About Us
Orange County's Animal Services Center is an open-door facility and operates both intake and adoption services. We are open to the public 6 days a week at our new Animal Services Center, located at 1601 Eubanks Road in Chapel Hill.
Animal Services has animals available for adoption, and also partners with area rescue organizations to place as many animals as possible with loving homes. We provide Animal Control services to the unincorporated portion of Orange County and Hillsborough and are 
responsible for enforcing State and County laws that apply to animals (ncluding cruelty laws, nuisance animals and dangerous wildlife). We also manage licensing and offer low-cost rabies clinics, spay/neuter programs and other services.
Animal Services Center Hours*
- Monday: Noon - 6 p.m.
- Tuesday: Noon - 7:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: Noon - 6 p.m.
- Thursday: Noon - 7:30 p.m.
- Friday: Noon - 6 p.m.
- Saturday: Noon - 5 p.m.
- Sunday: CLOSED
*Pet visitations end 30 minutes prior to closing daily.
Animal Control Field Service Hours
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- For Animal Control emergencies after hours, please call 911 to be connected to our on-call Animal Control Officer.
Other Hours
For hours during inclement weather, visit the County's Inclement Weather Page.
For holiday hours, please visit the County's Holiday Hour Page.
Contact Us
Our Animal Services Center is located just off of interestate 1-40 at 1601 Eubanks Road; Chapel Hill, NC. Click here for a map to our center.
Our main Animal Services Center number is 919-942-PETS (7387).
Animal Control issues should be reported by jurisdiction using the following numbers:
- Chapel Hill Town limits - (919) 942-PETS (7387)
- Carrboro Town limits - (919) 883-8398
- Remaining County - (919) 942-PETS (7387)
- After hours: 911
Management Contacts:
Pursuant to applicable North Carolina General Statutes, any electronic mail message sent from this account or received by this account, and any attachments thereto, may be considered a public record; and as such they are subject to inspection by anyone at anytime.
Robert A.Marotto is Orange County's Director of Animal Services.
Contact Animal Services Director
Jessica Allison is the Animal Shelter Manager.
Contact the Shelter Manager
Irene Phipps is the Animal Control Manager.
Contact Animal Control Manager
Animal Services Mission
The Animal Services Department strives to meet the needs of residents by working with volunteers and other partners to deliver cost-effective and integrated sheltering and animal control services that ensure the health, safety and well being of humans, pets and the community as a whole.