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Henderson County News

Raccoon that fought with dog had rabies

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MILLS RIVER — A raccoon that fought with a pet dog has tested positive for the rabies virus, public health officials said.   Read Story »

Tags: dogs | animal control | rabies

Henderson County News

Local man charged with beating boxer mix puppy

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Tags: dogs | animal control

Fletcher News

Law officers charge hoarder with animal cruelty

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Tags: dogs | animal control

Henderson County News

Deputies lodge charges in two animal cruelty cases

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Henderson County's animal enforcement squad brought animal cruelty charges after investigating separate cases residents keeping dogs and cats in unhealthy and unsanitary living conditions, the sheriff's office said.   Read Story »

Tags: dogs | animal control | cats

Henderson County News

Rescued dogs find new homes

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The dogs and cats rescued from a hoarding situation in Fletcher are moving from a crowded home to their forever homes.   Read Story »

Tags: dogs | animal control | Blue Ridge Humane Society

Henderson County News

Animal control comes down to who pays

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Declaring that he has been “caught in the middle” of a growing dispute between Henderson County and its towns, Sheriff Charlie McDonald said he would be glad to offer animal control services countywide. The solution comes down to who pays.   Read Story »

Tags: animal control

Henderson County News

Second rabies case confirmed

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A raccoon that came in contact with a dog in the Bald Rock Road area on Tuesday has tested positive for the rabies virus, officials said.   Read Story »

Tags: dogs | animal control | rabies

Henderson County News

LIGHTNING PHOTOS: City crew rescues kitten

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Erin Hill cuddled a green-eyed tabby kitten in her arms and marveled at how a small town had come together to save it from a drain pipe.   Read Story »

Tags: animal control | cats

Etowah News

Electronic fence failure allowed dog attack, official says

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ETOWAH — The three dogs that mauled a 79-year-old woman on Friday were supposed to be confined by an invisible fence that failed, a sheriff’s spokesman said.   Read Story »

Tags: animal control

Hendersonville Life

Snapping turtle rescued, moved to a new home

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Maybe she was hunting for a place to nest. Big rain Tuesday night might have driven her out of Wash Creek. For whatever reason "Jeffy" the snapping turtle was on a slow journey away from her habitat, on unfamiliar ground, endanger of being run over.     Read Story »

Tags: animal control | animal adoption

Henderson County Business

People, pups enjoy Bark & Wine event

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Hershey, like his brother Reeses, keeps one ear up and one ear down. He's timid and a tad trembly but docile. He has a soft coat.   Read Story »

Tags: Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards | animal control | Henderson County wine industry | animal adoption

Flat Rock News

Sticker shock: Flat Rock dog catcher would cost $100,000

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FLAT ROCK — The pricetag is in for animal control, and Flat Rock leaders appear disinclined to pay it.   Read Story »

Tags: Flat Rock Village Council | Henderson County Sheriff Charlie McDonald | animal control