Columbus County Animal Control

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BrodieDaVinci Vlogs

Adopted a beautiful little male chiweenie this past Friday and he’s already dead. 1 year old. He had parvo. They didn’t check for it. Good thing my other dog was vaccinated or she would be sick too. the paperwork was completely fudged. They had him listed as a female when he was obviously a male, all of his dates for vaccinations were all messed up and you can tell it was just thrown together. Called today to tell them what happened to the dog I adopted and to make sure they clean the facility so other animals don’t suffer the same fate… and they were not very kind nor did they seem concerned at all. Also… we’re told he didn’t have fleas… well he did… and my other dog got them as well. Spent over $1300 on this poor dog with the cost of the emergency vet just to lose him on the Fourth of July and have to bury him in my backyard. My 2 year old is traumatized. Will never adopt from here again, and I’ll tell everyone I know of this experience. Poor animals… they deserve so much better than this place

Emily Beard

I went there for the first time today to assess and pull a couple of dogs for Freedom German Shepherd Rescue, and had a great experience! The friendly staff was very accommodating and knowledgeable about the animals in their care, and very helpful in assisting us with the assessment and adoption process. I would highly recommend visiting the next time you are ready for a new best friend!

Hannah Erickson-Niebauer

Adopted the sweetest dog Friday June 30th, he died early morning July 4th from parvo he contracted at the shelter. His adoption paperwork was done incorrectly. When we called to tell the staff that our dog had died they didn’t seem to care past a simple “sorry” and continued to post dogs for adoption with no public warning that their shelter had parvo and to watch for the symptoms. The vet we took our dog to said that by the time we adopted him it was too late to save him, and it could’ve been saved if the shelter had tested him or watched for the start of his symptoms. Not only is our daughter heartbroken and traumatized that her new puppy is gone so soon but we are all devastated at the loss and the amount that we spend on adoption fees and vet bills just to only love him for 3 days. The shelter should be testing, should monitor for these symptoms, be straight forward if animals show symptoms pre adoption, be cleaning their shelter before adopting out animals to unsuspecting families. Unfortunately situation that never should have happened.

Samantha Nealey

My husband and I have been looking into adopting a dog from a shelter. We are from Wilmington so we have been looking at New Hanover and Brunswick County shelters. Everytime we see a dog we like it is gone almost instantly. Why? Because they only charge $65-75 for adoption. They keep the animals in good conditions And good health. They even get a volunteer photographer to take pictures for their Facebook. Out of curiosity I thought of checking out Columbus County to see if they had any availability pups. Columbus County shelter is seriously failing and it is evident why. They are charging $125 for adoption and half of the pictures of the dogs are through a chain link fence. They have 23 available dogs! It's just sad.

Samantha S

Have tried calling before in the case of a dog I found in my backyard who was unable to walk. Waited hours and before his condition worsened, I drove him to the animal shelter myself. The guy who I had spoken to showed up 8 hours later asking where the dog was. Today, I was out in my yard with my dog (who I had let out about 2 minutes prior) and a man in the animal control truck pulled up, told me he was looking for my dog and that someone had called complaining about two dogs running around that were "big and brown." I told him it wasn't my dog since he was just inside and this person didn't seem to believe me? Not really sure what the deal was but this is the 2nd time I've had a negative experience with this group. Also - this is ZERO reflection on the Columbus County animal shelter who continues to do an impressive job.

Carol Russ

We love our new baby boy Bullet. I'm so glad we went to Columbus country Animal shelter. All the Animals we're well taken care of but are waiting for a forever home. Please check them out if you're looking for a new baby. Now 10 weeks old. And spoiled rotten. We love you Bullet

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Business Hours
Monday:10:00AM - 16:00PMTuesday:10:00AM - 16:00PMWednesday:10:00AM - 16:00PMThursday:10:00AM - 16:00PMFriday:10:00AM - 16:00PMSaturday:ClosedSunday:Closed

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• Wheelchair accessible entrance
• Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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