"The animals have no voice but ours..."

Pet Adoption

The Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter encourages anyone interested in bringing a four-legged friend into their home to check out the wonderful animals available for adoptions at the shelter. We have dozens of sweet, loving animals that make wonderful pets who are looking every day for a caring home.

Potential adopters would need to come into the shelter and spend some time with our furry friends to find the right animal for you and your home. Most animals in the kennels must meet all family members, including four-legged ones. Anyone interested in having their current pet meet a potential new family member, please let our staff know. We have an “introduction process” we take the animals through to ensure that they get to know one another in a structured manner.

Once an animal finds his or her way into your heart, you would need to fill out an adoption application. The application process could take anywhere from 15 minutes to 24 hours to complete. Once you’ve been approved, you could take your new family member home. To complete an adoption application online, please click here for an electronic version of our Adoption Application Form.

If you know the breed or size of pet you are interested in, but you haven't found one on our petfinder list, you can fill out a want list application. We keep our want list applications on file for 6 months and when you have an approved want list we will call you when we receive a pet that matches the one you're looking for. Please keep in mind that depending on the breed, it can take months before we have what you're looking for. Click here for an electronic version of our want list application.

All animals in the shelter have already been spayed or neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, and treated for fleas, ticks or earmites as needed. Upon adoption, our animals will have AVID microchip implanted just beneath the skin above their shoulders for rapid identification should the animal stray from home. In addition, you will also receive a free collar and tags for your new baby. Dogs living within Franklin County should also have a current county license and adopters can purchase one before leaving the shelter. All cats are tested for Feline Leukemia and FIV before being placed in our adoption area and are free from those diseases. Our cats go home with a cardboard carrier for transportation.

Animals available for adoption have been started on their series of vaccinations, but adopters need to take their new family member to the vet within 14 days of adoption to receive a rabies shot and general checkup.

Anyone looking for a specific breed of animal should apply for a spot on our “want list.” We ask that you fill out a shelter application and our want list form, which includes information as to the type, color, size and breed of animal you’d like to adopt. We will keep your information on file should the proper animal arrive in our kennels.

Animals available for adoption can be viewed by following these links to petfinder.org, a wonderful website dedicated to shelters and rescues nationwide. Petfinder has been responsible for finding tens of thousands of animals good, loving homes and CVAS is thrilled to be affiliated with the website:


For our entire pet list click here:

If you are interested in adopting one of our animals pictured on petfinder.org, you may stop by the shelter and fill out an adoption application. Or you may use our

Online Adoption Application

With this application, you can email it directly to the shelter!

If you're looking for a specific breed or size and haven't found it on petfinder.org, fill out an

Online Want List Application

and when we get the kind of animal you're looking for, we'll call you.

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