Find your local Humane Society or private animal shelter in North Carolina.
This page is devoted to helping you find your local North Carolina Humane Society shelter. Most of these websites give you pictures and descriptions of their dogs and cats, so you can see if they have the dog or cat you’re looking for. However, most websites are not kept up-to-date, so there may be more dogs available for adoption than you see in the pictures. And the picture you fall in love with may already be adopted by someone else. Please call ahead if you want to avoid disappointment.
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If your Humane Society or Animal Shelter is not listed below, use the form at the bottom of this page to add your listing.
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A non-profit organization in Taylorsville. Adoption fees, news, and directions to the county facility.
A non-profit organization serving the Greater Charlotte metro area. Pictures and descriptions of available pets and contact information.
Foster care group that rescues and rehabilitates unwanted or needy animals. Profiles of available dogs and cats, tips on lost and found, and wish list. Skyland.
Pictures of available pets, adoption, foster, and volunteer information, mobile spay/neuter van, events, and employment opportunities.
Hours and services, adoption procedures and fees, images of available pets, spay and neuter clinic, dog training programs, wildlife rehabilitation center, volunteer opportunities, news, and events.
Pictures of available cats and dogs, adoption request forms, volunteer opportunities, pet care tips, and events. Greensboro.
Non-profit organization which provides pet adoption and animal control services to Buncombe County. Answers to frequently asked questions, pictures and descriptions of adoptable dogs and cats, and news and events.
Pictures of available cats and dogs, adoption contract, and shot clinic dates.
Non-profit organization that rescues dogs and cats in Cary. Adoption policy, pictures of available pets, missing pet alerts, volunteer and donation needs, and news.
An independent rescuer in Raeford. Information on adoption process and contact information.
Small organization that rescues animals from shelters and provides temporary foster care until permanent homes are found. Photographs of available pets, classified ads, and articles. Forest City.
Images and descriptions of available pets, adoption fees, volunteer and sponsor opportunities, and contact information.
A non-profit foster care network in Raleigh. Adoption policy, ways to help, and photographs and descriptions of available pets.
Non-profit organization in Onslow County. Pictures of dogs and cats available for adoption and foster care information.
No-kill organization in Pittsboro. Images and descriptions of available dogs and cats, adoption policy and application, education programs, and events.
Non-profit foster organization in Whiteville. Adoption information, news, and descriptions of available pets.
Small group trying to save the lives of the animals dropped at the local county shelter. News, images of pets available for adoption, and contact information.
Images and descriptions of available dogs and cats, adoption costs, and contact information. Pisgah Forest.
Adoption information, pet care articles, and a list of area veteriarians.
Reasons to spay or neuter pets, volunteer needs, information on their events.
All breed dog and feral and domestic cat rescue. Profiles of available animals and contact information. Greensboro.
Photographs of available animals, how to help, donation information, and success stories.
An animal rescue orphanage providing an in-home environment for the rescues in its care. Photographs and descriptions of available pets, adoption application, and online donation form. Greensboro.
Tips on caring for pets, information about the spay/neuter program and rabies, adoption guidelines, photographs of available animals, and resources.
Images of available dogs and cats, adoption information, volunteer opportunities, and information about the spay/neuter clinic.
Photographs of available pets, adoption policy, volunteer opportunities, adoption discount coupon, and list of events.
Information about the organization, pictures and descriptions of animals available for adoption, and volunteer opportunities.
Offers information on costs and requirements to adopt a pet, how to report animal abuse, treating and reporting animal bites and scratches, where to call for removal of dead animals, the leash law, how to report lost and found animals, and rabies vaccine clinics.
Photographs and profiles of fostered pets, list of cats and dogs available from the County shelter, membership form and volunteer opportunities, events, and wish list.
Donation wish list, tips for adopting a pet, and guide to finding a lost pet.
Images of adoptable pets, calendar of events, vaccination clinic location, and volunteer opportunities.
Adoption information, news, volunteer opportunities, and pictures and descriptions of available cats and dogs.
Photographs of dogs and cats available for adoption, description of activities, and ways to help.
No-kill shelter in Clyde giving a second chance to adoptable animals whose time has otherwise run out. Volunteer opportunities, pictures of available cats and dogs, adoption policies, and links to many other rescues.
No-kill shelter. Images of available pets, adoption and membership information.
Adoption policies, information on senior citizen and foster care programs, news, and events.
Pictures of available pets, adoption contract, spay/neuter assistance form, and calendar of events.
News and events, volunteer opportunities, descriptions of adoptable pets, and contact information.
Non-profit organization in Durham. Adoption registry for owners seeking to place a pet, pictures of adoptable dogs and cats, calendar of events, and food distribution program.
Adoption policy, information and application, education and pet therapy program information, spay/neuter coupon, and volunteer opportunities.
A non-profit organization dedicated to helping the more exotic animals and adopting them out to good homes. History of the organization and links to related content. Lexington.
A free pet lost and found posting service for the Piedmont Triad Area. Tips for finding a lost cat or dog, search page, and pet related links.
Images and descriptions of available cats and dogs, adoption information, and news.
Dedicated to helping strays, shelter animals and discarded pets. Adoption policies, photographs of animals awaiting homes, newsletter archive, and links to other area rescues. Oxford.
Information about the non-profit organization, spay/neuter program, and contact information.
Small non-profit rescue in Charlotte, helping homeless pets and placing them in good homes. Pictures of available pets, schedule of events, and lost and found listings. Charlotte.
Photographs of available dogs and cats and shelter news. Morehead City.
News and events, volunteer opportunities, adoption information, and descriptions of available cats and dogs.
Helping Animals Live On is a non-profit organization in Charlotte. Contains images and descriptions of pets available for adoption and contact information.
Non-profit corporation which serves the metro Charlotte, North Carolina and upstate South Carolina area. Pictures and information on available cats and dogs, adoption application, adoption fees, and wish list.
Private foster organization in Skyland. Images and descriptions of pets available for adoption and contact information.
Non-profit volunteer organization in Wake County. Adoption information and policy, images of available pets, volunteer opportunities, and links to shelters, rescue, and pet care resources.
Volunteer tax exempt organization in Raleigh. Newsletter, donation form, volunteer opportunities, pet registry for owner arranged adoptions, and images of available dogs and cats.
Photographs and descriptions of pets available for adoption, directions to the facility, and contact information. Southern Pines.
No-kill, non-profit organization. Pictures and descriptions of available cats and dogs, adoption fees and policy, membership form, donation wish list, volunteer opportunities, and newsletters.
Images of available cats and dogs, adoption policy, ways to help, and contact information.
List, with descriptions, of available dogs and cats, adoption fees, and contact information. Elizabeth City.
Membership, donor, foster, and volunteer information, educational articles, pet care tips, news, and event details. Greensboro.
Non-profit animal welfare organization. Adoption policy and fees, volunteer opportunities, pictures of available dogs and cats, tips on how to find a lost pet, spay/neuter program, and events.
News and events, foster program, pet care articles, and images of adoptable pets.
Volunteer opportunities, organization programs, spay/neuter clinic fees, images of pets available for adoption, and a list of their events.
Non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of small exotic animals. News, rescue stories, photographs, and adoption information.
Organization serving Clay, Graham, and Swain Counties. Calendar of events, pictures of pets available for adoption, and contact information.
Adoption information, images and descriptions of available pets, and driving directions to the facility in Henderson.
Lost and found pet bulletin board, adoption procedure, photograph galleries of available dogs and cats, events, county animal laws and regulations, and events.
Adoption fees, contact information, and link to pictures of animals available for adoption.
Non-profit shelter n Boone. Photographs and descriptions of available dogs and cats, adoption and sponsorship forms, pet care tips, and events.
Membership and donation details, information about area events, profile of the spay/neuter program, and lists of cat and dog vaccinations.
Description of programs and services including spay/neuter financial assistance, education, and lost and found, membership form, and pictures of pets available for adoption.
A non-profit organization in Charlotte. Adoption process, fees, and services.
News their work in caring for homeless animals. Pictures of animals available for adoption, events calendar, and forms.
Pictures and descriptions of pets available for adoption, news, and volunteer opportunities.