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Welcome to the Saugerties Animal Shelter Web Page! Here you will find our entire list of adoptable pets, events, how to donate, pet care guidance, adoption forms, and more.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the shelter. Please check back frequently for updates!!!

Shelter News  Last Updated: August 8, 2026

We are currently experiencing a RINGWORM OUTBREAK!

Please read below:

 

What does this mean?

• We are on an INTAKE HOLD. Until this is under control, we simply cannot take any animals into the shelter. 

• We are also on an ADOPTION HOLD. However, we are working on arranging various off-site adoption events for the kittens in foster care that are ready and have not been exposed. You can submit applications at SaugertiesAnimalShelter.com. 

• We are also on a pause for on-boarding new volunteers. You can still submit applications for this, and we can send you the material for online training, but we won’t be doing in-shelter volunteer training until we have this outbreak under control. 

• What happens if you find a stray animal? For dogs, as usual, please contact our Dog Control Officer, Adam, at 518.291.3335. As for cats, we can potentially scan for microchips, but we can’t bring anyone inside the shelter at this time. If you can't hold onto a kitty until an owner can be found or we open up for intake again, you can reach out to other area shelters. (Please be kind, they are also experiencing their own hardships.)

• We know many of you love to come and visit, but out of an abundance of caution, we are asking you to please hold off on visits. 

 

We know this is inconvenient, so we do apologize. We deeply appreciate your patience as we make our way through this.

Shelter Hours: MONDAY - SATURDAY 8AM to 3PM

Contact Information

Phone: 845.679.0339

Email: Contact@SaugertiesAnimalShelter.com

Address: 1767 Route 212 Saugerties, NY 12477

Mailing Address: PO Box 45 Saugerties, NY 12477

Animal Control: Adam Saunders (518-291-3335)

How to Adopt

Adoptions are done by appointment only with an approved application. 

You must submit an application via saugertiesanimalshelter.com and once approved we will contact you to schedule an appointment. 

[Please Note: We cannot guarantee any animal's availability at any time.]

Have you adopted from us? Please feel free to join our SAS Alumni Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18XnDBNu5t

 

Donations

You do not need an appointment to drop off donations. 

Donations can be left in our red donation bin Monday-Saturday from 8AM to 3PM, as long as the Transfer Station gate is open.

Saugerties Animal Welfare Fund (SAWF)

Saugerties Animal Welfare Fund is a 501c3 whose current focus is on accumulating resources for and establishing a new facility for the Saugerties Animal Shelter. 

SAWF was created in 2018 as a response to the Saugerties Animal Shelter not meeting the new shelter standards being put forth by the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets that will be placed into effect by December 2025. The current building is an equipment garage located on the same property as the town Transfer Station, that, around 40 years ago, was repurposed into the animal shelter it is now. Traces of the garage persist, as is evident by the pitted concrete floors, cracked cinder block walls, and the outline of the former garage door. 

Since, SAWF has been successful enough in securing grants and donations for a new shelter facility that it is no longer just a glimmer of an idea, it is a reality we will soon see.

https://www.saugertiesanimalwelfarefund.org

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Please Note: The Town of Saugerties Animal Shelter is NOT an open intake shelter, therefore does not euthanize animals for the purpose of making space. The decision to humanely euthanize an animal is not taken lightly and is only done in the circumstance of illness or extremely dangerous behavior.

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