08/10/2026
Our shelter is closed today, SADLY!
If you have a scheduled appointment, we're here for you.
Oof! You guys. This hot hot heat is TOO MUCH.
And it took out our AC! We've moved the animals to cooler rooms, but we cannot have our staff working in the part of the building without heat, so we have to close our front desk today.
We're sorry - if you have an urgent animal matter, please contact Portsmouth Animal Control, 757-393-5300. Anything else, please send us an email at [email protected] and our team is here to help you as swiftly as possible.
We know some of you might be thinking - WHAT!?! Didn't their AC go out last year? You're correct - it did. Our facility is quite large, and we have around 7 two ton units, not to mention another 8 or so minisplits. Our facility is 17 years old, which a few years past the useful life of all of our AC units. We've replaced 4 of the two-ton units we've replaced in the last 4 or 5 years, and we currently need to replace two of them. So, you're right, the AC did go out last year (and this year), but it was a different AC, in a different part of the building. Trust us, we think it's the pits.
If you want to help us get our AC units replaced, you can make a donation on our website (we'll link it in the comments!) or right here on Facebook. Each of the large units costs the shelter around $9,500 to replace! :-D
