The Vincennes Animal Shelter

In early July, my dog passed. She was twelve and was larger than life. Her name was Lily and she was a trained service dog. We saved each other’s lives. I pulled her from an abandoned crate as a puppy, barely alive. She pulled me through the worst struggles of my life. We did everything together. Planes, trains, high school, college, etc. And then she suddenly passed, and it had me in shambles. But I woke up one day with it in my heart to at least try looking at dogs that needed a home. And as I was scrolling through Facebook, I saw there was a clear the shelter event at VAS. There was an older, black female dog who looked just like her. So I went, and met her, and we didn’t click quite right. I wasn’t her perfect home, but every dog deserves one. So, with a heaviness in my chest, I didn

My son volunteers here all the time. The people here take amazing care of all the animals. They are super nice to everyone who comes in, and don't mind how long you stay to play with the cats and dogs.

I adobted a nice looking playful dog named Ryan he has been my best friend ever since I saw him it was love at first sight

Friendly workers,I suggest to volunteer to help when you can, walk the dogs, etcetera, It made me cry to see all the dogs with no homes yet. I could see the loneliness in their eyes. Please if you are looking for a dog, check out our local shelter first.

I adopted my cat "Marble" from here. They also have a blessing box you can take from once every two weeks.