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Featured Events
Pet Tales - Lunch & Learn
Join us for a delicious boxed lunch and uplifting presentation by Alisa Gray, our President & CEO Designate. Then, get a behind-the-scenes tour of our Sam Swope Pet Treatment & Lifesaving Center, where you’ll meet incredible cats, dogs, kittens and puppies – and the remarkable team members who make our lifesaving work possible! You’ll learn […]
Paint Your Paw-tner Benefitting KHS
Join us Sunday, February 26th at PG&J’s Dog Park Bar (800 Baxter Avenue Louisville, KY 40204) for the perfect way to celebrate the day of love, just a little late. Our creative event is open to ages 21+ and skillsets. Each painter will be able to pick from 1 of 2 themes. $25 of every […]
Waggin' Tail on the Waterfront
June 4, 2023Noon – 4 p.m.Waterfront Park’s Festival Plaza231 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY Waggin’ Tail is the region’s largest celebration of animals and helps raise funds for the Kentucky Humane Society’s lifesaving work to help cats, dogs and horses in our community. More than 1,500 animal lovers attend this pet-friendly event each year. Families enjoy […]

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News
Meet the Winner of the 2022 American Humane Hero Dog Awards (Yahoo)
Ethan Named 2022 American Hero Dog (WLKY)
Grant Helps KHS Keep Pet & Families Together (WHAS11)
Alisa Gray to Become Next KHS President & CEO (Business First)
KHS Takes in 72 More Pets from Eastern KY after Flooding (WDRB)
30 Beagles Arrive at KHS after 4,000 Are Rescued from Virginia (WDRB)
100+ Animals from Eastern Kentucky at KHS after Flooding (WLKY)
Veterans Club & KHS Partner to Help People and Horses (WAVE3)
Dog with Half a Muzzle Missing from Gunshot Adopted (People)
Meet Peepers, Kitten with Horribly Infected Eyes (WLKY)
Travolta the Dog Adopted by Vet Who Saved His Life (Newsweek)
100+ Huskies Rescued in Spencer County (WAVE3)
KHS Helping Rural Shelters Make Room after Tornadoes (WDRB)