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Calling all Alumni!! We love seeing happy endings here at the Trinity County Animal Shelter. All the staff here gets attached to many of the animals that we house and care for. Either they just tugged at our heart strings, they were here so long we got attached to them like they were our own or we had to spend many hours making sure their wounds were treated and they got the medication they needed. Either way, we are always happy to see our family go to their perfect homes and love to see updates!
Have you adopted one of our facility's animals? We have a Facebook page just for you! Please post all the pictures and videos you want, we would love to see them all! |
Success Stories
The 9 Pitbulls
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If you attended the Weaverville, JC, Hawkins Bar, or Hayfork rabies clinics you may have seen some of these photos along with a sign saying 'YOUR LICENSING DOLLARS AT WORK' and 'Your licensing helps to keep the shelter open so that we can help animals like these'. Dollars collected from licensing go directly to the shelter budget and help to keep the shelter operational.
We hear the frustration from the community about the shelter being constantly full and we are always seeking adoptions, rescues, and volunteers to help the situation. You see our posts about found animals and animals available for adoption. But we are not always the best at showing all the parts of what we do. We don't post about animals with known owners, animals from arrests, animals from deceased persons, and animals who are seized for animal control cases. Keeping our shelter running provides a place for more than just strays and dogs available for adoption. |
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One year ago today (06 / 16 / 2023), a group of 9 dogs were seized by a TCSO Deputy and animal control. They suffered from malnutrition and emaciation, with one being unable to walk and two more extremely unsteady on their feet. Additional medical issues ranged from a deep bone infection in one to hair loss and sores in most.
A year after, we are happy to say that the cruelty case has reached its resolution in our justice system. But after having spent the last year focused on their abuser and the push for justice for these dogs we don't want to make this post about that person. This post is an intro to some of these dogs and a celebration of the amazing resilience they have shown us. Each of these dogs and their story has touched our staff and volunteers in a way that will remain with us forever. Our staff cared for them daily during their recovery. Because we saw them every day we have their current images in our minds and had forgotten just how far they came. When we started talking about their one year anniversary and looking at their intake photos we were reminded of all the progress and how hard those first couple weeks were. To say that a tear or two was shed would be the biggest understatement. Now we are excited to show you their transformation. The photos are before and after of 5 of those 9.
Most of these dogs have found their forever placement. Two are still at our shelter and one of those has a been tagged for rescue. We are actively seeking a rescue for the last one.
ACO note:
I would also like to take this opportunity on their one year shelter-versary to thank our amazing Shelter Staff, the Deputies with the SO, and the DA's office.
Without the staff's dedication and genuine hearts these dogs, and the many, many more animals who pass through our shelter, would be lost souls. From detailed refeeding plans and k-cal counting to medications to play time in a hectic shelter environment, our Trinity County Animal Shelter staff is far and away the best. These ladies and gentleman do everything from office work to poop duty and they do it in the heat and the cold and the rain and the ice.
Our TCSO deputies have helped to fill in staffing gaps from injuries and other staffing commitments. A few in particular have helped clean kennels, fed or medicated afterhours, and helped transport to or from the vet's office.
The District Attorney's office spent some of their very limited time reviewing the case and meeting with myself and shelter staff about the dogs and their progress. Thank you for giving these dogs a voice.
A year after, we are happy to say that the cruelty case has reached its resolution in our justice system. But after having spent the last year focused on their abuser and the push for justice for these dogs we don't want to make this post about that person. This post is an intro to some of these dogs and a celebration of the amazing resilience they have shown us. Each of these dogs and their story has touched our staff and volunteers in a way that will remain with us forever. Our staff cared for them daily during their recovery. Because we saw them every day we have their current images in our minds and had forgotten just how far they came. When we started talking about their one year anniversary and looking at their intake photos we were reminded of all the progress and how hard those first couple weeks were. To say that a tear or two was shed would be the biggest understatement. Now we are excited to show you their transformation. The photos are before and after of 5 of those 9.
Most of these dogs have found their forever placement. Two are still at our shelter and one of those has a been tagged for rescue. We are actively seeking a rescue for the last one.
ACO note:
I would also like to take this opportunity on their one year shelter-versary to thank our amazing Shelter Staff, the Deputies with the SO, and the DA's office.
Without the staff's dedication and genuine hearts these dogs, and the many, many more animals who pass through our shelter, would be lost souls. From detailed refeeding plans and k-cal counting to medications to play time in a hectic shelter environment, our Trinity County Animal Shelter staff is far and away the best. These ladies and gentleman do everything from office work to poop duty and they do it in the heat and the cold and the rain and the ice.
Our TCSO deputies have helped to fill in staffing gaps from injuries and other staffing commitments. A few in particular have helped clean kennels, fed or medicated afterhours, and helped transport to or from the vet's office.
The District Attorney's office spent some of their very limited time reviewing the case and meeting with myself and shelter staff about the dogs and their progress. Thank you for giving these dogs a voice.
FRANKENSTEIN (AKA FRANKIE)
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We had been informed in March of 2018 that someone had found a dog with a massive wound to the top of his head. The dog was found in Salyer, CA and immediately taken to the Trinity Animal Hospital in Weaverville where their team had to perform surgery on the wound to save his life.
A few days later, he was sent to our shelter to rest, recuperate and be properly cared for while we tried to find out what happened and who his owner was. Unfortunately we didn't get very far, no one knew him and no one knew who or what injured him. So, after the legal amount of time we give the owners to come claim their pet was passed, we put him up for adoption. Due to his head injury looking like someone did brain surgery on him, we named him Frankenstein or Frankie for short. He was a very good dog! He got along with dogs who knew he was the boss. He got along great with people and kids but couldn't be around cats. He loved to play frisbee and chase a thrown ball! Frankie was all muscle but he would much rather lay in the grass with you and cuddle than be a big tough guy. Despite all his great qualities, he sat at our shelter waiting for his fur-ever home for over six months. On October 20th, 2018, Frankie finally found his home! He even came to visit us this past April 2019! Frankie is doing great and fitting in perfectly with his new family and we couldn't be happier for him! |
THE DUCK
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When the beginning of 2019 rolled by, we didn't know what this year would bring. We were quite surprised when the first thing it brought us was a duck! On January 1st of 2019, a good samaritan found a duck on the side of the road in Weaverville, CA. She told us it was just sitting on the road, not moving. It even let her pick it up and put it in a bag to bring to us.
We found out that the duck was quite injured. It had several puncture wounds like a larger animal had it in its mouth multiple times. The duck was taken to the Trinity Animal Hospital and was given care and medication. The Animal Hospital informed us that the duck was a female grey Cresteds Duck. It was touch and go for a week or so because at one point she stopped eating but she finally came around and grew strong and healthy as her wounds were not life threatening. When the Animal Hospital cleared the duck for good health, we called around and got one of our fosters to take it in. They already had a duck pond and another duck. Only after a few short days of her being in foster, the foster failed and she became a permanent member of their family. She is now very happy with her new friend and enjoys all the wonderful things of life that a duck can do. |
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EDDIE
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Eddie was found on March 1st in 2019 in the area of 13 Dips in Hayfork. This poor boy was covered from nose to tail in terrible mange, most of his fur was missing and he had a bad skin infection. With the condition he was found in, we were pretty confident that he had been on his own for quite some time. Eddie was immediately put on medication as well as medicated baths. Unable to locate any previous owners and not having a chip, he became a shelter dog, available for adoption.
Just a couple of weeks later we had found seven dogs pretty close to the area that Eddie was found at. They were Sassy, Leroy, Justice, Digger, Hope, Dottie and her 11 week old puppy Lilly. Justice and Hope were almost as bad as Eddie was with their mange unfortunately and little Lilly was just skin and bones. There weren't any other puppies around in the area no matter how much we looked. Days passed and we noticed how the other seven dogs were acting when they saw Eddie: super-duper excited, wagging their tails and licking at him. Since Eddie didn't react badly towards them through the fences we decided to try and introduce them and to our surprise, everyone already knew him! Apparently, Eddie was the king of his pack and the other seven were his family. They were so very happy to see each other again. We continued to medicate Eddie for months. His infected skin healed and his mange slowly healed yet due to how long he had his skin condition his fur was taking a very long time to heal enough for his fur to grow back. Time passed and in mid August we got a call from a gentleman who lived in Oregon. He was very interested in adopting Eddie and after making the long drive to our shelter he decided to give our half hairless boy a home! His adoption date was August 23rd 2019 Update: Eddie's owner posted on our Alumni page saying that as of October 28th 2019 Eddie has been 100% cleared of mange!! :) |
DELILAH
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Delilah came to the shelter in early January 2019 with a red nosed pit named Rojo who was adopted within a month of being available for adoption. She was severely underweight and had a vaginal prolapse. We did get her medical help which took a few weeks to correct and we worked hard at putting weight on her. Not a month later she was looking healthy as a horse and we were proud to show her off to the world as available for adoption. We weren't sure why but poor Delilah kept getting overlooked and stayed with us at the shelter for almost a year.
Late October of 2019 our pretty eye'd girl finally got adopted by one of our previous worker's mom! We couldn't be happier that she finally got a home!!! |
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Trinity County Animal Shelter
530.623.1370 570 Mountain View St. P.O. Box 1228 Weaverville, CA 96093 |
Hours of Operation
Tues, Thurs, Fri and Saturdays from 12 noon to 4pm Closed Sun, Mon, Wed and all holidays |
Animal Control Contact
530.623.2611 Trinity County Sheriff's Department P.O. Box 1228 101 Memorial Dr. Weaverville, CA |
