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Charlotte Animal Shelter Is Over-Capacity And Urgently Asking For Help

By Nina Hollander, Broker

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Realty 179530

August 22, 2019 08:02 AM

Charlotte-Mecklenburg's Animal Care And Control Shelter At Over-Capacity. Please Help By Adopting A Shelter Pet

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Division's (CMPD) Animal Care and Control shelter is at over-capacity and in desperate need of more space in their kennels. The CMPD's Animal Control and Care Division is asking Charlotte residents to come in to the shelter and provide a fur-ever home to one of the shelter's "residents."

The need is so great, CMPD put out a press briefing earlier this week asking for Charlotte residents to help with pet adoption to relieve the over-crowding conditions in the shelter.

If you've been thinking about adopting a pet, please consider going over to the CMPD Animal Care and Control Shelter for a "no oblibation meet & greet." Adoption fees have been waived for now, but there is a small license fee in Mecklenburg County to own a pet. But you can also "shop" for your new fur-ever friend on-line: DOGS, CATS, OTHER. If you're planning to adopt a dog, please bring a collar and leash; for adoption of a cat, please bring a carrier.

The CMPD Animal Care and Control Shelter is located at 8315 Byrum Drive in Charlotte. The shelter is open Mondays through Fridays from 11:00 am till 7:00 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 am till 5:00 pm. The Shelter's phone number is: 704-336-7600.

Save A Life By Adopting A Shelter Pet

It's estimated that 3.4 million cats and 3.9 million dogs enter shelters each year. Did you know that 1.5 million animals — some 860,000 cats and about 670,000 dogs — are euthanized each year due to overcrowding in shelters? Please help stop this senseless killing and adopt a shelter pet from the CMPD Animal Care and Control Shelter, which is in dire need of more space.

Can't adopt a pet, but want to contribute? Donate here at the to help Charlotte's Animal Care and Control Shelter.

This information is provided by Nina Hollander and Carolinas Realty Partners, Coldwell Banker, your Charlotte metro area pet parents and pet-friendly residential real estate experts. We've been opening doors for Charlotte area dogs and cats and for their parents for 20+ years.

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Grant Schneider hi Grant... the Charlotte Humane Society has its pet of the week on our local Spectrum news channel. Otherwise everyne depends on some social media. This CMPD shelter has an adoption event on Saturdays most mornings at the SouthPark Mall. But these homeless dogs and cats just keep coming and coming and coming. I really have no words for this epidemic.

Aug 22, 2019 10:39 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Michael Jacobs ya think, Michael? The shelter had a very successful Saturday during the Clear the Shelters event... 73 animals were adopted, which is 3 times their average daily adoption rate. By Sunday, the shelter was filling up again and by Tuesday CMPD was having a public news briefing begging people to come and adopt. Just breaks my heart. You go to their website for adoptable dogs... and there's 10 pages and I'm not sure that all the dogs are event listed there; some 6 pages of cats on the cat site. This shelter does an amazing job of caring for the animals in their keep, but obviously there are physical limits.

Aug 22, 2019 10:44 AM

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS

Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA

South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

We seem to receive rescue dogs from all over the United States. In fact we just received over 50 dogs from South Carolina. I hope they receive the help they need Nina Hollander

Aug 22, 2019 03:21 PM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Joan Cox

House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO

Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nina, these messages break my heart with animals in cages and no families to love them!

Aug 22, 2019 04:54 PM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Home Stager/Redesign

Nina- every morning I read my local NextDoor app and there are always missing dogs or cats or strays that have wandered into someone's yard. It is alarming to see the number of pets that need help. I wish more pet owners would step up and take responsibility for their pets.

Aug 22, 2019 06:41 PM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400

The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY

Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Nina, We just had an event called CLear The Shelters...it was an amazing SUCCESS!

Aug 23, 2019 12:13 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 hi Sheila and Larry... we also had a very successful Clear the Shelters Day in Charlotte last Saturday. The Charlotte CMPD shelter had over 70 dogs adopted... by Sunday they were filling up again and by Monday hitting capacity. It's really an epidemic.

Aug 23, 2019 05:25 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Kathy Streib hi Kathy... I see those notices on NextDoor with frightening regularity myself. I also feed two stray cats on my porch every morning and evening. No clue who they belong to but they've been coming to me for years.

Aug 23, 2019 05:27 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Joan Cox good morning, Joan... my heart also breaks when I see news like this. I'd take them all home with me if I could.

Aug 23, 2019 05:27 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS hi Paul... I'm gobsmacked hearing that SC has to "export" their rescue dogs. The need is so great despite the many shelters we have all over the region.

Aug 23, 2019 05:28 AM

Norma J. Elkins

Elite Realty Group - Morristown, TN

Realtor - Elkins Home Selling Team

We are starting to see that more and more. We have been doing clear the shelter events here and that seems to help.

Aug 23, 2019 05:59 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Norma J. Elkins hi Norma... our very successful Clear the Shelters event last Saturday lasted 24 hours. Record number of pets adopted and by Sunday the shelter started to reach capacity.

Aug 23, 2019 06:03 AM

Norma J. Elkins

Morristown, TN

Barbara Todaro

RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA

Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Good morning, Nina Hollander pet owners need to get their pets fixed.... that's sinful to get a pet and then bring it to a shelter or worse....

Aug 23, 2019 07:45 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Barbara Todaro you're preaching to the choir here, Barbara. And there's no excuse not to get one's pets fixed... we have all sorts of low and no cost options in the region. At least when they adopt out these cats and dogs these days, they are both fixed and micro-chipped.

Aug 23, 2019 07:51 AM

Brian England

Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ

MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I am sure there are plenty of kids in the Charlotte area that could provide a lot of love, so hopefully, their parents will allow them to adopt one or two!

Aug 23, 2019 07:52 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Brian England hi Brian... as many adoptions that take place every day throughout all our region's shelters, it never seems to be enough. For every pet adopted, at least one new one arrives at the shelters.

Aug 23, 2019 07:54 AM

Brian England

Gilbert, AZ

Sheri Sperry - MCNE®

Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ

(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi Nina Hollander,

I hate to see this overcrowding. I hope that people see your blog and realize they need a forever fur baby and adopt. I like that they come "all done"! This is definitely an incentive for adoption.

Aug 25, 2019 07:00 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Sheri Sperry - MCNE® hi Sheri... it really breaks my heart knowing there are so many dogs and cats out there without a loving home.

Aug 25, 2019 07:36 AM

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Nina Hollander - I am seeing these campaigns all over my area and other areas as well. When it comes to pets, responsible people can find the best dogs and cats at shelters where there is love to be given. People need to get there quickly because the sands of time for those beautiful animals is fleeting.

Aug 26, 2019 08:34 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP hi Patricia... it just boggles my mind that as quickly as these shelters empty out, they fill up again. The need is so great and I'd them all those fur-babies home with me if I could.

Aug 26, 2019 09:37 AM