Little Debbie was a fragile foal who was born on a remote Kentucky mountaintop after her mother Twinkie was abandoned there. The mountain offered Twinkie very little to eat and she struggled to produce enough milk for Little Debbie. To make matters worse, Twinkie was also still nursing last year’s foal Little Miss. The three
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Grant Awarded to Kentucky Humane Society Supports Animals in Areas Impacted by the December Tornadoes Jake is a senior Rottweiler who miraculously survived the deadly tornadoes that devastated the Western Kentucky region last December. He cowered in his tiny doghouse as 100-mile-an-hour winds ripped through the area. The winds destroyed his family’s house and flung
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Waterfront Park and the Kentucky Humane Society are partnering to make Brunch (& Bark) by the Bridge more pet friendly than ever!
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Our Waggin’ Trail Fundraising Toolkit offers tips and guidance to build a successful team, have fun, set goals, and raise money to help dogs, cats and horses! Proceeds from Waggin’ Trail help KHS care for and find homes for Kentucky’s homeless pets. Join us in our fundraising efforts so that we can help even more
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Due to the weather and hazardous roads, The Kentucky Humane Society’s East Campus and Sam Swope Pet Treatment & Lifesaving Center (Main Campus) are closed on Friday February 4. S.N.I.P. Clinic has cancelled all appointments and will also be closed. Thank you and stay safe.
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We want to start the day by saying thank you so much to everyone who donated in honor of Betty White yesterday! The Betty White Challenge was a huge success and we’re so grateful for your support and compassion for our shelter animals. We know that Betty White is somewhere smiling, knowing that so many
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Dear Friend of the Animals, To those of us working at the Kentucky Humane Society, January 29, 2021, is a day we will never forget. It’s hard to believe that just a year ago, a dog was dumped in the Kentucky Humane Society parking lot. Ethan was just 38 pounds when he should have weighed
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Due to the weather and hazardous roads, The Kentucky Humane Society’s East Campus and Sam Swope Pet Treatment & Lifesaving Center (Main Campus) are on a delayed schedule for Friday, January 7, and will open at 1pm. S.N.I.P. Clinic is cancelling all appointments for January 7 and will be closed. Thank you.
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The Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) was joined by BISSELL Pet Foundation and multiple shelters from the region to assist Spencer County Animal Care & Control (SCACC) rescue more than 100 dogs from a single property this week. The dogs, which are mostly Huskies and other large breeds, were living in outdoor kennels or on chains
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$125,000 regional grant will help animal shelters in tornado-impacted communities PetSmart Charities has awarded the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) a $125,000 grant to help pets and people impacted by the December 11 deadly storms. KHS will use this Natural Disaster Emergency Relief Grant to provide financial assistance and supplies to local animal shelters in tornado-impacted
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