Friends of Sumter County Animal Services

Friends of Sumter County Animal Services A 501c3 Organization that is run by the volunteers of SCAS. Together we can make a difference!

We want to help create a better shelter for the animals that have come to Sumter County Animal Services by working with the staff.

06/17/2026

๐Ÿพ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“ ๐‘๐€๐Œ ๐Ÿพ โ€‹Look at those incredible ears! โ€‹Ram came to us as a stray intake on 5/27 after a kind neighbor found him and brought him over. We got to hang out and hold him for a little while before Sumter County Animal Services came to pick him up, and let us tell youโ€”he is an absolute dream. โ€‹A wise, and gentle soul, Ram is estimated to be about 9 or 10 years old. He has hit that perfect, golden age where all he wants is a comfy spot to rest his head and a human to love.

โ€‹The Ultimate "Chill" Companion: Weighing in at a perfect 55 pounds, he is a very sweet, remarkably calm, and relaxed boy. No puppy chaos hereโ€”just pure, serene companionship.

โ€‹A Mystery to Unravel: Ram was microchipped way back in 2017! We called the chip company to try to trace his history, but sadly, his past remains a mystery. Now, he is looking entirely forward to his next chapter. โ€‹Senior dogs have a way of filling a home with a special kind of gratitude and tranquility. Ram has so much love left to give and deserves to spend his golden years surrounded by comfort.

๐Ÿ“๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‚๐‘ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐…๐‹ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ (๐€๐ฌ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ)

โฐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ:
Monday: 12โ€“6 PM
Tuesday - Wednesday: Closed (Adoptions By Appt.)
Thursday - Sunday: 12โ€“6 PM

โ€‹Please ๐‹๐ˆ๐Š๐„ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‘๐„
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๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž 6/17/26 at Sumter County Animal Services. Found in Sumter County, Florida. ๐Ÿ• If this dog belongs to you or ...
06/17/2026

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž 6/17/26 at Sumter County Animal Services. Found in Sumter County, Florida. ๐Ÿ•

If this dog belongs to you or you know who he belongs too, please call 352-689-4400 and ask for the animal services receptionist/front desk.

๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‚๐‘ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—
๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐š๐ง๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ค๐ž๐ž, ๐…๐‹ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–

Office and Kennel Hours
Open Thursday through Monday 12:00pm - 6:00pm.
Closed Tuesday and Wednesday but appointments to adopt can be made 12pm to 6pm for Tuesday and Wednesday.

06/17/2026

๐Ÿพ ๐๐„๐– ๐Ž๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐€๐ƒ๐Ž๐๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐…๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐‘: ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘! ๐Ÿพ โ€‹"I'm Winter, a 2-year-old white mixed breed girl who's ready for my next adventure! ๐ŸŒŸ I'm friendly, gentle, and smartโ€”I love meeting new people and I've got a playful spirit that keeps life fun. I'm affectionate and up for whatever comes my way, whether that's exploring the neighborhood or snuggling at home. I'm not spayed yet, but that's something the shelter has already scheduled for me, hooray! Come meet me and let's start our adventure!" โœจ

โ€‹๐Ÿท๏ธ ๐€๐ƒ๐Ž๐๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐ƒ๐„๐“๐€๐ˆ๐‹๐’:
โ€‹Adoption Fee: WAIVED! ๐Ÿ†“
โ€‹Included: Spayed, Fully vaccinated, microchipped, and heartworm tested! ๐Ÿฅ

โ€‹This happy, smiling girl is ready to find her forever family. Stop by the shelter to meet Winter today and let the adventures begin! ๐Ÿš™๐Ÿ’จ

๐Ÿก ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ:
๐€๐ƒ๐Ž๐๐“:: There is currently NO FEE to adopt!

๐…๐Ž๐’๐“๐„๐‘: If you live within 35 miles of the shelter, you can save a life by fostering.

๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐”๐„: We are calling on our rescue partners to help these precious dogs find their way home.

๐Ÿ“๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‚๐‘ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐…๐‹ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ (๐€๐ฌ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ)

โฐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ:
Monday: 12โ€“6 PM
Tuesday - Wednesday: Closed (Adoptions By Appt.)
Thursday - Sunday: 12โ€“6 PM

โ€‹Please ๐‹๐ˆ๐Š๐„ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‘๐„
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โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐€๐”๐†๐‡๐“ ๐‘๐„๐ƒ-๐‡๐€๐๐ƒ๐„๐ƒ... ๐Ž๐‘ ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐”๐‹๐ƒ ๐–๐„ ๐’๐€๐˜ ๐‘๐„๐ƒ-๐๐€๐–๐„๐ƒ? โš ๏ธ โ€‹"Once you pop, the fun don't stop!" ...which apparently applies ...
06/16/2026

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐€๐”๐†๐‡๐“ ๐‘๐„๐ƒ-๐‡๐€๐๐ƒ๐„๐ƒ... ๐Ž๐‘ ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐”๐‹๐ƒ ๐–๐„ ๐’๐€๐˜ ๐‘๐„๐ƒ-๐๐€๐–๐„๐ƒ? โš ๏ธ โ€‹"Once you pop, the fun don't stop!" ...which apparently applies to sitting on the kitchen counter when you think nobody is looking. ๐Ÿ˜‚

โ€‹Meet Pringles! He heard his name called from the pantry and assumed he finally found his true family legacy. While we canโ€™t promise he wonโ€™t try to sneak a chip, we can promise he will steal your heart!

โ€‹This handsome 3-year-old gentle giant is a total comedy king who loves hugs, cuddles, and plenty of kisses. He's ready to pack up his mustache and find a real couch to lounge on.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ:
โ€‹๐Ÿšซ NO Adoption Fee!
โ€‹โœ… Fully Neutered, Vaccinated, & Microchipped
โ€‹๐Ÿ› Heartworm Negative!

โ€‹If you're ready for a lifetime of laughs and endless affection, come adopt Pringles today at Sumter County Animal Services!

๐Ÿก ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ:
๐€๐ƒ๐Ž๐๐“:: There is currently NO FEE to adopt!

๐…๐Ž๐’๐“๐„๐‘: If you live within 35 miles of the shelter, you can save a life by fostering.

๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐”๐„: We are calling on our rescue partners to help these precious dogs find their way home.

๐Ÿ“๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‚๐‘ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐…๐‹ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ (๐€๐ฌ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ)

โฐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ:
Monday: 12โ€“6 PM
Tuesday - Wednesday: Closed (Adoptions By Appt.)
Thursday - Sunday: 12โ€“6 PM

โ€‹Please ๐‹๐ˆ๐Š๐„ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‘๐„
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06/16/2026

Hercules has been waiting for his family since Februaryโ€”heโ€™s ready for a home to call his own.
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There is something uniquely special about Hercules. While the shelter can be a loud, busy place, Hercules remains a steady, gentle soul. Volunteers often find him sitting peacefully under the shade of the live oak trees, watching the world go by with a calm patience that is as heartbreaking as it is beautiful.

โ€‹He has been a resident here for months, and while he is a favorite among the volunteers, he is still waiting for the one thing he wants most: a family of his own. Hercules is neutered, vaccinated, heartworm tested and microchipped with $0 adoption fee.

โ€‹Hercules is not just a dog; heโ€™s a companion who knows the value of quiet moments. Heโ€™s looking for someone who appreciates a loyal friend and a gentle spirit. If you have a soft spot for the long-term residents who have so much love left to give, please come meet Hercules. He is more than ready to trade his spot under the oak tree for a spot by your feet.

๐Ÿก ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ:
๐€๐ƒ๐Ž๐๐“:: There is currently NO FEE to adopt!

๐…๐Ž๐’๐“๐„๐‘: If you live within 35 miles of the shelter, you can save a life by fostering.

๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐”๐„: We are calling on our rescue partners to help these precious dogs find their way home.

๐Ÿ“๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‚๐‘ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐…๐‹ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ (๐€๐ฌ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ)

โฐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ:
Monday: 12โ€“6 PM
Tuesday - Wednesday: Closed (Adoptions By Appt.)
Thursday - Sunday: 12โ€“6 PM

โ€‹Please ๐‹๐ˆ๐Š๐„ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‘๐„
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06/16/2026

โœจ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐„๐‘๐…๐„๐‚๐“ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐€๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐ โœจ โ€‹Sassette is a 3-year-old medium mixed breed with a calm personality and a heart full of love. She is super sweet, incredibly laid-back, and loves nothing more than soaking up attention from the adults around her.

โ€‹๐’๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ:
๐Ÿก A quiet, adult-only home

๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ A relaxed environment where she can chill

๐Ÿ‘‘ To be your one-and-only dog (so she can shower you with all her love!)

๐Ÿก ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ:
๐€๐ƒ๐Ž๐๐“:: There is currently NO FEE to adopt!

๐…๐Ž๐’๐“๐„๐‘: If you live within 35 miles of the shelter, you can save a life by fostering.

๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐”๐„: We are calling on our rescue partners to help these precious dogs find their way home.

๐Ÿ“๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‚๐‘ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐…๐‹ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ (๐€๐ฌ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ)

โฐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ:
Monday: 12โ€“6 PM
Tuesday - Wednesday: Closed (Adoptions By Appt.)
Thursday - Sunday: 12โ€“6 PM

โ€‹Please ๐‹๐ˆ๐Š๐„ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‘๐„
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06/16/2026

I am fostering a black lab named Shilo. She seeks approval from her person while socializing with other dogs. This girl shows a lot of promise.

06/15/2026

๐Ÿ’œ ๐€ ๐’๐ก๐š๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ’–
โ€‹Meet Acadia. If youโ€™re looking for a dog who will truly make you her entire world, she is the one. Since arriving on February 25th, Acadia has shown us that her favorite place on earth is simply "right next to you."

โ€‹She is a soulful girl who sticks by your side like glue. We think sheโ€™s just looking for a little reassurance that she wonโ€™t ever be left behind again. With a patient heart and a warm home, Acadia will flourish into the most loyal companion you've ever had.

โ€‹Sheโ€™s ready to be your one-and-only, and sheโ€™s already done all her "homework"โ€”sheโ€™s fully vetted and ready to walk out the door today!

๐Ÿพ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ข๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ฌ:
โ€ข ๐Ÿ’ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ | ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐›๐ฌ
โ€ข ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐, ๐•๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ & ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐
โ€ข ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž
โ€ข ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
โ€ข ๐๐จ ๐š๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž!

โ€‹Acadia doesnโ€™t just need a house; she needs a person to call her own. Come meet her at SCAS and see that sweet "velcro dog" personality for yourself.

๐Ÿ“๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‚๐‘ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—
๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐…๐‹ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ (๐€๐ฌ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ)

โฐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ:
Monday: 12โ€“6 PM
Tuesday - Wednesday: Closed (Adoptions By Appt. Only)
Thursday - Sunday: 12โ€“6 PM

โ€‹Note: This short video was created with the assistance of AI tools to help bring our message to life.

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž 6/14/26 at Sumter County Animal Services. Found in Sumter County, Florida. ๐Ÿ• If this dog belongs to you or ...
06/15/2026

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž 6/14/26 at Sumter County Animal Services. Found in Sumter County, Florida. ๐Ÿ•

If this dog belongs to you or you know who he belongs too, please call 352-689-4400 and ask for the animal services receptionist/front desk.

๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‚๐‘ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—
๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐š๐ง๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ค๐ž๐ž, ๐…๐‹ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–

Office and Kennel Hours
Open Thursday through Monday 12:00pm - 6:00pm.
Closed Tuesday and Wednesday but appointments to adopt can be made 12pm to 6pm for Tuesday and Wednesday.

06/15/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐“๐–๐Ž ๐˜๐„๐€๐‘๐’ ๐“๐Ž๐Ž ๐‹๐Ž๐๐†: Nova is still waiting for her hero! ๐Ÿšจ โ€‹Imagine spending over 730 days waiting for someone to choose you. That is Novaโ€™s reality. For over two years, this resilient, sweet girl has watched families come and go, always hoping the next face at her kennel door would be her happily ever after.

โ€‹Nova is searching for a very special kind of hero. Because she is currently Heartworm positive, she is available through our wonderful Foster-to-Adopt program! ๐Ÿพ

โ€‹๐Ÿพ What does Foster-to-Adopt mean?
It is truly the best of both worlds! You get to bring Nova home and start your life together right now, while Sumter County Animal Services handles the entire cost and coordination of her Heartworm treatment. Once she gets her medical "all-clear," the adoption becomes official!
(Note: To qualify for Foster-to-Adopt, you must live within a 35-mile radius of the shelter).

โ€‹โค๏ธ Why Nova is worth opening your heart to:
โ€‹The Ultimate Low-Key Companion: Because her medical treatment requires her to stay calm, quiet, and relaxed, she is the absolute perfect excuse to binge-watch your favorite shows and enjoy endless snuggle sessions. Nova is already spayed, fully vaccinated, and microchipped!

โ€‹๐€๐ง ๐”๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ: Despite waiting for two long years and facing a health hurdle, her tail never stops wagging. She is so ready to put the shelter and the tough stuff behind her.

โ€‹โ€‹๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ง๐: There is nothing quite like the bond you form with a dog you helped nurse back to health. You wonโ€™t just be her family; you will literally be her savior.
โ€‹Medical Note: Heartworms are NOT contagious to other pets or humans. Nova just needs a dedicated indoor home committed to keeping her activity levels low during her recovery period.

โ€‹Two years in a kennel is long enough. Let's get Nova into a real home where she can heal, rest, and finally be loved. ๐Ÿ’”โžก๏ธโค๏ธ

โ€‹๐Ÿ‘‰ Ready to be Novaโ€™s bridge to a healthy new life? Stop by to meet her or apply to foster-to-adopt today!

โ€‹๐Ÿ“ Sumter County Animal Services
๐Ÿข 819 CR 529, Sumterville, FL 33585
๐Ÿ“ž 352-689-4400 (Ask for the Animal Services receptionist)
โ€‹Hours of Operation:
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday: 12:00 PM โ€“ 6:00 PM
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Tuesday & Wednesday: Closed (Open by appointment only)

โ€‹Note: This short video was created with the assistance of AI tools to help bring our message to life.

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819 CR 529
Lake Panasoffkee, FL
33538

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8138331821

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