PENDER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - The Pender County Animal Shelter passed their April Inspection. The inspection took place on Friday.

The Burgaw shelter failed their March Inspection for various reasons, including holes in the indoor K9 kennels. The animal shelter passed a follow-up inspection two weeks later, but the holes, while fixed, were still a concern.

Friday, the inspection report stated the holes were no longer an issue:

The holes in the metal walls of the kennels have been patched with a bondo material  that is hard / impervious to moisture and at this time is holding up under  cleaning and contact with the dogs.  Near future plans are to replace all the indoor k-9 kennels. 

The inspection also stated that the outdoor storage area had been reorganized and that "much improvement" was noted.

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PENDER COUNTY, NC - (WECT) - The Pender County Animal Shelter will soon be under the control of the Pender County Health Department.  County Manger, Mickey Duvall, took over the shelter from the Pender County Sheriff's Office earlier this year.

He says he was never supposed to have permanent control of the shelter, he was just supposed to impose some policy.

Duvall says with his own duties in creating the budget it's hard to give the shelter the time it needs.  He says he created policies and procedures for the shelter, an inventory system, and created the Animal Advisory Board, now he says it's time to hand it over.

"I think it would have been hard for me in a county managers role, and I think the board saw that, to have been out there on a daily basis, and to respond to all of the e-mails we get," said Duvall.

ROCKY POINT,NC (WECT)- A woman in Rocky Point is doing everything she can to find her missing dog "Homer."

Homer was last seen in the Shaw Highway/Highway 210 area of Rocky Point.

"There have been numerous sightings in the area and two trail cam photos taken of him since he went missing 1/1/13. He was wearing a black collar, with ID and rabies tags, and he is microchipped," said Susan Walsh, Homer's owner.

There is also a reward! Please call 910-233-7407 if you can help find Homer.

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