About

The Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter, a nonprofit 501(c)3 open admissions shelter. We serve the entire Fayette County: approximately 27,000 citizens and over 900 square miles of mostly ranch and rural farmlands.

Year after year we take in on average 1,500-1,600 dogs and cats every year. The staff and volunteers work tirelessly and creatively to save every life we can. Every day we manage 37 dogs and 50 cats in the kennel. We are a small facility and that leaves dozens in foster and a waiting list to come in.

Our shelter is built on compassion: the compassion of those who do the work and the compassion of those who support the work we do.

In 2024 we cared for 1,682 dogs and cats and we, with your help, have saved 97% of them! This mission doesn't stop and neither will we!