New Hanover County Sheriff's Office Animal Services Unit (Animal Shelter)
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Hours: Office Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm, Sat 8:00am-12:00pm; adoptions and redemptions Mon-Fri 11:00am-3:45pm
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Where
- New Hanover County
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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New Hanover County's animal control and shelter, run by the Sheriff's Office. Enforces animal laws, handles rabies control and animal complaints, and adopts out animals that have been spayed/neutered, vaccinated and dewormed.
How to reach them
Where: 180 Division Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401
Hours: Office Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm, Sat 8:00am-12:00pm; adoptions and redemptions Mon-Fri 11:00am-3:45pm
Good to know
- How to get started: Call (910) 798-7500 or walk in during office hours. After-hours emergencies such as a bite or injured animal go through 911.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
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