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The 3rd Annual North Carolina Week for the Animals kicks off May 1, 2010. The week will conclude on Sunday, May 9, 2010.  See our Calendar of Events page for events taking place across North Carolina during this amazing Week for the Animals.    
                                              
Throughout the week, shelters, rescue groups, and humane organizations across the state will be hosting other wonderful animal-related special events.  Educators, students, businesses and caring citizens across North Carolina will be joining in as well, each planning their own activities to celebrate and help animals. 

Events will include adoption fairs, spay/neuter awareness events, shelter days, R.E.A.D. dog programs in libraries, events for the farm animals, student art displays and therapy dogs visiting hospitals and nursing homes.

Also to be included are a salute to our canine military and police dogs, feral cat initiatives, animal law events, educational programs at the
zoos, blessings for the animals, and full-filled festival days for families to come and enjoy food, music and the amazing animals!

Become Involved! Events are being planned now, and we need animal lovers everywhere in North Carolina to plan so they can participate! 
See the page "Become Involved" on this website for lots of great ideas and suggestions on what You can do.

See the Calendar of Events for exciting events already in the planning,  and please note we will be adding events and activities right up to the kick off of the week.


Please Join Together With:

Governor Bev Perdue

Animal World USA
Adopt-an-Angel
Albemarle Downtown Development Corp.
Alley Cat Allies
All American Dachshund Rescue
American Humane
Amy Vandyne, Animal Trainer
Animal Compassion Network
Animal League Defense Fund
Animal Haven of Asheville
Animal Law Coalition
Animal Protection Society of Durham
Animal Rescue of Stokes County
Art Unleashed-Art about Animals
Ashville Humane Society
Avery County Sheriff Department K-9's
Avery Humane Society
Beach Fox Pet Sitters
Beaufort County Animal Control
Betsy Bailey Nelson Animal Shelter
Bladen County Animal Shelter
Boston Terrier Rescue of NC
Boy Scout Troop #139
Boys & Girls Club
Brother Wolf Canine Rescue
Burgermeister’s
Cadence Point
Cape Fear House Rabbit Society
Carolina Boxer Rescue
Carolina Canines for Service
Carolina Poodle Rescue
Catman2 Adoption Center & Sanctuary
Charlotte Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control
Cherokee Historical Association
Community Partnership for Pets
Companion Animal Clinic
Companion Chi, Animal Massage, Reiki and Energy Work
Debbie Richmond, Artist
Divine Equine Stables
Dogs Deserve Better-No Chains
Duke University
Farm Sanctuary
Foothills Golden Retriever Rescue
Forsyth County Sheriff K-9's and Handlers
Forsyth Humane Society
Fort Bragg "Home of the Airborne"
Fox Road Elementary School
Friends for Animals - Humane Society of Burke County
Friends of the Animals of Iredell County
Friends of Madison County Animals
Gaston County Animal Control
Gerber Animal Law Center
Grandma's Genius Music, Jon & Chris Brasfield
Greyhound Friends of North Carolina
Guilford County Animal Shelter
Hav-A-Hart Pet Rescue
Haywood Co. Animal Shelter
Heart's Desire Equine Rescue, Inc.
Helping Paws International
Henderson County Animal Services
Hobbes House Feline Rescue
Howlin' 4 Spirit Animal Rescue
Humane Alliance of Western NC
Humane Society of Charlotte
Humane Society of Eastern Carolina
Jean Ussery, Animal Conversations
Life of Riley
Madison County Animal Shelter
Mary Cofer, author
MaryPaws Cat Rescue
Mayfel's Restaurant
Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League
Mobile Vet to Pet of Hickory
NIFAA: The National Institute for Animal Advocacy
National Brittany Rescue
National Speed
Nautical Wheelers band
Netop the Painting Pooch
New River Harley-Davidson 
Noble Shepherd Rescue
North Carolina Arboretum
North Carolina Animals for Humane Euthanasia
North Carolina Library Association
North Carolina State Parks
North Carolina State University
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association
North Carolina Zoo
Onslow County Animal Shelter
Operation Top Cat
Orange County Animal Shelter
Pals for Paws
Paw Jam
PAWS-Pets are Worth Saving
Paws Place
Paws-Ability of Ocean Isle Beach
Pender County Humane Society
Pet Chaplain, Rob Gierka
Pet Harmony
Pet Overpopulation Patrol
Pet Partners
Pet Soup Grooming and Boarding Facility
Piedmont Wildlife Center
Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary
Raleigh, NC Library System
Rock 105 FM
Ruffian Foundation
SAFE Haven for Cats
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Sarge's Animal Rescue
Schaunzer Rescue of the Carolinas
See Spot Read
SOAR
Southeast Regional Library
SNAP-Spay Neuter Assistance Program of NC
Spay and Neuter Veterinary Clinic of the Sandhills
SPCA  of Wake County
Stokes County Humane Society
Tarheel Weimaraner Rescue
The Greg Biffle Foundation
Thera-Pets
The Gryphon Press
The Natural Pet Health Store
Transylvania Animal Alliance Group
Transylvania Community Arts Council
2 Paws Up
Wagfest
Wake County Animal Care, Control & Adoption Center
Wake County School System
Wendell Library
West Point on the Eno, City of Durham Park
Western North Carolina Nature Center
WMAG  99.5 FM
World Peace Diet
Yancey County Humane Society
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Special thank you to Governor Bev Perdue for officially proclaiming  North Carolina Week for the Animals May 2-10, 2009. Scroll down  to read the proclamation.
Click here on the newsmagazine to download the AWUSA May issue .

Announcing!
3rd Annual North Carolina Week for the Animals
May 1-9, 2010

If you would like to be a state leader, contact us. Please see contact page for info.