About JCAS

Want to find out more about JCAS? View our 2016 numbers, current services we offer, upcoming projects we’re working on and the difference between a No Kill Shelter & Open Admission Shelter! View the PDF here.

Cat Room Addition

400-square-foot cat room planned for Jackson County Animal Shelter

Veterinarian Cathy Anderson's dream for the Jackson County Animal Shelter was an open, natural living space in which cats could roam around.

After hearing this, Nancy O'Kee...

Northwest High School Fundraiser

Stress Relief Day at Northwest High School was part of Mrs. Hauffbauer’s Leadership Class service-learning project. Students collected donations for the Jackson County Animal Shelter (JCAS) by charging for visits with the animals. Students could...

People Foods Pets Should Never Eat

This list from the ASPCA Poison Control Center isn’t exhaustive, but it’s a great place to start. Share it with adopters and post it on your social media channels to help keep your community’s pets safer!

Chocolate, Coffee, Ca...

Top 10 Animal Toxins of 2016

Every year the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) releases its top 10 list of toxins pets ingest.

In 2016 the list was based on 180,639 calls about potential poisonings, and APCC veterinarians tabulated the 10 subjects callers were most often worrie...

2017 Falcon Report

Since 2010 peregrine falcons, Big Red and Chayton, have been nesting atop the Jackson County Tower Building in downtown Jackson, MI.  Since then, we have watched a live stream broadcast of their nesting.  Each year the new peregrine falc...

Build It Jackson!

Visit builditjackson.com for Construction and Zoning References for Jackson County, Michigan.

Jackson County Mobile App

The Jackson County Mobile App provides users of mobile devices, such as smartphones and  tablets, with the ability to access the Jackson County, Michigan web site using a mobile-friendly interface.  

Mobile app and website visitors have t...

Park Spotlight

The best known attraction of this 457 acre park is the Cascades, a man-made, illuminated waterfall with musical accompaniment enjoyed by all since 1932. Some prefer to watch the dancing lights and listen to the beautiful music from comfortable seats, whil...

Comunity Notifications

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