The mission of Onslow County Animal Services is to promote responsible pet ownership, animal care, and community safety; market our animals for adoption, reduce pet overpopulation; implement education programs; and advertise its services. The continuing mission of the Onslow County Animal Services is to care for the animals at our shelter, prevent animal cruelty, serve and protect the public, and to perform these functions in a professional manner. We treat the symptoms of irresponsible pet ownership while seeking to eliminate the causes by compassionate use of education and enforcement. We have adopted the credo that the most important thing in life is to have a sense of purpose to find and do what we really care about. Really living well is when we feel that to some extent we have had an effect on the world, and that we have helped to relieve the suffering of animals around us.