Mitchell County Animal Rescue, Inc. is twenty-five years old (that's one hundred seventy in dogs years to you and me). The Animal Shelter opened fifteen years ago also. We are celebrating twenty- five years of caring and sheltering for the animals of our county. Now through the rest of the year all dog and cat adoptions fees are only $25. All pets are spayed or neutered before going home. Adoption fee includes micro chip permanent ID, vaccinations, de-worming, adult dogs are tested negative for heart worm and cats are negative for feline leukemia. Plus each pet goes home with a bag of Hill's Science Diet. Our goal is every homeless pet in Mitchell County is home for the holidays.

Another way we are celebrating is half-price spay or neuter for the pets of Mitchell County residents for only $25. Pets must be current on rabies and distemper vaccinations. Total vaccination fee is $18 if your pet needs vaccinations. Prevention is the only solution for unwanted litters.

Mitchell County Animal Rescue understands that there are some pets in our area that were adopted before the shelter was built. If you have a pet that was adopted at the old drive in threater building on an adoption day please let us know. We would love to have a photo of your pet and hear your story. We have a special treat for your senior citizen pet.

Shelter hours are Tuesday through Friday 10:30am to 4:30pm, Saturdays 10am to 3pm. Our phone number is 765-6952. You are welcome to stop by anytime and visit. We are making a difference everyday.

Spay/Neuter Program

Mitchell County Animal Rescue is proud to announce that in 2008 a total of 471 pets were spayed or neutered through our low cost, high quality monthly clinics through The Humane Alliance of Asheville. Local vets also participated in Spay Day USA. This is an increase of twenty-one pets altered in 2007. None of these figures include shelter pets, which are spayed or neutered before adoption.

Kathy Barrows, MCAR President says "Hundreds, if not thousands of unwanted litters were prevented from being born without a home or someone who can care for them. We are so proud of all the pet owners who stepped up and became responsible for preventing their pets from reproducing and adding to the pet over population in our area."

Through no fault of their own, many adorable puppies and kittens and grown pets also wind up in Mitchell County Animal Shelter needing and deserving a good home. In 2007 over 1100 pets were surrendered by Mitchell County residents. Attached is a photo of Poe, an American Bulldog and Lab mix puppy who is in the shelter today.

To sign up your pet for next month's clinic low cost clinic, just stop by the shelter Tuesday through Friday 10:30am to 4:30pm, or Saturday 10am to 3 pm. Cost is $35 for male cats, and $50 for female cats and all dogs. If your pet is current on rabies vaccinations, just bring your certificate for us to copy. Rabies shots are $6, and also $6 for distemper shots. Your pet's appointment will be another day on a Monday. Shelter staff will be glad to assist you.


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Patricia Beam
Executive Director
Mitchell County Animal Rescue, Inc.

P.O. Box 308
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
828-766-7348
Shelter 828-765-6952
fax 828-765-6765
Our pets are on-line
www.mcar.petfinder.com
 

DO THE MATH

 TWO UNCONTROLLED BREEDING CATS

…PLUS ALL THEIR KITTENS

…AND ALL OF THE KITTENS, KITTENS, KITTENS, WILL ADD UP TO.  (IF NONE OF THEM ARE NEVER SPAYED OR NEUTERED)

YEAR ONE               12 CATS

YEAR TWO               66 CATS

YEAR THREE                      382 CATS

YEAR FOUR             2,201 CATS

YEAR FIVE               12,680 CATS

YEAR SIX                              73,041 CATS

YEAR SEVEN                      420,715 CATS

YEAR EIGHT                        2,423,316 CATS

YEAR NINE              13,958,290 CATS

YEAR TEN                80,399,780 CATS

POPULATION FIGURES IN THIS TABLE ARE BASED ON:

*AN AVERAGE OF TWO LITTERS PER YEAR

*AN AVERAGE OF 2.8 SURVIVING KITTENS PER LITTER;

* AN AVERAGE 10-YEAR BREEDING LIFE

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