We provide low-cost high-quality spay and neuter for dogs and cats in the community.
We hope to see you there!
Mark your calendars! September 20th at Infant of Prague's Event Hall! Olive Garden is catering, there will be a DJ, there will be raffles, beer and wine for purchase, and more!
Kids under 5 are FREE!
Bring the family and get a chance to win $1000 while you help change the lives of dogs and cats in your community.
purchase tickets here: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjAxMDUw
Due to heavy rain and risk of power outage our office is currently closed. We will reopen Monday 8/12 @8:00
At Adoption First we believe that all people should be able to keep their pets and have access to quality affordable veterinary care.
Today we were able to provide a neighbor in our community who is experiencing homelessness with free neuters, vaccines, flea treatment and deworming for their 2 cats.
We are grateful to be able to make a difference in our community.
Thank you to Onslow County Animal Services’ Officer Collins for giving vet assistant Drea a demonstration on proper use of a safety pole.
Proper use of a safety pole is a requirement for Drea’s Certified Veterinary Assistant Program at Penn Foster Career School.
A safety pole is not a tool we use here at the clinic, but for animals who are scared in dangerous situations it can be a valuable tool to protect the animal and the animal welfare warrior helping them.
We were able to save 8 cats today. Plus another rescue was able to save 5 cats. Approximately 50 cats remain in the home. The next phase will be assisting the owner with TNR efforts to prevent this amount from happening again and removing any other adoptable cats. Donations to Adoption First Animal Rescue could really be used right now for supplies and cost of care!
POTENTIALLY GRAPHIC PHOTOS BELOW.
It’s kitten season, and that means more kittens are suffering. But here is where we come in. From donations we are able to provide care for these guys.
Our goal is to continue to provide low cost spay neuter, and reduce the number of kittens born who will never receive care.
Abraham Blinkoln and Lurch are two more examples of the truth of kitten season.
Please consider donating, every bit helps. Together we will end kitten suffering.
Teamwork makes the dream work!
Our very own Dr. Dineen and Jess RVT had a great opportunity to attend Best Friends Animal Society’s national conference. They were graciously invited to go by our very good friends and rescue partner Paws 4 Purpose.
Paws 4 Purpose received the Advocacy Network Partner of the Year award for their work with Trap-Neuter-Return in our community. And we were so happy to be their cheerleader!
Our very own Adoption First Animal Rescue is also recognized for continuing to be a No-Kill Shelter.
In rescue we all play a different role to achieve the same goal of Saving Them All!
Thankful to be a part of such great changes happening in our community.
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION! 🙌🏻
June has officially came to an end and that means we are HALFWAY through 2024. With this set of data, we wanted to also limelight some awesome Animal Welfare Partners that help with caring for the animals in the community.
〽️Paws 4 Purpose completed 423 cats and helped 97 individuals through their TNVR (trap-neuter-vaccinate-return) program. This program ensures that cat populations are fixed so we can reduce the cat overpopulation issue in Onslow County. If you are interested in their services, read more on our website and fill out the request form here: https://www.onslowcountync.gov/2273/Community-Cat-Resources
〽️Adoption First Veterinary Clinic completed 2,006 cat and 1,159 dog spay/neuter surgeries. Adoption First Veterinary Clinic provides low-cost spay/neuter surgeries to our community and assists with the TNVR program. If you are wanting to get your pet fixed, visit their website at: https://adoptionfirstanimalrescue.com/vet-clinic/
While we each do something different in Animal Welfare, our goal is common - reduce the overpopulation and provide safe, humane, loving homes for companion animals in our community. Since both of these organizations have partnered with OCAS, our cat intake has declined drastically! See the previous June intakes:
-2024: 98✴️
-2023: 287
-2022: 189
-2021: 240
-2020: 336
With a decrease in cat intakes, the cats that we see are typically the most vulnerable population (bottle babies, kittens under 8 weeks, sick or injured cats/kittens) or healthy, friendly strays. However, even with the change in the population that we have seen, our live release rates for cats have also drastically changed for the positive. This is due to the implementation of our wonderful TNVR partnership and expansion of our Foster Program. See the previous June live release rates:
-2024: 75%✴️
-2023: 64.47%
-2022: 60.71%
-2021: 28.57%
-2020: 37.26%
Next, we wanted to talk about some community services we provide to the public!
〽️ Our Animal Control Officers (ACO's) respond to all animal control calls for Onslow County. In the month of June, our officers responded, contacted, or assisted with 901 calls for service. These calls encompass cruelty investigations, nuisance calls, stray pickup requests, rabies and bite quarantine calls, and so many other reasons.
〽️ At the shelter, we provide multiple services but one is our low-cost Rabies vaccine clinic. This clinic is held weekly and is a walk-in clinic on Wednesdays from 1pm-4pm. All dogs, cats, and ferrets over 4 months of age are required to be up to date on their rabies vaccine.
While we look at all of these numbers, please remember that this all takes hard work, dedication, compassion, and teamwork from not just OCAS but the partnerships and programs built within the community. We cannot do the work that we are doing without the people in the community helping, so we thank you for your help in reaching the goals that we have as an organization!
We have opened a few wellness appointments for tomorrow and Thursday! Go to this link to schedule your appointment - https://adoptionfirstanimalrescue.com/vet-clinic/
ATTENTION!!!
🛑 potentially graphic photos below!
Well folks it’s only May and kitten season is in full swing. Below are two small examples of kitten season reality.
Adoption First Animal Rescue is out of food and all supplies for kittens, but we could not turn these two away.
When we say kittens are the most vulnerable for euthanasia at our already over crowded public shelter, this is exactly what we mean.
What do we wonder about in animal rescue? Each of these kittens had litter mates and a mom. Where are they? What suffering did they endure?
We are in desperate need of Fancy Feast Kitten, Snuggle Disks to provide baby kittens heat, and shallow dishes for tiniest of mouths.
Did you find kittens outside? Learn how you can help! And remember, the best home for a cat doesn't always mean a house. *RESOURCE* CARING FOR ABANDONED KITT...
FOSTER HOME NEEDED! 🐾
These 3 little black and white kittens need a place to crash for about 3-4 weeks until they are big enough for adoption. To foster these babies or others like them, apply here: https://www.onslowcountync.gov/997/Foster
One of our new fosters, Mindy Sue, said, "I have fostered many years with different groups. I just did my first foster experience with OCAS, with 3 kittens. It is so rewarding! Some days it's not always sunshine and rainbows, but your helping a animal in need. Some of these babies will never see the outside of those walls. Every group I've worked with including OCAS, they provide everything needed for the animals. I honestly have loved working with OCAS, especially since Melissa (the Foster Coordinator) is so amazing. She is always there to answer any questions I have. Please consider opening your home to a animal in need, you will not regret it."
With kitten season starting to take off, we would love to have you join our foster team. Like Mindy said, we provide everything for the kitten (including support)! If you would like to see pets that are currently looking for a foster home, visit here: https://trello.com/b/xowWc2p0/onslow-county-pets-in-need
Lastly, if you have never fostered before, please don't hesitate because we would love to help you along with way. Fostering saves lives!
Please help us by sharing Nancy! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Nancy was rescued from the shelter along with her four nursing kittens. She also accepted another kitten that wasn’t her own, and was a wonderful mom to all 5 babies! All of her kittens have been adopted, and still she waits. Once Nancy decides you’re her person, she will come seek affection and wants to snuggle up next to you in bed or on the couch. She will startle slightly at loud noises, so we believe she’d do best in a home without small children. Let’s help this sweet momma cat find her perfect forever home! She gets along so very well with other cats and is so deserving of her forever home!!
Annual Wellness Exam’s are back! We are so excited to be able to offer wellness care again.
See you soon!
You can use this link to schedule, or call 910-745-6406 from 9-4 Monday through Thursday.
Adoption First Animal Rescue
Together we are moving mountains!!…and a heck of a lot of cat traps. 🥰🙌🏻
Friday, April 26th, 2024 was a monumental day! Paws 4 Purpose got to do something that has never been done before in Onslow County.
A feral cat who had already been TNRed was taken to the shelter by mistake. The shelter contacted us, we made arrangements to go right over and return that not-so-sweet feral girl back to her neighborhood! This is part of the new Return to Field practice. Any feral cat who is not adoptable will be fixed, vaccinated, and returned to where they came from.
With the new procedures in place, this cat was safely taken back to where she had been trapped and the only home she has ever known. A few months ago, she would have been euthanized.
There have been so many people working tirelessly to make these changes happen. To advocate TNR, to speak for the voiceless, to be a friend of street cats that others have failed.
The best way to help a community cat is to TNR.
This girls freedom run was sweet, and we are so glad we got to be a part of it.
**UPDATE** All spots have filled. Thank you for filling them!
We had a couple cancellations on WEDNESDAY for spay or neuter! Please call us if you would like to schedule for this Wednesday.
910-745-6406
Are you Excited? We are! Do you want to know why? Annual Pet Exams! Check out more information below.
We are so excited to announce that we are opening up a few appointment spots per week to schedule annual exams for your pets. At this time, we do not have a set schedule we will be scheduling annual exams, you will need to go to our website www.adoptionfirstanimalrescue.com and go to the clinic tab. Click Schedule Appointment. There you will be able to select "wellness" instead of "spay and neuter" and it will show you any available dates and times we have for an Annual Pet Exam.
A few details about our annual exams:
Services offered- Exam, F***l, Heartworm Test, FELV/FIV Test, Microchip, Distemper Parvo Vaccine, Rabies Vaccine, Leptospirosis Vaccine, Bordetella Vaccine, and Feline Distemper Parvo Vaccine. Additional services may be available as needed and after discussing with our veterinarian what your individual pet may need.
Our annual exams will be curbside at this time. Our facility is simply not setup for a traditional exam room. For now, we hope everyone can understand this is the best way for us to be able to offer these services to our community. All cats must come in a carrier and all dogs must be on leash.
Costs:
Annual Exam- $45, F***l $15, Heartworm Test $25, Microchip $20, and FELV/FIV Test $30.
Get your appointments scheduled! If you have any questions feel free to call us at 910-745-6406.
A heartfelt thank you to our Animal Control Officers.
We have had a few cancellations over the next couple of weeks! Go make your appointments now!
Go to our website to make your appointments www.adoptionfirstanimalrescue.com
📣 Incredible progress is happening in Onslow County! Come be a part of the solution.
A huge thank you to county leadership and Animal Servies Director Gabbert for taking such a huge step towards improving the lives of animals and people in Onslow County.
Onslow County Animal Services is excited to announce a grant was given to us from Best Friends Animal Society to help our cats that overpopulate our community. This grant comes to us in partnership with Paws 4 Purpose to allow us to help our public by providing trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) services to the community cats in Onslow County.
Community cats are defined as outdoor, unowned, free-roaming cats that can be friendly or feral. By providing TNVR services to our community, it is proven to see a reduced population of cats and improve the health and safety of people and cats alike. We are excited to start working towards the goals and changes internally to help provide these services in a timely manner to all the citizens in Onslow County and to see the benefit that this will have on our community over the course of the next year.
At this time, we have set up a public, informational event, partnering with Paws 4 Purpose and Adoption First Veterinary Clinic to talk about this new program and how to TNVR. To RSVP, click here: https://fb.me/e/1ey7OSMut
If you are interested in getting on the waitlist for this service, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJSbplaOYgfwfh2f_GkYpsAeXdQ6inG2EMOV854BIWyn-U_A/viewform
To learn more about TNVR and how it helps benefit citizens and the community cats, click here: https://resources.bestfriends.org/article/what-everybody-should-know-about-community-cats
Update: foster secured!
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***Update. Thank you Adoption First Veterinary Clinic for sharing our post. I think we have these babies handled. 😻
Any local friends who’d be willing to long term foster a pair of fully vetted, bonded cats for a single Marine while he’s deployed? He is willing to pay for food/litter/grooming/vet care. He needs to place the cats by this Sunday and he will be gone until January. He contacted several rescues but unfortunately has any fosters able to help at this time.
We will be not taking any walk-ins April 1-4
We are closed for Easter.
Our office will be closed:
Monday April 1
Tuesday April 2
Wednesday April 3
We wish you all a blessed and happy Easter.
PS- Our best boy C**t is still waiting for his forever home.
Amazing meow-date! We love being able to work with rescues like All 4 Cats to save more lives together!
2 months ago we rescued this little survivor from the freezing cold and today this little guy was adopted by the family that helped rehabilitate him!
Orange Crush was found on hwy 17, not moving. Unfortunately, all the bones of his back left foot were crushed and he had a number of deep gashes on his legs that abscessed and burst.
We were expecting he would need a full leg amputation, but thanks to his foster mom and Dr. Dineen at Adoption First he only needed one toe removed and corrective surgery on his foot.
His foster mom spent hours a day taking care of him. From flushing his wounds, to multiple vet visits, changing bandages and limiting movement (NOT an easy task with a young rambunctious kitten).
Congrats to this wonderful family! 🎉🥳
Exceptional teamwork today! One by one we are making a difference for cats in Eastern North Carolina.
Feral-Fix-A-Thon was a great success!
Huge thank you to volunteers, staff, and community!
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Feral-Fix-A-Thon was a great success! Huge thank you to volunteers, staff, and community!
This SUNDAY the 25th, is our TNR seminar with Paws 4 Purpose at 12pm. Stop by and learn all about feral cats and how to help them. Following that is our Feral Fix A Thon on March 17th!
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