animal shelters

When a Charlotte animal shelter took in a white and gold shih tzu found on the street, they had no idea they would find its original owner hundreds of miles away in Florida. The dog and owner were reunited soon after.

More animals are in Charlotte's government-run animal shelter than at any point in the past five years. Staff says more people are turning over pets while fewer people are adopting. That means more tough euthanasia decisions.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control shelter has been over capacity for months, and staff have begun doubling up some animals to two per kennel to save space. The shelter has temporarily stopped taking dog surrenders because of the lack of space.

Charlotte residents whose animals are seized by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Animal Care and Control will have less time to petition a court for their return as the shelter tries to reduce overcrowding.

A year after the pandemic puppy boom, Charlotte's animal shelter is full and Animal Care & Control is asking the community to help alleviate the problem by fostering, adopting or taking dogs home for a "staycation."

While regular inspections and registration requirements help protect animals, passing inspections and gaining registration can be tricky for animal…

About half of the U.S. states now ban the use of gas chambers to perform euthanasia on dogs and cats. North Carolina will enforce such a ban beginning…