Archive for category: News

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We Have a New Outreach Mobile and it Needs a Name!

We have a new Outreach Mobile! We will be using this wonderful van to expand our education and outreach programs throughout Henderson County. It will be used for Adoption Events, Educational Programming, Community Outreach, Assisted Living…
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Let’s paws for Applause to thank the Mission Possible Kids!

This Paws for Applause goes out to the Mission Possible Kids group at the First United Methodist Church in Hendersonville. This group dropped off a big bags of beds to help make our shelter dogs feel more at home while they wait for their forever…
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Richard Gere is a star!

Some of you may know Richard Gere, the silver hair fox who starred in such films as Pretty Woman, An Officer and a Gentleman, and First Knight. Some of you may also know Richard Gere, the silver hair fox who came to our shelter after being rescued…
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Attend our Foster Care Information Session

Thousands of homeless animals enter our shelters each year. Many are not quite ready for adoption and require the love and care of a foster family to prepare them for their forever home. We depend on a unique and dedicated group of foster…

Our volunteers are the best!

It's National Volunteer Appreciation Week and we want to take a minute to thank Blue Ridge Humane Society's volunteers, the world's best. Okay, okay we might be a little bias but we think we are the luckiest nonprofit in the world to have such…

Welcome our new Behavior & Training Manager, Sarah Dean

Please give a warm welcome to the newest addition to the BRHS staff, Sarah Dean! Sarah is a certified dog trainer and has been providing much needed guidance, training and enrichment to our shelter dogs while they await their forever homes.…
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Let’s give a ‘Paws for Applause’ for Troop 30503

Let's all give a 'Paws for a Applause' for brownie troop 30503. These young ladies toured our shelter this week along with a junior girl scout troop to learn all about just what it takes to run an animal shelter. They brought with them some…
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Thank You Blue Ridge Rollergirls

Last week we stopped by the Blue Ridge Rollergirls roller derby bout with a puppy kissing booth. Needless to say, it was a huge hit! We took care of these pups from the minute they were born after mom was brought to us very pregnant. The pups…
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Another successful transport!

We want to say a huge thank you to Michael AKA Flash for driving a long way to transport some dogs from our shelter to Bucks County SPCA in Pennsylvania. To help decrease the euthanasia of shelter animals, rescue groups transport animals from…

Over $1,000 raised at Shelley’s Jewelry for animals in our care.

Thanks to the Hendersonville Lighting and WLOS for featuring our special adoption event. Read more here... https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/5941-rescued-dogs-find-new-homes.html http://wlos.com/news/local/monday-event-in-hendersonville-lets-people-meet-pets-rescued-from-abuse-hoarding