Animal Custody Records

Public Report

Results - Reporting Year 2025

Agency Information:

Agency Name:	Lancaster County Animal Control and Public Animal Shelter
Street Address 1:	8311 Mary Ball Road
Street Address 2:
City:	Lancaster
State:	VA
County:	Lancaster County
Zip Code:	22503
Agency Email:	jabbott@lancova.com
Agency Phone:	(804) 462-7175
Agency FAX:	(804) 462-5057
Agency Type:	Public Animal Shelter
Date Submitted:	1/6/2026 8:52:29 AM
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Animal Information:

Reason for Custody

Species	A On Hand January 1	B Stray	C Seized	D Bite Case Quarantine	E Surrendered by Owner	Total
Dogs	5	86	8	5	67	171
Cats	0	41	2	0	88	131
Other Companion Animals	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hybrid Canines	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equine	0	0	0	0	0	0
Livestock	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poultry	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	127	10	5	155	302

Method of Disposition

Species	J Reclaimed by Owner	K Adopted	L Transferred to another VA Releasing Agency***	N Died While in Custody	O Euthanized	Q On Hand December 31	Total
Dogs	64	21	47	0	38	1	171
Cats	11	13	37	1	69	0	131
Other Companion Animals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hybrid Canines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Livestock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poultry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	75	34	84	1	107	1	302

Wildlife Received and Disposition Information:

Submitted To Licensed Rehabilitator	Liberated	Euthanized	On Hand December 31	Total
0	5	0	0	5

Explanatory Notes: (if applicable)

* Column F: Names and addresses of Virginia releasing agencies from which animals were received.

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** Column H: Include other reasons for custody, i.e. births at the facility, or animals taken into custody for a reason not designated by another category. An explanation is required.

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*** Column L: Names and addresses of Virginia releasing agencies to which animals were transferred.

Animal Welfare League of the Northern Neck, Joyce Page 804-462-0091, 810 Griffins Landing Road, Lancaster VA 22503.
Gloucester Humane Society, 804-653-5520, 6620 Jackson Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061
Garfield's Rescue Inc., 804-480-2066, PO Box 257, Kilmarnock, VA 22482
Cat Cove, Inc., 804-258-6651, PO Box 112, Mollusk, VA 22517

**** Column P: Include other methods of disposition, i.e. escaped, stolen, or otherwise not disposed of in a method in accordance with Virginia code. An explanation is required.

N/A

Other miscellaneous explanatory notes:

Wildlife refers to raccoons, possum inadvertently caught while trapping feral cats

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