Animal Services

Mission Statement

The Lee County Animal Shelter is an open door, county facility committed to protecting animals from harmful conditions, and to protecting the citizens of the community from stray, unvaccinated, and dangerous animals. Along with the stray animals we pick up, we take every domestic animal that comes to our door; young, old, sick, or injured.

Goals

• Educate and enforce state rabies vaccination laws and ordinances
• Enforce county and city ordinances
• Pick up stray and viscous animals
• Handle animal bite investigations
• Handle rabies investigations 

Services

• Public Safety dealing with domestic animals
• Two rabies vaccination clinics per year
• Times and dates advertised in Sanford Herald 30 days before clinic

LinksAnimal ServicesAnimal Services

• http://lcasnc.petfinder.org/
• http://www.aldf.org/
• http://www.cara-nc.org/
• Our Email address
• AnimalShelter@leecountync.gov

Vets that have offered discount health packages for pets adopted from the LCAS

• All Animals Veterinary Hospital 919-775-4944
• Carolina Veterinary Hospital 919-258-3349
• Myers Animal Hospital 919-775-2258
• Sanford Animal Hospital 919-775-7945

For emergencies not during regular office hours please call:

•    Sanford Police Department (919) 775-8268
•    Lee County Sheriff’s Department (919) 775-5531

Pets don't ask for much—just a short list of basics such as food, shelter,veterinary care, and, of course, our companionship. But they offer us far more in return, teaching us about love, improving our emotional and physical health, and providing us with unconditional affection and friendship.

 Adapted from the Humane Society of the United States’ website.