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title: "Onslow County Animal Shelter Numbers and Spay/Neuter Help"
description: "Onslow County shelters took in 3,263 dogs and cats in 2025 and euthanized 13.9%. Find low-cost spay/neuter, your legislators and the petition."
url: https://ncpetproject.org/counties/onslow/
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# Onslow County animal shelters and spay/neuter
Where Onslow 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 Onslow County](#sign)
## Sign for Onslow County
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## Onslow County's shelter picture
What Onslow County's reporting shelters told the state about dogs and cats in 2025. [Compare Onslow with the other reporting counties](https://ncpetproject.org/nc-county-shelter-report/#the-full-county-table-all-65-reporting-counties).
3,263
Dogs and cats taken in
1,765
Adopted out
512
Returned to owners
455
Euthanized
13.9%
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 Onslow County
[Onslow County on the coverage map](https://ncpetproject.org/nc-spay-neuter-coverage/#county-onslow) · [Search by ZIP code](https://ncpetproject.org/get-help/)
- [Adoption First Veterinary Clinic](https://adoptionfirstanimalrescue.com/vet-clinic/) Clinic [(910) 745-6406](tel:+19107456406) Low-cost; not full service; Mon-Fri 8-4
- [Onslow County Animal Services](https://www.onslowcountync.gov/2129/Low-Cost-SpayNeuter-Resources) Assistance [(910) 937-1164](tel:+19109371164) Onslow County Community Animal Clinic; page also lists 5 independent low-cost providers
- [Onslow County Partners for Animal Welfare](http://www.oc-paw.com) Assistance [(910) 745-7930](tel:+19107457930) Vouchers $15 feral cats to $39.99 domestic; Onslow residents
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 Onslow County](#sign)
## Who represents Onslow County
3 NC House members and 1 state senator have districts that include all or part of Onslow County. You have one of each: [enter your address](https://ncpetproject.org/email-your-legislators/?county=Onslow) to find yours and send a ready-to-edit letter.
### NC House
- [Rep. Wyatt Gable](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/837) Republican · District 14
- [Rep. Phil Shepard](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/628) Republican · District 15
- [Rep. Carson Smith](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/755) Republican · District 16
### NC Senate
- [Sen. Michael A. Lazzara](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/426) Republican · District 6
[Email your legislators](https://ncpetproject.org/email-your-legislators/?county=Onslow)
## Onslow County in the news
- WCTI12 · August 8, 2026
[Onslow County Animal Services says every adoptable cat was adopted Saturday](https://wcti12.com/news/local/onslow-county-animal-services-says-every-adoptable-cat-was-adopted-saturday)
The shelter's cat room emptied in a single Saturday as every available cat went home, while several dogs were still waiting.
- WITN · October 13, 2025
[Onslow Co. Animal Services offering reduced adoption fees](https://www.witn.com/2025/10/14/onslow-co-animal-services-offering-reduced-adoption-fees)
Staff said the shelter is nearly always at or near capacity as it ran another fee cut, $70 for dogs and $30 for cats, aimed mainly at moving dogs.
- WNCT · July 18, 2025
[Onslow County Animal Shelter offering discounted adoption fees](https://www.yahoo.com/news/onslow-county-animal-shelter-offering-221734894.html)
Overflowing past capacity, the shelter halved adult dog fees to $70 and cut cats to $20 during a summer Empty the Shelters event.
## Onslow County champions
**Help Onslow climb the board: become its county champion.** Champions share the page, bring in signers and keep their county's numbers moving.
[Become Onslow's champion](https://ncpetproject.org/volunteer/?county=Onslow&role=champion)
## Where to share it in Onslow
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.
- [Onslow County Animal Services](https://www.facebook.com/OnslowCountyAnimalServices) Pets and animals 34.2K followers (Oct 2026) Official page of the county shelter in Jacksonville.
## Onslow County share kit
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**Post text**Ready to paste with either image. Edit it to sound like you. Onslow County shelters took in 3,263 dogs and cats in 2025 and euthanized 13.9% of them. Sign the NC spay/neuter petition for Onslow and help it climb the county leaderboard. It takes 30 seconds: https://ncpetproject.org/counties/onslow/ Copy text
## Neighboring counties
- [Carteret County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/carteret/)
- [Duplin County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/duplin/)
- [Jones County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/jones/)
- [Pender County](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/pender/)
[All 100 counties on the leaderboard](https://ncpetproject.org/counties/)
## Questions
### How is Onslow 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 Onslow County line. Which county should I pick?
Pick the county you live in. The form starts on Onslow 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 Onslow 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 Onslow 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=Onslow) to find yours and send them a ready-to-edit letter.
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