Tis the season for giving pets a home for the holidays! From December 1-17, adoption fees will be waived for all adult dogs and cats (1+ years old) at Kentucky Humane Society locations during our Holiday Hope event sponsored by BISSELL Pet Foundation. Give an adult pet a second chance this holiday season. Older pets […]
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Seraphim’s Adoption Wonderful news: Seraphim, who arrived at KHS in September with severe neck lacerations, has made incredible progress and has now found her forever family! Thanks to lifesaving medical care made possible by friends like you, Seraphim’s physical and emotional wounds healed beautifully. She had a loving foster mom who helped her gain confidence
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Meet KHS’ new Board Chair, Patrick Padgett! It’s been nearly 10 years since KHS featured a pit bull named Henry and touted him as an “ambassadog.” Now, Henry’s companion, Patrick Padgett, is the new Chair of the KHS Board of Directors. And yes, Henry’s still around. “He’s an old man now, but he’s still referred
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Darling, an emaciated poodle-mix puppy, was dropped at our doors earlier this week, alone in the rain, emaciated and scared. Her extreme malnourishment left her ribs and spine visible, and she could barely walk due to severe matting that restricted her frail body. The KHS veterinary team rushed her in to provide emergency care, and shaved
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Help TWICE As Many Animals with Your Gift At only four months old, Cowboy was abandoned overnight on a delivery bag outside our doors. He had a severe break to his leg, caused by blunt force trauma. Cowboy was in tremendous pain. Thanks to friends like you, he received the surgery and care he desperately
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Wonder Woman is staying true to her name, remaining strong despite the injuries she sustained from a suspected animal attack. Our veterinary team knew quick intervention was needed to help start her on the long road to recovery. Over the weekend, they successfully performed surgery to remove the dead tissue and skin from her wounds.
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In August of 2022, the Kentucky Humane Society took in 30 of the approximately 4,000 beagles who were removed from a mass-breeding facility in Cumberland, Virginia that was riddled with animal welfare violations. The facility, owned by Envigo RMS LLC, bred the dogs for sale to laboratories for animal experimentation. Repeated federal inspections of Envigo
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Yesterday a wounded dog came to KHS as an emergency medical intake after a suspected animal attack. The one-year-old girl has gashes on her shoulder and head that are weeping with infection. These wounds are so deep that her skin is falling apart, leaving muscles and tissues exposed. If much more time had passed without
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KHS joins Oxmoor Auto Group at Pitt Academy for Puppies & Pizza Yesterday, KHS joined Oxmoor Auto Group at Pitt Academy, a local non-profit serving students with learning differences, for Puppies and Pizza! Students enjoyed lunch and puppy cuddles as apart of their Puppy Pals program. This pawsome initiative allows students the opportunity to decompress
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Spay and Neuter Your Pets to Help Animals Like Betty Help end pet overpopulation and prevent unnecessary pain by spaying or neutering your pet. Betty, an unspayed, nine-year-old miniature poodle arrived at KHS last week with large, painful masses on her mammary glands. Our vet team knew that the masses could develop into cancer if they weren’t
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