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title: "Haywood County Animal Shelter Numbers and Spay/Neuter Help"
description: "Haywood County shelters took in 1,197 dogs and cats in 2025 and euthanized 8.8%. Find low-cost spay/neuter, your legislators and the petition."
url: https://ncpetproject.org/counties/haywood/
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# Haywood County animal shelters and spay/neuter
Where Haywood 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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Per 10,000 residents
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[Sign for Haywood County](#sign)
## Sign for Haywood County
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## Haywood County's shelter picture
What Haywood County's reporting shelters told the state about dogs and cats in 2025. [Compare Haywood with the other reporting counties](https://ncpetproject.org/nc-county-shelter-report/#the-full-county-table-all-65-reporting-counties).
1,197
Dogs and cats taken in
971
Adopted out
151
Returned to owners
105
Euthanized
8.8%
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 Haywood County
[Haywood County on the coverage map](https://ncpetproject.org/nc-spay-neuter-coverage/#county-haywood) · [Search by ZIP code](https://ncpetproject.org/get-help/)
- [Haywood Spay/Neuter](https://www.haywoodspayneuter.org/spay-neuter) Assistance Income-based [(828) 452-1329](tel:+18284521329) Income-based pricing for Haywood County residents: $10, $40 or $125; pit bulls and pit mixes free for income-qualified owners
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 Haywood County](#sign)
## Who represents Haywood County
1 NC House member and 2 state senators have districts that include all or part of Haywood County. You have one of each: [enter your address](https://ncpetproject.org/email-your-legislators/?county=Haywood) to find yours and send a ready-to-edit letter.
### NC House
- [Rep. Mark Pless](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/773) Republican · District 118
### NC Senate
- [Sen. Kevin Corbin](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/433) Republican · District 50
- [Sen. Ralph Hise](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/298) Republican · District 47
[Email your legislators](https://ncpetproject.org/email-your-legislators/?county=Haywood)
## Haywood County in the news
- WLOS · August 20, 2025
[Haywood County shelter urges adoptions amid rising overcrowding concerns](https://wlos.com/news/local/haywood-county-animal-shelter-services-adoptions-overcrowding-dogs-cats-pets-concerns-controlled-intake-surrenders-clyde-community-support)
With roughly 50 dogs and more than 60 cats in care, the Clyde shelter moved to controlled intake and asked residents to adopt.
## Haywood County champions
**Help Haywood climb the board: become its county champion.** Champions share the page, bring in signers and keep their county's numbers moving.
[Become Haywood's champion](https://ncpetproject.org/volunteer/?county=Haywood&role=champion)
## Where to share it in Haywood
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.
- [Haywood County Animal Services](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587359873284) Pets and animals The county links this page through a Facebook share link (facebook.com/share/19Um9eXFcQ) that redirects here.
## Haywood County share kit
For shelters, rescues, clinics and anyone posting about Haywood County. The images show Haywood'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. Haywood County shelters took in 1,197 dogs and cats in 2025 and euthanized 8.8% of them. Sign the NC spay/neuter petition for Haywood and help it climb the county leaderboard. It takes 30 seconds: https://ncpetproject.org/counties/haywood/ Copy text
## Neighboring counties
- [Buncombe County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/buncombe/)
- [Henderson County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/henderson/)
- [Jackson County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/jackson/)
- [Madison County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/madison/)
- [Swain County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/swain/)
- [Transylvania County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/transylvania/)
[All 100 counties on the leaderboard](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/)
## Questions
### How is Haywood 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 Haywood County line. Which county should I pick?
Pick the county you live in. The form starts on Haywood 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 Haywood 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 Haywood 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=Haywood) to find yours and send them a ready-to-edit letter.
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