New Hanover County Sheriff's Office Animal Service's

New Hanover County Sheriff's Office Animal Service's 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 New Hanover County Sheriff's Office Animal Service's

La misión de la Unidad de Servicios para Animales de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de New Hanover es proteger al público de la amenaza de exposición al virus de la rabia y garantizar el cuidado adecuado de los animales, a través de la prevención, la percepción pública y la educación. La Unidad de Servicios para Animales es una unidad de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de New Hanover. Es responsabilidad de esta unidad hacer cumplir todas las leyes estatales y las regulaciones de salud del condado relacionadas con los animales domésticos y la ordenanza de control de animales del condado. Además, la Unidad de Servicios para Animales cooperará con cualquier otra agencia policial que pueda necesitar ayuda para manejar cualquier tipo de animal doméstico.

Wilmington, NC 28401-8849
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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 New Hanover County Sheriff's Office Animal Service's 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 »

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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.