09/27/2025
One year ago, our WNC community unexpectedly faced the raw fury of Hurricane Helene. Western North Carolina was hit with historic flooding, landslides, and wind damage that left homes, roads, and lives changed forever.
It was a time of loss, fear, and uncertainty. But it was also a time when we saw the very best in each other - neighbors helping neighbors, shelters and rescue groups rising to the challenge, and volunteers from far beyond WNC stepping in to stand with us.
We want to say 🐾THANK YOU 💙 to the local first responders, animal shelter staff and fosters, rescue groups, neighbors who showed up with chainsaws or shovels, and to every volunteer who came from outside WNC to help.
Because when infrastructure failed us, you held each other up. When power and water went out, you shared generators, hauled in drinking water, and opened your homes to animals in need. When shelters were overwhelmed, rescue groups from across the country answered calls and offered transport and resources.
Our region is forever changed. But so is our resolve. At Partners Animal Hospital, we see every day how much strength lives in compassion, and how recovery isn’t just rebuilding bricks and roads, but restoring trust, care, and community. As we remember, we also look forward to continuing to care for one another, for our animals, and for the community we all love.
