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WTZQ Halloween Pet Costume Contest to Benefit Blue Ridge Humane Society Food Drive

Show off your pets with WTZQ Radio’s Halloween Pet Costume Contest!  Enter your pet by going to www.wtzq.com and uploading a photo – in costume, or not!  Pictures can be uploaded until November 1st.  Voting will take place November…
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Meet Isabelle!

Today's Featured Pet is Isabelle! Talk about belle of the ball, Isabelle is S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G! This sweet kitty came to us with her very SMOL kittens and now that they have all found their homes, she is still on the hunt for one of…
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Thrift Store Hours Expand Starting October 13

The Blue Ridge Humane Society Thrift Store hours will expand to 9:30am-4:30pm, Tuesday-Saturday starting on Tuesday, October 13. Donations will still be accepted on Tuesdays and Fridays via drop-off between the hours of 10:30am-2:30pm. Revenue…
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Meet Kody!

Today's Featured Pet is Kody! Kody is such a silly boy! This guy has had quite the journey to make it to our adoption center but we are so happy to be able to help him find his way into a new home. Kody is very social with people…
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Foster Friday: A Bond like No Other!

Foster Friday: A Bond like No Other! Happy Foster Friday! Little Peanut was barely a pound when she was brought into Henderson County by a Good Samaritan. Covered in fleas and with a wound on her neck, little Peanut's sweet personality…
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Meet Rose!

Today's Featured Pet is Rose! No one is as sweet as Rose! This little kitty is soooo perfectly petite and scoop-able, we know you will find her irresistible. Her life prior to arriving with us is a bit of a mystery but she loves people…
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Foster Friday: Buddha’s Personality Shines Thanks to his Foster

Foster Friday: Fosters Help Personalities Shine! Happy Foster Friday! We're so happy that sweet Buddha was adopted last week after a couple week vacation in foster care! His foster Jennifer made sure to give us lots of great updates…
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Meet Pants!

Today's Featured Pet is Pants! Pants...has...no pants. This funny looking kitty had some trauma when she first arrived so she wasn't in the best shape. Pants is now on the up an up (and slowly growing her hair back)! She is the life…
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Foster Friday: Meet Pants

Foster Friday: Meet Pants Happy Foster Friday! Do you have a vacant inn and a need for some kitty love? Meet Pants! Pants is a 2-year old sweet & petite housepanther that's in need of a foster home. This little lady was brought into…
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Pet Food is a Lifeline

Blue Ridge Humane Society operates a pet food assistance program as part of our Community Outreach. Partnered with local food banks the program provided over 19,000 lbs of pet food in 2019 for distribution to pet owners in addition to their…