Welcome!
Please see our website www.brotherwolfanimalrescue.org for information on adoption days. If you'd like to see a dog between adoption days, please call (828) 808-9435 or email Rnvet@aol.com. We are happy to announce that we recently partnered with Pet Soup and have opened up a 10,000 sq. foot facility. We are now a licensed shelter, and also offer doggie daycare, boarding, and grooming. For more information on that facility, please go to www.petsouppetservices.com
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Did you Know? Each day 10,000 humans are born in the
U.S. - and each day, nearly 70,000 puppies and kittens are
born. As long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough
homes for all the animals. As a result, millions of healthy, loving
cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies are killed as a form of population
control. What can you do to stop the suffering? Spay and neuter your
pets! Together we can make a difference!!
"To provide homes for all of the unwanted or homeless animals, every
family of four in the United States would need to have approximately 8
dogs and 20 cats," says Kim Lagholz, a community practice veterinarian
at Iowa State University.
For more information locally, please visit www.humanealliance.org.
This is a
link to the local low-cost
spay/neuter clinic.
You can also visit www.spayusa.org for more info.
The
greatness of a society and it's moral progress can be judged by the way
its animals are treated.
--- Mahatma Gandhi
 Who
We Are
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue is made up of a small group of
compassionate
and dedicated volunteers who have come together because we are tired of
seeing adoptable animals being euthanized because of lack of space in
our shelters. Together, our goal is to encourage change in Asheville
and the surrounding areas by rescuing and re-homing cats and dogs, while encouraging responsible pet ownership in our community. We strongly believe that these precious animals are not disposable and that through collaborative effort with other like-minded people, we can and will see a change in our time to come.
What We Do
Here at Brother Wolf, we rescue cats and dogs from local shelters, owner surrenders, and dogs who are strays. By taking these animals into our homes, we are able to provide them with a loving, nurturing environment where we can learn a lot about a particular dog or cat. We get a good feel for what an ideal family would be for a particular animal, because we spend so much time with them. In addition to all the emotional care we provide, all of our dogs and cats are treated for any pre-existing medical conditions, such as heartworms or broken bones (just to name a few), and are spayed/neutered, when medically cleared.
Our "Puppy Transport Program". In the Northeast, spay and neuter rates are much higher than they are here. To get a puppy in New York, for instance, there are very few choices except to go to a breeder. To fill this need, BWAR has partnered with shelters in NY, NJ, and CT to transport puppies from Asheville up to shelters there. This is a win/win situation for everyone. Not only does it save the lives of puppies here, who stand an 80% chance of euthanization by going to a shelter here, but they are quickly adopted by people in the Northeast who are anxious for dogs but want a rescue dog.
 Brother
Wolf Animal
Rescue evolved as an organization to help abandoned
and homeless animals find their forever, loving homes. We work with
shelters by taking in cats and dogs who's "time is up", who are on the list to be euthanized. Oftentimes, this means scrambling to find the space to "squeeze in" one more dog! We also work with the public who have dogs and cats they are no longer able to keep, or find a stray they need help with. Through a series of foster homes, the dogs are sheltered and cared for until we can adopt them out to their forever homes.
We struggle on a daily basis to pay for vet care, food, heartworm
and flea medication, vaccinations, and toys. We hold a variety of
fundraising activities to assist with paying for these needs. If you
are able to volunteer or help us with any of these needs, please write
to us at P.O. Box 8195, Asheville NC 28814, or email us at RNVET@aol.com.
We struggle on a daily basis to pay for vet care, food, heartworm
and flea medication, vaccinations, and toys. We hold a variety of
fundraising activities to assist with paying for these needs. If you
are able to volunteer or help us with any of these needs, please write
to us at P.O. Box 8195, Asheville NC 28814, or email us at
Rnvet@aol.com.
You can make a direct donation to BWAR by clicking on this button and
donating directly to our PayPal account:
 Please
also consider donating a dog bed for one of our foster dogs:
When you click on this link www.kuranda.com,
you can select Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, and Kuranda will send a
beautiful dog bed to one of our many dogs in need!
We participate in a program called www.GoodSearch.com.
It's a search
engine on the Internet, powered by Yahoo, that donates money to
charitable causes each time you use it to do an Internet search. Please
consider using Good Search and putting in Brother Wolf Canine Rescue as
your chosen charity.
Do you do online shopping? Try www.igive.com. When you shop
through
this website, which has thousands of retailers, a percentage of your
purchase will benefit our rescue, just identify Brother Wolf as your
chosen charity.
We also participate in the Cash for Critters program, where we can
recycle your used ink cartridges, toners, and cell phones. And finally,
we always are looking for: volunteers to help us at adoption days,
volunteers to help us write grants/fundraise, foster homes, monetary
donations, dog toys, and dog beds. Please email Rnvet@aol.com if you'd
like to help.
Write to us at:
P.O. Box 8195
Asheville NC 28814
Or email us at: Rnvet@aol.com.
If you would like to meet a dog or cat outside of an adoption day, please call
(828) 808-9435.
Pet
Perks
 Brother
Wolf Canine Rescue
is proud to serve our community through
education and partnership. BWAR is dedicated to talking to groups
around the Asheville area about the importance of spaying and
neutering, animal safety, rescue awareness, and much more.
Being a responsible pet guardian is more than just providing adequate
water, food, and shelter for your pet. Domestic pets are completely
dependent on their guardians for their welfare.
* Taking care of a pet is a lifetime commitment. If you can't make the
commitment, don't get the pet.
* Choose a pet that fits your lifestyle.
Don't get an energetic dog if you don't
have the time to exercise him/her. I f
you can't afford grooming or can't do
the grooming yourself, pick a dog with
a low maintenance coat.
* Spay or neuter your pets. There are
already too many homeless animals.
Don't add to the problems.
 *
Don't make your dog or
cat
an "outside animal". Dogs especially
thrive on companionship and need to
be with their "human pack."
* Be aware of weather conditions.
Leaving your animal in the car on a
hot day (even for a few minutes!) or in the yard without shade or water
is risking your
animal's life.
* Make sure you home is "pet" safe. Pesticides, medications, household
cleaners, and some household plants (dieffenbachia, philodendron,
hyacinth, and mistletoe) can be deadly to your
pet. Keep them out of reach.
* Provide veterinary care for your pet. Keep their vaccinations up to
date and make sure they have annual check-ups.
* Keep an identification tag on your pet... it is your pet's ticket
back home. Both dogs and cats need ID !! Microchipping is good too, but
an external tag is essential, it could mean the difference between your
neighbor returning your pet to you or turning him/her in to the pound!
* Obedience train and socialize your pet. There's nothing better than
having a dog the comes when you call. This too can be the difference
between life and death. Also, dogs develop fears at different points in
their life, so it's important to expose them to all sorts of different
sounds and people at all different ages, so they don't develop fears or
aggression.
* Don't let your pets run loose. Dogs should be walked on leashes. Any
outdoor off-leash activity should be in a secure or fenced in area
where the dog cannot run into the street or be otherwise harmed. Cats
should live indoor only. An outdoor cat's average lifespan is 3 years;
an indoor cat's average lifespan is 14 years.
* Provide your pet the proper diet. Quality nutrition is as important
to pets as it is to us. Obesity is as deadly as malnutrition. Be aware
that some foods can be deadly to dogs, such as chocolate, grapes,
raisins, and onions. Fatty food can cause pancreatitis.
* Make sure your pet gets the proper
amount of exercise; a walk does
everyone good!
* Take extra precautions during
holidays, like the 4th of July. It is the
scariest time for pets, with all of the
noise and fireworks going off. Make sure your pets are secure indoors.
Also
protect your pets during Halloween.
* Be kind to your pet and shower him/her with love... remember you are
his/her world! Take special care of
your pet during his/her senior years.
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