Pulaski County Animal Shelter, Adoption & Pets 2026
If you are trying to adopt a dog or cat, find a missing pet, report a stray dog, ask for an animal welfare check or contact animal control in Pulaski County, Kentucky, the county shelter is at 235 Adopt Me Lane, Somerset, KY 42503. The main published number is 606-679-6432.
One detail is especially important before you drive: current Pulaski County Government information lists public shelter hours as 1:00–5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, with Thursday and weekends closed. Some outside directories still display different hours, so use the county schedule and call first for a time-sensitive visit.
First: This Is Pulaski County, Kentucky
Somerset, Kentucky shelter
This guide covers the county-government shelter at 235 Adopt Me Lane, Somerset, KY 42503, telephone 606-679-6432.
Do not mix it with Dublin, Virginia
Search results also show a Pulaski County Animal Shelter at 80 Dublin Park Road in Dublin, Virginia. That shelter has a different phone number, hours, adoption system and animal-control jurisdiction.
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Use the Pulaski County Government resources shown below instead.
Which Pulaski County Animal Service Do You Need?
Adopt a dog or cat
Call the shelter first to ask what animals are currently available, then complete the county-hosted adoption application and confirm the current fee before visiting.
Your pet is missing
Call 606-679-6432 quickly. Give a detailed description, where the animal disappeared and identification information. Visit promptly if you think your pet may be at the shelter.
You found a stray dog
Pulaski-area humane guidance directs residents to call the county shelter for stray-dog pickup. Give the exact location and describe whether the dog is contained, injured, loose or aggressive.
Cruelty, dangerous animal or welfare concern
Start with Pulaski County Animal Shelter / Animal Control at 606-679-6432. If a person is in immediate danger, call 911 instead of waiting for ordinary shelter service.
Pulaski County Animal Shelter Hours 2026
Pulaski County Government currently publishes a short four-day public schedule. Because outside directories show conflicting noon opening or 6 p.m. closing times, the county schedule below is the safer planning source.
| Day | County-published hours | Visit note |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 1:00–5:00 PM | Call first if travelling for one specific pet. |
| Tuesday | 1:00–5:00 PM | Suitable for adoption, reclaim and shelter questions. |
| Wednesday | 1:00–5:00 PM | Confirm availability before making a long drive. |
| Thursday | Closed | Do not rely on old directory hours. |
| Friday | 1:00–5:00 PM | Arrive early enough to complete paperwork. |
| Saturday | Closed | Use emergency routing only for genuine urgent situations. |
| Sunday | Closed | Prepare for the next public day. |
How to Adopt From Pulaski County Animal Shelter
Pulaski County’s own adoption application gives a useful picture of what shelter staff may review before approving a placement. The best process is to confirm an animal is actually available before making the trip.
Call about current adoptable pets
Start with 606-679-6432. Ask what dogs or cats are currently available, whether a particular animal has an active application, and what time staff want prospective adopters to arrive.
Open the county-hosted adoption application
Review the Pulaski County Animal Shelter adoption application before your visit. It asks about the animal you want, your household, housing arrangement and current pets.
Prepare your identification and housing details
The form includes a driver’s-license/ID field and asks whether you own or rent, the type of housing and, for renters, landlord contact information. Bring information that lets you answer those questions accurately.
Be ready to discuss the pets already in your home
The application asks you to list current pets and whether they are spayed or neutered. It also asks for veterinarian information. Do not guess or hide information that could affect the match.
Confirm the current adoption fee
No reliable current 2026 universal adoption-fee schedule was published on the county government page reviewed for this guide. Ask staff for the exact fee for the animal before payment rather than relying on decades-old ordinances or old directory listings.
Understand the spay/neuter requirement
The county-hosted application states that pets adopted from the facility will be spayed or neutered. The form also references returning an animal for surgery when surgery has not been completed before placement. Ask staff exactly how that applies to the pet you are adopting.
What the Pulaski County Adoption Application Asks
Adults, children and allergies
The form asks how many adults live in the household, children’s ages and whether anyone has known animal allergies.
Own, rent and landlord details
Expect questions about whether you own or rent, your housing type, whether housing is permanent or temporary, landlord contact and whether the property has a fenced yard.
Current pets and veterinarian
Be ready to list current pets, their spay/neuter status, your veterinarian and whether you can fund food, licensing, vaccinations and veterinary care.
What Is the Pulaski County Animal Shelter Adoption Fee?
Very old Pulaski County ordinances still circulate online with historical prices from the 1980s. Those figures should not be presented as current 2026 adoption costs. A fee can change because of policy updates, age, medical preparation or adoption promotions.
Lost Pet in Pulaski County: What to Do First
A missing pet can move several miles quickly, so do not wait for an online listing to appear before contacting the shelter.
Call the county shelter
Contact 606-679-6432 and report the animal’s species, sex, size, color, collar, tag, microchip and last-known location.
Prepare proof that the animal is yours
Bring photo ID, current photographs of the pet, veterinary records, microchip information and rabies documentation if you have them.
Check the shelter promptly
Kentucky law requires qualifying impounded dogs to be held for at least five days unless reclaimed earlier. Do not interpret that minimum as a reason to wait: contact and visit as soon as possible.
Bring current rabies proof for reclaim
Kentucky law requires an owner reclaiming an impounded dog, cat or ferret to show proof of valid rabies vaccination. If valid proof cannot be provided, state law provides for a vaccination-voucher process.
Found a Stray Dog or Cat in Pulaski County?
Stray dog
Local humane guidance directs Pulaski County residents to call 606-679-6432 for a stray dog. If safe, give the exact address or location, description and whether the dog is contained.
Do not chase a frightened dog into traffic or try to handle a dog showing clear signs of aggression.
Stray cat
Current Somerset-Pulaski humane guidance says county animal control does not pick up ordinary stray cats in the same way it handles stray dogs and advises people to contact or bring the cat to the shelter as appropriate.
Call first before transporting a cat, especially if it is feral, injured, nursing kittens or cannot be handled safely.
Pulaski County Animal Control: What It Handles
Pulaski County Government places animal-control operations with the county shelter. A current regional 211 resource describes the service as responding within Pulaski County to matters such as dogs running at large, aggressive dogs, injured domestic animals and reports of animal abuse or neglect.
Running at large
Call 606-679-6432 and provide an exact location, description, direction of travel and whether the dog can be safely contained.
Describe the immediate risk
Tell dispatch whether the animal has attacked, bitten, charged people, is confined, or is currently creating a public-safety hazard.
Give a real street address
Local humane guidance stresses providing the actual address, not just general directions, when requesting a welfare check for suspected abuse or neglect.
Emergency & Important Pulaski County Animal Contacts
| Need | Contact | Use this route for |
|---|---|---|
| Shelter / Animal Control | 606-679-6432 | Shelter questions, stray dogs, animal-control issues, adoption, suspected cruelty or welfare-check routing within Pulaski County. |
| Immediate emergency | 911 | An active situation posing an immediate threat to human life or safety. |
| Pulaski County 911 Center — non-emergency | 606-678-5008 | County dispatch matters that do not require 911. Do not substitute this for normal shelter adoption questions. |
| Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department | 606-678-5145 | County law-enforcement matters when sheriff response is appropriate. |
| Pulaski County Health Department | 606-679-8560 | Local public-health routing, including animal-bite/rabies reporting questions. Kentucky directs animal bites to the local health department. |
Animal Bite or Possible Rabies Exposure
Kentucky’s Department for Public Health says animal bites and other human injuries caused by animals should be reported to the local health department. Medical care comes first when a bite or exposure is significant.
Wash the wound
Kentucky public-health guidance says to wash a bite, scratch or saliva-exposed wound with soap and water for at least 10 minutes.
Get appropriate medical care
Contact a doctor or hospital emergency department depending on severity. Rabies exposure assessment should not be delayed while waiting to see whether symptoms develop.
Record the animal information
Note species, color, ownership, vaccination information, incident location and where the animal can be found. Confine it only if this can be done safely.
Report the bite
Contact the local health department and animal-control route. Pulaski County’s county-information pages list the Health Department at 606-679-8560 and the shelter/Animal Control at 606-679-6432.
Need to Surrender or Rehome a Pet?
Do not assume the shelter can accept an owned animal immediately. Capacity and intake procedures can change, so call 606-679-6432 before transporting a pet.
Call before intake
Explain whether the animal belongs to you, species, age, medical needs, behavior concerns and the reason you can no longer keep the pet.
Ask whether an appointment, current vaccination records, identification or a surrender fee applies. No current universal surrender fee is invented here.
Somerset-Pulaski Humane Society resources
The independent Somerset-Pulaski County Humane Society publishes owner-rehoming guidance and explains that it is a private rescue—not the county Animal Control agency.
Review its current rehoming resources if you can safely keep the animal while searching for another home.
Spay/Neuter and Veterinary Information
Adopted pets are subject to spay/neuter requirements
Pulaski County’s official adoption application states that pets adopted from the facility will be spayed or neutered. It also contains language covering animals that must return for surgery after placement.
Confirm the surgery status and any return appointment before taking the animal home.
No public shelter veterinary clinic claimed
The current Pulaski County Government shelter information reviewed for this page does not establish a general public veterinary hospital at the shelter with published doctor names, public consultation fees or routine owned-pet appointments.
For that reason this page does not invent veterinarian names, prices or `VeterinaryCare` structured data.
Can You Volunteer at Pulaski County Animal Shelter?
Yes. Pulaski County Government states that volunteer opportunities are available for people interested in helping care for shelter animals.
The county currently instructs prospective volunteers to apply in person at the shelter. Before making a special trip, call 606-679-6432 to confirm that volunteer intake is available that day.
Map to Pulaski County Animal Shelter in Somerset
Current county-published address
Pulaski County Animal Shelter
235 Adopt Me Lane
Somerset, KY 42503
Main phone: 606-679-6432
Why some listings show ZIP 42501
Older directory and map listings may show Somerset ZIP 42501. Current Pulaski County Government and the county-hosted adoption form use 42503. This page follows the county source.
Official and Authoritative Pulaski County Resources
Use these links for the live step—forms, government contact information and state rabies rules.
If the Animal Issue Happened Outside Pulaski County
Animal-control jurisdiction follows the location where the animal was found or the incident happened. Do not send an animal to Pulaski County simply because Somerset is the closest shelter you know.
Madison County, Kentucky
For an animal issue in Madison County or Berea, use the Madison County Animal Shelter guide instead of Pulaski County contacts.
Lexington / Fayette County
Lexington uses its own animal-care and humane-services system. See the Lexington Animal Shelter guide for the correct Lexington-Fayette route.
Louisville Metro
For Jefferson County / Louisville services, use the Louisville Animal Shelter & Control guide rather than the Somerset shelter.
Not sure which shelter serves you?
Use the Animal Shelter Near Me guide to identify the correct local shelter, animal-control jurisdiction and adoption route.
Pulaski County Animal Shelter: 10 Frequently Asked Questions
1. Where is Pulaski County Animal Shelter in Kentucky?
Pulaski County Government lists the shelter at 235 Adopt Me Lane, Somerset, KY 42503. This page is for the Kentucky shelter, not the separate Pulaski County Animal Shelter in Dublin, Virginia.
2. What is the Pulaski County Animal Shelter phone number?
The county-published shelter and Animal Control number is 606-679-6432.
3. What are Pulaski County Animal Shelter hours?
Pulaski County Government currently lists Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., with Thursday, Saturday and Sunday closed. Some outside directories show different times, so call 606-679-6432 before a time-sensitive visit.
4. How do I adopt a pet from Pulaski County Animal Shelter?
Call first to ask which pets are currently available, review the county-hosted adoption application, prepare your identification, housing and current-pet details, confirm the fee and spay/neuter process, then visit during county-published public hours.
5. How much is the adoption fee at Pulaski County Animal Shelter?
A current universal 2026 adoption-fee schedule was not reliably published on the county government page reviewed for this guide. Call 606-679-6432 for the current fee. Old ordinance prices should not be treated as current.
6. Are Pulaski County shelter pets spayed or neutered?
The county-hosted adoption application states that pets adopted from the facility will be spayed or neutered. It also references a return-for-surgery process in some cases, so confirm the individual animal’s surgery status before adoption.
7. What should I do if my dog is missing in Pulaski County?
Call the shelter at 606-679-6432 quickly and provide a detailed description and last-known location. Prepare ID, recent photos, veterinary records, microchip information and rabies proof if you believe the shelter has your pet.
8. How long must an impounded dog be held in Kentucky?
Kentucky law says qualifying impounded dogs must be kept for at least five days unless reclaimed earlier, subject to statutory exceptions. Owners should contact the shelter immediately rather than waiting until the end of the holding period.
9. What number do I call for Pulaski County animal control?
Call Pulaski County Animal Shelter / Animal Control at 606-679-6432 for normal county animal-control matters. If an incident poses an immediate danger to human life or safety, use 911.
10. Who should I contact after an animal bite in Pulaski County?
Seek appropriate medical care first. Kentucky public-health guidance requires animal bites to be reported to the local health department. Pulaski County’s county information lists the Health Department at 606-679-8560; Animal Control can be reached at 606-679-6432.
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