Welcome to the Asheville Humane Society Website!
BREAKING NEWS!
OLD SHELTER PERMANENTLY CLOSED --
AHS CLOSED 1 WEEK TO MOVE TO NEW CAMPUS!
Asheville Humane Society closed the old shelter, located at 72 Lee's Creek Road, on Tuesday, August 31st at 5 p.m. AHS will re-open at the Animal Care Campus on Tuesday, September 7th. We are excited to announce our new address and phone/fax number:
Asheville Humane Society
Adoption & Education Center
14 Forever Friend Lane
Asheville, NC 28806
Buncombe County Animal Shelter
16 Forever Friend Lane
Asheville, NC 28806
Phone: 828-761-2001
Fax: 888-607-7312
The new address and phone numbers are effective starting September 7, 2010.
Other Homeless Animals Need You!
While our facilities are closed, preparing for the opening of the new Animal Care campus, there are plenty of other homeless animals out there in need of homes! Please consider adopting a pet from one of the many animal shelters and rescue groups in the surrounding areas:
The Rutherford County Animal Shelter is set to close temporarily from Friday through Sept. 13 for maintenance. As of 1:30 p.m. today, the shelter had 81 pets -- 43 cats and 38 dogs -- which needed homes. If the shelter cannot find homes for the pets by the end of the business day Friday, they will be euthanized. The shelter is located at 578 Laurel Hill Drive in Rutherfordton. Phone number is (828) 287-6025 or (828) 287-6420. (Source: Asheville Citizen Times - 9/1/2010)
Please consider visiting one of the municipal animal shelters at one of our neighboring counties.
Or please consider adopting your next best friend from Animal Compassion Network at http://www.animalcompassionnetwork.org/
or Brother Wolf Animal Rescue at http://www.bwar.org/home
AHS Animals Almost All Adopted Before Big Move!
After only two days of the Adoption Moving Special, Asheville Humane Society is excited to announce that almost all of its shelter animals, with the exception of three dogs, have found forever homes.
Katherine McGowan, Interim President/CEO, exclaims, “This is more than we could have ever hoped for! We are so grateful to the residents of Buncombe County who generously opened their homes and hearts to these animals.”
To date, the fee-waived promotion has resulted in 113 adoptions. All cats are adopted and only three dogs remain. They can be viewed by clicking here or on the Adoptions tab to the left.
Asheville Humane Society is closing the old shelter, located at 72 Lee’s Creek Road, on Tuesday, August 31st at 5 p.m. AHS will re-open at the Animal Care Campus, a collaboration between Buncombe County and Asheville Humane Society, on Tuesday, September 7th.
JuLY 23RD Update:
we're almost there!
View these construction in progress photos of our new Adoption & Education Center slated for completion late summer. It's exciting to see the building near completion. Stay tuned to our website for more photos!
Are you feeding outside cats in the 28806 zip code?
Are you looking for love?
Looking for a unique gift for your animal-loving friends? Something that will stand out and show you really care?
Purchase from our Brick and Tile fundraiser! 
Honor an animal or animal lover! What could be a more thoughtful gift then giving an animal lover the gift of a brick or tile that will be permanently displayed at the new Adoption and Education Center?
Your generous gift of a portrait tile of a beloved pet or a comm
emorative brick helps build Asheville Humane Society's new Adoption and Education Center, and paves the way to a brighter future for all of Buncombe County's homeless animals.
For more information and to purchase a tile or brick
CLICK HERE.
