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!
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!
There are many ways you can help.
Volunteer, donate, or become a member!
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
Whew! What a week! 104 cats from 21 different colonies from Lambsburg to Mitchell Crossroads to Elk Creek (and everywhere in between) were trapped over 3 days and provided with spay or neuter surgeries plus rabies vaccine and treatment for other medical issues over 2 days by the amazing staff at Angels of Assisi (love you guys❤).
This was a huge undertaking, and we couldn’t do it without our donors and sponsors. We are incredibly thankful to Homeless Animals Support Network by PWHS for providing the entire funding for one of the clinics – which is the only way we were able to afford these back-to-back clinics! Their funding of $3,100 allowed us to double our impact, helping even more cats receive the care they need to keep them healthy and prevent so many unwanted litters which only perpetuates the pet overpopulation problem here in SW Virginia.
We also couldn’t do it without our amazing volunteers, including cat trappers, cat fosters, cat feeders, cat loaders, cat unloaders, cat cleaners…you name it, they do it😸! Our intrepid trappers for this event included regulars Leigh, Angie, Laurie, Megan, and Lisa, plus brand-new (to us) dynamo Larissa who trapped at three different locations in and around Independence! We are also thankful for all the cat colony caretakers out there who love their outdoor kitties and want the best for them.😻🐾❤
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While TCHS volunteers have been very busy these last few days with TNR to trap, spay/neuter and release feral cats, we still managed to transport a momma dog with three puppies, another pup and a gorgeous kitty. Thanks to JR Pet Services Waggin' Train Galax for boarding the dogs and Nancy Harrison Taylor for fostering the cat. Of course a big thanks to Homeward Trails Animal Rescue and SFC Virginia for taking these animals in order to find good, loving homes.
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THANK YOU…….We appreciate Arby’s/Chris Collins for supporting Twin County Humane Society ….. in return we are able to support the local community 💗 🐾. One week to go 😊
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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/