known as our Animal Shelter in Madison.