Orange County Animal Services
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Hours: Adoption and intake services: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, closed Sun. Animal Control: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Who it helps
- Animal intake is by appointment and limited to Orange County residents.
- Where
- Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and unincorporated Orange County
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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County animal shelter and animal control for Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and unincorporated Orange County. Provides sheltering for stray and unhoused animals, adoptions, lost and found pets, animal intake by appointment and spay/neuter resources.
How to reach them
Where: 1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC
Hours: Adoption and intake services: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, closed Sun. Animal Control: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.
Good to know
- Who can use it: Animal intake is by appointment and limited to Orange County residents.
- How to get started: Call (919) 942-7387: option 1 for Animal Control, option 2 for pets, visiting and adopting, option 3 for lost and found pets and intake. For animal emergencies when closed, dial 911.
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- Orange County Animal Services - SAFE Foster Program · Chapel Hill
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- Orange County Animal Services Spay/Neuter Assistance · Chapel Hill
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