Friends of the Northumberland County Animal Shelter

The only municipal shelter with open access in Middlesex County is the Middlesex County Animal Shelter. We take in stray animals that are in need, owner-returned dogs whose owners can no longer care for them, and animals that Animal Control has confiscated or brought into custody.

In July 2008, the Tappahannock/Essex County Animal Shelter opened. Since our doors first opened, we have housed 4,381 dogs, 1,861 cats, 12 rabbits, 3 goats, 2 pigs, 6 hens, and 3 roosters. These animals were mostly stray.

We are a 501c3 non-profit, foster-based rescue organization that works with the neighborhood to assist unwanted or abandoned animals in need.

A small, family-run, nonprofit rescue, Noah's Ark Animal Rescue operates out of its home.

The Middle Peninsula's towns are served by the open-admission, nonprofit Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society (GMHS).