Are you ready for a new pet in your life? All of these animals are available for adoption at Iredell County Animal Services, 430 Bristol Drive, Statesville. You need a Franklin (A294270) in your life! Franklin greets you with the sweetest meows each time you enter and he is ALWAYS so happy to see you! Three minutes later, you leave and come back, still happy to see you! This sweet 2-year-old found his way here as a stray and presented with a URI, feline lice and a slight head tilt! He has fully recovered from his URI, has been fully treated for the lice (hence this rockin' hairdo!) and he had an ear infection which caused his head tilt! This boy LOVES attention and will solicit all the loving you want to give him! He is also FeLV positive. What does that mean? FeLV, or Feline Leukemia Virus, is a virus that affects the immune system of a cat.
It is not a form of cancer but is a virus that may weaken the immune system and may make opportunistic infections and certain types of cancer more likely. Cats with FeLV can live normal, happy lives — they may just have a shorter life expectancy than FeLV-negative cats. How do cats get FeLV? FeLV is spread from cat to cat via prolonged, direct contact with an infected cat’s saliva (sharing food bowls, grooming each other, etc.
), urine and/or blood. The virus can also be passed from a queen to kittens during pregnancy. FeLV is species specific, so other animals such as dogs cannot contract the virus.
The virus dies rapidly in the environment, so you won’t have to worry about carrying the virus on your clothing. It is recommended that FeLV+ cats only live with other FeLV+ cats or on their own. FeLV+ cats should be kept indoors only.
Please come and ask to meet this sweet boy if you can provide him with the loving home he so deserves! His fee is waived! All of this week’s pets have been spayed or neutered and are looking for their forever homes. Come and meet them. All adoptions include spay/neuter, age-appropriate vaccines and microchip.
Business hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.
m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday. Access from 10 a.m.
to noon Monday through Friday is by appointment. Animal Services will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. For current adoption specials, visit the shelter in person as these change frequently.
Brody (A293177) is our current longtimer as of Aug. 29 and is on day 76 today! He is a rottweiler mix and is estimated at 2 years of age. He came to us as a stray and he is looking for the family made just for him! He weighs 62.
30 pounds and will do best in a home with no small children, because he doesn't realize he is 62.30 pounds. His shelter BFF is Harry (fellow canine) and they love playing together! While we know he and Harry get along like two peas in a pod, we always recommend meet and greets with other dogs and children prior to adoption.
This bouncy and big goofy guy needs to be met outside of his kennel to see the real Brody. Come in and ask staff to meet him! His fee is waived and his adopter will receive two free training sessions with Highland Canine Training! The shelter is near capacity for dogs and to help clear the shelter, adoptions for dogs are currently $10. People are also reading.
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Here’s where they are Man drowns in Catawba River The normal fee schedule is as follows: Dogs/puppies, $80; cats/kittens, $65; PetSmart only, cats/kittens, $20. All adoptions take place during business hours. Two-year-old Banjo (A294060) is a border collie mix and this cutie weighs 56.
70 pounds. He loves cheese and takes his treats gently! He loves playing with his dog friends in playgroups and is learning so much here when the trainers come in to work with our dogs. He is such a smart boy and is ready for a home and a job, as that is the collie in him! Please come and meet this sweet boy in person to learn more about him.
We always recommend meet and greets with other dogs and children prior to adoption. This sweet and handsome boy is so excited to meet his family, look at that smile on his face! His fee is waived and his adopter will receive two free sessions with Highland Canine Training! For appointments, visit www.iredellcountync.
gov/FormCenter/Animal-Control-17/Appointment-Request-Form-260 . Want to help, but you aren’t ready to adopt? How about volunteering? We are looking for long-term volunteers willing and able to give of their time, ideally weekly, for let’s say ..
. forever? If you are only looking for short-term hours or a certain amount of hours for school service, community service project, special interest or others, please come see us, too. For those only needing short-term or limited hours, our volunteer program may not be for you, but we have other options available.
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ICAS volunteers are THE best and we can’t do what we do without them. Sweet Willa (A294211) came in as a stray and this cutie is a gentle and sweet soul who is ready for her forever family. She did great when meeting a neutered male of similar size here, never seeming to be bothered by his rowdiness at all.
This precious face is a pretty good descriptor of just her overall sweet demeanor. Please come and meet this 51-pound, 2-year-old sweetie named Willa. You may fall in love, so be prepared for that! We always recommend meet and greets with other dogs and children prior to adoption.
Her fee is waived! The Books & Buddies reading program is now running. No appointment is necessary. Reading times are from noon to 5 p.
m. weekdays and 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
Bring a book or borrow one from the shelter and grab a stool. The Books & Buddies guidelines are: Children of all ages and adults are welcome to read. Children 15 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Do not put fingers in the kennels. Titus (A294651) is one beautiful boy and he is such a good boy! He takes treats ever so gently and is 100% housebroken, waiting until we get him out of his kennel daily to "go"! He is super sweet, walks great, knows sit/paw/down and is one mid-air-treat-catcher pro!! This sweet boy is friendly and sweet and ready for forever! Please come and meet this handsome 56.90-pound, 3-year-old in person to fall in love! Do not run or make loud noises around the animals.
Sit sideways to the dog kennels when reading. One person can be reading in the cat room at a time. Readers must track their own service hours.
Any staffer can sign off on service hours. Sebastian (A294272) is such a good boy and this 3-year-old has now been here for 41 days. He is hoping his family finds him soon.
He has played with other dogs here in playgroups and can sometimes act as their hall monitor. He is food motivated, knows sit and shake and is a sweet and friendly boy! We can add to that that he is handsome to boot! He is housebroken and this 57.70-pound, happy-go-lucky boy is ready for home! His fee is waived!! Please come and meet him in person for more information.
To become a volunteer, a foster owner or both, visit co.iredell.nc.
us/149/animal-services-control , call the volunteer coordinator at 704-878-5424, ext. 3507, or stop by the shelter for an application from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Colby (A294319) is 2 years old and he is so ready for his big break outta here and into the family life! This little guy weighs 35.40 pounds and you rarely catch him without a smile! He is housebroken, did great for a bath and even enjoyed it!! He is a little fearful being here and sure could use the right family to find him and give him a chance. His fee is waived! Please come and meet him in person.
Fostering is a great way to get the animals out of the shelter for a reprieve and a great opportunity to get them in front of potential adopters they wouldn’t see while being in the shelter. Fosters are true lifesavers in providing the tender loving care that the cats and kittens so desperately need for the animals’ best possible outcome. The shelter doesn’t want the fosters to have to provide for the basic care items needed to care for the animals.
To donate, the shelter’s address is 430 Bristol Drive, Statesville. As for size of dry kitten food, 3.15- or 6.
3-pound bags are easiest for fosters to handle. Dale (A293889) came to us as a stray and is estimated at 1 year, 5 months old. This 56.
50-pound cutie is such the good boy! He walks great on a leash, is housebroken and is a wonderful companion to both humans and dogs, alike! He loves playing with other dogs in playgroups here at the shelter and he is hoping to find his forever soon! He has now been here for 52 days! Please come and meet sweet Dale in person for more information. We always recommend meet and greets with other dogs and children prior to adoption. Dale’s fee is waived and his adopter will receive two free sessions with Highland Canine Training! Animal Services also holds drive-thru rabies clinics from 6-7 p.
m. the second Tuesday of each month. The fee is $5, cash only.
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