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New Hanover Sheriff's Office Animal Services Unit

180 Division Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401

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Phone (910) 798-7500
cats & dogs at New Hanover Sheriff's Office Animal Services Unit
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Areas New Hanover Sheriff's Office Animal Services Unit serves

New Hanover County

New Hanover Sheriff's Office Animal Services Unit's adoption process

Additional adoption info

All animals have been spayed or neutered prior to being placed in our adoption area. They have also received routine vaccinations and deworming for hooks and rounds. Dogs are not tested for heartworm. Adoptive owners are responsible for rabies vaccinations on puppies under 4 months old.

The adoption cost is a $60 non-refundable fee. You must also pay the $10 County registration fee which is payable at the time of adoption.

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New Hanover Sheriff's Office Animal Services Unit's adopted pets

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Why should you adopt?

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.

What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?

When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.

So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.