Fairfield County Restructures Animal Control and Adoption Center

Fairfield County Restructures Animal Control and Animal Shelter Press Release

Winnsboro, SC— November 10th, 2025 — At the November 10th, 2025 Fairfield County Council
meeting, it was announced the restructuring of Fairfield County Animal Control and the Fairfield
County Animal Shelter. These departments have been run and managed under the purview of
Fairfield County Animal Control. These two entities will now be two separate departments.

The Animal Control Department, overseen by Director Jo Shaw, will enforce all Animal Care
and Control ordinances in the County. The Animal Shelter Department will oversee the care and
adoption of all Fairfield County animals collected by Animal Control. A new manager and
attendant staff will be hired to fill these roles in the new Animal Shelter Department.

This change will allow for each department’s staff to focus solely on their designated areas of
jurisdiction in an effort to serve the citizens and animals of Fairfield County more efficiently and
effectively.

Both departments will fall under the oversight of the newly created Director of Community and
Safety Services position, filled by Joey Price, formerly the Fairfield County Emergency
Management and E9-11 Director.