Volusia County Opening Animal Intake Shelter to Serve Unincorporated Areas, Oak Hill, and Pierson

Posted On: September 30, 2025

Volusia County's new animal intake shelter is scheduled to open on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 2120 E. International Speedway Blvd. in DeLand. The shelter will house stray animals, quarantined animals, and animals involved in cruelty investigations from unincorporated Volusia County areas, Oak Hill, and Pierson.

What the community needs to know:

• Residents in unincorporated Volusia County, Oak Hill, or Pierson who find stray animals may contact Volusia County Animal Services to arrange care at the County's shelter or with one of its partner organizations, including Southeast Volusia Humane Society, Edgewater Animal Shelter, or New Hope Animal Shelter.

• Residents who find stray animals within incorporated cities outside of the County's service areas should contact their respective city's animal control authority for guidance.

• Owner-surrendered animals will not be accepted at the County shelter, regardless of residency. Residents wishing to surrender a pet should contact a private, nonprofit animal shelter.

• The shelter is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, for unincorporated Volusia County, Oak Hill, and Pierson residents to be reunited with lost pets.

Animal Shelter staff will make every effort to reunite stray animals brought to the facility with their respective owners. If no owner is found, Volusia County will continue to work with its three partner organizations, the Southeast Volusia Humane Society, Edgewater Animal Shelter, and New Hope Animal Shelter, to assist with potential adoptions. The new shelter will provide a safe, secure space for animals while protecting public health and ensuring compassionate care. Volusia County Animal Services may be contacted by emailing [email protected]or calling 386-248-1790.