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
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Say hi to Dolly! This poor sweet girl was turned out by family after her owner died (she had been raised as a pet, not a guard dog). Fortunately, kind neighbors looked after her and kept her safe. Unfortunately, Dolly is not a fan of their cats, so they weren’t able to take her inside. When a different neighbor threatened to shoot Dolly if she came on his property, the couple put her on a tether and gave her a dog house. As much as the kind neighbors loved Dolly and wanted to keep her for their own, they knew she deserved a better life so they made the very hard decision to let her go (breaking their own hearts in the process🥺).
While working on a better solution for Dolly, TCHS had her spayed, vaccinated, and microchipped to help keep her safe while she was waiting✔.
Yesterday, finally, Dolly began the journey to a new home of her own! Dolly loves riding in cars and had a fun trip. She even got a cheeseburger while waiting at the meet up spot🍔😻😋. The kind neighbors wrote the sweetest note to her new rescuers, to let them know a little bit about Dolly and what she deserved most – to be loved😭❤😭.
Dolly is now at our partners with the SPCA of Wake County, where she will receive much love and care until her new forever owners come and find her❤.
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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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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/