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Orange County Animal Services

Animal shelter in Chapel Hill, NC

Services:
Animal Services has animals available for adoption, and also partners with area rescue organizations to place as many animals as possible with loving homes. We provide animal intake services and Animal Control services to the unincorporated portion of Orange County and Hillsborough and are responsible for enforcing State and County laws that apply to animals (including cruelty laws, nuisance animals and dangerous wildlife). We also manage licensing and offer many other services such as community spay/neuter programs.

Animal Services Mission:
The Animal Services Department strives to meet the needs of residents by working with volunteers and other partners to deliver cost-effective and integrated sheltering and animal control services that ensure the health, safety and well being of humans, pets and the community as a whole. Addressing the problem of pet overpopulation with a proactive and positive approach is an integral ingredient of the department’s mission.

Contact Adoption Desk
Email
Address
1601 Eubanks Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
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Meet their adoptable pets

1601 Eubanks Road

Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Hours of Operation

Sunday: Closed
Monday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tuesday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thursday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Friday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

See every new pet that comes to this shelter!

Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Orange County Animal Services

We'll also keep you updated on *TAFFY's adoption status with email updates.
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*TAFFY

German Shepherd Dog/Catahoula Leopard Dog

Female, 6 mos
Chapel Hill, NC
We'll also keep you updated on *PARROT**'s adoption status with email updates.
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*PARROT**

Labrador Retriever

Female, 1 yr 6 mos
Chapel Hill, NC
We'll also keep you updated on PIPER's adoption status with email updates.
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PIPER

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 9 yrs 10 mos
Chapel Hill, NC
We'll also keep you updated on *MAMA BEAR's adoption status with email updates.
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*MAMA BEAR

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs 5 mos
Chapel Hill, NC
We'll also keep you updated on KODA's adoption status with email updates.
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KODA

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 5 yrs 1 mo
Chapel Hill, NC
We'll also keep you updated on *BENNY BOY's adoption status with email updates.
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*BENNY BOY

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 3 yrs 5 mos
Chapel Hill, NC
We'll also keep you updated on COCO's adoption status with email updates.
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COCO

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 6 mos
Chapel Hill, NC
We'll also keep you updated on *CAKESTER's adoption status with email updates.
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*CAKESTER

Husky

Male, 6 mos
Chapel Hill, NC

Shelter FAQs

This center houses animals from Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough municipalities, as well as the unincorporated areas of Orange County, NC.

  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

Additional adoption info

Please visit http://www.orangecountync.gov/287/Available-Pets if you have questions about available pets, adopting, or visiting our facility. You may also call 919-942-7387, option 3, to speak with a staff member at our adoption desk.
If the staff is unable to answer right away, please leave a clear message with your full name and contact number. Our staff responds to messages in the order they are received. Every effort will be made to respond to messages the same day, but it is possible that you may not receive a callback until the next business day due to the high volume of calls we often receive. See our operating hours on our website.

-Adopting-
Some animals can be taken home the same day they are adopted, but those adoptions must occur before a certain time of day and are dependent upon several factors. If you are interested in taking a pet home on the same day you adopt, please consult with the adoption desk to find out if that pet is able to go home right away. See more information on adoption and adoption fees on our website.

Adoption application

https://www.orangecountync.gov/288/Adopting

Pets at shelters & rescues near Orange County Animal Services

All Breed Animal Rescue of the Carolinas

PO Box 1322,
Cary, NC 27512

Carolina Border Collie Rescue

7809 Cedar Point Rd,
Summerfield, NC 27358

We'll also keep you updated on Charlie's adoption status with email updates.
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Charlie

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 7 mos
Greensboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Kaia's adoption status with email updates.
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Kaia

Tabby

Female, 7 mos
Greensboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Good and Plenty's adoption status with email updates.
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Good and Plenty

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Pittsboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Sophie 2's adoption status with email updates.
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Sophie 2

Snowshoe

Female, 15 yrs 3 mos
Pittsboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Rimmy's adoption status with email updates.
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Rimmy

American Bulldog

Female, 3 yrs 3 mos
Greensboro, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Henry's adoption status with email updates.
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Henry

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 5 mos
Greensboro, NC

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