Friends of Orange County Animal Shelter
P.O. 9652 Chapel Hill, N.C. 27515-9652 --
919-942-2503
  


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Step 4: When looking for your lost pet, never "assume" staff at area shelters will recognize your pet from your description! These people see many dogs each day, and hear many animals described, but they can't possibly recognize them from flyers or telephone descriptions. GO TO THE SHELTER YOURSELF and view every animal there. If you don't see your pet in the "public" viewing area, ask at the front desk if they have any dogs/cats who are isolated (not on view of the public (shelters will isolate animals if they are showing any signs of illness or injury; if they are overly scared and timid; or overly aggressive).

While at the shelter, file a lost report and leave a photo of your pet. Remember to check back in person every other day -- shelters only keep strays for 5-7 days -- if you don't check back frequently, you could miss out on finding your pet.

Also, don't assume that if picked up as a stray, your pet would be taken to your county's shelter. If picked up near the county line or just over the line, he/she could be taken to the shelter in a bordering county. So check all nearby shelters.

Below is a listing of the shelters in bordering counties. Make a personal visit -- it may save your pet's life!

Alamance CountyBurlington Animal Shelter
215 Stone Quarry Rd.
Haw River, NC		(336) 578-1386
Alamance Humane Society
P.O. Box 3673
Burlington, NC 27215
E-mail: hsac@netpath.net		(336) 438-2023
Chatham CountyChatham Humane Society
Pittsboro, NC		(919) 542-5757
Durham CountyAPS of Durham
2117 E. Club Blvd.
Durham, NC 27704		(919) 560-0640
Orange CountyOrange County Animal Shelter
1081 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514		(919) 967-7383
Person CountyRoxboro Animal Shelter
Club Lake Rd.
Roxboro, NC		(336) 597-1741
Roxboro APS
Todd Rd.
Roxboro, NC		(336) 597-5013