Haywood Spay/Neuter History
We date back to 1955 when a small group of local residents founded the Haywood County Humane Association “to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote humane educational programs on a county-wide basis.” We reorganized in 1973 and again in 1986, forming the Haywood Animal Welfare Association as a non-profit, tax-exempt community service organization. We’ve made great strides since the days of non-existent county animal control laws and a back-alley county animal shelter. For instance, we were the driving force in the construction of the modern Haywood County Animal Shelter in 1990. Now, as then, we give top priority to the county’s serious over-population problem, over 2000 pets are euthanized at the county shelter each year.
Board of Directors
| President |
Connie Hewitt |
| President Elect |
Susan Kumpf |
| Vice President |
Nancy Lux |
| Treasurer |
Open |
| Secretary |
Jeanne Nabor |
| Board Member |
Clarissa Kuehn
| | Board Member |
Kit Mills
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| Board Member |
Buffy Phillips
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| Executive Director – Ex-Officio | Penny Wallace |
| Trap-Neuter-Return Field Coordinator | Susan Kumpf |
| Board Member Emeritus |
Nadean McArthur |
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