Animal Shelter

The Animal Control Facility is owned by the Town of Cedaredge. It is operated and funded by the Town, and the Friends of Cedaredge Animal Control (FCAC),a non-profit volunteer group that focuses on the health, welfare and adoption of animals in the program, grants and community donations. As a result of this combination of efforts, the facility is a "No-Kill" and will remain so, as long as there is continued support from the community.

The Friends of Cedaredge Animal Control (FCAC) was started several years ago to help the Town defray the cost of housing the animals that go through the system. It is a proven fact that the best "No-Kill" shelters are operated as a partnership between the local municipality and a non-profit support group. Cedaredge is fortunate to already have this partnership in place.

The FCAC are volunteers that assist with off-site pet adoptions, there are Dog Walkers (sometimes the dogs are walked three times a day) and there are Cat Handlers (they have been known to turn a wild cat into a wildly affectionate pet). FCAC also has a Building Committee. This committee is currently raising funds and applying for grants in order to replace the temporary structure that houses the office with a permanent building.

The cat and dog population at the facility is constantly changing. Unwanted and abandoned pets, which are picked up running loose, and pets that can no longer be kept by their owners are regularly turned into Animal Control. Once they are in the facility, the town covers the cost of feeding them for the first five days. This five-day period is required by the State of Colorado. It gives the owner a chance to find their lost pet. If the animal remains at the facility after the five days, it then becomes the medical responsibility of FCAC. The cost of spaying and neutering animals, vaccinations and food comes from community donations and FCAC. Spaying or neutering and vaccinations are required before they can be made available for adoption.

There is a $20.00 adoption fee, but that doesn’t come close to the amount of money already invested in the pet before adoption. If the new pet owner lives in the Town of Cedaredge the charge of $10.00 will be added for a license fee required in the Town for all cats and dogs. We can also microchip your dog or cat that you adopt for a charge of $35.00.

Any animal adopted through the Cedaredge Animal Control has a three-day return policy. After the three-day period, the animal can be returned to the facility, but the adoption fee will not be refunded.

The volunteers are very proud of the facility. Our community has the best Animal Control facility in Delta County and the only No-Kill Facility on the Western Slope of Colorado. Many of our adoptions are done through advertising, word of mouth, posters and walk-ins. Our volunteers are very pro-active and regularly take a selection of its available animals out into the public for off-site adoptions. Our facility is possible because of the many generous construction donations, commitment and funding provided by the Cedaredge Trustees and our many tireless volunteers. This facility is located at the end of High County Avenue (behind the Mercantile and down the hill). FCAC encourages you to stop by and visit the facility, they are not “hard sell” and they will not try to push an animal on you if you are not interested in adopting a pet. Our animals for adoption can also be viewed on the web at Petfinder.com

Donations for the Shelter may be sent to either the

Town of Cedaredge Animal Control
P.O. Box 398
Cedaredge, CO 81413

or

Friends of Cedaredge Animal Control (FCAC)
P.O. BOX 853
Cedaredge, CO 81413

Donations of dry dog food, cat food and kitty litter may be left at the pound or at the Customer Service Desk at the Cedaredge Mercantile NKA Food Town.

If you are interested in helping the animals you can leave a message at 856-2346.

CEDAREDGE ANIMAL CONTROL

Cedaredge Animal Control is available Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The Shelter is open by appointment. You can reach the Animal Control Officer, Kellee Rodarte, by calling 856-2346 during regular business hours. If you have an “after ours” problem relating to an animal or if you are unable to reach to Animal Control Officer, please call the Cedaredge Police Department at 856-4301 or Delta County Dispatch at 874-2015. In either instance an officer will be contacted.

If you have a serious emergency, call 911.

The Animal Control Facility is located at the end of High Country Avenue (behind the Cedaredge Mercantile). On Saturdays and Sundays it is open from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The facility is closed on most Holidays. We have volunteers that will be happy to make an appointment to meet with you if your schedule does not allow you to come in when we are open. Call our office during regular hours (listed above) and an appointment will be made to accommodate you.

BASIC FEES

$10.00 to license a neutered or spayed cat or dog.
$50.00 to license a cat or dog that has not been neutered or spayed.

$30.00 to relinquish a cat or dog to Animal Control for those that live in the town
limits of Cedaredge.
$35.00 to relinquish a cat or dog to Animal Control for those that live outside the
town limits of Cedaredge (on a space available basis).

$20.00 if your dog is running loose and picked up by Animal Control.
$17.50 for each day that the altered dog is impounded, $25.00 for each day an unaltered dog is impounded
A pet cannot be retrieved from the facility unless it has a current license
and rabies vaccination. If the pet is not current, it will be licensed and
vaccinated and these charges will be added to the impound charges.

If your pet bites someone and has to be quarantined for a period of
10 days (as required by law).The owner must quarantine the dog with a Certified Vet. The owner of the dog is responsible for these
charges.

$20.00 fee to adopt a cat or dog from Cedaredge Animal Control. Every animal is
spayed or neutered and will have current vaccinations before we make it
available for adoption.