- Helps find homes for adoptable animals. - Helps enforce and prosecute animal abuse. - No animal is ever turned away from the shelter regardless of health, age, breed, or temperament. All pets for adoption: - Will be spayed/neutered before leaving the shelter. - Are current on all age appropriate vaccines. - Microchipped and tested for heartworms (dogs) or FELV (cats). Macon County Animal Control has a veterinarian on staff.