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General Information

Forsyth County Animal Control is a full service animal care and control agency in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The department has been serving the citizens of Forsyth County since 1950. In 2006, the department moved to its current location at 5570 Sturmer Park Circle, Winston-Salem NC 27105.

Custody and Care Division

Our caring and compassionate staff provides safe, humane housing for stray, unwanted, abandoned, abused, sick and injured animals. The Custody and Care Division provides a variety of services including:

• Pet adoption program
• Early spay/neuter program for shelter animals
• Health care program for shelter animals
• Rabies quarantine facilities
• Lost and found animal program
• Microchip-identification of redeemed and adopted animals
• Public education

Patrol Division

The patrol division is responsible for enforcing local and state laws concerning animals. Our officers work seven days a week and provide emergency service twenty four hours a day. Animal Control Officers provide a wide variety of services, including:

• Rescue of sick and injured animals
• Respond to reports of lost, stray and abandoned animals
• Investigate and prosecute reports of animal cruelty and abuse
• Investigate animal bites & coordinate the rabies-control program
• Investigate & apprehend Dangerous Dogs and aggressive animals
• Telecommunications

Officers may issue civil or a criminal citations. They may also issue abatement orders to protect the public from a dangerous or potentially dangerous animal.

Forsyth County's animal control officers are very highly trained professionals. In addition to their law enforcement training, they participate in specialized training for animal crimes such as dog fighting and cockfighting, attend national animal control training, receive certification for chemical immobilization and attend annual sheriff’s standards training.

Administration Division

The Administration Division strives to provide quality customer service to the citizens of Forsyth County. Forsyth County’s Differential Licensing Program is structured to provide incentive to spay or neuter pets. The result is a reduction in the number of unwanted pets in our county. In addition to this important function, the Administration Division provides many services including:

• Trap-loan program
• County Licensing
• Customer Service
• Rabies vaccination tracking
• Financial transactions
• Data entry

Contact Information

Animal Shelter
5570 Sturmer Park Circle
Winston-Salem, NC 27105

Adoption and
Redemption:
    (336) 703-DOGS (3647)
Complaint and
Investigations:
    (336) 703-2490
Lost and Found:
    (336) 703-2478
Licensing:
    (336) 703-2479
Administration:
    (336) 703-2480
FAX:
    (336) 661-6414


Hours of Operation
Closed Sunday
12:00 - 5:00 Monday
12:00 - 7:00 Tuesday
12:00 - 5:00 Wednesday
12:00 - 7:00 Thursday
12:00 - 5:00 Friday
12:00 - 5:00 Saturday

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