Repairs and maintenance are forcing the Wake County Animal Center to temporarily close, even as Wake County leaders consider the design of a new $57 million animal shelter.
The Wake County Animal Center, at 820 Beacon Lake Drive, will close for about six weeks starting Friday through March 2.
Pet surrenders and stray intake will halt during the closure, but essential Animal Control work responding to bites, cruelty cases and dangerous animals will continue, said Meagan Frost, community outreach manager for the animal center…