volunteers and share the stories of shelter pets, Escambia County 
Animal Shelter was a natural fit for the program, which is expected 
to be aired nationally in late 2018. “The shelter has gotten a lot of 
attention from the documentary, despite the fact that the show has yet 
to be aired, and that has really benefited us,” says Escambia County 
Animal Services Manager John Robinson.

And while the number they are currently able to house is certainly 

impressive at 400, it is the cumulative number that is truly inspiring. 
“The number of animals the shelter has taken in over the years is hard 
to calculate—roughly tens of thousands since it was built,” Robinson 
estimates. “The annual intake for the shelter ranges from 10,000 to 
12,000.”

Important though their short-term care of lost, abandoned, neglected 

and wounded animals might be, it is their other work that has the 

most effect, as the shelter also finds homes for thousands of animals 
by facilitating adoptions. Spay and neuter efforts, low cost voucher 
programs and partnerships with community organizations like Friends 
of the Escambia County Animal Shelter also help the shelter address 
the main causes of animal overpopulation and homelessness rather 
than simply dealing with the aftermath, which by extension help create 
a better community for the people and the animals that call Escambia 
County their home.

Escambia County Animal Shelter is located at 200 West Fairfield 
Drive, Pensacola, Florida 32501. Open Monday 11:00 a.m.-5:00 
p.m.; Tuesday-Friday 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; and Saturday 10:00 
a.m.- 4:00 p.m. For more information, call (850) 595-3075 or visit 
www.myescambia.com.

 

In the midst of the excitement 

of renovations, further buzz 

was created as camera crews 

from PBS’s documentary series 

Shelter Me rolled film.

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