Our Adoption Center hours are Saturdays 12 pm – 4:00 pm and by appointment.
If the animal is friendly and responds to you, look for ID tags or a microchip tag on the animal’s collar and contact their parents and make a plan to safely return the animal to its home!
If you can’t approach or safely contain the animal, please call Caldwell County Animal Care & Control and give them detailed information about the animal in need so they can assist: 828-572-4535.
All stray animals need to go through the Caldwell County shelter for a stray hold. You may bring a found pet to the Caldwell County Animal Shelter during their business hours, Mon-Wed, 10am-4:45pm & Thur-Fri 10am-4:45pm. They are located at 180 Government Way SW, Lenoir, NC.
See our found an animal page for more information.
Our website is always up to date because the database we use to keep track of dogs in our system updates the website as soon as dogs are made available for adoption. If you are interested in a dog you saw on social media or heard about, check our ADOPT page and click on the dog to fill out an application online. That is the fastest way to make sure you are in line to adopt that dog.
Our dogs are always adopted on a first-come, first-served basis as long as an application is approved for that dog.
Yes! We are a registered 501c3 organization and are always happy to provide a donation receipt for tax purposes, as well as a year-end total receipt for monthly donors.
When adopting any animal, please have your payment for the adoption fee, a driver’s license or ID, and a safe way to transport the animal home. For dogs, bring a harness/collar and leash.
FCR deeply cares about how all animals are treated in our community. We work with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Lenoir Police Department to report animal abuse and neglect. To report animal abuse, neglect or cruelty in the City of Lenoir, please call Animal Services at 828-572-4535. To report abuse, neglect or animal cruelty outside city limits, please call the Sheriff’s Office at 828-758-2324.
220 Joyceton Church Road
Lenoir, NC 28645
+18285724822