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Asheville Area Focus: Pet Rescue/Adoption Agencies in WNC

Asheville Area Focus: Pet Rescue/Adoption Agencies in WNC

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Melanie Harris from Mountain Pet Rescue shares how many families foster animals seeking adoption in Western North Carolina and how you can become a foster family.
Leahcraig Fieser from Brother Wolf and Fred Strohm from Sarge’s Animal Rescue also discuss pet adoption in the Asheville area.

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