At a glance

Location
Durham, North Carolina
Story type
Rescue and adoption update
Sources reviewed
3

Kingston, the dog rescued from a dumpster in Durham, North Carolina, is now listed as recently adopted by the Animal Protection Society of Durham.

His official shelter profile carried that status when checked September 13. The page still contains an adoption interest form and an older invitation to apply, but its status label has changed. APS gives no adoption date or details about his new home on the profile.

The update follows WRAL's September 10 report that Kingston was available for adoption. A shelter representative told the station he was expected to be ready to leave Saturday after planned veterinary procedures. The current profile doesn't provide a medical update.

Workers stopped a collection truck

Kingston was found September 8 at The Shoppes at Lakewood on Chapel Hill Road. ABC11 reported that workers saw him inside the dumpster, waved off an approaching garbage truck and called for help. A deputy removed him, and APS took him into care.

ABC11's September 10 report said sheriff's investigators were seeking a person of interest. The sources checked for this update don't establish a later arrest or charging decision.

Sources

On the sourcing: Buddylio checked the shelter's status label against its remaining application text and earlier local reporting. APS is the direct source for the adoption status; WRAL and ABC11 document the earlier rescue and shelter plans. We have not independently verified the adoption date or reviewed a court record.

How we reported this: Buddylio reviewed the named sources, checked the organizations and figures shown above, and added context for animal lovers. Any illustration is labeled and does not depict the actual animals or scene. Shelter profile checked September 13, 2026. The exact adoption date and current investigation status remain unverified. Articles are editorial content, not veterinary advice.