Clay County animal shelter pleads for community’s help Safe Animal Shelter says it’ll be forced to stop intake of kittens, cats without donations Updated: Tags: MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – An animal shelter in Clay County is in need. On Friday, Safe Animal Shelter posted on Facebook: “WE NEED URGENT HELP NOW!” “We have been FLOODED with sick babies and moms! Our medical bills are becoming absolutely unmanageable and we will be forced to stop intake of kittens and cats without donations. We are lacking foster homes, volunteers, and are extremely short staffed,” the post goes on to say. There are more than 60 animals living at the shelter in Middleburg. In total, there are more than 500 animals looking for a forever home.