*WHS is a privately-operated, non-profit shelter and should not be confused with Watauga County Animal Control*
 
Low-Cost Spay / Neuter Clinic
Spay / Neuter Clinic for Cats and Dogs
The Watauga Humane Society is partnered with Humane Alliance spay/neuter clinic of Asheville.

The cost is $30 to neuter male cats and $45 to spay female cats. Surgery for dogs costs $50.  This is a considerable savings over normal veterinarian fees for this service!  If proof of rabies vaccination is not provided, rabies shots will cost $6.

For more information, or to schedule an appointment for your pet, call 264-7865.   Click here for directions to the shelter.

 

A Word About the Importance of Spay/Neuter
If your cat is not spayed or neutered, PLEASE take advantage of this clinic.  The pet population can dramatically impacted by just two animals.  Consider this: One female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in 7 years - 10 MILLION in 10 years!

Every hour, 3,500 cats are born in the United States!  Every 1.5 seconds, a shelter animal is killed.  The only way to stop overpopulation is to spay/neuter your pets.

Watauga County is no different than anywhere else:  we have a huge pet overpopulation problem.  Don't Believe It?  Call Watauga County Animal Control and ask Officers Dave and Anita about how many animals are put down every week.  Ask them how many feral cats they see each month.  Ask them about the percentage of animals that are adopted...

... Then ask the Animal Control Officers what the source of the overpopulation problem is.  They will tell you, it's because most people in Watauga county don't have their pets spayed or neutered!!!  There just aren't enough homes for them all!

Animals who have been spayed or neutered enjoy better health, reduced risks of cancer (yes, pets can get cancer too!) and better behavior (neutered males don't mark their territory).

Still making excuses?  Check out the Ten Worst Excuses for Not Spaying/Neutering Your Pet.  Also see Do Your Feline a Favor for more statistics about shelter animals.   

There is NO EXCUSE for not spaying or neutering your pet.  Please take advantage of the Watauga Humane Society Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic for cats!
Ongoing Fun Fund-Raisers
Bookstore for Animal Lovers - The perfect place for people who love animals and love to read! Fiction & nonfiction, training & inspirational books ...you're sure to find the perfect book for the animal lover in your life. Also, check out The Bookstore for Young Animal Lovers. Books are available through amazon.com, a percentage of the purchase price goes to the Watauga County Humane Society.

Sponsor-A-Pet  Love animals? You can help a homeless pet right now through sponsorship. "Full sponsorship" for an animal is $40. This provides veterinary care, including altering, and vaccinations. "Assistive sponsorship" is $20. Unless you wish to remain anonymous, you will be recognized on the sponsored animal's web page. Sponsors will be notified when the animal they have sponsored has been adopted. To become a sponsor:

  1. Review the list of animals available for adoption on our Adoptable Dogs & Adoptable Cats pages --or let us choose a needy animal for you.
  2. Fill out the sponsorship form and mail it, along with your sponsorship donation, to the Watauga County Humane Society.

iGive.com - An unbelievably simple fund-raising program! iGive will donate $2.00 for each person that becomes a member --at absolutely no cost to you! You will not be put on any mailing lists --there are no strings attached!

iGive is an online shopping center with links to numerous stores. The basic marketing assumption is the more members they have, the more potential customers they have. However, you do not need to purchase anything for them to donate money.

Here's what iGive donates:

  • $2.00 for every new member enrolled.
  • 1 cent every time a member visits iGive (5 cents for active members)
  • 2% to 12.5% of purchase price when a member notifies iGive of a purchase made through their site (% varies based on which store you purchase from)
J-B Wholesale Pet Supplies - You love your pets. Now you can pamper them for less. J-B Wholesale Pet Supplies has everything your pet desires, plus lots of pet care items ...all at terrific prices. When you follow the link and purchase items from J-B Wholesale Pet Supplies, Watauga County Humane Society receives a 5% donation.
Become a Member of the Watauga County Humane Society. Membership dues go directly to WCHS so we can continue to rescue, care for, and re-home abused, abandoned, and lost animals. Membership dues are just $15.00 for individuals.
Bare Bones Thrift Shop is located on Old Highway 421, across Don Hayes Rd. from Rutherwood Baptist Church. It has lots of great bargains on all sorts of items including clothing, furniture, appliances, kitchen items, and other fabulous treasures. Stop by and shop awhile ...all proceeds benefit the Humane Society. Donations of new or lightly used items are always welcomed.
Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are needed for fund-raising events such as the Rummage Sale and the Pet Show. We sometimes need dog walkers (we're located next to Greenway Trail, which is ideal for walking dogs). We also need help with everyday chores like laundry, washing dishes, poop-scooping, etc. We need people to help with our newsletter and with our Capital Campaign. We need volunteers to help out at the thrift shop, too.
We always need volunteers!!!

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