Sponsor a Kennel

Want to help the animals you would love to take home but can’t? Need a gift idea for an animal lover in your life? Have a local business you’d like to advertise to pet owners while supporting your local shelter? Sponsoring a kennel is a wonderful way to support the animals at APS and bring a bit of yourself into the shelter.

For a one-time fee, a special plaque engraved with the wording of your choice will be attached to an APS kennel or shelter space for one calendar year.  Start your sponsorship today!

 

Sponsor a Kennel

Sponsor a Kennel has new selections! This amazing program has been a part of APS of Durham for more than 20 years and we’re so excited to give it an update and open more of our shelter to your generous sponsorships. We’re also updating the pricing structure for all sponsorship levels (for the first time ever!). We hope the new annual rates bring us more in line with similar programs elsewhere, while still providing current sponsors with plenty of options to keep their plaques displayed in the shelter at the same cost. Read more about the details of those changes and see how they may affect your sponsorship here.

Adoption Floor Dog Kennel

Our two-sided kennels on the adoption floor provide space for dogs and easy access for volunteers and staff to lead dogs out of the kennel for walks and visits. Your plaque will be placed on either the “Viewing” side (where visitors walk through) or the “Quiet” side (where volunteers and staff provide enrichment).

Cat Suite – *FULLY SPONSORED!*

A cat suite is a lovely, multi-compartment unit that offers different spaces for sleeping, eating, and the litterbox. If not roaming around the cat cottages, all cats available for adoption in the shelter are found in cat suites. Potential adopters and volunteers can open their doors to visit the happy residents and provide some necessary scratches.

Dog Kennel

Our two-sided dog kennels are where our dogs spend much of their time when not being walked by volunteers, cared for by medical staff or visited by adopters.

 

Cat Kennel

Our cat kennels house all of our cats and kittens when they first arrive at the shelter. Your plaque will go to this intake room where staff and volunteers care for our animals before they reach the adoption floor.

 

Pocket Pet Kennel

Our Medical Pavilion houses all of our “pocket pets”: guinea pigs, bunnies, birds, fish, bearded dragons and the rest. Potential adopters can come to visit them here and our medical staff can keep a close eye on them away from the all the noise of shelter (mostly).

Cat Cottages

The Cat Cottages, gifted to us by the Teer Family, are light and airy rooms that can house multiple friendly cats. You’ll often find big groups of kittens romping around the cat wheel or a few adults lounging on the tower. Potential adopters can walk in and visit our cats in an open, natural area.

Becky Heron Memorial Play Yard

Our recently renovated play yard is a fun-filled area where dogs enjoy time to play, run, fetch, and catch with volunteers. Our behavioral staff uses this fun, open space for valuable enrichment and to conduct dog-to-dog visits with potential adopters.

 

Barrion Thorpe Walking Trail

Our beautiful, wooded trail for dog-walking was renovated in 2024 through generous donations and many hours of volunteer effort. Dogs can sniff, climb and rest on the many benches and picnic tables throughout the trail. Your plaque will be placed at the entrance.

 

 

Sponsor a Kennel

Sponsor a Kennel donations go toward our general fund to be distributed wherever need is greatest. All gifts to APS of Durham help to provide vital and compassionate care for Durham’s most vulnerable animals. Thank you for supporting people and pets!