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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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.
- 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 (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 · Search by ZIP code
- Brunswick County Animal Services Assistance Income-based (910) 253-1738 Voucher $100 dog / $50 cat, 2 per household, owned pets only, income-based, apply in person
- Fix a Friend Clinic Clinic From $45 (910) 253-8161 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 Assistance (910) 269-6885 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). 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:
- 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.
- Increase the state appropriation to the Spay/Neuter Account so it can meet county demand.
- Enforce shelter reporting under G.S. 19A-65 so every county files a complete report on time.
- 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.
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 to find yours and send a ready-to-edit letter.
NC House
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Brunswick County in the news
- 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.
- Brunswick County seeking bids for construction of 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
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Become Brunswick's championWhere to share it in Brunswick
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- Brunswick Sheriff's Animal Adoption Page Official adoption page of the Sheriff's Animal Protective Services shelter in Supply, linked from its website.
Brunswick County share kit
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Questions
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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 explains the data and its gaps.
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 to find yours and send them a ready-to-edit letter.