Shelters are often inundated with pet surrenders, and do not want to provide a simple outlet that takes away the obligation of responsible pet ownership. Therefore, they would prefer that people try hard to find a solution before resorting to surrendering their pet to a shelter. If you must find a new home for a pet, please try posting to our adoption portal before placing the burden on the shelter. Direct adoptions work well and allow everyone to share in the accountability of their community!
No-kill shelters do wonderful work, but as a result, are often inundated with pet surrenders. In the unfortunate scenario that you have to find a new home for your pet, please read through the rehoming solution and articles on this page before contacting the shelter.
Post your comment on Dent County Animal Welfare Society (Salem)
IMPORTANT: This form is only for public comments about the shelter. To contact Dent County Animal Welfare Society (Salem), please go directly to their website (link on previous page), this form will not send your comment to them.
I WAS WONDERING IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT MANDATORY FOR PET OWNERS TO HAVE THEIR PET SPADE OR NEUTERED TO BE ABLE TO OWN ONE UNLESS THEY HAVE A LICENSE TO BREED FULL BLOODED BREEDS, WOULDN THAT CUT DOWN TREMENDOUSLY THE PET POPULATION, THERE IS SO SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAS A PET AND DONT EVEN CONSIDER HAVING THEM ONE OR THE OTHER, BUT THEN WHEN THE6 DONT HAVE IT DONE THEY ARE FACED WITH PUPPIES THAT THEY SHOULDN BE ALLOWED TO DO WITH WHATEVER, MOSTLY T9 PEOPLE WHO WONT CARE FOR THE PUPPIES OR TAKE THEM OUT AND KILL THEM, I FEEL LIKE A PET OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE THEIR PET FIXED UNLESS THEY HAVE LICENSE TO BREED, THE POOR ANIMALS SUFFERS BUT THE OWNERS JUST GO ON WITH LIFE LIKE IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL TO LET THEIR PET GET PREGNANT OR GET ANOTHER DOG PREGNANT, MY NEIGHBORS DONT WORK THEY HAVE A DOG IN HEAT AND IVE SEEN SEVERAL MALE DOGS OVER THERE, PLUS THEY HAVE A PUPPY, WHO IS GOING TO SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES, IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY THE OWNER SUFFERS NOT ANY OF THE PUPPI3S OR THE MOM, AM I RIGHT ABOUT THIS, DOGS ARE MY PASSION IN LIFE AND NOT A DAY PASSES THAT I DONT SHED A TEAR BECUZ OF THE OVER POPULATION OF DOGS THAT ARE BEING KILLED? THANK YOU I HOPE U REPLY TO THIS CUZ THIS MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME IN LIFE AND ITS GETTING OUT OF HAND SO BAD AND SO MANY WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL DOGS ARE BEING PUT DOWN ITS NOT FAIR THE OWNER SHOULD BE TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE, BBN I KNOW SOMEONE WHO FIGHTS PIT BULLS IT KILLS ME TO KNOW AND THEY USE PUPPIES TO TRAIN THEM, HOW INHUMANE IS THAT?