Blue Ridge Animal Rescue

We have been rescuing animals since 2010 under the name St Francis of Assisi's Bully Breed Rescue. We decided to change our name in September 2014.

Blue Ridge Animal Rescue (BRAR) believes all animals are worthy of being rescued. That no animal should be neglected, abused, abandoned or mistreated. It is our mission to help animals that are in need. We do this through our programs and through networking with like minded rescues. All rescues are independent of each other and have their own guidelines and bylaws.

We have several programs available to help prevent abuse, neglect, mistreatment and abandonment of animals. The first program focuses on educating the public about how to properly provide for their animal(s) in accordance to local laws and ordinances. It also focuses on how to properly treat, train and socialize their animal(s). Finally the program educates the public about “bully breeds” and helps destroy the myths about these loving, loyal dogs.

We also have a foster care program for animals that do need to be rescued or re homed. We will do everything in our power to keep an animal in their home. However sometimes it is in the best interest for the animal to be relocated. When this is the case if we do not have an available foster home we will network with other rescues to help find the animal a foster home. Sometimes we can find a sponsor who will pay for boarding at an approved boarding facility; however this is a rare occurrence.



Our organization is currently undergoing some serious changes, we have been rescuing dogs since May 2010 under the name St Francis of Assisi's Bully Breed Rescue. We have felt that we need to make some serious changes within our organization to better serve the people of the Blue Ridge. In doing so we have completely changed our organization, including the name. We are in the process of changing the name legal with NC Department of Secretary and the IRS. We are a 501(c)3 organization.

Blue Ridge Animal Rescue is an ALL breed rescue, we will be focusing on pure breed dogs of assorted breeds. We are hoping by switching to an all breed rescue we will be able to entice more volunteers, foster homes and most importantly be able to save more dogs! Please be patient with us as we undergo this complete overhaul of our rescue. Please feel free to contact us at anytime.

We are nestled on South Mountain, just about 15 minutes from Vale and Casar, NC. However, our mailing address is P.O. Box 888 Icard, NC 28666.

P.O. Box 888
Icard, NC 28666
United States