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Foster Friday: Pro Tips

Foster Friday: Pro Tip Edition A Foster Friday Pro Tip for fosters or adoptive families! Mat training is an extremely useful tool for cat owners and it is an easy, reward-based activity that can help you bond with your cat!…
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Foster Friday: Nurses Needed

Foster Friday: Nurses Needed This week on Foster Friday...calling all nurturing types! URIs or "upper respiratory infections" are a common problem for cats housed in a shelter environment, so we like to send those kitties to foster homes…
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Foster Friday: Spicy Kittens

Foster Friday: Socializing from Spicy to Sweet It's Foster Friday, were we dive into the important role that fosters play and this week we're talking about SPICY KITTENS! 🌶 The socialization period for kittens is between two and seven…
A dog sits in the middle of a group of children as they reach to pet her.
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Foster Failure Leads to Unlimited Love

Staff Stories: Angela Prodrick, Executive Director Sometimes Blue Ridge Humane is the only chance an animal has at a new life. While we never can know for sure, we do know that we will always be there for those that need us, and those are…
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Foster Friday: Fosters Help Pets Express Themselves

Foster Friday: Free to Be This week we’re discussing the role that fostering plays in allowing animals to engage in species specific behaviors. But what are species specific behaviors? Simply put, they are behaviors that animals exhibit…
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A Destined Match

Staff Stories: Whitney Drake, Adoption Program Manager The animals that come full circle through Blue Ridge Humane have a little extra space in our hearts. Maybe it's the fact that we've gotten to be a part of their story in more than one…
a long haired black dog with white markings wearing a knit hat with a pom pom sits in the snow
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Cold Weather Care for Your Pets

Keeping Pets Safe as Temperatures Drop With colder temperatures and the winter season closing in, it’s a good time to review how you care for your pets during the cold! The ASPCA recommends the following: Bathe your pets as little…
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Ali’s Blue Ridge Humane Adoption Story

Staff Stories: Ali Conrod, Quality Care Manager Welcome to our series featuring the people and pets of Blue Ridge Humane! Today we share the adoption story of Fawn Horton and Eevee, a puppy at the Adoption Center. Hi, my name is Alli…

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