The Twin County Humane Society works every day to improve the lives of animals in Carroll and Grayson Counties and the City of Galax.
Help the animals of the Twin Counties all year long!
There are many ways you can help.
Volunteer, donate, or become a member!
Twin County Humane Society had a great year in 2025!
Click to Read all about it!
Spay & Neuter
Our primary goal is to provide spay/neuter for dogs and cats through various programs.
Sadly, there are more animals than good homes. Our local shelter is full and making difficult decisions daily. Spay and neuter is the humane way to reduce the population of homeless and unwanted animals!
In 2025, we spayed and neutered over 1,500 dogs and cats. We have something big in store for 2026 – stay tuned!
Pet Assistance
We also help the animals and the people who love them through our owner assistance programs, including vaccinations, microchips, pet food, housing, and medical assistance. These programs help people keep their animals at home and out of the shelter.
During 2025 we administered 2,500 vaccines (rabies, feline distemper, and canine distemper/parvo) and microchips to dogs and cats!
Foster & Rescue
And we are working harder than ever to help those animals that are already here and in desperate need of a lifeline through no fault of their own. Because of the support of our donors, we are able to respond immediately when called.
During 2025 we rescued 660 homeless or unwanted dogs and cats, taking them into our pet foster homes and providing them with medical support and love!
We are an all volunteer 501(c)3 non-profit humane society dedicated to providing spay/neuter assistance, shelter and veterinary care assistance, community education and outreach, and promoting the compassionate care and treatment of animals in our area.
All donations are used for animals in our local area.
Thank you to our Partners!
Pet News
We are definitely in kitten season! Today we transported four sets of kittens and a puppy to rescues in Northern Virginia. Thank you SFC Virginia: The Squishy Face Crew and Homeward Trails Animal Rescue! These rescues are literally saving lives of cats and dogs in our area. Our fosters, other volunteers and Jenn and her crew at JR Pet Services Waggin' Train Galax make these rescues possible.
Please, please have your furry friends spayed or neutered so we can reduce the number of unwanted pets in our communities. It’s up to all of us to do our part. The animals transported today are the lucky ones.
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🚨🚨🚨Important PSA 🚨🚨🚨
The kittens are here! And so are goopy eyes. Mild watery, squinty, runny, or crusty eyes can quickly become an emergency. Sticky or crusty discharge from an eye infection can seal the eye closed, which allows the infection to take over, causing severe pain and permanent damage if not resolved quickly.
If you have a kitten with eye issues, even if mild, it’s important to act quickly and stay on top of it. Begin by gently cleaning the eyes with a warm, moist cloth several times a day to loosen any built-up crusts and keep the eyes open. This can provide temporary relief and help keep the eye from closing completely, which can result in painful and devastating consequences, including permanent scarring and blindness. But you will still need to provide treatment if infection has set in.
It is best to seek immediate help from your veterinarian once your kitten develops an eye infection. Over the counter pet eye ointments can be purchased at local retail stores like Tractor Supply, Walmart, or Amazon (NEVER use Neosporin or other products not approved for ophthalmic use in cats as they can cause severe damage!!!). These may help keep the eye open and prevent additional damage while the eye heals in self-limiting cases; however, if the infection becomes severe, prescription medicine or additional veterinary treatment will likely be required. It’s important to act quickly to save the eye!
Check out the following article from one of our favorites, the Kitten Lady, for more information. www.kittenlady.org/eyes
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Read this in case you find “abandoned” kittens.
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Please note: we are not affiliated with the Galax-Carroll-Grayson Animal Shelter. You can find information about the shelter at https://galaxcarrollgrayson.dogrescues.org/