Plott Hound

The Adams County Animal Shelter is a county run facility where we care for lost and homeless pets. We strive to provide a high quality of care for the pet animals in our facility, as well as providing a high degree of customer service to our patrons. We are committed to reuiniting pets with their owners, or finding homeless pets permanent homes.

Haywood County Animal

The purpose of the Rutherford County Humane Society is to strengthen and protect the relationship between humans and companion animals and to foster the welfare of the dog and cat population of Rutherford County. Our number one goal is to promote and assist in spay/neuter to prevent the births and subsequent euthanasia of hundreds of unwanted animals. We also aim to prevent cruelty and abuse by active Humane Education. The Rutherford County Humane Society was founded and obtained tax-exempt,501(C)(3) status in 1976, with the present chapter operating since 1993. We are licensed by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture to operate a small adoption center that can house only cats. Presently there are 22 active volunteers and 98 supporting members in our group. We have a seven member Board of Directors who serve for three-year periods and a slate of officers who are elected on a yearly basis.

We are an organization who rescues pregnant dogs or mommy dogs who have just delivered in kill shelters or are found as strays. We raise the puppies and take care of the mommies in our volunteers homes. We take care of these puppies from the time they are born until they are placed. The mothers are fully vetted prior to their adoption. All of the adoption fees from the puppies often times go into the mother to get her healthy and ready for a new family.