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title: "Anson County Animal Shelter Numbers and Spay/Neuter Help"
description: "Where Anson County stands in the 2025 NC shelter report, low-cost spay/neuter help, its state legislators and its live rank on the NC petition."
url: https://ncpetproject.org/counties/anson/
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# Anson County animal shelters and spay/neuter
Where Anson County stands on the petition, what its shelters reported for 2025, who represents it in the NC General Assembly and where to find low-cost spay/neuter.
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## Sign for Anson County
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## Anson County's shelter picture
**Anson County is not in the state's 2025 shelter report.** It does not appear in the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 2025 CY Public Animal Shelter Report as posted (file replaced October 12, 2026), so there are no state figures to show here.
[Why some counties are missing from the report](https://ncpetproject.org/nc-county-shelter-report/#thirty-six-counties-are-missing-from-the-file)
## Low-cost spay/neuter in Anson County
[Anson County on the coverage map](https://ncpetproject.org/nc-spay-neuter-coverage/#county-anson) · [Search by ZIP code](https://ncpetproject.org/get-help/)
- [Friends of the Anson County Animal Shelter (FACAS)](https://www.co.anson.nc.us/154/Animal-Shelter) Assistance [(704) 994-2738](tel:+17049942738) Low-cost spay/neuter with Cabarrus Spay & Neuter Clinic, weekly Thursday drop-off; free quarterly community clinics
Checked October 2026. Call before you go.
## What the petition asks for
In 2025, North Carolina's reporting public shelters euthanized 39,202 dogs and cats, 26.0% of the animals they took in ([NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services](https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/veterinary/aws/Fix/reports)). The state spay/neuter program paid $250,954 against $659,626 in eligible county requests. The petition calls on the North Carolina General Assembly to:
1. Create a dedicated, self-sustaining spay/neuter fund, similar to Maryland's pet food registration fee, which pet food companies pay for each dog and cat food product registered in the state.
2. Increase the state appropriation to the Spay/Neuter Account so it can meet county demand.
3. Enforce shelter reporting under G.S. 19A-65 so every county files a complete report on time.
4. Strengthen breeder oversight. Today North Carolina licenses only dealers who sell to pet shops, other dealers or research facilities. Breeders who sell directly to the public currently need no license at all.
[Sign for Anson County](#sign)
## Who represents Anson County
All of Anson County is in one NC House district and one state Senate district, so these two legislators represent everyone in the county. The button below loads them both with a ready-to-edit letter.
### NC House
- [Rep. Mark Brody](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/663) Republican · District 55
### NC Senate
- [Sen. David W. Craven, Jr.](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/423) Republican · District 29
[Email your legislators](https://ncpetproject.org/email-your-legislators/?county=Anson)
## Anson County in the news
- Anson Record · September 14, 2025
[Animal control continues to dog commissioners](https://ansonrecord.com/top-stories/205836/animal-control-continues-to-dog-commissioners)
With the county down to one animal control officer, commissioners voted to seek outside bids for animal services after weighing an in-house plan and a nonprofit contract.
- WCCB Charlotte · July 29, 2025
[Anson County commissioners hold meeting to discuss future of animal shelter](https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2025/07/29/anson-county-commissioners-hold-meeting-to-discuss-future-of-animal-shelter/)
Commissioners moved animal control duties to Emergency Management and formed a committee to plan the shelter's long-term future after a dispute with the shelter director.
- WSOC-TV · July 28, 2025
[Animals adopted, Anson County Animal Shelter maintains ‘no-kill’ status, director says](https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/animals-adopted-anson-county-animal-shelter-maintains-no-kill-status-director-says/A63FW3QWGBFL3HXJWKIHQG6TYA/)
Before the shelter director stepped down, nearly every dog and cat in the Polkton shelter was placed without euthanasia, leaving three dogs still needing homes.
## Anson County champions
**Help Anson climb the board: become its county champion.** Champions share the page, bring in signers and keep their county's numbers moving.
[Become Anson's champion](https://ncpetproject.org/volunteer/?county=Anson&role=champion)
## Where to share it in Anson
Every group has its own rules. Read them before posting, and share the county numbers, not just a link. Some groups do not allow petition or survey posts.
- [Friends of the Anson County Animal Shelter](https://www.facebook.com/friendsofansoncountyanimalshelter/) Pets and animals Support group for the county shelter. Linked from the county's Animal Shelter page and acasfriends.org.
## Anson County share kit
For shelters, rescues, clinics and anyone posting about Anson County. The images show Anson's place on the board right now, so download fresh ones before each post. The website version updates by itself.
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## Neighboring counties
- [Richmond County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/richmond/)
- [Stanly County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/stanly/)
- [Union County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/union/)
[All 100 counties on the leaderboard](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/)
## Questions
### How is Anson County's rank worked out?
Every signature counts for the county the signer chooses on the form, or the county of their ZIP code if they leave it blank. The board ranks counties two ways: by total signatures, and by signatures per 10,000 residents (US Census estimates, 2024), so a small county can lead too. Ties on one measure are broken by the other. The numbers on this page come from the same live count as the [leaderboard](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/#county-leaderboard).
### I live near the Anson County line. Which county should I pick?
Pick the county you live in. The form starts on Anson County, and if your ZIP code belongs to another county it offers to switch, so your signature counts where you live.
### Where do the shelter numbers come from?
From the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 2025 Public Animal Shelter Report (the version the state posted on October 12, 2026, which its page still labels "As of 7.27.26"), which counties file under G.S. 19A-65. They cover dogs and cats only, with every reporting shelter in the county added together. The [county shelter report](https://ncpetproject.org/nc-county-shelter-report/) explains the data and its gaps.
### Do the Anson County legislators listed here all represent me?
Yes, if you live in Anson County. The whole county is in one NC House district and one state Senate district, so the two legislators listed here represent everyone in it, from the NC General Assembly's county representation list. [Email them both](https://ncpetproject.org/email-your-legislators/?county=Anson) with a ready-to-edit letter.
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