The animal shelter is open from 1:00-4:30 Monday, 10:00-2:00 Thursday, and 9:30-noon Saturday. Adoptions and Rabies vaccinations are available during those times. The cost of a Rabies vaccination is $5 for cats and dogs. Dogs are required to have a county tax tag. These are also available for $2.
An on-going major need at the shelter is donations - for our shelter/animal-care needs and several other worth-while ones. One of these is the NC State School of Veterinary Medicine. They bring a mobile operating room to the shelter every few months and spay/neuter our animals at no charge to us, but they are in need of funds to be able to continue this service. If you are interested in helping, please contact vanimals@hotmail.com.
Adoption fees for dogs are $36 for males and $43 for females. Adoption fees for cats are $26 for males and $33 for females. The shelter does not accept credit cards. The shelter only accepts cash. This fee includes a certificate for spay/neutering at a local vet (this covers the surgery - vet office visits are not included). Animals adopted from the shelter can be spayed or neutered at West Hills Vet Clinic for $15.00 once all shots are given two weeks in advance of the surgery (shots are the new owners responsiblity). All animals adopted from the shelter are required to be spayed or neutered after adoption - within 6 months.
Note that when you are working with the shelter to identify animals, use the names posted on PetFinder and Pet ID numbers listed. Also note that the number of pets on the list at any given time does not reflect the number of animals at the shelter. The ones on the list have passed the date we are required to keep them for owner retrieval, or have been surrendered by their owners and are considered by us to be adoptable. And there are always many more pets available for adoption than we have time to list.
Directions
The Vance County Animal Shelter is located in Henderson, North Carolina. It is about 40 minutes from Durham, NC and about 2 hours from Richmond, VA, off I-85.
From I-85 at Henderson, take the Ruin Creek Road Exit. Turn right if coming from the south; left if from the north - unto Ruin Creek Rd. Go to the third stop light and turn right on US 158 Business. Go to the next stop light and turn left onto Vance Academy Road. The Animal Shelter is the second building on the left. (Tan with burgandy shutters and trim.)
From Raleigh, take US 1 North to Business US Hwy 1 at Henderson. Turn left onto Raleigh Road. Take a left to Dabney Dr. Ext. (Burger King will be on your right) Then left onto Oxford Rd. (Hardees will be on the corner.)Go several miles. Turn left onto Vance Academy Road. We're the second building on left.
Vance County Animal Shelter 165 Vance Academy Rd.
Henderson NC 27537
Contact Phone: 252-492-3136
Email:
vanimals@hotmail.com Click here for a list of pets at this shelter