Category: Adopting An Animal

Adopting a puppy is one of life’s most rewarding experiences, but it can also feel overwhelming when you’re not sure what to expect. The good news? Understanding your puppy’s development stages makes everything easier. Just like human children, puppies go through predictable phases of growth, each with its own challenges and opportunities. At the Humane […]

Welcoming a kitten into your family is exciting, rewarding, and often full of surprises. Those early weeks of tiny paws, playful pounces, and endless curiosity pass quickly. Before you know it, your kitten is climbing to the highest perch in the house and confidently letting you know when dinner should be served. Understanding the stages […]

October is for fall leaves, pumpkins, and adopting dogs!  Each year, the month of October is recognized as National Adopt-a-Dog month. The Humane Society of Charlotte welcomes an average of 160 new dogs per month to our shelter and while they stay with us as long as it takes for them to find their new loving family, we […]

Adopting is an exciting decision and just as you would prep for any new addition, it’s important to prepare to take on the new responsibilities of pet ownership. Most often those new responsibilities involve pet training and basic manners, but when you take a chance and adopt an animal who is recovering from an infection or illness, you are giving that animal a second chance […]

Happy International Dog Day from the Humane Society of Charlotte! In celebration of the occasion and in collaboration with the ongoing Clear the Shelters™ campaign, we’re offering reduced adoption fees on select animals at the shelter now through September 19. We recently met a major adoption milestone for 2021 – more than 2000 animals from […]

We’re celebrating 2000 completed adoptions in 2021 as of last Friday, August 13.  Since the beginning of 2021, the HSC team has worked tirelessly to find new families for the animals at our shelter during a year when shelters across the country are maxing out their capacity for care. Each year our organization averages just over […]

The Humane Society of Charlotte has been a trusted fixture in the Charlotte community for families wanting to adopt animals since 1978. The time after adoption can be the most crucial to the success of bringing home a new family member. This time following adoption is called the “Decompression Phase”. What is the Decompression Phase? […]

It’s September and school is back in session and in a variety of ways! The Humane Society of Charlotte wants to get in on the fun by encouraging you to adopt a Teacher’s Pet of your very own! But isn’t a new pet a lot to take on while kicking off a new school year, […]

It’s August, which means that Clear the Shelters sponsored by NBC Universal, is just around the corner. The Humane Society of Charlotte is excited to once again, participate in this nationwide event and help find as many homes as possible for the dogs and cats at HSC. For 2019, HSC will fee-waive our available animals […]

Like clockwork, the Humane Society of Charlotte staff arrives early in the morning. The dog and cat kennels are cleaned and sanitized. Animals go for potty breaks and eat their breakfast. We replace torn beds and blankets and distribute new toys. The doors open and adopters begin streaming in to meet their new best friend. […]