Goochland Animal Protection hosts kitten adoption event this Saturday

Four kittens and their mother were ready for visitors Saturday at Goochland County’s Animal Shelter and Adoption Center in Maidens, where the adoption window ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1900 Hidden Rock Lane. The short event was designed to move animals into homes and help keep space open in a county shelter that also reunites stray pets with owners.

Goochland Animal Protection uses the shelter as part of a larger public service that includes enforcement work and sheltering. County guidance says staff work to find homes for all adoptable animals and coordinate transfers to rescue organizations, a role that makes each adoption event more than a feel-good stop for families.

The shelter opened June 15, 2020, as a 13,941-square-foot facility built with county funds and community contributions from Goochland Pet Lovers. The building combines a municipal shelter, an adoption center and an in-house spay and neuter clinic, and county materials describe it as a safer place for lost pets and a more comfortable setting for residents viewing adoptable animals.

Anyone who wanted to adopt a cat or kitten had to complete an application, and the county set that fee at $75. The price includes spay or neuter surgery, a microchip, FeLV and FIV testing, vaccinations, parasite preventions and a veterinary exam. Dog and puppy adoptions cost $90 and include spay or neuter, a microchip, heartworm testing, vaccinations, parasite preventions and a veterinary exam.

Goochland Pet Lovers, the nonprofit partner connected to the shelter, says it helps promote available animals and direct community support toward the county facility. For a shelter built to handle both enforcement and adoptions, a small featured litter can still make a practical difference, moving a mother cat and four kittens closer to permanent homes while making room for the next animals that come through the doors.