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Asheville Humane Society has created a program to help when those unplanned life hardships come your way. Their safety net program can help with your pet-related needs.
Asheville Humane found that when people experienced difficult situations, many times they had no recourse but to surrender their pets to the shelter. To prevent this heartbreaking separation, they have formed a safety net program to help people get the help they need.
The program includes help in financial hardship; pet food assistance; temporary re-homing; pet behavior help and more. See the flyers below for more details about assistance and the sites of the food pantries.
To learn more about all the safety net programs, contact Emily Gelb, Safety New Coordinator at 828-250-6429 or egleb@ashevillehumane.org.
They want to help you make surrendering your pet to the shelter a last resort.