Frederick County Esther Boyd Animal Shelter

My husband randomly popped into the shelter and called me to come see this 6 month old kitten he had insta-bonded. I had never had a cat and I swear to God, our Norman is like a dog/melted my heart immediately!!! He is hilarious and has turned me into a cat person. We have had Norman since NYE December 2022 and I’m hoping he lives forever! The shelter was so clean and everyone there was friendly. The rooms with cats are open so you can walk in and get to know each other without having to move them to a separate room they’re not accustomed to. All of the animals looked healthy and happy. We stayed and played with our kitten for over an hour and they never pressured us to leave or adopt/were very kind and helpful when we were ready. They fast-tracked him getting fixed so we could pick him up

Just had the nastiest experience with a shelter I think I’ve ever had. Called to inform them that I was attempting to catch my kitty and caught someone else’s. The cat is very sweet and calm and appears to be someone potential lost cat. I wanted to ask if they were taking cats and what they could do and I was met with a very rude person. They stated “ did you post it?” “ people are still working so probably no one has seen it.” Just very cutting and rude and didn’t seem to care making it seem as tho I possibly took someone’s outdoor indoor cat and I should just “ know that” so glad I called. I will never use them or give them an animal. I will be helping this kitty find its home.

Great people. Seem to invest in the love of finding a home for their animals. We were happy to find our dog Midnight there after being on a waiting list. They held him for us until we could pay them a visit and adopt him. Thanks!

Pup we wanted got adopted and they said no one was interested in her and they knew we really wanted her and was going to come In Saturday but they let someone else take her. Animal shelters are sneaky.

I took Walter home with me that day. He's doing fabulous, unfortunately we found out that he has Lyme disease. He will be treated and pampered for the rest of his hopefully long long life. I just love him!