Administrative Office Of Asheville Humane Society
Animal Shelter
Why pick this one
Administrative Office Of Asheville Humane Society operates Buncombe County’s only open-admission shelter and offers seven-day dog test drives.
Best for
- Adopting dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, or farm animals
- People wanting to try a dog at home for seven days before finalizing adoption
- Buncombe County residents needing open-admission shelter intake
- Lost-pet reunification assistance
- Low-cost rabies vaccination
- Pet owners seeking surrender assistance or low-cost end-of-life services
Look elsewhere if
- Needing Buncombe County Animal Shelter intake on Saturday or Sunday, when that facility is closed
- Needing a 24-hour emergency veterinary hospital
Specialties
- Dog and cat adoptions
- Rabbit, guinea pig, and farm animal adoptions
- Seven-day dog Test Drive program
- Lost-and-found pet reunification
- Pet surrender appointments
- Low-cost end-of-life services
- Rabies vaccines
- Canine behavior training
Certifications
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit
What makes them different
- Only open-admission shelter in Buncombe County
- Seven-day Test Drive program for available dogs older than six months
- Adoptions include starter food, spay/neuter, current vaccines, and a microchip
- Buncombe County Animal Shelter offers $5 rabies vaccines without an appointment
- Adoption Center provides hands-on matching based on personality, behavior, and household pets
- Serves
- Asheville
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 81 Thompson St, Asheville, NC 28803-2329
- Phone
- +18282363885
- Website
- https://www.ashevillehumane.org
Services
- Animal sheltering
- Pet adoption
- Lost-and-found services
- Pet surrender
- Rabies vaccination
- End-of-life services
- Pet assistance programs
- Dog training
- Spay and neuter services
- Foster care