Lillian Allbon Animal Shelter - Cumberland CountyLAANIMALSHELTER.CA
Mailing Address
Lillian Allbon Animal Shelter
798 Smith Road
Cumberland County
Nova Scotia, Canada
B4H 3Y4
(902) 661 7297 (PAWS)
email for all general enquiries
Shelter Board Members
Officers: Corinne Burke, President
Paul Carr, Vice-president
Raine Phythian, Secretary
Nancy Burke, Treasurer
Directors: Paul Carr, Sophie Gould, Corinne Burke, Greg Brennan, Beth Clinton, Raine Phythian, Nancy Burke, Theresa Ellis
Ex-officio: Ratchford Merriam, Municipality of Cumberland County
Ex-officio: Robert Angel, Town of Amherst
Mission Statement for the Shelter 
History of the Shelter
The Lillian Allbon Animal shelter is an independent shelter, it does not have links to the SPCA. It was founded a number of years ago by a group of concerned animal lovers and has gone from taking in a few stray cats to a full fledged shelter which can house 12 dogs and 30 cats. The shelter has two employed kennel keepers to provide love and care for the animals.
Directions to the Shelter
| Turn off Exit 4 off on the Trans Canada Highway 104; turn towards Springhill; go approximately 2-3 km (past the Hospital and Harrisons Building Supplies). 798 Smith Road is the second paved road on the right. There is a sign for the Sifto Salt Plant and the Animal Shelter at the end of Smith Road. The shelter is about 1 km from the corner. |
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How do Dogs come to the Shelter?
The dogs we care for at the shelter come primarily from animal control officers of the five (5) Municipal Units of Cumberland County who pick them up as strays or from owners who surrender their dogs for various reasons.
Stray dogs may be at the shelter temporarily (if they are reclaimed by the owner before the holding period has expired) or for longer periods. After the holding period (Town of Amherst - 3 days,
Municipality of Cumberland - 3 days, Town of Oxford - 2 days, Town of Springhill - 5 days and the Town of Parrsboro - 5 days) dogs may be put up for adoption. 
Many cats are simply deposited at the shelter, but some are owner surrenders.
We try to adopt out all animals in our care. All adult animals are spayed or neutered before adoption. Occasionally, an animal has to be euthanized but only in the case of grave injuries, or difficult or impossible to cure infections or behavioural problems.
Some animals are adopted rapidly, others stay for longer periods of time. On this site we have information about dogs and cats available for adoption; application forms; upcoming events; donation forms; promotion of the Shelter, volunteering; etc.