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ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center Dog shelter in Weaverville, NC

In March 2013, the ASPCA launched the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center, a pilot program located at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison, New Jersey. It was the first and only facility dedicated to providing behavioral rehabilitation for severely fearful, unadoptable dogs, such as those confiscated from puppy mills and hoarding situations.

Due to the success of the pilot program, which had 237 graduates over four years, the ASPCA has expanded its program and built a permanent facility in Weaverville, North Carolina. The state-of-the-art facility can house up to 65 dogs at a time. It includes a dormitory and several teaching spaces where shelter professionals can learn our behavior modification techniques, to further help behaviorally challenged dogs across the country become suitable for adoption.

Homeless dogs of all ages and backgrounds are eligible for the program, as long as they are physically healthy and meet our behavioral inclusion criteria. Only dogs whose fear is so severe that it compromises their quality of life and makes adoption challenging or impossible are accepted.

The Weaverville facility has individual kennels, along with “real-life rooms,” designed to help dogs get used to life in home environments, outdoor play areas, and a large indoor training area where our behaviorists and trainers work with dogs in the program. On average, rehabilitation requires 13 weeks of treatment. However, that timing depends heavily on the severity of each dog’s behavior problems and how responsive he or she is to treatment. Once the dogs have completed the program, the transformed graduates are placed within our network of partner shelters and rescue groups to be made available for adoption or adopted directly at our facility.

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Adoptable pets at ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center

We'll also keep you updated on Pita's adoption status with email updates.
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Pita

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
Weaverville, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Cherry's adoption status with email updates.
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Cherry

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Young
Weaverville, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Drax's adoption status with email updates.
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Drax

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Adult
Weaverville, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Gracie's adoption status with email updates.
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Gracie

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female
Weaverville, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Mork's adoption status with email updates.
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Mork

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Adult
Weaverville, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Mork's adoption status with email updates.
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Mork

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Adult
Weaverville, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Catalina's adoption status with email updates.
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Catalina

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
Weaverville, NC

Shelter FAQs

Asheville, NC region (Buncombe County and surrounding areas)

  • 1. Interview
  • 2. Meet the Pet
  • 3. Sign Adoption Contract
  • 4. Take the Pet Home

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All adoptions require an in-person meet and greet.

Adoption application

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Pets at shelters & rescues near ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center

Haywood County Animal Services

453 Jones Cove Road,
Clyde, NC 28721

The Cats' Cradle

PO Box 1915,
Morganton, NC 28680

SouthEastern Keeshond Club

Travelers Rest, SC 29690

We'll also keep you updated on Cat's adoption status with email updates.
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Cat

American Shorthair

Female, Young
Chuckey, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Eloise's adoption status with email updates.
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Eloise

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
Rutherfordton, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Mopsey's adoption status with email updates.
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Mopsey

German Shepherd Dog/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Young
Marshall, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Maggie's adoption status with email updates.
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Maggie

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 yrs
Chuckey, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Archer's adoption status with email updates.
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Archer

Border Collie

Male, 2 yrs 7 mos
Arden, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Scout's adoption status with email updates.
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Scout

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 10 mos
Asheville, NC

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