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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 Levi's adoption status with email updates.
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Levi

Mixed Breed (Medium)

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

Mixed Breed (Medium)

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

Mixed Breed (Medium)

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

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

Additional adoption info

All adoptions require an in-person meet and greet.

Adoption application

https://airtable.com/appu4JXVMk4vi7hbT/shr1nGkF2RcpTMHYQ

Pets at shelters & rescues near ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center

Blue Ridge Pets

Forest City, NC 28043

Mitchell County Animal Rescue

2492 Hwy 19E,
Spruce Pine, NC 28777

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

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, Young
Clyde, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Linus's adoption status with email updates.
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Linus

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)/Labrador Retriever

Male, 1 yr
Newland, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Cricket B594's adoption status with email updates.
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Cricket B594

Boxer/Labrador Retriever

Female, 2 mos
Morganton, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Bit Bit's adoption status with email updates.
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Bit Bit

Tabby

Male, Young
Marion, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Stevie 's adoption status with email updates.
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Stevie

Mixed Breed (Large)

Male, 3 mos
Waynesville, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Rowan B519's adoption status with email updates.
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Rowan B519

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 mos
Morganton, NC

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