Franklin County’s animal control facility (located at the county landfill between Louisburg and Youngsville) was originally designed as a rabies control facility rather than a shelter. Consequently, it does not have the resources to provide long-term care for dogs and cats. Stray dogs and cats are kept at the facility for a minimum of three days prior to euthanasia, while owner-surrendered animals may be (but are not always) euthanized immediately. Therefore, these animals do not have much time once they are at the facility.
The facility is open to the public during the following hours:
Monday -Friday FCHS recommends that all animals
adopted from the facility be evaluated by a veterinarian as soon as possible,
quarantined for 10 days prior to exposure to other pets, and be vaccinated,
particularly for rabies, and spayed/neutered. It is also a good idea to have
a topical flea and tick treatment (e.g., Frontline Plus) ready for dogs and
cats pulled during warm-weather months. FCHS has been working with the county
and the animal control officers to improve the situation at the animal control
facility. FCHS is working with the county to find solutions to help overworked
animal control officers and improve public access to the facility. Currently,
a task force suggested to the county by FCHS, which includes FCHS representatives,
is studying the situation. FCHS volunteers take pictures of
all adoptable animals and place them on the Petfinder Web site twice each week.
This has lead to numerous adoptions and reunions of owners and lost pets. FCHS pulls adoptable dogs and cats
from the animal control facility and places them in its foster program or transports
them to other rescue groups (eg, breed rescues) as time and finances permit.
Further, other rescue groups regularly visit the Petfinder site and work with
FCHS volunteers to pull adoptable dogs and cats from the facility. Unfortunately,
we cannot save all adoptable animals, but with the help of many other groups
and individuals, close to 1000 dogs and cats were saved in 2007! Without the
help of these other rescuers, fewer animals would find forever homes, and their
work and compassion is greatly appreciated. If you have a question about an
animal in the facility or need to retrieve a lost pet, please call animal control
at 919-496-3032 . If no one answers, please leave a message, as the animal control
officers are often out responding to other calls. (They cannot return long distance
phone calls.) If you need assistance
removing a pet from the facility please call or email Julie
at 919-990-1046. If you have general questions about
FCHS or the animals in our foster program, please call 919-990-1045, and a volunteer
will return your call. Here is a map showing the general location of Animal Control (look for the
red arrow). Click on the map to go to mapquest.com and zoom in for greater detail,
or click on the links below the map for detailed maps to Animal Control from
different directions. Note: Animal Control is located at the county landfill,
and you turn in at gate facing huge oak tree in front of cinderblock building next to the landfill entrance. Cinderblck building is Animal Control
9:00a.m.to 5:00pm.
Thursday evenings only
5:00 PM to 7:00 p.m.
Roads to Animal Control from NC56 (Louisburg or Franklinton)
Roads to Animal
Control from Youngsville
Roads to Animal
Control from US401 (Rolesville)
