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Ask Crystal: Biting Kitty

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal,  l actually have many questions...Currently, one of my young cats who is…
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Foster Friday: Buddha’s Personality Shines Thanks to his Foster

Foster Friday: Fosters Help Personalities Shine! Happy Foster Friday! We're so happy that sweet Buddha was adopted last week after a couple week vacation in foster care! His foster Jennifer made sure to give us lots of great updates…
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Meet Pants!

Today's Featured Pet is Pants! Pants...has...no pants. This funny looking kitty had some trauma when she first arrived so she wasn't in the best shape. Pants is now on the up an up (and slowly growing her hair back)! She is the life…
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Ask Crystal: Chewy 101

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal,  I have 9-week old puppy who is so gorgeous. But he wants to chew everything…
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Foster Friday: Meet Pants

Foster Friday: Meet Pants Happy Foster Friday! Do you have a vacant inn and a need for some kitty love? Meet Pants! Pants is a 2-year old sweet & petite housepanther that's in need of a foster home. This little lady was brought into…
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Pet Food is a Lifeline

Blue Ridge Humane Society operates a pet food assistance program as part of our Community Outreach. Partnered with local food banks the program provided over 19,000 lbs of pet food in 2019 for distribution to pet owners in addition to their…
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Meet Luella!

Today's Featured Pet is Luella! Luella is a confident little kitten that is currently on the hunt for her new family! This brave girl already fancies herself a regular house panther and can't wait to experience cat TV (accessing your windows…
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Ask Crystal: Trouble-Shooting Potty Pad Use

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! I had my Chihuahua spayed at 7 months old. Before that she used her potty pads every time. Then…
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Blue Ridge Humane Closed Labor Day

Blue Ridge Humane Society Admin Office, Adoption Center, and Thrift Store will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2020 in observation of Labor Day. All locations will reopen with their regular hours and current operating procedures on Tuesday,…
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Foster Friday: Charleen

Foster Friday: Charleen Happy Foster Friday! We are SO lucky to have amazing fosters like Charleen! Charleen specializes in "bottle babies" - orphaned kittens that are not yet eating on their own. When we got a call yesterday from Henderson…