Two years in the planning, design, site work and construction, the new CHHS Adoption Center celebrates its grand opening with a canine-led “ribbon chewing” on Friday, July 22nd at 11:00am. The new CHHS Adoption Center is western North Carolina’s most modern animal welfare facility and the largest expansion in the 29-year history of the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society.
“The number of animals we have rescued and forever homes we have found in the past four years has more than tripled,” says David Stroud, CHHS Executive Director. “It was vital to expand our capacity and upgrade our facilities to continue to provide the highest level of compassionate care for the more than 500 animals who will find safe refuge at our shelter this year.”
The new CHHS Adoption Center features 40 individual state-of-the-art dog kennels, a puppy room/nursery, a soundproofed meet-and-greet room for potential adopters to spend time with their new best friend, and a multi-purpose room that will be used as an indoor dog training studio as well as a classroom for humane education school field trips. The 4,750-sq. ft. building was designed by one of the industry’s leading shelter architects Rick Bacon of Clearwater, Florida, and was constructed by Western Builders of Sylva, North Carolina. The $1.1 million CHHS Adoption Center was funded entirely by individual donations and local community grants and the building opens completely debt-free.
Founded in 1987, the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society has rescued, cared for, and found forever homes for tens of thousands of abandoned and neglected animals. CHHS is a 501(c)3 non-profit no-kill shelter that receives no federal, state or county tax dollars, and no funding from any national animal welfare organization. One hundred percent of CHHS' revenue comes from donations, grants, bequests and special events to support the mission of rescue, adoption, spay/neuter and humane education.
Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society is located on Highway 64 in Sapphire, North Carolina, two miles east of the Cashiers Crossroads. The shelter is open seven days a week, 10am-5pm Monday through Saturday, and noon-5pm on Sunday. Visit CHHS online at www.chhumanesociety.org to see pictures and descriptions of all the dogs, cats, puppies and kittens looking for forever homes. For more information, please call the shelter at 828-743-5752 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.