As longtime supporters of the Kentucky Humane Society, Oxmoor Auto Group is sponsoring the care of 52 adoptable animals in 2024. Their gift will help provide food, shelter, spay/neuter surgeries, medical care and behavior assistance to the pets in our care while they search for places to call home. This collaborative partnership, now stronger than […]
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Often times, kitties with Feline Leukemia (FeLV) are overlooked by adopters because they don’t understand this diagnosis. We’re here to tell you that it’s not as scary as it sounds! Simply put, FeLV weakens a cat’s immune system by attacking the white blood cells in their body. While this condition sometimes shortens a cat’s lifespan,
Support Senior Pets like Carl Our veterinary team is caring for a senior Chihuahua who came to our Sam Swope Pet Treatment & Lifesaving Center shivering in a tote bag. This tiny dog, who we’ve named Carl, was rescued by a Good Samaritan who found him running along the streets in the rain and knew
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KHS, Waterfront Park and Feeders Pet Supply have joined forces to bring back Bark & Brunch by the Bridge for the third year in a row! This brunch series invites both park enthusiasts and pet lovers alike to enjoy their Sundays in the beautiful surroundings of Waterfront Park! This year, the event series will take
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Seven puppies arrived at the Kentucky Humane Society in a plastic container last week when employees of a local auto parts shop found them scared and alone in their parking lot. Our hearts broke knowing someone left these two-month-old babies to fend for themselves. Upon their arrival at our Sam Swope Pet Treatment & Lifesaving Center,
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Easter is a fun celebration for treats and festivities, but it can be potentially dangerous for our four-legged friends. To help your buddies have the best Easter ever, check out our Easter safety tips below! Chocolate, the deadly candy Chocolate is very toxic to pets. They can’t metabolize the chemicals in chocolate like humans. Unfortunately,
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Updated 3/19/24 This week, we took in seven adorable, but very sick German Shepherd puppies: Ari, Arden, Finley, Rowan, Blythe, Hayden and Lennox. These tiny eight-week-old puppies, weighing about three pounds each, tested positive for Coccidia, a life-threatening intestinal infection that causes extreme lethargy, diarrhea and the inability to eat or drink. As soon as they arrived
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Three-month-old Carol came to the Kentucky Humane Society this week in need of our help. This sweet puppy sustained a traumatic break to her front left elbow, and it’s clear that walking and putting weight on the injured leg is a challenge for this poor puppy. After carefully evaluating her, our veterinary team decided amputation is the
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February 20th is National Love Your Pet Day – share a picture of your KHS pet with us on Facebook. Make sure to shower your furry friends with a little extra love today. Our staff at KHS will be giving our shelter pets, like Sweet n’ Low, Evelyn and Bonnie, extra affection too! Sweet n’ Low
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You may remember our buddy Travolta, who came to the Kentucky Humane Society in January 2022 in terrible condition after an Uber driver found him lying limp on the side of the road. The poor puppy was covered in feces and painfully matted fur. This along with severe emaciation, made it impossible for him to
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