Laurens County Sheriff's Animal Shelter

Laurens County Sheriff's Animal Shelter We are tasked with helping to control the animal population of the county. Call dispatch 8649842523 to request AC service.

If you have a question about a dog at our facility, please call the shelter at the number below.

This pup showed up at eggs up Grill in Laurens this morning if this is your baby, or you know the owner please contact d...
09/07/2026

This pup showed up at eggs up Grill in Laurens this morning if this is your baby, or you know the owner please contact dispatch at 864-984-2523 or comment below.

385 near exit 16, gray court, female, intact, not microchipped. Running with a black/wht male with collar and rabies tag...
09/07/2026

385 near exit 16, gray court, female, intact, not microchipped. Running with a black/wht male with collar and rabies tag. If you are owner or recognize these dogs contact dispatch 864-984-2523.

09/06/2026

CLOSED LABOR DAY

On Monday, September 7, the shelter will be closed in observance of Labor Day.

See y’all Tuesday!

🚨 URGENT NEED: CANNED DOG FOOD!🐾We are urgently in need of pâté-style (not chunky) canned dog food. We use it to help gi...
09/06/2026

🚨 URGENT NEED: CANNED DOG FOOD!🐾

We are urgently in need of pâté-style (not chunky) canned dog food. We use it to help give medications and to encourage dogs who have come to us starved, neglected, or struggling to eat.

Every can helps us care for a dog who needs a little extra help. ❤️🐶

Please consider donating canned dog food today.

79 Mt. Vernon Ch. Road
Laurens, SC 29360

This girl is on Davis St in Clinton. If she is yours or you know where she belongs please reach out to us.
09/05/2026

This girl is on Davis St in Clinton. If she is yours or you know where she belongs please reach out to us.

Dog seen at Clinton TD Bank. If it’s yours or you know who it belongs to please reach out!
09/05/2026

Dog seen at Clinton TD Bank. If it’s yours or you know who it belongs to please reach out!

Fleming Mill Road Laurens. Female, no microchip. Red Collar. If you are the owner or know the owner please contact shelt...
09/04/2026

Fleming Mill Road Laurens. Female, no microchip.
Red Collar. If you are the owner or know the owner please contact shelter to pick her up. She’s well cared for. 864-682-4935.

“What kind of dog are you looking for?”“Anything but a pit.”“What kind of dog are you needing to surrender or rehome?”“A...
09/04/2026

“What kind of dog are you looking for?”
“Anything but a pit.”

“What kind of dog are you needing to surrender or rehome?”
“A pit… or pit mix.”

“What kind of dogs are predominantly filling our shelters?”
“Pit bulls and pit mixes.”

“What kind of dog wandered up on your property?”
“Looks like a pit mix.”

‼️ Let’s talk about the uncomfortable reality nobody wants to talk about.

You don’t see free spay/neuter programs specifically targeting poodles.
You don’t see free spay/neuter programs specifically targeting German Shepherds.

Yet free pit bull sterilization programs exist.

Why ⁉️

Because they are underappreciated and overbred.

Overbred… then dumped.

Wrong color.
Too big.
Too small.
Skin problems.
Can’t sell the puppies.
Can’t find a home for them.
No longer wanted.

And the human solution?

Throw them away.

Leave them chained until they starve.
Leave them on a back road like garbage.
Let them suffer with untreated skin infections, fleas, starvation and neglect.

Then they arrive at the shelter.

And what happens?

They are often the first to be overlooked.
The first to sit.
The first to be Euthanized!
And among the last to be chosen.

Puppies grow up behind kennel doors.

Young, beautiful, loving dogs spend months—or even years—waiting.

Rescues are overwhelmed and have limited space.
Adopters walk past their kennels.
And shelters continue filling with more of the same dogs.

So here is the question:

What is the answer?

Beg people to breed responsibly?
We’ve begged.

Beg people to adopt?
We’ve begged.

Offer free or low-cost spay/neuter?
We’ve done that too.

And still… the puppies keep coming.

At some point, we have to stop asking only,
“How do we save more?”

And start asking:

“How do we stop creating so many that need saving?”

This isn’t about hating a breed.

It’s about looking at what our shelters are actually facing and having the courage to address the problem at its source. ( more than 50% of our adoptable dogs are pits and pit x) 👀

Underappreciated. Overbred. Overrepresented in shelters.

And the dogs pay the price for human irresponsibility.

You tell me… what IS the answer? 🐾

1. Continue to allow the irresponsible breeding of pits and mixes???

2. Mandatory sterilization???

3. Breeding restriction???

Who is willing to save these babies…… 💔

Found roaming around the West Main area of Laurens. if you are the owner or recognize this baby, please reach out to the...
09/03/2026

Found roaming around the West Main area of Laurens. if you are the owner or recognize this baby, please reach out to the shelter at 864-682-4935. We can get you in contact with the Finder. 

!!!!OWNER LOCATED!!!!!This sweet girl is located in the area of College Park and Fifth Avenue in Clinton. If you know t...
09/02/2026

!!!!OWNER LOCATED!!!!!

This sweet girl is located in the area of College Park and Fifth Avenue in Clinton. If you know this dog or her owners please contact the Lauren’s County Animal Control.

Address

79 Mount Vernon Church Road
Laurens, SC
29360

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm
Sunday 9:30am - 12pm

Telephone

+18646824935

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