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Cold Weather Care for Your Pets
Keeping Pets Safe as Temperatures Drop
With colder temperatures and the winter season closing in, it’s a good time to review how you care for your pets during the cold! The ASPCA recommends the following:
Bathe your pets as little…
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Foster Friday: How You Can Help
Foster Friday: A Plea for Help
We've got a plea for help this Foster Friday!
This kitten season has been INTENSE, most likely due to the months of COVID-19 shutdown where spay/neuter services were not available. We had 79 kittens in…
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Foster Friday: It Takes a Village
Foster Friday: It Takes a Village!
Happy Foster Friday! This week post is filed under: "It Takes a Village!" Pictured here is Steve, the big headed, bodacious tomcat with a heart of gold. A Good Samaritan found sweet Steve as a stray with…
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Foster Friday: Orphaned Puppies Get a Chance
Foster Friday: Orphaned Puppies Get a Chance a Life thanks to Fosters!
Today we are sharing the story of Miles, Molly, Millie, Mindy, and Moose. These 5 precious pups were orphaned at just hours old when their mom sadly lost her life during…
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Foster Friday: Sometimes it Just Takes a Little Time!
Foster Friday: Sometimes it Just Takes a Little Time!
Happy Foster Friday!
We have a story to share of a very special kitty named Drake! Drake has been in and out of BRHS 3 times, having been adopted and returned with his brother each…
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Foster Friday: A Bond like No Other!
Foster Friday: A Bond like No Other!
Happy Foster Friday!
Little Peanut was barely a pound when she was brought into Henderson County by a Good Samaritan.
Covered in fleas and with a wound on her neck, little Peanut's sweet personality…
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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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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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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…
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Happy Foster Friday!
Foster Friday: A Senior's Second Chance
This Friday we are celebrating the story of Tabitha! Tabitha was a formerly abandoned senior that came into our county facility in terrible condition and with a host of issues - emaciated, dirty,…