Shelters are often inundated with pet surrenders, and do not want to provide a simple outlet that takes away the obligation of responsible pet ownership. Therefore, they would prefer that people try hard to find a solution before resorting to surrendering their pet to a shelter. If you must find a new home for a pet, please try posting to our adoption portal before placing the burden on the shelter. Direct adoptions work well and allow everyone to share in the accountability of their community!
No-kill shelters do wonderful work, but as a result, are often inundated with pet surrenders. In the unfortunate scenario that you have to find a new home for your pet, please read through the rehoming solution and articles on this page before contacting the shelter.
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posted by Iammae8,
on 2013-07-17 22:37:44
CHHS has launched a new Foster Care program called “Shelter Without Walls”. We are currently looking for animal-loving families in our community who would like to provide temporary in-home care and comfort for dogs, cats, puppies and kittens. With additional homes for foster care, we can stretch our resources and save the lives of more animals, and thus create a “Shelter Without Walls”.
If you love animals but are unable to take on the permanent commitment of lifetime adoption, then foster parenting is the perfect alternative! CHHS will provide the food, any necessary medications, and counseling and support for your foster pet. For more information on Shelter Without Walls, please contact our own resident “foster” – Shelter Manager Karen Foster – at 828-743-5752.
Post your comment on Cashiers Highlands Humane Society
IMPORTANT: This form is only for public comments about the shelter. To contact Cashiers Highlands Humane Society, please go directly to their website (link on previous page), this form will not send your comment to them.
Amy animal shelter that allows a person to walk away without paying a fair amount for an adoption fee does not care much for animals. When someone gets a free animal from a wealthy shelter a smaller shelter can not compete and will bne forced out of business. This means the animals in that area are not adopted, ther small shelter is forced to closed its doors, lraving the animals at the mercy of public shelters where they are very lokely to be euthanized. THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO REACH NO KILL NATHAN WINOGRAD And all who follow you. THIS IS WRONG>>>WRONG>>>WRONG. Giving a cat or a dog for free IS NOT AN ADOPTION and should not be caled so. Face it...we DO have a PROBLEM WITH PET OVER POPULATION and yours will never solve it. The only answer is education of the public in responsible pet care and a Strong spay/neuter program.
I operate Catman2 Inc. a cats only shelter in Cullowhee, NC and I welcome a visit to see how a good shelter operates. I am not some old fool. I am a retired Professor of Biology, prblished author, professional photographer and song writer. I built Catman2 with my own money and labor and have been doing this 18 years.
I am aware that Tompkins County NY is a poster child for the no-kill movement. I have visited and I can tell you the problem may be under control but drive beyond the county line and the animal shelters are hurting. THERE WILL NEVER BE A NO KILL NATION unless we get over being myoptic.
For Shame!