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Wake County: Senior dogs $25 and senior cats $5 to adopt in November

A Friday county news post and CBS 17 both say dogs and cats 8 and older have lower adoption fees this month at the Wake County Animal Center.

ConfirmedThe main facts are confirmed by official or first-hand sources.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published

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What we know

Confirmed

  • Wake County Government, in an Oct. 30, 2026, news post, said the Wake County Animal Center is marking Adopt a Senior Pet Month with lower adoption fees in November for dogs and cats ages 8 and older.Confirmed by Wake County Government news post, Oct. 30, 2026
  • That post said senior dogs are available for $25 and senior cats for $5 throughout November.Confirmed by Wake County Government news post, Oct. 30, 2026
  • CBS 17, posted 4:47 a.m. ET Nov. 2, independently restated those November fees, the age cutoff, and the month-long window.Confirmed by CBS 17 (datePublished 2026-11-02T09:47:17+00:00 / 4:47 a.m. ET)
  • The Friday county post listed, at that time, 92 dogs, two puppies, 34 cats, two kittens and one bird at the center, including seven senior dogs and one senior cat. It listed 34 dogs, 35 cats, 11 kittens and three rabbits in foster care, including seven senior dogs.Confirmed by Wake County Government news post, Oct. 30, 2026. CBS 17 reprinted the same counts on Nov. 2.
  • Pets adopted from the center are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and up to date on vaccines, the Friday post said.Confirmed by Wake County Government news post, Oct. 30, 2026; CBS 17
  • The center is open for adoptions daily from noon to 6 p.m., seven days a week, at 820 Beacon Lake Drive near I-440 and New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, the Friday post said.Confirmed by Wake County Government news post, Oct. 30, 2026; CBS 17
  • Wake County Commissioner Susan Evans, quoted in the Friday post, said older pets "have plenty to offer" and that many have established personalities that can help adopters find a fit.Confirmed by Wake County Commissioner Susan Evans, as quoted in the Wake County Government news post, Oct. 30, 2026; reprinted by CBS 17

Still unknown

  • Whether the on-hand and foster counts have changed since the Oct. 30 county post
  • How many senior pets have been adopted since November began

What this means for you

Instructions from Wake County Government news post, Oct. 30, 2026

This site is not Wake County Animal Services. For current animals, fees and hours, use the county pages linked below. The adoption center is at 820 Beacon Lake Drive, Raleigh, noon to 6 p.m. daily. This site is not an emergency service. If an animal is in immediate danger, call 911.

What happened

In Raleigh, the Wake County Animal Center is charging $25 for senior dogs and $5 for senior cats throughout November, a Friday county news post says.

That Oct. 30 post frames the prices as Adopt a Senior Pet Month and applies them to dogs and cats ages 8 and older. CBS 17, posted at 4:47 a.m. Monday, restated the same fees, age cutoff and month-long window.

The Friday post listed, as of that morning, 92 dogs, two puppies, 34 cats, two kittens and one bird at the shelter, among them seven older dogs and one older cat. Foster homes held 34 dogs, 35 cats, 11 kittens and three rabbits, seven of those dogs also listed as seniors. Monday's CBS 17 file reprints those counts. This newsroom has not done a new count.

Adopted animals are spayed or neutered, microchipped and current on vaccines, both pages say.

Wake County Commissioner Susan Evans, quoted in that Friday post and again by CBS 17, said older pets "have plenty to offer" and that many already have established personalities.

The center takes adoptions from noon to 6 p.m. every day at 820 Beacon Lake Drive, near I-440 and New Bern Avenue.

This site is not Wake County. Current animals, fees and hours are on the Animal Services pages linked below.

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Why it matters

Wake County is advertising a month of lower fees for older dogs and cats. People looking to adopt need the official prices, the age cutoff, the hours, and that the head-count on the county page is from Oct. 30.

Updates

  1. Nov 2, 2026, 6:24 AM

    Wake County's Oct. 30 news post and a Monday CBS 17 file both list $25 senior-dog and $5 senior-cat adoption fees in November for animals 8 and older.

Sources

  1. Wake County Animal Center offers special adoption fees in November (Wake County Government news post, last_updated 2026-10-30T11:00:00-04:00: Adopt a Senior Pet Month; dogs and cats ages 8 and older; senior dogs $25 and senior cats $5 throughout November; 92 dogs, two puppies, 34 cats, two kittens and one bird, including seven senior dogs and one senior cat; foster care 34 dogs, 35 cats, 11 kittens and three rabbits, including seven senior dogs; spayed or neutered, microchipped, up to date on vaccines; noon to 6 p.m. daily; 820 Beacon Lake Drive near I-440 and New Bern Avenue in Raleigh; Commissioner Susan Evans quotation. Text-only; county photos not used.)

    Official sourcePublished by Wake County Government · Checked Nov 2, 2026, 6:18 AM

  2. Wake County Animal Center lowers adoption fees for senior pets in November (CBS 17 / WNCN, datePublished 2026-11-02T09:47:17+00:00 / 4:47 a.m. ET: reduced fees throughout November for Adopt a Senior Pet Month; dogs 8 and older $25; cats 8 and older $5; reprinted the Oct. 30 on-hand and foster counts; spayed or neutered, microchipped, up to date on vaccines; Evans quotation; 820 Beacon Lake Drive; noon to 6 p.m. daily, seven days a week. Read via the station's public WordPress JSON because the HTML page returned 403 here. Text-only; no CBS 17 photos used.)

    Published by CBS 17 · Checked Nov 2, 2026, 6:18 AM

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