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Lenoir County's new SPCA facility celebrated its ribbon-cutting and grand opening at 3200 Hwy 258 North in Kinston on Monday. Thanks to a $1.7 million investment from USDA Rural Development and generous donations from the community, the facility boasts administrative offices, animal relinquishing and adoption areas, a laundry room, and an outdoor play space.
Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Service and the Lenoir County SPCA received some help from North Lenoir FFA on Saturday. The No Empty Bowl project is a food distribution program designed to lighten the load for local pet owners.
Neuse News photographer Linda Whittington introduces you to some dogs that hung out at Grainger Stadium Saturday morning.
At our house, pets are family too. After the loss of the dog that my husband and I bought on a Sunday whim at the flea market in Raleigh when we were young and dating (the same dog who appears in our wedding pictures, the one who greeted our newborns when we brought them home from the hospital for the first time, the one who stayed on constant watch near their cribs and then their strollers and then their tricycles and then their bikes after they ditched the training wheels), our hearts were shattered.
The Lenoir County SPCA is accepting donations for its annual “Home For The Holidays” fundraiser to do something special for the animals and also build its medical fund.
For National 4-H Week this year Martin County 4-H’ers collected pet supplies to donate to areas hit by Hurricane Florence.
With all of the projected storm tracks, there will be a massive amount of rain, especially to the west and that can be worse for us than Matthew.
Feral cats have become a major problem in Kinston. A group wants to help alleviate the issue — at no cost to local residents.
