Animal Advocacy

ARF (Human Society of Jackson County)

ARF (Humane Society of Jackson County) is a network of foster parents, not a shelter. We keep animals in our homes for local adoption or transport, and that is our greatest need. 

However, we are always looking for other help–board members, fundraisers, web designers, social media people, publicists and writers and photographers for our newsletter, drivers, spay/neuter clinic staff, and more.

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue

Volunteer Opportunities Available

We work across county lines with the goal of saving the greatest number of lives possible through strategic, creative, and impactful programming. Through adoption and pet retention programs, a low-cost mobile spay and neuter clinic, lifesaving shelter transfer partnerships and extensive volunteer and foster networks, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue impacts the lives of thousands of animals each year in the Western North Carolina region.

Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society

Volunteer Opportunities Available

Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society is a non-profit, no kill animal shelter that provides humane care and treatment for stray and surrendered dogs and cats until these animals are adopted into secure, safe and permanent homes.

Catman2

Volunteer Opportunities Available

Conceived in 1996, Catman2 Inc. was founded by Dr. Harold Sims, a retired college biology professor and his wife, Kay, a retired school social worker. The cats live in a large shelter adjacent to the Sims’ home in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Tours of the shelter are available by appointment. We house 30 - 50 cats at most times of the year, and are sure to have “The Cat of Your Dreams”. 

Jackson County Animal Shelter

Volunteer Opportunities Available

The Jackson County Animal Shelter believes that both pets and people deserve to live in a safe community together. The Animal Shelter provides adoption and animal reunification services for dogs and cats, as well as animal control.

Sarge's Animal Rescue Foundation

Volunteer Opportunities Available

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s creation was inspired by a dog at Haywood County Animal Shelter. Sarge was a dog who had been remanded over to the Haywood County Animal Shelter in 2005 by his owner. A breed rescue volunteer identified him as a young, healthy, purebred German Shepherd Dog and marked him for rescue. Despite best efforts, Sarge was euthanized just one hour before rescue transport arrived. A group of volunteers used this event as a catalyst for change, and formed an organization with the mission of preventing the euthanasia of adoptable dogs and cats in the county shelter. In the years since, the county shelter has achieved a “no-kill” status, and it is Sarge’s intention to help the shelter maintain that success.