3143 Happy Hills Dr
Staley, NC 27355

Cheryl Routh started Happy Hills in 1982 as a boarding and grooming kennel. (boarding and grooming services are still offered). In 1986, she began taking in abandoned and abused animals, and putting them up for adoption. By 1989 the rescue work had grown so much that Happy Hills Animal Foundation was incorporated as a non-profit organization.

Thousands of dogs and cats, as well as other animals like potbellied pigs, rabbits, etc. have been rescued and adopted through Happy Hills. The shelter operates under a strict no-kill policy, and adoptable animals may stay with us weeks, months, even years before they find their forever home. Happy Hills Animal Foundation, Inc. follows the NC Animal Welfare Act and is licensed by the NC Department of Agriculture with routine inspections.

Our mission is and has always been to furnish meals, safe shelter, veterinary care and love for the abandoned and abused animals that we shelter. We will find responsible loving homes for as many of these animals as possible. Through humane education and special programs for children we will reduce the number of abused and abandoned animals in our community. Through spay/neuter education and by altering all the animals that we adopt out, we will reduce the number of unwanted animals born in our community.