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No Boundaries, Cashiers Highlands Humane Society
Written By: David Stroud - Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society | Issue: 2018/04 - April | Photograph By: Beth Stroud
Whenever I travel, whether it is to a state industry association meeting or national animal welfare convention, or even on those rare vacations, I always make sure to pack plenty of shirts that promote the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society and the work of our Animal Rescue Team. To say I am proud of our organization, our staff, volunteers, and our community would be a vast understatement.
After all, not only have we quadrupled our lifesaving intake of local strays and owner-surrendered pets in the past five years, during that same time the CHHS Animal Rescue Team has been deployed to six different states to save lives in puppy mill raids, cruelty and hoarding cases, and natural disaster response and rescue. Two years ago, we were also selected to be among the first animal welfare agencies in North Carolina to receive rescued dogs from illegal meat farms in South Korea, raising awareness of an international tragedy years before the recent Winter Olympics brought attention of this horrific cruelty to the world.
Our rescue work has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, and news outlets across the United States, and it is always gratifying when during my travels folks tell me they have heard of the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society. And if local residents in Crested Butte, Colorado, hadn’t heard of CHHS before my vacation there this past February, they certainly learned about us during my trip because of the name of the organization I am so blessed and grateful to wear on my shirt.
So yes, I am proud of the lifesaving work we do, and the awareness and goodwill we have generated all across this country for the Highlands-Cashiers communities. Although our first priority will always be the animals in our hometown, animals in need know no boundaries. Neither does our love and compassion.
Established in 1987, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit no-kill animal shelter that receives no state or county tax dollars, and no funding from any national animal organization. CHHS is located on Highway 64 in Sapphire, two miles east of the Cashiers Crossroads and is open from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Saturday. For more information, visit us online at CHhumanesociety.org or call CHHS at (828)743-5769. Tax-deductible donations to support our lifesaving work can be mailed to CHHS, P.O. Box 638, Cashiers, NC 28717.
