For Pet's Sake
December 2022
Your Donation Makes a Difference
We ask at this giving, generous time of year you consider making your end of year tax deductible donations to Valley River Humane Society. Every penny helps.
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Six games will be played each Bingo Night with a 15 minute intermission after game 3. Card sales are: 3 cards for $10, 6 cards for $15, and 12 cards for $20. Bingo daubers are available for sale at the event. All winners will recieve Cash prizes. Snacks will be for sale or bring your own. A 50/50 will also be happening during the event. Thank you to Sany Wheeler VRHS Thrift Store Manager for sponsoring this event.
All proceeds from this event will benefit Valley River Humane Society Shelter. 501 (c) (3)
VRHS Adoption Events in November
In every heart, there is a hole.
In every shelter, there is love
in which to fill it.
~Colleen Paige
December 2 is National Mixed Breed Day!
It is celebrated on July 31 and December 2nd. The day's mission is to raise awareness of mixed breed dogs in shelters around the nation that desperately need new homes and to celebrate the amazing characteristics that the mix of breeds creates in each individual dog. Mixed breed dogs tend to be healthier, may live longer and are just as able to perform the duties of pure bred dogs, such as bomb and drug sniffing, search and rescue and guiding the blind. Millions of loving and healthy mixed breed dogs are sitting in shelters, waiting for new, loving homes. Call VRHS to arrange an appointment to meet a new friend!
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Microchip Your Pet Today!
You and your pet belong together!
When did you last update your pet’s microchip registration?
It is crucial that you update your contact information when you move or get a new phone number. A microchip can help find your lost pet only when this information is accurate.
After you adopt a new pet from the VRHS, please register your dog (or cat if chipped) immediately by calling Smart Tag at 1-866-603-6863 or go online at https://www.idtag.com.
If you don’t know the name of your pet’s microchip company, the microchip number can be input intothe microchip registry lookup at the AAHA’s Universal Website: https://aaha.org. The name, phone number and website of your pet’s microchip company will be provided, along with the last time the microchip was updated. Alternatively, your local veterinarian and the VRHS can scan your pet for the microchip number.
Any found pet without a tag can be scanned for a microchip. All local veterinarians and the Valley River Humane Society will scan a found pet to help locate its owner. Please help VRHS keep you and your pet together!
Did you know 1 in 3 pets will go missing in their lifetime? We’re partnering with Petco Love Lost to help pets reunite with their families. Petco Love Lost is a free, easy-to-use national resource, using patented pet facial recognition technology to make it easier than ever to find possible matches for lost and found pets. Join us, let’s unite to reunite at petcolovelost.org.
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We are thrilled to partner with Petco Love Lost, a central searchable resource helping lost pets reunite with their families. 1 in 3 pets will go missing in their lifetime and almost 10 million pets go missing every year, but, together, we can change the outlook for lost pets.
Petco Love Lost is a free, easy-to-use national resource, using patented pet facial recognition technology to make it easier than ever to find possible matches from community members and shelters like the Valley River Humane Society.
Help lost pets reunite with their families at petcolovelost.org.
You can order directly from Amazon and have it shipped to us!
Our cupboards are getting very bare...please consider donating to our animals, and helping us through these extraordinary times.
We appreciate all the support from our local community and beyond.
DONATING MADE EASY
Become a Member!
In our community, hundreds of animals each year are abandoned, mistreated, or left to fend for themselves. The VRHS offers several different memberships. The fees are used to help keep the doors to our shelter open. Support for our organization comes mostly from private donations from people like you. Your membership fees will help a great deal!
Consider becoming a member…Your gift can provide neglected and abused animals with shelter, food, medical care, kindness, and a chance to find a forever home!
Heidi's Fund
Ongoing Needs at the Shelter & Thrift Store
We need for the Thrift Store (Monday through Saturday, 10-5)
Cashiers
Back room sorters
Showroom workers
We need for the Shelter (Monday through Sunday, never stops as the animals always need care)
Dog Walkers (must be strong)
Kennell Workers (must be strong)
Grounds maintenance
HandyMan/Woman
Cat kennel workers
(Volunteers can name their shifts)
Transportation Needs
Drivers for Special Transports to Cleveland TN (cats - only five at a time). You can use your vehicle.
Back up drivers for Asheville Transports
Drivers for Transports to New York
(this is for Cats Only - much easier than transporting dogs)
We have lost some of our volunteers as they have or are going back to Florida. So the need is GREAT!
VRHS Thrift Store Needs
Volunteers needed! This is an easy and rewarding volunteer opportunity. Come by and talk to us.
Over 40% of all expenses for the Shelter are subsidized by the VRHS Thrift Shop! So, every time you donate to or buy something from the Thrift Shop it REALLY helps.
Anytime you clean out your closet, your basement, your attic, or any other area, please bring those things to us you no longer need or want. We can then turn around and resell those things and those proceeds go to helping the animals. Please visit the Thrift Store often. There are some GREAT bargains and it really helps!
Store Address:
Valley River Humane Society Thrift Store | 1161 U.S. 64, Murphy, NC 28906 | (828) 837-6137
Store Hours:
10:00 AM -5:00 PM Monday thru Saturday
About Us!
Website: http://www.ValleyRiverHumaneSociety.org
Location: Valley River Humane Society, U.S. 19, Marble, NC, USA
Phone: 828-837-2304
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VRHSMarbleNC/
Become a Volunteer
Many people do not realize how vital volunteers are to both VRHS Shelter and the Thrift Store. Please consider being a VOLUNTEER!
For Donations and Adoptions
SHELTER MAILING ADDRESS:
Valley River Humane Society
PO BOX 658
Murphy, NC 28906
SHELTER ADDRESS:
Valley River Humane Society
7450 US 19
Marble, NC 28905
(828) 837-2304
BUSINESS HOURS:
- Tuesday thru Saturday……11:00 am thru 4:00 pm
- Sunday and Monday……CLOSED
- Intakes……Tuesday thru Friday 11:00 am thru 3:00pm