Our Mission:
We pledge to always provide a comfortable, safe haven to all those creatures who find their way to us through abandonment, injury or mistreatment. No matter the health or age, for all these lost, confused, and frightened souls, we pledge to always provide loving care and sustenance, to acquaint those who have only known misfortune with the joys of cultivating new relationships. We believe in the right of all creatures to live secure, healthy lives and work tirelessly in our attempts to make this so.

About Us:
The Elmsford Animal Shelter houses some 500 dogs, ranging in age from 2 months to 16 years, both mixed and purebred. As well, our shelter is home to approximately 700 cats and kittens, ranging in age from young to senior, 8 weeks to 20 years. A collection of small animals also reside here - rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, rats and hamsters. In the past we've been visited by parakeets, iguanas, snakes, prairie dogs and ducks.

Since 1931, the goal of the Elmsford Animal Shelter has been to find permanent, loving homes for all those dogs, cats, rabbits, and assorted others who pass through our doors. In lieu of that, we provide sanctuary for as long as is necessary for those more difficult to place either due to age, health, or behavioral history. Each day presents a new challenge or a new beginning.

Operating first out of private homes of volunteers, then to a quarter acre of property in tiny cottages, the Elmsford Animal Shelter is now the largest no-kill shelter in the tri-state area, located on 5 acres in a 46,000 square foot modern facility. We are a non-profit organization operating solely on donations, receiving no funding from city or state. We accept animals from every locale and turn no one away. There are those cats and dogs whose irresponsible owners tire of them once they become troublesome, sick, or in some way fail to live up to expectation. There are those belonging to desperate owners who find that they cannot be returned to the shelters or agencies from which they were originally adopted. There are the seniors whose owners have died suddenly or retired to nursing homes. There are the nameless, solitary wanderers who belong to no one and live off the streets in unsafe neighborhoods. We find them or they find us - in every state of health, every age, with every problem, every fearful, expectant or attentive look. We provide immediate medical care with a veterinarian on staff. We provide nutritious meals and a comfortable resting place. We provide them with a home for now, as we work toward and anticipate their well-deserved future.

We are one of the few FOUR star rated charity organizations on Charity navigator. Please review our data: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/6717.htm

Our Adoption Process:
Prospective adopters must complete a pre-adoption application, supplying personal and/or veterinary references. There will be an interview between the adopter and the adoption counselor to ensure the best match between family and pet. All members of the adopting household should be present to meet the new prospective household member. Processing usually takes two business days. The nominal adoption fee includes vaccinations, deworming, FIV/FeLV testing for cats, spaying or neutering and an office visit at one of a number of participating clinics in the area. Animals under 6 months require a deposit to ensure their return at 6 months to be spayed or neutered.

Remember that dog and cat adoption saves lives. Please consider a shelter animal before you buy a pet from a breeder or pet store.