Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals

Mission: Asheville Humane Society is dedicated to promoting the compassionate treatment of animals in our community through education, sheltering and adoption.

Target demographics: animals in need

Direct beneficiaries per year: 1,300 lost pets find their families, 750 pets get transferred to other agencies for care, 1,500 animals receive foster care and 3,200 animals find loving new homes.

Geographic areas served: Buncombe County

Programs: sheltering; fostering; adoption; dog and cat behavior training; rehoming assistance; lost and found; low-cost vaccines, microchips and spay/neuter assistance and free pet food through 13 pantries under our Safety Net Program. Our goal is to help animals and their people stay together if at all possible by providing resources to them, but we also accept every Buncombe County animal brought to us.