Below are some of the things our organization does:

  • We offer low cost spay/neuter vouchers to assist pet owners and reduce the number of unwanted pets brought to the Wake County Animal Center. We provide $15 Kitty Clip vouchers for owned cats and feral/community cats and $40 Pit Stop vouchers for pets that are pit bulls or pit bull mixes.

  • We provide sponsorship(s) to assist new pet owners in treating Heartworm Positive dogs through our Heal A Heart Program. North Carolina is a high intake state; meaning that many dogs that come through the Wake County Animal Shelter’s doors are Heartworm Positive or HW+. While heartworms are easily preventable through monthly preventatives, they are sadly expensive and extensive to treat. Our team recognizes the financial strain this can place on new adopters; therefore, offering sponsorships on our long-timer dogs that will be paid directly the the adopter’s vet.

  • We assist in providing funding for medical care for animals in foster through the shelter. County shelters are limited in what they can treat. On occasion animals come in who require minor medical care that the shelter does not have the ability to treat such as tooth extractions, extended recovery from surgery, etc. Our organization will work with the shelter and foster family to get the animal treated and ready for adoption.

  • We will place sponsorship on Senior and advanced medical case animals. Unfortunately, the shelter receives a fair number of elderly animals or animals in need of major medical care. Due to the extenuating needs of these animals, the shelter relies on its Rescue Partners to pull these animals into their programs. When funds allow, our organization will place sponsorships on these animals for their medical care. This helps to reduce the financial strain on our Rescue Partners and allow them to continue to pull animals from our shelter.

  • We will facilitate adoption and community outreach events. Our organization works in conjunction with the shelter to participate and offer offsite adoption and education events to increase the public's awareness of the shelter and its needs.

  • When in need, we provide funding to board shelter animals. On occasion it becomes necessary to board shelter animals due to overcrowding. While expensive, it is our belief to save as many lives as possible.

  • We work directly with pet parents in underserved communities to ensure that lack of  financial means does not mean that their pet cannot remain in their home.

  • We provide pet food to citizens in need. With many residents suddenly losing their hours/jobs, our charity wanted to ensure that no one had to choose between feeding themselves or feeding their animals. FWCAC has been providing free pet food and essentials since March 2020 through our No Empty Bowl Program.

As we do receive a lot of questions about these particular items,

here are some things our organization does NOT do:

Most of the animals we assist are in the care of the Wake County Animal Center. We do NOT provide medical care, spay/neuter services or financial support to privately owned animals. However, we do refer owners to low cost Spay and Neuter and veterinary partners, we provide pet food through the No Empty Bowl Project, and we are working to expand our Community Outreach program to help more low-income pet owners.