Animal Intake Policy

The Humane Society of Culpeper has a strict no-kill policy; which means that we will not euthanize animals, except if the animal is suffering and there is no hope for recovery.  All animals are in dedicated, qualified foster homes for as long as necessary until adopted by a qualified applicant.

The Culpeper Humane Society intake policy is as follows:

• Transfer from the local county shelter (kill facility) for animals in imminent danger,
• Transfer from the local county shelter (kill facility) as needed ,
• Accept surrendered animals from members of the Culpeper County and surrounding counties,
• Select animals from the VFHS’s High Five program from other Virginia Counties (kill facilities), and
• Pick up stray animals after scanned for microchips and posting as a found animal.

Owners of surrendered animals are required to pay a surrender fee.  

We strive to take as many animals as possible, but have a limited number of fosters.  Therefore we hold or attend adoption events almost every weekend and available animals are posted on Petfinder’s, which automatically updates our website and facebook pages.

The Culpeper Humane Society strongly recommends the spaying and neutering of dogs and cats, in order to reduce the number of unwanted or surrendered pets in our area.