Pets

Note: COVID-19 has impacted animal services greatly. All information reported here is subject to change.

PITT COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER

The Pitt County Animal Shelter is at 4550 County Home Road next to the Leroy James Farmers’ Market and behind the recycling center. Michele Whaley is director. Email pittshelter@ pittcountync.gov. The website is www.pittcountync.gov/153/Animal-Services or call 902-1725. All shelter

visits are currently by appointment only due to the pandemic.

The shelter handles pet adoptions, temporarily houses lost pets and picks up stray animals in the county. Also, rabies control operations are housed there. Animals that have bitten must be reported and will be quarantined for 10 days. Lowcost rabies vaccination clinics are held each year at various locations in the county. Before attempting to surrender a pet, an owner should call the shelter to see if space is available. Hours are 1-5 p.m. weekdays, and a surrender fee is charged. Proof of ownership is required. The shelter cannot guarantee that surrendered pets will be made available for adoption. The shelter loans traps for residents having problems with stray dogs. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays Adoption fees include spay/neuter, rabies vaccination and microchipping.

Canine Control Ordinances

It is unlawful for dogs to roam freely in unincorporated areas of Pitt County. To report a dog that is of its property, call 902- 1725. Greenville has a 24-hour leash law. Dog owners or caregivers must keep them on their property. Dogs are permitted of the owner’s property if the dog is on a leash or under some other means of physical control. Dogs found running at large will be picked up and taken to the Animal Shelter on County Home Road. Owners will be cited and fned for these violations. To report a dog running at large or other animal problems, call 329- 4387 or 329-4315.

Lost Pets

To report a lost or found pet, call the Pitt County Animal Shelter at 902-1731 and/or the Humane Society of Eastern Carolina at 413-7247. Pets are held at the county animal shelter for a minimum of 72 hours before being euthanized or placed for adoption. Greenville, Winterville, Ayden, Farmville and Grifton also have holding facilities for animals. Pet owners living within those city or town limits should report lost pets to the munici

pality in which they live.

Animal Cruelty

For animal neglect or cruelty complaints in Greenville, call 329-4387. In Pitt County, call Pitt County Animal Services at 902-1725. For after-hours emergencies, call the Pitt County Sherif’s Ofce at 830- 4141. To report injured, sick or orphaned wildlife, call wildlife rehabilitator Marti Brinson at 524-5305.

Greenville Police Animal Protective Services

The Greenville Police Department’s Animal Protective Services Division enforces state and local ordinances on animals within the city limits. Dogs and cats picked up by the department’s animal services ofcers are taken either to Greenville Holding Facility, 3198 E. 10th St., or the Pitt County Animal Shelter for temporary housing. Call 329-4387.

ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCIES

Several agencies in Pitt County ofer pets for adoption, help locate lost animals and provide pet care education. In addition, all Pitt County pet adoption agencies list their shelter and foster home inventories online at www.petfnder.org or www. petango.com. Click on “Shelter and Rescue Groups” and type in Greenville for the pet listings. Volunteer opportunities are available within each agency, and donations are accepted.

Humane Society of Eastern Carolina

The Humane Society of Eastern Carolina is at 3520 Tupper Drive. The adoption center is open from 1-5 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays and 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Call 413-7247. Email HSECgeneral@ gmail.com. The website is www. hsecarolina.org. All shelter visits

are currently by appointment

only due to the pandemic.

The Humane Society of Eastern Carolina is a private admissions rescue serving as a safe haven for homeless and neglected pets until they fnd homes. All animals are evaluated for temperament, spayed/neutered, upto-date on vaccines, dewormed, administered fea prevention medication, and microchipped. Dogs 6 months of age or older are tested for heartworms, and all dogs are given heartworm prevention medication. Cats are tested for FIV/FeLV. Adoption fees are $95 for cats and $150 for dogs. The Seniors for Seniors Adoption program allows people 60 and older to adopt senior pets at half of the usual adoption fee.

Pitt Friends

Pitt Friends is a nonproft group that fosters dogs and cats selected from the Pitt County Animal Shelter. These pets receive veterinary care, including vaccinations, deworming, microchipping and spaying or neutering before being made available for adoption. Pitt Friends has pets available for adoption Saturdays-Sundays at Petco, 3060 S. Evans St. For more information, visit www.pittfriends.com or call 412-3272.

Saving Graces 4 Felines

Saving Graces 4 Felines (SG4F) is a volunteer, nonproft cat rescue and adoption organization. SG4F cats are provided vaccinations, tested for feline leukemia and FIV, dewormed, treated for feas, microchipped and spayed or neutered. Cats can be adopted at PetSmart (visit online at www.savinggraces4felines.org for hours), or potential adopters may apply online. Adoption fees generally are $95-$150. SG4F also works with Spay Today Low-Cost Spay/ Neuter Clinic and Animal Care of Greenville to prevent disease and overpopulation in the feral cat population. Feral cats are trapped, vaccinated, spayed or neutered, then released back into their colonies. SG4F can be reached by calling 355-3404. Email savinggraces4@aol.com. The website is www.savinggraces4felines.com. The group page for Saving Graces 4 Felines can be found on Facebook. The mailing address is P.O. Box 4307, Greenville, NC 27836.

Spay Today

Founded in 2006 to help end pet overpopulation, Spay Today ofers low-cost spay and neuter services to the public and works with local animal rescue organizations and the Pitt County Animal Shelter. The clinic is at 4550-B County Home Road. It is open from 7:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays. Appointments are required. Spay and neuter services range from $75- $120. A $25 nonrefundable deposit is required. Call 321-8839 or visit www.spaytoday.net.

Pet Food Pantry

The Pet Food Pantry of Eastern North Carolina, 408 W. Arlington Blvd., is a charitable pet food resource that provides free pet food and supplies to qualifying low-income households. The organization also assists owners with spaying and neutering services as well as rabies vaccinations. Visit petfoodpantryenc.org or call 689-6122.

RETAILERS

Agri Supply — 4500 Martin Luther King Junior Highway. Phone: 752-3999 PetCo — 3060 S. Evans St., in University Commons shopping center. Phone: 353-0138 PetsSmart — 600 Greenville Blvd. S.E., in Greenville Square Shopping Center adjacent to Arlington Village. Phone: 756- 7706 Pet Supplies Plus — 950 Criswell Dr., 353-0022, www.petsuppliesplus.com Tractor Supply — 3985 S Memorial Drive, Winterville. Phone: 353-7400

VETERINARY OFFICES

Animal Care Veterinary Hospital

— 1523 E. 14th St., 752-1890, and 502 McMillan Lane, 758- 9971 Animal Care East — 2404 Winter Village Drive, Winterville, 355- 7504 Banfeld Pet Hospital, 600 Greenville Blvd., S.E., 756-3145 Carolina East Mobile Vet — 412- 4512 East Carolina Veterinary Service — 2401 S. Charles Blvd., Suite A, 355-4945

Faithful Friends Veterinary

Hospital — 5477 N.C. 11 North Grifton, 524-3384 Firetower Animal Clinic — 4110 Bayswater Road, of of Fire Tower Road in Winterille. Phone: 830-8300

Pet Emergency Clinic of Pitt

County — 3210 Evans St. Phone: 321-1521

Tenth Street Animal Hospital

PC — 3118 E. 10th St., Phone: 830-0881 Veterinary Outpateint Clinic, — 4747 N.C. 33, 758-0062

Willow Grove Animal Clinic

— 3531 Moye Turnage Road, Farmville, 753-2611