Pitt County lists Buddy and Cassian

Pitt County Animal Services is using this week’s “Pets of the Week” listing to highlight two animals available for adoption: Buddy, an adult male American pit bull terrier mix, and Cassian, a male black kitten. The animals were identified in a local adoption notice published by The Daily Reflector. The shelter is located at 4550 County Home Road in Greenville, and county webpages list 252-902-1725 as the main phone number for adoption-related contact. The listing comes as Pitt County says adoption services remain open. On May 19, the county said intake services had reopened after a temporary quarantine tied to three canine parvovirus cases, and it urged interested residents to contact the shelter by phone. That means the featured-pet notice is landing during an active push to move animals into homes while the shelter manages space. (pittcountync.gov) ### Who are the two animals the shelter is featuring? Buddy is described in the local listing as an adult male American pit bull terrier mix. Cassian is described as a male black kitten. The Reflector item identified both as Pitt County’s current “Pets of the Week,” a recurring local format used to draw attention to adoptable animals. Pitt County’s adoption page says residents can browse available animals through 24PetConnect and PetPlace, in addition to county promotion. (pittcountync.gov) The county says those listings are intended to help people search by animal type, ZIP code and shelter name before contacting Animal Services. ### Where is Pitt County Animal Services, and how do appointments work? (pittcountync.gov) Pitt County lists its Animal Services location as the County Home Complex, 4550 County Home Road, Greenville, North Carolina 27858. The county staff directory and Animal Control page both list 252-902-1725 as the shelter phone number. The county’s Animal Control page says office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a lunch closure from noon to 1 p.m. (pittcountync.gov) The same page lists adoption hours as Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The earlier local adoption notice said visits and adoptions were being handled on weekdays by appointment through the shelter phone line. (pittcountync.gov) ### What does Pitt County say adopters should expect to pay? Pitt County said in a Feb. 25 adoption-special notice that reduced fees for animals older than one year were set at $48 for cats and $68 for dogs under a community-sponsored promotion. The county said those fees include spay or neuter services, age-appropriate vaccinations, microchipping, heartworm testing for dogs and deworming. (pittcountync.gov) The county’s Animal Services page says adoption fees help cover vaccinations, spay and neuter procedures and daily care. The page does not state in the search excerpt whether Buddy or Cassian fall under any current reduced-fee category, so prospective adopters would need to confirm that directly with the shelter. ### Why is the shelter still urging people to call first? (pittcountync.gov) Pitt County said on May 19 that there was a wait list for stray animals as staff worked through reports received during the quarantine period. The county also said owner surrenders were not being accepted at that time because of limited space, even though adoption services were operating. Ashley Case, the county’s Animal Services volunteer coordinator, said in the February adoption notice that the shelter was “at capacity due to high intake numbers.” In that same release, the county said it was caring for 86 dogs and 34 cats as of Feb. 20. (pittcountync.gov) ### What should someone do next if they want Buddy or Cassian? The next step is to call Pitt County Animal Services at 252-902-1725 and ask about Buddy or Cassian by name. (pittcountync.gov) Pitt County’s current county pages list weekday adoption hours from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 4550 County Home Road, and the county’s adoption page says available animals can also be previewed online through 24PetConnect. (pittcountync.gov 1) (pittcountync.gov 2)