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One in four animals in North Carolina shelters will never leave. WRAL Investigates animal euthanasia rates in several Triangle-area counties.
The Wake County Animal Center is again nearing capacity and employees believe there are multiple factors compounding the problem.
The Wake County Animal Center is once again nearing capacity. That puts the animals at risk for euthanasia.
Destinee Patterson, WRAL reporter
Two months into the new year the Wake County Animal Center is already nearing maximum capacity, issuing an urgent request to the community to consider adoption.
Pitt County Animal Services is apologizing after a woman's dog was euthanized by mistake.
WITN staff
Kathalene Murphy has saved 400 dogs and cats in the two years since she founded Rusty's Rescue with her college roommates. She will save hundreds more, but she feels it's never enough.
Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer
Cumberland County Animal Control is waiving its adoption fee for all pets from Monday until next Saturday.
Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer
The shelter, located at 820 Beacon Lake Drive in Raleigh, is only a few pets away from reaching capacity.
Jessica Patrick, WRAL Sr. multiplatform producer
When an Alabama veterinary office posted a photo of a chocolate jar filled with Hershey's kisses for dogs about to be euthanized, people went crazy for the idea.
WRAL's Leslie Moreno spoke with the owner of a horse that was killed in a hit-and-run incident about the dangers of the area where the crash happened.
Genevieve Burbridge is mourning the loss of her pet, Pom Pay, after the horse was struck by a car Saturday night.
Jessica Patrick, WRAL multiplatform producer
Dozens of North Carolina animal shelters and rescues are participating in Clear the Shelters which will be a virtual event this year.
Before you decide to buy your next family pet, consider this - thousands of healthy dogs and cats are killed in North Carolina each year because there is not enough room in local shelters.
Thousands of dogs and cats are killed in shelters each year. Local experts weigh in on North Carolina's euthanasia crisis and why it doesn't make sense.
Duplin County Animal Services is waiving all adoption fees in a final effort to find homes for animals.
Jessica Patrick, WRAL digital journalist
WRAL reached out to 22 central North Carolina shelters to find out how many dogs and cats were killed in 2019 due to shelter overcrowding.
The City of Dunn needs help getting dogs out of its animal shelter by Friday.
For the first time in four years, euthanasia rates have dropped at the Cumberland County Animal Center.
An anonymous donor in Vance County is covering the costs of matching hard-to-adopt dogs and cats with new owners.
Debra Morgan, anchor/reporter, and Rick Armstrong, producer
The Cumberland County Animal Shelter is at capacity and will be forced to euthanize if any other pets are surrendered.
Health officials on Tuesday confirmed a positive case of rabies in a raccoon in Hope Mills that will result in the euthanizing of six dogs.
Overcrowding and euthanasia are constant issues in many North Carolina shelters. That's where Saving Grace comes in.
Rick Armstrong, producer, and Gerald Owens, anchor/reporter
