The Wake County Animal Center is once again on the brink of reaching its capacity. Staff is pleading with the community for help and waiving adoption fees to find loving homes for 182 homeless pets.
"We urge our community to come forward and adopt," said Wake County Commissioner Vickie Adamson. "Your act of kindness can save a life and provide a loving home to a dog or cat in desperate need."
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Any dog or puppy that has been on our adoption floor for 15 days or longer is free to adopt. All adopted pets are fully vaccinated, spayed or neutered and micro chipped before they go home.
These are the current numbers of homeless animals as of Tuesday:
- 83 dogs
- 4 puppies
- 19 cats
- 33 kittens
- 43 pets living with foster families
- 14 strays (on hold for owners to reclaim)
The Wake County Animal Center is the only local shelter that never turns animals away.
Owners who are giving up their pets to the shelter must have an appointment. The waiting time to surrender a dog is now four to six weeks because appointments are fully booked.
Animals that are brought in as strays for protective custody or bite quarantines must legally be held by the shelter. When pet owners make an appointment to give up their pet, shelter staff are fully transparent and explain that if the center runs out of space, it is animals on the adoption floor who will be euthanized first. We strongly encourage anyone who needs to surrender an animal to work to rehome their pet by using these tips.
The shelter is open for adoptions daily from noon to 6 p.m. seven days a week. The Wake County Animal Center is located at 820 Beacon Lake Drive, near the intersection of I-440 and New Bern Avenue in Raleigh.