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Paws for a Purpose Weekend is Here!

Join over 40 local businesses as part of Paws for a Purpose, a fundraising weekend that combines support for local businesses and a fundraiser for our mission to support the animals in our community. Many venues are dog-friendly! A full…
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Paws for a Purpose Seeks Hosts

Blue Ridge Humane Society and local businesses are collaborating to offer fundraising events and fun activities April 12th-14th, as part of our 2024 Paws for a Purpose fundraising weekend. This signature event serves as our means of engaging…
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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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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…
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Carl Sandburg Home NHS and Blue Ridge Humane Partner to Provide Pet Hiking Education

Blue Ridge Humane Society and Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site are partnering to provide a new series of videos for pet owners to guide them through the steps and preparation for safe and fun hiking with their dog. The videos will…
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Blue Ridge Humane announces the 2020 Hunter Subaru K9 Hometown Hero Award

Blue Ridge Humane Society is pleased to announce the 2020 Hunter Subaru K9 Hometown Hero Award! The nominations and award will celebrate the dogs who do extraordinary things every day in our community! The nominations are open to guide,…
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Blue Ridge Humane Welcomes Adam LeGrand, K9’s for Warriors Ambassador

Blue Ridge Humane Society welcomes Adam LeGrand and his service dog Molly for a special luncheon celebrating the power of animal rescue not just here in Henderson County but in the lives of veterans across the country. Adam LeGrand chose…
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Let the Bidding Begin!

Our biggest fundraiser of the year is just days away! Want to get the first look and head start on bidding the amazing auction items we have for the 2019 Wags to Riches Silent Auction? Or, are you going to be out of town or unable to attend…
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Blue Ridge Humane & WTZQ host Strut Your Mutt

Blue Ridge Humane Society has partnered with WTZQ Radio and Historic Downtown Hendersonville for this year’s Strut Your Mutt 5K Run & Walk presented by Hunter Subaru on Saturday, July 27, 2019. The dog-friendly run & walk will kick…
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Strut Your Mutt 5K Walk & Run and Tails in Town

Strut Your Mutt, presented by Hunter Subaru, is a people and dog-friendly 5K Run and Walk benefiting Blue Ridge Humane Society and other area rescue organizations. Run or walk a section of the beautiful Oklawaha Greenway Trail starting and finishing…