Augusta Regional SPCA

Chains Hurt was renamed Augusta Dog Adoptions in 2006. We are a 501c3 all-volunteer rescue organization that accepts and places dogs that are brought to us from regional shelters and high-kill pounds all throughout Virginia. We are situated in Augusta County, Virginia, and conduct the majority of our adoptions there.

The municipal animal shelter with open admission serving Waynesboro, Staunton, and Augusta County is called Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center. All stray, abandoned, and owner-surrendered animals from these areas are taken in by us.

The Humane Society/SPCA of Nelson County (HS/SPCA) works to improve animal welfare by caring for and helping people adopt "unwanted" companion animals through our "no-kill" adoption center, foster care networks, satellite adoption venues, and Kitten & Puppy Rescue/Transport Programs; by funding veterinary services and education programs; and by reducing overpopulation through low-cost Spay-Neuter-Vaccinate and Feral Cat Trap/Neuter/Release programs.

In order to achieve this, we facilitate and promote spay/neuter and Trap, Neuter, and Return (TNR) procedures, carry out foster-based rescue and local shelter adoption procedures, and offer pet retention and rehoming services. Our goal is to eventually put an end to the slaughter of healthy adoptable animals in the communities we serve by gradually reducing the admission of cats and kittens at neighborhood shelters.

The lovely Shenandoah Valley offers simple pet adoption options through the Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA. As a 501(c)(3) private charity animal shelter that practices no-kill, we do not currently receive money from any major animal welfare organizations like the ASPCA or the HSUS.

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.