McDowell Animal Control

McDowell Animal Control is a partner of Best Friends, working together to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country

The Best Friends Network is made up of thousands of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations, and other animal welfare groups — all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country.

From McDowell Animal Control

El propósito de la política de adopción del Refugio de Animales es reducir el riesgo general para la salud del público asociado con animales callejeros, feroces y potencialmente rabiosos, inhibir la reproducción animal, lo que contribuye aún más a la superpoblación animal en el condado, y reducir la cantidad de animales que En el condado se practica la eutanasia de forma regular debido a la falta de hogares adecuados, adoptantes y la presencia de enfermedades. El Departamento de Obras Públicas supervisa el Refugio de Animales. El Refugio acepta animales callejeros o no deseados y sirve como Centro de Adopción para aquellos animales que son adoptable.

Marion, NC 28752-8738
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How is your community doing when it comes to lifesaving? 

Our partners support each other and inspire their own communities to increase lifesaving of dogs and cats across the country.

Every partner has one common goal: to save the lives of homeless pets.

Animals in North Carolina need your help

You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with McDowell Animal Control and Best Friends to support homeless pets and save more lives.

Who we are

Best Friends Animal Society  works alongside thousands of animal shelters, rescue groups, and other animal welfare organizations to save the lives of cats and dogs across the country and to make the entire country no-kill by 2025.

The Best Friends Network is comprised of thousands of animal welfare groups from every single state, all working to save the lives of pets in their own communities.

Ranging from animal shelters and rescue groups to spay/neuter and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) organizations, they collaborate with Best Friends to save even more lives in every corner of the country.

Best Friends provides marketing help, fundraising events, webinars, grants, and other resources so that, together, we can Save Them All.

Interested in becoming a partner? Visit bestfriends.org/network »