A Great Time to Adopt a Pet in Coastal North Carolina

With Valentines Day around the corner have you thought about opening your heart & home to a furry friend who is in need of a loving family or friend? Our local Animal Shelters and Rescue Groups have plenty of sweet animals who would love to go home with you. Below are just some of the many public and private foundations caring for the pets of our community.

Local Animal Rescue & Shelters Wilmington NC & the Cape Fear Coast

NEW HANOVER WILMINGTON

Adopt-an-Angel - Assists municipal shelters (Animal Controls) by providing satellite adoption sites thereby increasing the number of animals adopted, to educate the public about the necessity of spaying and neutering and to educate about the plight of homeless animals in our community.

Cat Adoption Team - A no-kill, state-inspected non-profit foster care rescue group takes in strays, semi-feral, abandoned, previously owned and neglected cats. Providing love, shelter, food, rehabilitation, and medical care. The cats are all spayed or neutered and vaccinated prior to being placed.

Cat Tails: Cat Adoption Services - A non-profit organization comprised of dedicated, cat-loving people who have come together to benefit the feline population in Brunswick County.

Stitch Is a sweet cat just waiting to go to a loving home

Carolina's Old English Sheepdog Rescue

They strive to find each pup the perfect home. Some have been abused or neglected... some too big or too wild, others old and sick. "We often don't know their past but we sure can promise them a better future!"

This Is Lulu Belle isn't she beautiful?

Compassion in Action - Provides a network of foster homes for abused and/or neglected rescued animals, rehabilitates and finds loving homes for homeless animals.

New Hanover Humane Society - Dedicated to improving the lives of homeless and unwanted companion animals by providing temporary shelter while finding loving and responsible permanent homes.

The Norman P. Wiggle Home for Wayward Dogs - a private, non-profit organization working to help animals in need, educate people about the importance of spaying and neutering, and eventually put an end to the euthanasia of healthy animals in animal shelters.

Sunburst Foundation of Wilmington - An all volunteer foster program dedicated to the rescue and adoption of dogs in need. They provide medical attention, training and spay/neuter to dogs who have been determined to be good adoption candidates. Dedicated to finding dogs a home with responsible, loving individuals and educating the public aboutf spaying and neutering and proper medical attention, including heartworm prevention.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY

Brunswick County Animal Services - Adoptions, Rabies Awareness and Education. BCAS offers a reward of up to $3000.00 for information leading to felony convictions.

PAWS Place - A 5 acre no-kill humanitarian facility, operating entirely on donations and volunteers, out of a love for animals. Paw's Place's mission is LIFE, They save pets; nurse them back to health; provide a sanctuary for those that are unable to be adopted; and most important of all, find them loving homes - no matter how long it takes.

SOAR- Southport Oak Island Animal Rescue - operated entirely by volunteers out of love for animals. The # acre facility accommodates lost, abandoned and injured dogs and cats, giving thema chance at life, love ana opportunity to be adopted into a loving home

Tails U Win Dog Rescue - Their focus is on strays, injured and ill pups and dogs, they also work with Animal Control to take adoptable dogs who have run out of time and would otherwise be euthanized.

Bruiser pictured at left is too sweet to be left without a home

PENDER COUNTY

Pender Animal Rescue - An all volunteer group of shelter helpers providing foster care and adoption for animals from the Pender County Animal Control and other area shelters.

Pender County Health Department Animal Shelter - Animal Control facility with an adoption program located in Pender County.

Pender County Humane Society - A volunteer based non-profit organization funded by donations, memberships and fees. They are dedicated to improving the lives of homeless and unwanted animals by providing shelter and medical care while finding loving and responsible permanent homes.

Topsail Humane Society - Their mission is to promote and implement aggressive neuter/spay programs to reduce the over population of unwanted pets. They do not euthanize healthy adoptable pets to make room for others.

If you have a houseful of pets already or not able to adopt, consider making a donation or volunteering your time. All of these orgaizations can uste time money or supplies and would be so grateful!

Posted By Ginger Sala Wilmington NC Relocation Specialist & Animal Lover

www.CoastHomeNorthCarolina.com

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