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Drop box located at the SPCA of Wake County, NC	Drop cage located at the animal control facility in Dunn, North Carolina
Rhett Butler, age 1 year, 6 months. Killed September 13, 1999 after being left in a drop box at the SPCA of Wake County, NC.	Diesel Ken Goodwin, age 2 years. Killed, September 13, 1999, after being left in a drop box at the SPCA of Wake County, NC.

What Can I Do?

First: Write, email, and telephone the North Carolina County and State officials.

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Second: Please take a moment to print both of the following petitions. Petition one urges state and local officials in North Carolina to end the use of live animal drop off facilities. Petition two asks that mandated holding periods in North Carolina animal shelters and animal control facilities be enforced.

Text of Petition I.
We ask that all live animal drop off facilities in North Carolina be closed, that live animal drop off facilities be made illegal in the state of North Carolina, that more humane surrender procedures for unwanted animals be funded and supported by county and state officials, and that penalties for abandoning unwanted animals be enforced under existing laws.

Text of Petition II.

We ask that the State of North Carolina protect the life of each surrendered and stray animal in any private or county facility by passing legislation that creates:

1. a mandatory and accurate record keeping system to account for each animal taken into a facility and the final disposition of the animal.

2. adequate funding to hire competent, trained shelter personnel and to maintain proper shelter facilities.

3. aggressive prosecution of shelters killing animals before mandated holding periods have expired.

4. financial support for statewide spay and neuter programs accessible financially and geographically to all pet owners.

5. aggressive adoption programs for all adoptable animals.

6. mandatory permission forms required for the removal of body parts, such as eyes, from euthanized animals.

7. prohibition of pound seizure or the sale or transfer of animals to research facilities.

8. we urge the officials of North Carolina to consider the adoption of a "no kill" model for animal shelters in their State.

Click below for a printable version of each petition.

Print North Carolina Petitions-Version 1(Microsoft Word file)

Print North Carolina Petitions-Version 2(PDF file)

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