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About Animal Protection Society of Durham
   The Animal Protection Society of Durham has been helping animals since 1970. The APS of Durham is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and providing shelter for all animals. Our mission is to educate the public about the humane care and treatment of animals, promote spay/neuter and encourage the adoption of homeless animals.

We care for nearly 7,000 dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens each year. Every day we provide safe, clean living quarters for hundreds of animals that come into our shelter.

In addition to providing shelter to animals, we also provide low-cost rabies and microchip clinics to the public and educational programs to local schools and civic groups.

We are a non-profit organization that relies on donations from our members and other donors in the community in order to fund these programs.

Happy Endings

I lost my last dog to cancer in March 2007. She was also a Durham APS dog I adopted 12 years ago. Originally, I thought I would wait a year before getting another dog. That idea lasted less than 2 month...
Over the next six weeks I made several trips to the APS looking for a special dog. It wasn’t an easy choice because there are so many good dogs out there. But Lucy caught my eye; being so calm and quiet in her kennel. And during our visit, she stayed glued to my side; leaning her weight into me. She was so sweet and affectionate; I know I wanted her to be my next dog. It felt very special to me getting another dog from the APS of Durham.
Lucy is adjusting to her forever home nicely. She picked up her house training in about 3 weeks. She has plenty of toys to play with and chew on. Lucy is making lots of new doggie and people friends. She’s a social butterfly who wants to meet every dog and person we meet during our walks.
We’re looking forward to starting obedience classes this week. I also registered Lucy with the Durham Dog Park this week. She has a lot of puppy energy that I hope the park can help burn up!
The APS of Durham provides such a wonderful service. Thank you for doing such a great job!
Matthew & Lucy