Henderson County NC Animal Shelter Rescue Network

08/05/2025

Always be careful when rehoming pets and please protect our animals

10/12/2023

Captain has captured our hearts in search of his furever family. Need love and companionship in your life? Treasure found

10/12/2023

Dear Charlotte needs help out of the shelter asap. Could you or someone you know be her angel? Please share.

Charlotte - FEMALE Pitbull, SPAYED
Age: 11mths - #678906

Adopt her from the Henderson County Animal Shelter
Location: 828 Stoney Mountain Road Hendersonville, NC 28791
Shelter Phone: (828) 697-4723
Shelter Hours:
Monday through Friday: 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

10/12/2023

Sweet Bosco Boy is such a good boy waiting for his furever family and needs help out of the shelter asap. Please share.

BOSCO - MALE Shepherd Mix, Neutered
Age: 7yrs, 9mths - #657573

Adopt him from the Henderson County Animal Shelter
Location: 828 Stoney Mountain Road Hendersonville, NC 28791
Shelter Phone: (828) 697-4723

Shelter Hours:
Monday through Friday: 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

10/12/2023

09/21/2023

It's time for NC to step up! Draco could have been saved by this compassionate law.

Victory! In a lawsuit by rescuers against the Los Angeles County pound, the Court of Appeal unanimously ruled that California shelters cannot kill animals rescue groups are willing to save by claiming those animals have “behavioral problems” based on temperament tests.

Specifically, the court ruled that “the County lacks discretion to withhold and euthanize a dog based upon its determination that the animal has a behavioral problem or is not adoptable or treatable.”

California makes it illegal to kill animals that rescue groups are willing to save, with narrowly tailored exceptions. But the County claimed it could kill any animals it determined had a “behavior” issue. The Court disagreed.

This is the pound that killed Bowie, a shy 15-week-old puppy, claiming he had “behavioral problems.” The rescuer who offered to save him was devastated. She called it a “gut punch.” But the ruling applies statewide to all California shelters.

It was not a total victory, but the main issue on appeal resulted in a ruling favoring animals and the rescuers who wanted to save them from being killed based on unreliable and often vindictive reasons.

More info on the lawsuit from my post when the case was initially filed: https://bit.ly/3LuqCXA.

More soon on the ruling...