Friends of Vance County Animal Shelter

Friends of Vance County Animal Shelter Dedicated to advocating, promoting and supporting the animals it serves. Please contact the shelter at 252-492-3136 or
[email protected]

This page is managed by volunteers supporting the Vance County Animal Shelter and the animals and community it serves. It is not connected to or managed by Vance County government.

MISSING DOG Mello went missing from Kittrell around the fire station over the weekend. If you have any information on Me...
01/21/2025

MISSING DOG

Mello went missing from Kittrell around the fire station over the weekend. If you have any information on Mello's whereabouts, please contact the shelter 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

💗Sweet Gail💖This timid girlbwasnpicked up as a stray. She has a cherry eye that will need surgery. She's shy and feels s...
01/20/2025

💗Sweet Gail💖

This timid girlbwasnpicked up as a stray. She has a cherry eye that will need surgery. She's shy and feels safe in her kennel. Despite being nervous at the shelter, she still enjoys attention. Gail just needs someone who will earn her trust slowly and with a soft hand.

Gail is about 2.5 years old, mixed breed. Her heartworm test is pending and she is not spayed. She will be vaccinated and spayed when adopted.

If you are interested in adopting Gail, please contact the shelter at 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

🐾Bowser🐢Bowser is such a lover boy. He was picked up by animal control as a stray. He's on the thin side and needs some ...
01/20/2025

🐾Bowser🐢

Bowser is such a lover boy. He was picked up by animal control as a stray. He's on the thin side and needs some groceries. Bowser will follow you anywhere. He likes to sniff around outside, but pops through your legs for loving when he's done smelling the smells.

Bowser is roughly a year old mixed breed. His heartworm test is pending and he is not neutered. He will be vaccinated and neutered upon adoption.

If you are interested in adopting Bowser, please contact the shelter at 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

💚Lewis 💙Little Lewis was running around as a skinny stray pup. He is small, but his teeth show he is actually close to 6...
01/19/2025

💚Lewis 💙

Little Lewis was running around as a skinny stray pup. He is small, but his teeth show he is actually close to 6 months old. He loves people and will follow you around everywhere you go.

Lewis needs some good groceries and a warm place to sleep. He is roughly 6 months old. His heartworm test is pending and he is not neutered. He will be fully vaccinated and neutered if adopted.

If you are interested in adopting Lewis, please contact the shelter at 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

🧡Tortle🖤This gorgeous tortie girl has a big personality and a lot to say. She was caught in a feral cat trap but is not ...
01/19/2025

🧡Tortle🖤

This gorgeous tortie girl has a big personality and a lot to say. She was caught in a feral cat trap but is not feral by any means. She greats you with a cute little meow and just loves attention.

Turtle is about 6 months old. She is not spayed but will be upon adoption. She will also be fully vaccinated. Her Felv/FIV test is pending and we will update this post once we have the results.

If you are interested in adopting Tortle, please contact the shelter at 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

🤍Blanco🤍Blanco is an outgoing little guy. He smiles when you talk to him and gets very excited to have attention. Blanco...
01/18/2025

🤍Blanco🤍

Blanco is an outgoing little guy. He smiles when you talk to him and gets very excited to have attention. Blanco was surrendered with Bianca, and they shared a dad. Blanco was not socialized much in his previous home, but that has not stopped him from showing his personality at the shelter.

Blanco is a mini poodle mix. He is just at 5 mo the old and weighs 15.5lbs. Blanco is fully vaccinated as well. He is too young to be neutered, but that will be covered by his adoption fee.

If you are interested in adopting Blanco, please contact the shelter at 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

Is this your dog?Found off of Raleigh Rd in Vance county. If this is your dog please contact the shelter 252-492-3136 or...
01/18/2025

Is this your dog?

Found off of Raleigh Rd in Vance county. If this is your dog please contact the shelter 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

🩷Bianca💕Bianca is a sweet little girl. She was surrendered with another young pup, Blanco. Bianca is shy at first. She d...
01/18/2025

🩷Bianca💕

Bianca is a sweet little girl. She was surrendered with another young pup, Blanco. Bianca is shy at first. She does not seem to have been socialized very much. She will allow you to pick her up. Once you do, she glues herself to you for safety.

Bianca is a mini poodle/mini aussie mix. She is just around 5 months old and weighs 13.5 lbs. She is fully vaccinated but is too young to be spayed. Her spay is convered by her adoption fee.

If you are interested in adopting Bianca, please contact the shelter at 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

Is this your dog?Male dog running loose on Carey Chapel Rd. In Vance county. They person who took these pictures says he...
01/17/2025

Is this your dog?

Male dog running loose on Carey Chapel Rd. In Vance county. They person who took these pictures says he is great with other dogs and kids. He is not at the shelter. Please contact us if you know where this dog belongs 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

🐓 Rooster 🐔Rooster is a beautiful butter ball. He was found running loose and brought to the shelter. He was scanned for...
01/17/2025

🐓 Rooster 🐔

Rooster is a beautiful butter ball. He was found running loose and brought to the shelter. He was scanned for a microchip, but there was no chip. Rooster is so sweet. He greats everyone with happy wags of his little nub, and whole body. He was very obviously loved in his previous home.

Rooster has a docked tail and is neutered. He is about 5 years old and weighs 49lbs. Rooster is up to date on all his vaccines. His heartworm test is pending.

If you are interested in adopting Rooster, please contact the shelter at 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

❄️Glacier🩵Glacier came to the shelter as a stray. She was found by a local person's who could not keep her. Glacier is s...
01/17/2025

❄️Glacier🩵

Glacier came to the shelter as a stray. She was found by a local person's who could not keep her. Glacier is shy and reserved at the shelter. Her kennel is her safe space.

Glacier is heartworm negative. She will be vaccinated and spayed upon adoption. Glacier has not shown her husky side at the shelter, but when she is comfortable in a home, we are sure she will be up to her husky antics.

If you are interested in adopting Glacier, please contact the shelter at 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

Available for adoption Captain McClusky was surrendered with 2 bearded dragons due to her previous owners downsizing. Ca...
01/16/2025

Available for adoption

Captain McClusky was surrendered with 2 bearded dragons due to her previous owners downsizing. Captain McClusky is estimated to be about 14 years old and we believe she is a female. She is a decent sized ball python.

The enclosure is not included with the adoption. Captain McClusky's adoption fee is $20.

Available for adoption.These 2 bearded dragons were surrendered due to jo fault of their own. They do appear to be bonde...
01/16/2025

Available for adoption.

These 2 bearded dragons were surrendered due to jo fault of their own. They do appear to be bonded and have been together their whole lives in their previous home. The greenish hrey one is the older female named Connie. The orange smaller one is the male named Carlos.

The enclosure is not included in the adoption. Their fee is $20 per beardie.

Update: left with rescue🩶Cubana🐶Cubana is a quiet, polite pup. She was surrendered with her mom, Coco. She was in a home...
01/16/2025

Update: left with rescue

🩶Cubana🐶

Cubana is a quiet, polite pup. She was surrendered with her mom, Coco. She was in a home with 8 other dogs and has been dog friendly at the shelter. Cubana is leash trained and house trained. She does not pull on a leash and is very well mannered on walks.

Cubana is roughly 6 years old, a border collie mix, and heartworm negative. She is up to date on her vaccines as well. Cubana is not spayed, but she will be upon adoption.

If you are interested in adopting Cubana, please contact the shelter at 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

MISSING DOGThis pup went missing roughly 3 weeks ago when he jumped out of his owner's truck around  Raleigh Rd in Vance...
01/16/2025

MISSING DOG

This pup went missing roughly 3 weeks ago when he jumped out of his owner's truck around Raleigh Rd in Vance County. He is a 7 month old cane Corso.

If you see this dog, please contact the shelter 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

Thank you to all our adopters and rescues for helping us save lives last year!Let's save even more in 2025!
01/16/2025

Thank you to all our adopters and rescues for helping us save lives last year!

Let's save even more in 2025!

Update: ADOPTED🤍Coco  #2🤎Sweet Coco was surrendered to the shelter due to her owner having housing issues. Coco was in a...
01/16/2025

Update: ADOPTED

🤍Coco #2🤎

Sweet Coco was surrendered to the shelter due to her owner having housing issues. Coco was in a home with 8 other dogs, including her daughter Cubana. Despite the stress of the shelter Coco has been a wonderful dogs.

She is house trained and dog friendly. Coco is 6+ years old, weighs 19lbs, and is heartworm negative. She is a poodle mix. Coco is not spayed but that is included with her adoption.

If you are interested in adopting Coco, please contact the shelter at 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

Update: home safe!MISSING DOGHis name is Rosco. He is an English Bulldog and grey and brown in color. He went missing in...
01/15/2025

Update: home safe!

MISSING DOG

His name is Rosco. He is an English Bulldog and grey and brown in color. He went missing in Kittrell yesterday after his dog collar broke off.

If you have seen Rosco please contact the shelter 252-492-3136 or email [email protected].

Address

1243 Brodie Road
Henderson, NC
27537

Opening Hours

Monday 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 2pm
Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

Telephone

+12524923136

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