Click here for a listing of no-kill dog shelters

Click here for a listing of no-kill cat shelter

Click here for assistance with wildlife

 

Visit Petfinder to see if there are any other shelters in your area that may be able to assist.

Searching for Pet Shelters in North Carolina

1. visit www.petfinder.com

2. Click on the box in the middle of screen saying "Shelters & Rescues."

3. Scroll down a little and you'll see “Search for Animal Shelters or Rescues.”

4. In “Location,” put in a zip code or a city of your choice.

 

The Sanford Herald

If you found or lost an animal, you can put an ad in The Sanford Herald.

The Sanford Herald is located at: 

208 St. Clair Court, Sanford, NC 27330

            Phone number for Classifieds: (919) 718-1201              

Hours: 8am – 5pm Monday through Friday

 

The Swap Shop

The Swap Shop on AM 1050 (Sanford NC)    www.wwgp1050.com/listings/swap-shop-faq/

            (919) 775-1050 

 

Carolina Animal Rescue & Adoption advise:

            Go to our website at www.cara-nc.org and click on adoption info tab. Then click adoption application and look at the questions we ask the applicant. When someone is looking to adopt from you, ask these same kinds of question to your animal’s potential adopter.

 

Call your local Animal Control:

You also have the option in calling your local (county) animal control and bringing the pet to your local animal control shelter. With animal control, animal control will keep the animal for three days (if a stray) to make sure that it is not someone’s pet or potentially no time at all (the pet can be put to sleep immediately) if you are surrendering a pet you are the owner of. Putting the animal in animal control does not exactly sign the death warrant for the animal as different counties have a network of animal shelters they contact to try to get their “adoptable animals” out and into those shelters.

Lee County:               (919) 776-7446           Harnett County:        (910) 814-3926

Cumberland County:(910) 321-6852           Chatham County:     (919) 542-7203

 

Lee County Sheriff’s Department: (919) 718-4560 -- this is who you call to report a stray animal who needs picked up. There is no guarantee they will pick up any stray animal. CARA does not pick up animals.

 

For additional help: Call all the vets in your area and ask if they can scan a pet you have found in hopes they have a microchip or could offer additional help. None of the vets below will TAKE any pets, so please do not ask them to do so. Below are Sanford Area Veterinarians:

All Animals Veterinary Hospital        101 Animal Ave   (919) 775-4944    Sanford, NC

Carolina Veterinary Hospital       1521 Broadway Rd        (919) 258-5349    Sanford, NC

Myres Animal Hospital      1710 Westover Dr.       (919) 775-2258       Sanford, NC

Sanford Animal Hospital       200 W. Seawell St.       (919) 775-7945      Sanford, NC

Willow Creek Animal Hospital       1902 Bragg St.       (919) 776-1920       Sanford, NC

 

We know finding a stray animal or having to rehome your pet is difficult for most animal loving people, and we offer these suggestions to you to help  in this process. Remember you are the advocate for the animal you found and you may be the only voice that animal will ever have. People rehome animals every day in every area of our state and it can be done. Together we can make a difference.