Lee County Animal Shelter
Animal Shelter
Why pick this one
Lee County Animal Shelter houses Lee County stray dogs and cats, offers public adoptions, and provides one-year rabies vaccinations by appointment.
Best for
- Adopting a dog or cat from a public shelter
- Lee County residents surrendering an owned dog or cat
- Reclaiming a stray dog or cat found in Lee County
- Rescue organizations seeking shelter partnerships or transfers
- Adopters needing rabies vaccination and microchipping through the shelter
Look elsewhere if
- Immediate walk-in animal intake is needed
- Animal intake is needed on a Saturday
- The owner surrender involves someone who is not a Lee County resident
Specialties
- Public dog and cat adoptions
- Rescue transfers
- Owner-surrender intake for Lee County residents
- Housing stray dogs and cats found in Lee County
- One-year rabies vaccinations
- Euthanasia by request
What makes them different
- All services require an appointment
- Online appointment requests receive a shelter-staff callback within 24 business hours
- Scheduled 2026 Saturdays offer adoption or rescue viewing without appointments
- Rabies vaccination and microchip are available at adoption for a combined $30 when applicable
- Provides community resources on Lee County animal ordinances, North Carolina animal welfare laws, rabies control, and responsible pet ownership
- Response time
- Shelter staff call back within 24 business hours to schedule an appointment
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 1450 N Horner Blvd, Sanford, NC 27330
- Phone
- +19197767446
- Website
- https://leecountync.gov/departments/public_heal...
- contactlee@leecountync.gov
Services
- Animal sheltering
- Pet adoption
- Animal rescue partnerships
- Stray animal reclaim
- Rabies vaccination
- Pet surrender
- Responsible pet ownership education