The Cleveland-Bolivar County Animal Shelter was founded in 1989. The shelter was a very small 12 run concrete block building that didn't even have a door. In 1992, the City of Cleveland and Bolivar County jointly erected a 30x50 facility with 20 runs and a small cat room. Within 10 years it became painfully obvious that the shelter was not big enough. It took 3 more years of planning, raising money and meetings, but the new Cleveland-Bolivar County Animal Shelter is now a premier facility that is in the forefront of leadership for surrounding communities. It now has 52 runs on the inside. 5 10x10 on the outside and 10 other runs outside. We would love for anyone to drop by and just look at the shelter to see how the shelter looks.