Pet Help in the Charlotte Area
In Charlotte and need help now? For an emergency, go to a 24-hour hospital below and tell them if cost is a barrier. To lower costs, start with the spay/neuter programs and low-cost clinics. For a bill you can’t cover, get a free funding plan.
Want what’s closest to you? Search by ZIP code or your location. Nearby: the Triad. Raleigh-Durham. Wilmington.
Emergencies and 24-hour hospitals
- Carolina Veterinary Specialists - Charlotte 24 hours
2225 Township Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273 · (704) 504-9608
24/7 emergency veterinary hospital for cats and dogs, open every day including weekends, with specialty services by referral. The emergency service accepts all clients. - BluePearl Denver Animal Emergency (Lake Norman) 24 hours
1420 NC-16 Business, Denver, NC 28037 · (980) 222-7115
24/7 emergency and critical care pet hospital in Denver, NC serving the greater Lake Norman area, including Cornelius, Mooresville, Huntersville and North Charlotte, plus Hickory, Statesville, Gastonia, Belmont, Concord and Salisbury. - Carolina Veterinary Specialists - Huntersville 24 hours
12117 Statesville Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078 · (704) 949-1100
24/7 emergency veterinary hospital for cats, dogs and exotics, open every day including weekends, with specialty services by referral. The emergency service accepts all clients. - Carolina Veterinary Specialists - Matthews 24 hours
4099 Campus Ridge Rd, Matthews, NC 28104 · (704) 815-3939
24/7 emergency veterinary hospital, open every day including weekends, with specialty services by referral. The emergency service accepts all clients.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control Free Spay/Neuter Program
Mecklenburg County residents
City-run clinic offering free spay/neuter surgery for pets of qualifying Mecklenburg County residents. Free surgeries include a required rabies vaccine and microchip. Low-cost spay/neuter and community cat (TNR) surgeries are temporarily unavailable, and wait times for free surgeries are extended. - Friends of Feral Felines
Mecklenburg County, and to a limited extent Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Union, Lancaster and York counties
Charlotte nonprofit helping community cats through Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR). Educates the public about TNVR, recommends low-cost clinics, provides subsidies for TNVR and for injured or ill community cats in the Charlotte area, loans traps and guides people through the process. Does not take in cats, assist with owned pets or offer adoptions. - Cabarrus Spay & Neuter Clinic
413 Church St. N, Concord, NC 28025 · (704) 784-6304
Nonprofit veterinary clinic offering affordable, low-cost spay and neuter surgery for cats and dogs, plus pet dental cleanings and specialty surgeries. - Lake Norman Humane Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Service
2106 Charlotte Hwy, Mooresville, NC 28117 · (704) 663-3330
Lake Norman Humane offers low-cost spay/neuter services to the public twice a month. Pets are transported to the Gaston Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic in Gastonia in the morning and returned that evening. Vaccines, microchipping and other add-ons are available at the time of surgery. Space is limited.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control Free Drive-Thru Rabies Clinics
2725 Beam Road, Charlotte, NC 28217 (Charlotte Vehicle Operations Center)
Free monthly drive-thru rabies vaccine clinics for dogs, cats and ferrets, plus twice-yearly Mega Clinics that aim to offer free 1- or 3-year rabies vaccines, core vaccines and microchips depending on funding. Remaining 2026 dates: November 14 and December 12. - Spay Neuter Clinic of the Carolinas
8045 Providence Rd, Suite 450, Charlotte, NC 28277 · (704) 542-9997
Reduced-cost spay/neuter clinic that also provides wellness exams, vaccines, testing, microchipping, parasite prevention, x-rays, lab work, dental cleanings and extractions, heartworm treatment and care for minor illnesses and injuries. Offers wellness plans and payment options through CareCredit and Varidi Payment Plans. - Stand For Animals Veterinary Clinic
224 W. 32nd Street, Charlotte, NC 28206 · (704) 970-2711
Nonprofit affordable veterinary clinic offering spay/neuter, vaccines, routine dental cleanings, wellness care and an online pharmacy, with payment plan assistance. Clinics in Charlotte, Pineville (10833 Pineville Road) and Lake Norman (2714 Charlotte Hwy, Mooresville). - Gaston Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic + Vet Care (Animal League of Gaston County)
425 W. Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28052 · (704) 868-4673
Nonprofit low-cost spay/neuter clinic and pet hospital run by the Animal League of Gaston County, offering same-day spay/neuter surgery and affordable veterinary care. Feral friendly. Financial assistance is available for Gaston County residents who receive Medicaid, food stamps or WIC and for those in financial need. - Stand For Animals - Lake Norman (Mooresville)
2714 Charlotte Hwy, Mooresville, NC 28117 · (704) 970-2711
Nonprofit low-cost veterinary clinic offering annual exams, vaccines and vaccine clinics, sick visits, dental procedures, quality of life evaluations, spay/neuter and microchipping. Does not offer emergency services or hospitalization.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control: Main Shelter
8315 Byrum Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217 · 704.336.7600
City-county animal shelter in Charlotte, with a satellite shelter on Toomey Ave. - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control: Satellite Shelter
2700 Toomey Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28203 · 704.336.7600
Satellite shelter of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control. - Cabarrus County Animal Shelter
244 Betsy Carpenter Place SW, Concord, NC 28025 · (704) 920-3288
Cabarrus County's animal shelter, with dogs and cats available for adoption or rescue. - Gaston County Animal Care & Enforcement
1491 Business Park Court, Gastonia, NC 28052 · (704) 922-8677
County animal shelter and animal control, a division of the Gaston County Police Department. Shelters stray, injured and unwanted animals, handles adoptions, lost and found pets and owner reclaims, and investigates animal complaints, rabies suspects and cruelty or neglect. - Lake Norman Humane
2106 Charlotte Highway, Mooresville, NC 28117 · (704) 663-3330
Nonprofit animal rescue in Mooresville that rescues and rehomes dogs, cats, guinea pigs, birds and other animals from local shelters and owners. Pets are housed at the main facility, in foster homes and at the Mooresville PetSmart. Also offers guidance to help keep pets and families together and takes owner surrender and stray intake requests by online form when space allows. - Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary
220 Grace Church Rd., Salisbury, NC 28147 · (704) 633-1722
Nonprofit no-kill sanctuary in Salisbury for homeless and rescued dogs and cats. Rescues, spays/neuters and provides medical care for animals, adopts them into homes or gives lifelong sanctuary. The sanctuary is at capacity and is not accepting surrenders.
Paying for a bigger bill
Ask any hospital about payment plans, CareCredit or Scratchpay, and apply to more than one assistance program. Ways to pay a vet bill in North Carolina lists the programs that are open now, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet, with a free fundraiser page if you want one.