Granville County has appointed Carlos Landrau to serve as the interim director of the Animal Management Department following the departure of former Director Matt Katz. Landrau brings nine years of experience to this role after previously serving as the deputy manager of Animal Services.
Landrau began his work with Animal Services in 2016 as a Granville County Animal Control Officer; a role he held for five years before being promoted to Animal Control Supervisor in 2021. Since 2024, Landrau has served as the deputy Animal Services manager. He is a certified Animal Control Investigator, with accreditations from the National Animal Care & Control Association, North Carolina Animal Control Federation, American Animal Cruelty Investigation School, Humane Society of the United State and American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Landrau is a graduate of Cape Fear High School in Fayetteville and studied Mass Communications at UNC Pembroke. He is also a graduate of the Granville County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Granville program.
The Granville County Animal Shelter is located at 515 New Commerce Dr., Oxford. The public hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday from 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. Adoptable pets are available to view on the Animal Shelter’s Petfinder site: https://www.petfinder.com/search/pets-for-adoption/?shelter_id%5B0%5D=NC135&sort%5B0%5D=recently_added
For more information about Granville County Animal Management, visit the Granville County website: https://www.granvillecounty.org/180/Animal-Management
