Friends of the Shelter - Iredell County

09/25/2026

🎉🐾 PetSmart ADOPT JOY Adoption Event Alert- PUPPY PALOOZA! 🐾🎉

Join our amazing ICAS Volunteer Furever Family Team as they host their weekly Adoption Event at PetSmart, 214 Turnersburg Hwy, Statesville, NC- tomorrow, Saturday September 26th from 11am-2pm!

🌟 This week's Puppy Stars are: Mac, Maverick & Goose, along with Scott & Jones!
🤍 Mac/ A321608- Neutered male, 2 months old, apx 9 pounds
❤️ Maverick/ A321612- Neutered male, 2 months old, apx 9.4 pounds
💛 Goose/ A321613- Neutered male, 2 months old, apx 9.4 pounds
💚 Scott/ A322038- Neutered male, 2 months old, apx 13.1 pounds
💙 Jones/ A322039- Neutered male, 2 months old, apx 15.6 pounds
All are:
✔️ Spayed/ Neutered
✔️ Microchipped
✔️ Up to Date on age appropriate vaccines & preventatives

Adopters should establish regular veterinary care after adoption to keep their new family member happy and healthy.
Please bring a collar and leash, or purchase one at PetSmart, to take your new family member home safely.

🗓 Saturday, September 26th
⏰️ 11 AM - 2 PM

✨️ Adoption Fees at PetSmart:
🐕 Dogs/ Puppies- 4️⃣0️⃣ cash only
🐈 Cats/ Kittens- 2️⃣0️⃣ cash only

Follow the excitement with "Going Home" updates on the ICAS Volunteers' page:
https://www.facebook.com/iredellcofriends

💛 The 3-3-3 Rule:
3️⃣ Days to decompress
3️⃣ Weeks to learn routines
3️⃣ Months to build trust

Come meet these adorable pets in person at PetSmart, or stop by the shelter (430 Bristol Drive, Statesville) to meet the many other wonderful pets available for adoption, where the Best Friend Adoption Special is in affect until the end of the day Saturday 9/26 (ALL dogs/ puppies have an Adoption Fee of 4️⃣0️⃣, with some Fees waived)!

09/25/2026

⚠️🚨 STRAY HOLD PETS — HELP US GET THEM HOME! PLEASE SHARE!!!🚨⚠️

These pets are currently on stray hold at Iredell County Animal Services, and we’re still hopeful that their families are out there searching for them. Let’s work together to bring them home. ❤️🐾
If you are the owner of one of these pets, please visit the shelter during the following hours:
⏰ Monday–Friday: 12–5 PM
⏰ Saturday: 11 AM–2 PM
Please bring:
✔️ Proof of ownership
✔️ Current rabies vaccination certificate
📍 430 Bristol Drive, Statesville, NC
If you recognize any of these pets from your searches on social media or local lost-pet pages, please be a Homecoming Hero by contacting the shelter:
• By keeping an eye out for these animals on social media and neighborhood pages, you’re officially part of the Homecoming Hero community.
• It takes only a few minutes of scrolling to make a BIG difference in helping pets stay safe and find their way home.
• No application — just compassion, awareness, and willingness to help. 💛
• If you see one of these pets posted on social media, please refer those searching to this post!

🔗 View all current strays here:
https://iredellcountync.gov/1531/Lost-Found-Pets

📧 [email protected]

We recommend checking this link often, as it’s updated frequently!

On behalf of the Homecoming Heroes community:
Welcome — and thank you for your support! 🐶💛

09/25/2026

What a wonderful time to add a New Pet to Your Family, if you are able to!
There are so many deserving Dogs & Puppies waiting at ICAS 🫶

🐾 Best Friend Adoption Special! We are BURSTING at the seams and need YOUR help to find LOTS of amazing dogs AND PUPPIES, their forever homes! 🐾

Find your new best friend at Iredell County Animal Services!

ALL DOGS AND PUPPIES ARE 4️⃣0️⃣!!
Friday and Saturday ONLY!!!
THROUGH THE of day on Saturday, September 26, 2026

📍Location: 430 Bristol Dr, Statesville, NC

⏰Adoption Hours:
Monday–Friday: 12pm–5pm
Saturday: 11am–2pm

🐾 Adopting a pet is a lifelong promise. Please only adopt if you’re ready to commit forever. Be sure your home, heart, and circumstances are truly prepared—returning a pet takes a toll on them. Double-check any housing or insurance restrictions before adopting, and wait if your life is in transition.

Give your new friend time to adjust: follow the 3-3-3 Rule—3️⃣ days to decompress, 3️⃣ weeks to settle in, 3️⃣ months to build trust.
Love, patience, and commitment change lives—especially theirs, and yours.

🩺All adoptable dogs and puppies are spayed/neutered, microchipped, and up to date on age‑appropriate vaccines and preventatives. Adopters must establish vet care after adoption to keep them happy, healthy and up to date!

✅Before you take your new family member home:
🐶 Please bring a collar and leash, or purchase a collar and leash combo from us for $15 to ensure your pup travels safely.

09/24/2026

👀 NEW ARRIVALS- Check out these ADORABLE Adoptable Cats/ Kittens at the cat center inside PetSmart in Statesville, NC (214 Turnersburg Hwy)!

💫 They are waiting to meet you, and find their Loving Forever Homes! Stop by anytime during PetSmart's public hours to Meet & Adopt.

✅️ They are all spayed/ neutered, microchipped, and UTD on age appropriate vaccines/ preventatives.

➡️ Adoption Fee at the PetSmart Cat Center is always ONLY 2️⃣0️⃣!!

*All Available as of 10:30am 9/25. Post is unable to be updated in real time as adoptions occur- visit PetSmart!

09/23/2026

Tucker showed up at his finder’s house and turns out, he had been roaming the neighborhood for some time, when Animal Control Officers responded. This friendly guy comes running up, all tail wags and sniffs, to greet his new friend who is going to take him to safety here at the shelter!
He had no chip and no ID tag, which meant no way to contact his family if he had one. He was never claimed by a family and will now try his luck at changing all that!

Since he has been with us, he has met a similar sized spayed female and right away, the two met nose-to-nose, loose tail wags and lots of curious sniffs! He prance around in the grass for a bit for his new friend and then he showed off his amazing zoomie skills! This sweet boy is ready for playtime and hopes to get that chance at his new home soon, with his forever family!

He is such the good boy, that he is often used as a greeter dogs for other dogs here at the shelter!
Come and meet this sweet and handsome blue boy in person to see if he is your newest addition!

We always recommend meet and greets with other dogs and children prior to adoption to ensure a great fit for all. Because he was a stray, we don’t have information how he does with cats and no way to test for that.
All of our adoptable dogs/puppies are spayed/neutered, microchipped and UTD on all age-appropriate vaccines/preventatives. Adopters will need to establish vet care upon adopting to maintain their new family member’s health and wellness.

And remember the 3-3-3 Rule when adopting a shelter pet.
3 days for your new pet to decompress
3 weeks for your new family member to settle in
3 months for them to build trust

Tucker’s adoption fee is 8️⃣0️⃣!
Please bring a collar and leash OR purchase a combo from us for only $15 to safely take your new family member home.

We are a first come, first served and in-person adoption center and are located at 430 Bristol Drive in Statesville, NC. We are open for adoptions Monday-Friday 12-5pm and Saturdays 11am-2pm.

Tucker/A321568: 2 years old, neutered male, 54.20 pounds

Make sure you can promise forever, before you adopt!

09/23/2026

😍🤗 Are Her Color Swirls Even Real? Yes, they are! Meet Sissy! 😍🤗
Sissy is one of several cattle dogs, all from the same former home, here searching for her forever home and family!
This beautiful 3 year old blue herder is such a sweet girl! She is a little nervous here at the shelter inside her kennel, as this can be a noisy place, but this sweet and docile girl is truly resilient!
Her nervousness seems turns to excitement as soon as she figures out that a human is there to get her out of her kennel, as she knows what lies on the other side!
Once she is outside, she can’t walk further than maybe 10 steps before the urge to roll over for you to commence with belly rubs hits her. And who are we to NOT oblige?
This beautiful and sweet girl has won the hearts of both staff and volunteers alike, we aren’t sure why Sissy hasn’t found her family yet. And she is totally housebroken!!
She got along great with all of her former housemate friends, with Papaw Wyatt being her absolute favorite, just as he is all their favorite! We always recommend meet and greets with and children prior to adoption to ensure a great fit for all, also! We don’t have information on how she does with cats and no way to test for this.
If you can’t promise forever, please consider waiting until that can be a promise kept, BEFORE adopting!

And remember the 3-3-3 Rule when adopting a shelter pet.
3 days for your new pet to decompress
3 weeks for your new family member to settle in
3 months for them to build trust

Come and meet sweet Sissy in person to fall in love and see her swirls!
Sissy’s adoption fee is 8️⃣0️⃣ - All of our adoptable dogs/puppies are spayed/neutered, microchipped and UTD on all age-appropriate vaccines/preventatives. Adopters will need to establish vet care upon adopting to maintain their new family member’s health and wellness.

Please bring a collar and leash OR purchase a combo from us for only $15 to safely take your new family member home.

We are located at 430 Bristol Drive in Statesville, NC. We are open for adoptions Monday-Friday 12-5pm and Saturdays 11am-2pm.

😍 Sissy/A319337: 3 years old, spayed female, 60.40 pounds

09/23/2026

Found in the middle of a BUSY intersection- Mattie stayed in her finder’s garage until we reopened, and she did great with her 5 year old son!!

After coming in as a stray and never being reclaimed, she is NOW ready for a family of her own!

Since she has been here, she has met with both a similar size spayed female AND a neutered male! She was nervous and a little fearful of both dogs, but we just know with slow introductions and more socialization with other dogs, she will be more comfortable with them! A gentle and respectful dog, much like her, would likely be her best canine companion, if she were to have one.

This sweet girl is always happy to see you, and her tail will NEVER NOT be wagging, well… unless maybe when she is asleep!

She keeps such a neat kennel that we think she is also housebroken!

Please come and meet this adorable sleeping beauty in person here at the shelter to see if she is meant to spend forever with your family! We are a first come, first served and in person adoption center.

We always recommend meet and greets not only with other dogs, but also with children prior to adoption to ensure a great fit for all, also! We don't know how she does with cats and have no way to test for that.

All of our adoptable dogs/puppies are spayed/neutered, microchipped and UTD on all age-appropriate vaccines/preventatives. Adopters will need to establish vet care upon adopting to maintain their new family member’s health and wellness.

If you can’t promise forever, please consider waiting until you can, before you adopt- making sure no housing or other barriers stand in your way, when you commit!
And remember the 3-3-3 Rule when adopting a shelter pet.
3 days for your new pet to decompress
3 weeks for your new family member to settle in
3 months for them to build trust

Mattie’s adoption fee is 8️⃣0️⃣
Please bring a collar and leash OR purchase a combo from us for only $15 to safely take your new family member home.

We are located at 430 Bristol Drive in Statesville, NC. We are open for adoptions Monday-Friday 12-5pm and Saturdays 11am-2pm.

🩷 Mattie/A321614: 3 years old, spayed female, 44.80 pounds

09/22/2026

Looking for Love Again- Meet Finch
Adopted from us in May of this year, it is under heartbreaking circumstances that Finch returns to us- as a result of his owner facing devastating changes in his life circumstances.
He did let us know that Finch was the most wonderful boy! He is house trained, crate trained, he loves other dogs and always loved going to grandma's house- who was not able to keep him long term, sadly.

He let us know how social this sweet boy is and that he will likely do best in a home with other dogs! He is always excited to see everyone and is working on not jumping on them when he does... it's hard to contain how much he wants to see everyone! He was not around cats or livestock, so we have no way to know how he does with either and no way to test for either.

Finch is super lovable and is always smiling, no matter the situation... Please help us to find his forever family to never have to come back to us again!

If you’d like to meet this sweet boy and receive a precious Finch hug, come visit us in person at:
📍 430 Bristol Drive, Statesville
🕒 Hours:
• Monday–Friday: 12–5pm
• Saturday: 11am–2pm

💵 Adoption Fee: 8️⃣0️⃣
Please make sure forever is a promise you can keep BEFORE you adopt!

All adoptable dogs and puppies are spayed/neutered, microchipped, and up to date on age‑appropriate vaccines and preventatives. Please establish vet care after adoption to keep everything current and your new family member protected.

We always recommend meet-and-greets with other dogs and children to ensure a great match for everyone. Please bring a collar and leash, or purchase a combo from us for $15 to safely take your new family member home.

Remember the 3‑3‑3 Rule:
• 3 Days to decompress
• 3 Weeks to learn the routine
• 3 Months to feel fully at home

🐕 Finch / A317107
• 2 years old
• Neutered male
• 33.20 pounds

Finch is ready for a fresh start… maybe it’s with you? 💛🐾

09/22/2026

🩷 Sleeping Beauty Longs for a Porch of Her Own! Meet Michaela! 🩷

Showing up on her finder’s porch then taking a nap until Animal Control Officer could respond to the call, this sweet girl is ready to sleep on her own porch from now on! Meet Michaela!
With no chip and no ID tag, there was no way to contact her family if she had one and now she is on the search for one!

Since she has been with us, she met Tucker- a neutered canine friend who is her same size and was a little fearful before the meeting… but as soon as she saw him, she opened right up! Michaela walked right over to him with loose wagging tail and started to wiggle her whole body! She was so excited to play and starting zooming like she couldn’t control it! This super sweet and derpy girl is beyond precious!

Please come and meet this adorable sleeping beauty in person here at the shelter to see if she is meant to spend forever with your family! We are a first come, first served and in person adoption center.

We always recommend meet and greets not only with other dogs, but also with children prior to adoption to ensure a great fit for all, also! We don't know how she does with cats and have no way to test for that.

All of our adoptable dogs/puppies are spayed/neutered, microchipped and UTD on all age-appropriate vaccines/preventatives. Adopters will need to establish vet care upon adopting to maintain their new family member’s health and wellness.

If you can’t promise forever, please consider waiting until you can, before you adopt- making sure no housing or other barriers stand in your way, when you commit!
And remember the 3-3-3 Rule when adopting a shelter pet.
3 days for your new pet to decompress
3 weeks for your new family member to settle in
3 months for them to build trust

Michaela’s adoption fee is 8️⃣0️⃣
Please bring a collar and leash OR purchase a combo from us for only $15 to safely take your new family member home.

We are located at 430 Bristol Drive in Statesville, NC. We are open for adoptions Monday-Friday 12-5pm and Saturdays 11am-2pm.
Michaela/A321779: 1 year 6 months old, spayed female, 44.40 pounds