Are you ready for a new pet in your life? All of these animals are available for adoption at Iredell County Animal Services, 430 Bristol Drive, Statesville.
Scooby Doo (A293394) is a gentle giant and is such a good boy! He came to us as a stray and this Great Dane redbone hound mix is not only super sweet, he’s handsome to boot! He may do best in a home with no cats, as he seems to want to chase them and jump on our cat room each time he passes it. This sweet boy did great on a day out being so polite and affectionate with all he met and he rode great in a car, even napping along the way. He has done great with other dogs here and we always recommend meet and greets with other dogs and children prior to adoption. This 2-year-old weighs 89.50 pounds and when we say gentle giant, we totally mean it! You HAVE to meet him in person! His fee is waived and his adopter will also receive two free training sessions with Highland Canine Training.
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All of this week’s pets have been spayed or neutered and are looking for their forever homes. Come and meet them.
All adoptions include spay/neuter, age-appropriate vaccines and microchip. Business hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Access from 10 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday is by appointment.
For current adoption specials, visit the shelter in person as these change frequently.
The shelter is near capacity for dogs and to help clear the shelter, adoptions for dogs are currently $10.
The normal fee schedule is as follows: Dogs/puppies, $80; cats/kittens, $65; PetSmart only, cats/kittens, $20.
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All adoptions take place during business hours.
For appointments, visit www.iredellcountync.gov/FormCenter/Animal-Control-17/Appointment-Request-Form-260
Sweet Taz (A292487) is still here and is our current long-timer, having been here for 76 days on Aug. 8! This 1-year-8-month-old is so ready for a family to call his own. This super sweet dog has been described as a ‘big sweet baby', he loves to play with other dogs and he LOVES humans! He is a lover of all things squeaky, enjoys lots of treats and is just a good, good-boy! This 61 pound cutie is fee waived AND his adopter will receive two free training sessions with Highland Canine Training. We always recommend meet and greets with other dogs and children prior to adoption. Please come and meet Taz in person for more information and to pretty much fall in love!
Want to help, but you aren’t ready to adopt? How about volunteering? We are looking for long-term volunteers willing and able to give of their time, ideally weekly, for let’s say … forever? If you are only looking for short-term hours or a certain amount of hours for school service, community service project, special interest or others, please come see us, too. For those only needing short-term or limited hours, our volunteer program may not be for you, but we have other options available. We can tell you this for certain … ICAS volunteers are THE best and we can’t do what we do without them.
This sweet and friendly girl came to us as a stray when she appeared on her finder's property and our ACO got her safely here to the shelter. Sweet Willa (A294211) is a gentle and sweet soul who is ready for her forever family. She did great when meeting a neutered male of similar size here, never seeming to be bothered by his rowdiness at all. This precious face is a pretty good descriptor of just her overall sweet demeanor. Please come and meet this 51-pound 2-year-old sweetie, named Willa. You may fall in love, so be prepared for that! We always recommend meet and greets with other dogs and children prior to adoption.
The Books & Buddies reading program is now running. No appointment is necessary. Reading times are from noon to 5 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Bring a book or borrow one from the shelter and grab a stool.
The Books & Buddies guidelines are:
Children of all ages and adults are welcome to read.
Children 15 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Do not put fingers in the kennels.
Do not run or make loud noises around the animals.
One person can be reading in the cat room at a time.
Readers must track their own service hours. Any staffer can sign off on service hours.
This handsome 2-year-old is Banjo (A294060)! He is a border collie mix and weighs 56.70 pounds. He loves cheese and takes his treats gently! He can be more of a dominant player and may be best with a submissive dog. He is working on his leash skills and as a working dog is going to really benefit with consistent training. Come and meet this sweet boy in person to learn more about him. We always recommend meet and greets with other dogs and children prior to adoption. This sweet and handsome boy is so excited to meet his family, look at that smile on his face!!!
To become a volunteer, a foster owner or both, visit co.iredell.nc.us/149/animal-services-control, call the volunteer coordinator at 704-878-5424, ext. 3507, or stop by the shelter for an application from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Fostering is a great way to get the animals out of the shelter for a reprieve and a great opportunity to get them in front of potential adopters they wouldn’t see while being in the shelter.
Fosters are true lifesavers in providing the tender loving care that the cats and kittens so desperately need for the animals’ best possible outcome.
The shelter doesn’t want the fosters to have to provide for the basic care items needed to care for the animals. To donate, the shelter’s address is 430 Bristol Drive, Statesville.
Dale (A293889) came to us as a stray and is estimated at 1 year 5 months old. This 56.50 pound cutie is no ‘Intimidator' like Senior (had to get in NASCAR goat legend reference somewhere with THIS name!), however he IS winning hearts, not checkered flags here at the shelter. Surgery Assistant Rosemary is just one of several whose heart he has stolen! He tested with a smaller female dog while here and it was a great interaction, with tail wags and play-bows all around! This sweet boy is ready for his family to find him so he can end his random ‘heart stealing' days, and focus on stealing those hearts he can always call on in both the winning seasons and in the caution laps of life! Please come and meet sweet Dale in person for more information. We always recommend meet and greets with other dogs and children prior to adoption.
As for size of dry kitten food, 3.15- or 6.3-pound bags are easiest for fosters to handle.
Meet Ziggy (A293849)! This handsome and sweet boy is so ready for his family to find him and love him forever! He is 3 years of age and weighs 54.50 pounds. He came to us as an owner surrender and we know that he is not a fan of small spaces, like he is claustrophobic. In his previous home, he did great with other dogs of all sizes, and he has done the same with other dogs while here also! We always recommend meet and greets with other dogs and children prior to adoption. This sweet and friendly boy does great on a leash, is housebroken, knows sit and is prompted to ‘down' with a treat! Ziggy's fee is waived! Please come and meet him in person for more information.
Animal Services also holds drive-thru rabies clinics from 6-7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. The fee is $5, cash only.
For information, call the shelter at 704-878-5424.
