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Heart of the Foothills Animal Rescue- Rutherford County, NC

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Heart of the Foothills Animal Rescue- Rutherford County, NC

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Mission Statement:
Heart of the Foothills Animal Rescue is a place for new beginnings.

We provide a safe haven for homeless pets while building a no kill community in Rutherford County, N.C.

EIN #83-4357529

10/11/2026

Happy Sunday! 🐾

Our hearts are so full after another beautiful week of connections! Three sweet kitties and one precious pup all found their forever homes last week, and we could not be happier for them:

🐱 The Kitties:
• Rain & Peter (adopted together!)
• Blueberry

🐶 The Pup:
• Poppy

We are so deeply thankful to the wonderful adopters for coming to us to find their new best friends.

To our incredible donors and supporters: we say it often, but it is the absolute truth—without your help, we simply wouldn't exist. Thank you for keeping our doors open and helping us save these innocent lives every single day.

Are you looking to add a new loveable member to your family? We have so many other sweet babies waiting and hoping for their own happy ending. Find your perfect match at: heartofthefoothills.org/adopt ❤️

10/09/2026

Don't forget that tomorrow and tomorrow only, half off cats and kittens! We will still need an adoption request on file so if you are interested you can submit one through our website at heartofthefoothills.org/adopt

Kittens are $40.00
Cats are $25.00

Hope to see you tomorrow!

10/09/2026

Heart of the Foothills is in urgent need of dependable, reliable, dedicated volunteers who love dogs and cats and want to make a real difference. If you’re 18 or older and can give just a few hours — either one day a week or several — we would be deeply grateful.

Animal care includes all the fun parts: petting, cuddling, brushing, and loving on the 70+ animals in our care. It also includes essential daily tasks like feeding the animals, cleaning enclosures and rooms, doing dishes or laundry, sweeping or mopping, organizing donations, and helping with the many small needs that keep our rescue running smoothly.

Many hands truly make light work, and right now we are desperate for a few more hands to help us keep our animals clean, healthy, socialized, and cared for.

If you’ve been looking for a way to give back — this is it. We are so grateful for your consideration. Please email Heart of the Foothills at [email protected]. ❤️🐾

10/08/2026

For Saturday and Saturday only we are going to discount our ready to adopt cats and kittens adoption fee. If you are looking for a new little one to keep you company around your house, you can meet some of our spoiled little babies. (We love spoiling them!)

🐱 kitten adoption $40.00
🐱 adult cat adoption $25.00

We will still waive the fee on the second cat or kitten!

They will be spayed/neutered, up to date on vaccines, microchipped, dewormed, tested for FIV and FeLV, and on monthly prevention.

We will still need potential adopters to fill out an adoption request through our website at heartofthefoothills.org/adopt if you are interested or you can fill one out in person. We will be here from 11-5 on Saturday and we hope to see you there!

If you plan to adopt, please bring a carrier or you can purchase a cardboard carrier for five dollars.

Here are some of our babies that are up for adoption.

10/08/2026

Today our hearts are full. ❤️ A huge and heartfelt thank you to the ASPCA for providing Heart of the Foothills with emergency funding to replace our heating and cooling system. For weeks, we struggled to keep the building below 85 degrees to little avail and the extreme heat had all of us worried for our animals, our staff, and our volunteers. With cooler weather on the way, the urgency only grew — and the ASPCA stepped in and fast‑tracked funding approval so we could install the needed equipment to meet state requirements and keep every animal safe, comfortable and healthy.

We also want to extend our deepest gratitude to Robbie Gantt and Rick Pattie, who carved out time in their incredibly busy schedules to order equipment, track down the complicated wiring, and complete the installation. Your dedication means more than you know.

It’s moments like these that remind us we are surrounded by organizations and people willing to move heaven and earth to help this rescue succeed. We are profoundly grateful for your partnership.

Thank you, truly, from all of us at Heart of the Foothills. ❤️🐾

10/07/2026

Merle was adopted from us before we became Heart of the Foothills Animal Rescue- Rutherford County, NC. This sweet and handsome boy is looking for a home. He is ten years old amd needs to be an only pet.

He had three potential cancer spots removed yesterday and is currently recovering at the rescue.

We need help covering his medical bill if anyone can contribute a little towards it.

If you arent able to adopt, you can foster him and we will co tine to provide food, medical care, and anything else he may need.

Heartofthefoothills.org/adopt

10/05/2026

We need some adult wet pate adult cat food. These hungry guys can eat it up quickly!

We can also use dry puppy food and wet adult dog food.

Look at all the cute kitties looking for a home! You can come by to meet them or adopt. (These are only a few of our feline friends)

We truly appreciate all you do for us.

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10/04/2026

We want to thank everyone who came out to see us at the Hilltop Festival. We enjoyed hosting the dog costume contest again this year and seeing all the cute dogs in their costumes. Also, thank you for the town of Rutherfordton for asking us to host this once again. It is always a pleasures.

10/04/2026

Happy Sunday! 🐾

We have another lucky seven to celebrate this week! Seven beautiful souls—3 dogs and 4 cats—officially found their forever homes last week, and our hearts are completely full.

Let's celebrate our latest shelter alumni:

🐶 The Pups:
• Clyde
• Betty White
• Chloe

🐱 The Kitties:
• Hazel
• Squeak
• Elliot
• Ariel

We are so incredibly happy for every single one of them and deeply grateful to the wonderful adopters who chose rescue.

To our amazing donors and supporters: we know we say it every single week, but we truly hope that by seeing these adoption posts, you can see exactly where your support is going. These happy endings simply would not happen without you keeping our lights on and their bellies full.

We still have lots of other sweet babies waiting for their own lucky strike. Could your home be their jackpot? Find your new sweet baby at www.heartofthefoothills.org/adopt ❤️

10/04/2026

UPDATED TO ADD A FEW MORE THIINGS.

Our rescue is hoping to have a few items donated that will benefit the animals and the people taking care of them. Our supporters are always so willing to help us and we are very appreciative. If you are able to help with any of these items, they can be delivered directly to the rescue from the store or dropped off at 380 US Hwy 221N. Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Thank you all so much for the continued support and donations! We couldn't make it without you all!

Address

380 U.S. 221 N
Rutherfordton, NC
28139

Opening Hours

Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 5pm

Telephone

+18282877338

Website

http://www.heartofthefoothills.org/, https://www.facebook.com/rescuedtreasuresrutherford/, https://www.amazon.com/hz/wis

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