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The Animal Protection Society of Durham We are Durham’s community animal shelter. Here for all people and all animals www.apsofdurham.org
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APS of Durham is an open admission shelter, and cares for more than 5,000 animals each year. The adoption package at APS is all-inclusive - your new pet will come home with a basic medical exam, spay/neuter (dogs, cats and rabbits), vaccines, a microchip (dogs and cats) and lots of love from our staff and volunteers. If you contact us via Facebook Messages, please follow up with a phone call if you do not have a response within 24 hours. If you have questions about an animal that is available for adoption on our website, or if you have a timely or urgent matter to discuss, please contact the shelter during business hours at 919-560-0640.

10/30/2026

🐾Towel-y Important News!🐾

Our shelter pets are sending out an S.O.S. (Snuggles On Shortage)! We urgently need towels and washcloths to help keep tails wagging and whiskers happy. From cozy cat kennels and soothing medical baths to surgery recovery cuddles and everyday kennel cleaning, these simple items make a huge difference in the lives of our animals.

Got a towel that’s retired from beach duty? A washcloth ready for a second act? We’d love it! We can use gently used towels and washcloths as long as they’re not torn, fraying, or falling apart.

🧺 Drop donations off at:
📍 APS of Durham
2117 E. Club Blvd., Durham, NC

Help us keep our pets clean, comfy, and wrapped in love. Every towel tells a tail! 🐶🐱💙

🐾Happy endings start with compassionate sponsors... and people like you.🐾A heartfelt thank you to our Best Friend Sponso...
10/29/2026

🐾Happy endings start with compassionate sponsors... and people like you.🐾

A heartfelt thank you to our Best Friend Sponsors, Two Men and a Truck RDU Two Men and a Truck, Verdesca Creative, Sally Fessler & David Kirkpatrick, and Tito’s Handmade Vodka, whose support helps make Home for the Holidays possible and creates brighter futures for thousands of animals in our community. Their generosity fuels lifesaving care, second chances, and happy endings for pets who need us most.

But the story doesn’t end there. On November 7, you can make an impact, too. Every ticket purchased for Home for the Holidays helps provide shelter, medical care, enrichment, foster support, and adoption opportunities for animals waiting for their second chance. One unforgettable evening can truly change the life of a shelter pet.

Because of supporters like our sponsors, donors, volunteers, and guests, this past fiscal year APS cared for 5,007 animals, celebrated 2,234 adoptions, helped countless pets thrive in foster homes, reunited lost pets with their families, provided spay/neuter services for community pets, distributed pet food to families in need, and benefited from an incredible 21,309 volunteer hours dedicated to helping animals and the people who love them.

When you attend Home for the Holidays, you’re not just buying a ticket. You’re becoming part of every rescue, reunion, adoption, and happy ending still to come. ❤️🐾

🎟️ Purchase your tickets today: https://e.givesmart.com/events/Qx6/

10/28/2026
10/27/2026

🎟️✨What if one ticket could send you on the adventure of a lifetime... and save animals at the same time?✨🎟️

One lucky winner will choose their dream getaway from SEVEN incredible vacation packages:

🌆 NYC: Broadway Beyond the Curtain
❄️ Iceland
🏔️ Banff & the Canadian Rockies
🌺 Hawaii
☘️ Ireland
🥃 Kentucky Bourbon Collection
🦬 Yellowstone & the Tetons

The best part? You do NOT have to attend our Home for the Holidays Benefit to win. Anyone can purchase a Golden Raffle ticket and every ticket sold helps provide lifesaving care, shelter, medical treatment, and second chances for animals in need.

Imagine opening your email and finding out your next vacation is already waiting for you. ✈️

🐾 Every Golden Raffle ticket purchased helps create more happy endings by providing shelter, care, medical support, and new beginnings for animals across our community.

🎫 Purchase your Golden Raffle ticket today: https://e.givesmart.com/events/Qx6/i/_All/B41X/?search=

🥂 Want to join us for an unforgettable evening on November 7? Enjoy an open bar, delicious food, live jazz, exciting auctions, games, and more while supporting local animals.

🎟️ Get your Home for the Holidays Benefit tickets here: https://e.givesmart.com/events/Qx6/?isOrderFormActive=true

Don’t wait. The trip of your dreams could start with one ticket. And every ticket changes lives. ❤️🐾

10/27/2026

🎶Eileen wants to break free!🎶

And honestly? We don’t blame her. 😸

This wonderful little love bug is ready to break free from shelter life and curl up right in the center of your heart. ❤️ Eileen is sweet, affectionate, and dreaming of a forever home where she can trade her kennel for cozy naps, head scratches, and all the love she deserves.

Ready to help Eileen write her next chapter? Come meet this purr-fect girl and see why everyone who meets her falls in love. 🐾

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Thank you all for coming! 👻
10/26/2026

Thank you all for coming! 👻

10/26/2026

🌹✨ Pet of the Week: Baby Belle ✨🌹

Tale as old as time... meet Baby Belle! 🐾❤️

Our Pet of the Week is a sweet, beautiful girl who is ready to star in her very own happily-ever-after. Baby Belle absolutely adores pets, one-on-one attention, and spending quality time with her favorite people. And just like the Belle we know and love, she’s smart, confident, and knows exactly what she likes!

Baby Belle isn’t shy about setting gentle boundaries, and she’ll politely let you know what earns extra purrs and what doesn’t. Her foster describes her as incredibly sweet and affectionate, with a kind and gentle personality that makes her a joy to be around.

“Sweet, beautiful girl, loves one-on-one time and pets. Knows what she likes and will set boundaries but is always super gentle about it.”

This Beauty is looking for a family that will appreciate her charm, respect her preferences, and spoil her with all the attention she deserves. Could your home be the enchanted castle she’s been waiting for? 🌹✨

🏰 Adopt Baby Belle and turn the page to your next great love story.

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🐾 A huge THANK YOU to The Cat Hospital of Durham & Chapel Hill, our Companion Sponsor for this year’s Home for the Holid...
10/24/2026

🐾 A huge THANK YOU to The Cat Hospital of Durham & Chapel Hill, our Companion Sponsor for this year’s Home for the Holidays Benefit on November 7!🐾

Their commitment to animal health and welfare extends far beyond their clinic walls. Through their sponsorship, they’re helping ensure that vulnerable animals in our community receive the care, compassion, and second chances they deserve.

When you join us for Home for the Holidays, you’re doing more than attending a great event. You’re helping provide lifesaving medical care, shelter, enrichment, and hope to animals in need right here in Durham. ❤️

And trust us, it’s going to be a night to remember! Enjoy an open bar, delicious food, live jazz, exciting silent and live auctions, fun games, and the chance to make a meaningful difference for animals who need us most.

🎟️ Get your tickets today and celebrate with us while supporting the pets who depend on our community: https://e.givesmart.com/events/Qx6/

Thank you again to The Cat Hospital of Durham & Chapel Hill for helping make this incredible evening possible!

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2117 E Club Boulevard
Durham, NC
27704

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 6pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5pm
Friday 10:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+19195600640

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