Days are getting shorter, but KHS is staying open later! For the first time ever, our East Campus – 1000 Lyndon Lane – will be open until 7 p.m. every Friday from December 6 – January 3. That means more time after work to find your perfect match and bring them home for the holidays! Click here to view […]
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MAMA LILY UPDATE 9/9/2024 Our sweet girl Lily is recovering well after undergoing an emergency c-section earlier this week. She and her two puppies are thriving, spending their days napping and nursing. Lily and her puppies are now in a loving foster home where they’ll be able to grow big and strong away from the
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Today is GivingTuesday – a globally recognized day of giving. We have set a lofty goal this year to raise $37,500 by midnight – enough to prepare 150 additional animals for adoption. Help us reach it by donating today. Thanks to a $10,000 matching gift challenge from MetLife Pet Insurance, all gifts made today will go even further to support lifesaving care
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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,
The Kentucky Humane Society Pawliday Raffle is open now and has the purrfect gifts for everyone on your list this season. You can win a shopping spree or rare bourbon to lift your holiday “spirits,” all while helping animals in need. This year’s raffle features: $1000 Holiday Shopping Spree: For $10 per chance, you could be the lucky winner of
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Fluffernutter Update 11/22/2024 Our sweet girl Fluffernutter is still fighting for her life against Parvovirus after recently arriving at our Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center in terrible shape. At just 8 months old, her tiny body is struggling to fend off this terrible virus as it simultaneously battles a severe eye infection. Fluffernutter
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Harold’s Road to Recovery Continues Earlier this week we introduced you to Harold, a seven-year-old Shih Tzu who came to KHS in heartbreaking shape after our friends at Louisville Metro Animal Services rescued him from a life on the streets. This poor boy’s eyes were swollen and protruding from the sockets. He had so much scarring
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Give Hope This Holiday Season At only two months old, Suni and Simone arrived at the Kentucky Humane Society’s Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center in terrible shape. These Chihuahua puppies were covered in Demodectic Mange (Demodex) – a skin condition caused by microscopic mites that embed into a dog’s skin. Suni and Simone
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POE UPDATE 11/6/2024 Poe arrived at KHS last week with extreme injuries caused by a gunshot. We jumped into action upon his arrival by providing him with pain medication and antibiotics to keep him comfortable as we assessed his wounds. Our hearts broke when x-rays revealed a severe break to Poe’s front right leg along
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Halloween may be a fun night for trick-or-treating and festivities, but it can be particularly spooky and possibly dangerous for our four-legged friends. To help your best buddies have the best Halloween ever, check out our Halloween pet safety tips below! Halloween Costumes If you plan for your pet to wear a Halloween costume, make
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