Trinity County Animal Shelter

When adopting an animal, there are several questions that the shelter workers need to ask in order to find out if the pet you're interested in would fit in your home. We want to make sure that, not only the pet goes to a loving home but that it will be the right pet for you! There are many cases where people like the looks, size or breed of a dog but the personality of the animal doesn't suit the family situation of the adopter. Our questionnaire we like to ask in person or over the phone so if you are interested in any of our animals, please either stop on by the Trinity County Animal Shelter located at 563 Mountain View St. Weaverville, CA or give us a call at 530.623.1370 If you are adopting an animal and you reside in a place where you have a landlord you are paying to, we will require proof that they approve you having a pet on their property, whether it be the land your trailer is on, the trailer, house or apartment itself or your parent's spare room. If you are interested in a dog and you have a dog, you will be asked to bring your current dog(s) with you to our facility so we can do a meet-and-greet on neutral territory to make sure when you bring your new puppy home, you won't have a dog fight. You may love the animal but your current fur-baby might get jealous and not like their new sibling. Due to the fact that we are a small shelter with a low population county, we fall into a weird bracket that allows us to adopt out unaltered animals but take a deposit (Sort of like a down payment) to get them fixed. If you are interested in adopting an unaltered animal, we will require you to contact the vet of your choice and make the spay / neuter appointment while you're at the shelter so we can confirm the animal will get fixed. We do not allow the breeding of cats or dogs adopted from our shelter. By the contract that you sign when you adopt the animal, you are agreeing to get them fixed or you will receive legal action against you by the Animal Control Officer. You must be 18 years or older to adopt from our shelter. You must show us a valid California ID or driver's license to fill out the paperwork to adopt from our shelter. ​ If you live in Trinity County and have dogs, your dogs are required to be licensed with us before we will allow you to adopt from our shelter.