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title: "Brunswick County Animal Shelter Numbers and Spay/Neuter Help"
description: "Brunswick County shelters took in 4,492 dogs and cats in 2025 and euthanized 23.4%. Find low-cost spay/neuter, your legislators and the petition."
url: https://ncpetproject.org/counties/brunswick/
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# Brunswick County animal shelters and spay/neuter
Where Brunswick 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 Brunswick County](#sign)
## Sign for Brunswick County
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## Brunswick County's shelter picture
What Brunswick County's reporting shelters told the state about dogs and cats in 2025. [Compare Brunswick with the other reporting counties](https://ncpetproject.org/nc-county-shelter-report/#the-full-county-table-all-65-reporting-counties).
4,492
Dogs and cats taken in
1,876
Adopted out
480
Returned to owners
1,052
Euthanized
23.4%
Euthanized, share of intake (statewide 26.0%)
Source: [NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 2025 CY Public Animal Shelter Report](https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/veterinary/aws/Fix/reports) (file replaced October 12, 2026). Dogs and cats, all reporting shelters combined.
## Low-cost spay/neuter in Brunswick County
[Brunswick County on the coverage map](https://ncpetproject.org/nc-spay-neuter-coverage/#county-brunswick) · [Search by ZIP code](https://ncpetproject.org/get-help/)
- [Brunswick County Animal Services](https://aps.brunswicksheriff.com/spay-neuter-information/) Assistance Income-based [(910) 253-1738](tel:+19102531738) Voucher $100 dog / $50 cat, 2 per household, owned pets only, income-based, apply in person
- [Fix a Friend Clinic](https://fixafriendclinic.org/) Clinic From $45 [(910) 253-8161](tel:+19102538161) Cat $65, feral cat package $45; dog $130 (up to 50 lb) / $145 (51 to 65) / $155 (66 to 85) / $175 (86 to 125, males only); nonrefundable deposit $20 dog / $10 cat; take-home pain meds ($16) and e-collar ($12) required for dogs. Prices checked 10 October 2026
- [Paws-Ability](http://www.paws-ability.org/) Assistance [(910) 269-6885](tel:+19102696885) Fundraising group, not a clinic. Helps qualified low-income pet owners pay for spay/neuter; the surgeries are done at Fix a Friend Clinic (Paws-Ability, October 2026)
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 Brunswick County](#sign)
## Who represents Brunswick County
2 NC House members and 1 state senator have districts that include all or part of Brunswick County. You have one of each: [enter your address](https://ncpetproject.org/email-your-legislators/?county=Brunswick) to find yours and send a ready-to-edit letter.
### NC House
- [Rep. Frank Iler](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/598) Republican · District 17
- [Rep. Charles W. Miller](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/778) Republican · District 19
### NC Senate
- [Sen. Bill Rabon](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/303) Republican · District 8
[Email your legislators](https://ncpetproject.org/email-your-legislators/?county=Brunswick)
## Brunswick County in the news
- Columbus County News · November 30, 2025
[Brunswick County Animal Shelter to Expand](https://columbuscountynews.com/2025/11/brunswick-county-animal-shelter-to-expand/)
Commissioners voted 4-1 to move $650,000 into a roughly $639,000 design contract for a new adoption center, as intake passed 4,115 animals by mid 2025.
- WECT · March 17, 2025
[Brunswick County seeking bids for construction of animal adoption center facility](https://www.wect.com/2025/03/17/brunswick-county-seeking-bids-construction-animal-adoption-center-facility)
The county opened a call for builders on a new 10,000 square foot adoption center to sit just north of the current Green Swamp Road shelter in Supply.
## Brunswick County champions
**Help Brunswick climb the board: become its county champion.** Champions share the page, bring in signers and keep their county's numbers moving.
[Become Brunswick's champion](https://ncpetproject.org/volunteer/?county=Brunswick&role=champion)
## Where to share it in Brunswick
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.
- [Brunswick Sheriff's Animal Adoption Page](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brunswick-Sheriffs-Animal-Adoption-Page/262992420481607) Pets and animals 49.2K followers (Oct 2026) Official adoption page of the Sheriff's Animal Protective Services shelter in Supply, linked from its website.
## Brunswick County share kit
For shelters, rescues, clinics and anyone posting about Brunswick County. The images show Brunswick's place on the board right now, so download fresh ones before each post. The website version updates by itself.
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**Post text**Ready to paste with either image. Edit it to sound like you. Brunswick County shelters took in 4,492 dogs and cats in 2025 and euthanized 23.4% of them. Sign the NC spay/neuter petition for Brunswick and help it climb the county leaderboard. It takes 30 seconds: https://ncpetproject.org/counties/brunswick/ Copy text
## Neighboring counties
- [Columbus County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/columbus/)
- [New Hanover County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/new-hanover/)
- [Pender County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/pender/)
[All 100 counties on the leaderboard](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/)
## Questions
### How is Brunswick 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 Brunswick County line. Which county should I pick?
Pick the county you live in. The form starts on Brunswick 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 Brunswick County legislators listed here all represent me?
No. The list is every NC House member and state senator whose district includes all or part of Brunswick County, from the NC General Assembly's county representation list. You have one of each. [Enter your address](https://ncpetproject.org/email-your-legislators/?county=Brunswick) to find yours and send them a ready-to-edit letter.
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