The Kentucky Humane Society is grateful to ADP for sponsoring our Volunteer of the Month program in 2025-2026. Thanks to their generous support, we can celebrate the incredible volunteers who give their time and hearts to help shelter animals. Each month, we’ll shine a spotlight on one of our dedicated volunteers their time to better the lives […]
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Innovation Grant Funds Incubators and Foster Supply Kits to Help More than 600 Fragile Kittens The Kentucky Humane Society (KHS), Kentucky’s largest animal welfare organization, has been awarded a $9,815 Innovation Grant from Orphan Kitten Club (OKC), the nation’s leading charitable organization dedicated to advancing kitten welfare. These funds will support KHS’s Warm Whiskers Project,
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Bambi Update 4/24/2026 Bambi is still in a foster home continuing her recovery, but her weight has plateaued, despite trying different kinds of digestive food. Great news is that she’s still happy as can be! In an attempt to rule out any underlying conditions, we performed an ultrasound on Bambi. Thankfully, the results showed no
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We’ve Officially Broken Ground! Yesterday, we officially broke ground for our new Animal & Community Campus, slated to open in 2027! Statewide supporters and staff members gathered to celebrate this monumental milestone, and the excitement we shared will only grow in coming months as we continue to build this new space. This new campus will include approximately 54,000 square feet
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Many people enjoy Thunder Over Louisville as a fun way to kickoff Derby season, but fireworks can be terrifying for pets—causing many animals to escape their homes or yards and become lost. Animal shelters across the country often report an increase in strays following firework-centric holidays. Kentucky Humane Society offers pet owners the below guidelines
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The Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) has received a $50,000 grant from the Joanie Bernard Foundation and its Give Them Ten™ Movement to continue delivering free spay and neuter services to 400 cats in rural Kentucky through its CARE-a-van mobile veterinary clinic. The funding marks the second consecutive year the foundation has supported KHS in reaching
Winnie the Pooch‘s babies are one week old, and this canine family is thriving in their foster home. Mama’s energy levels are recuperating from the long, difficult labor she endured, and her puppies grow bigger with each passing day. Winnie’s motherhood motto is, “it takes a village.” She’s warmed up quickly to her foster family, and seems
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Step into “PAWhibition: A Night at the Speakeasy” on August 8 Get ready to paint the town red—table sponsorships and tickets are now on sale for the Kentucky Humane Society’s Tuxes & Tails Gala, “PAWhibition: A Night at the Speakeasy,” Presented by Mister “P” Express Inc. and Lifetime Wealth Strategies, with Signature & Cocktail Sponsor Brown-Forman. Join
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Unexpected veterinary bills can be stressful. Thanks to our partnership with MetLife Pet Insurance, all dogs and cats adopted from the Kentucky Humane Society get 30 days of pet insurance at no cost to their new guardian! On this National Pet Insurance Day, consider the benefits of pet insurance and how it could help you
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Bambi Needs Your Support Just a few days ago, Bambi arrived at our shelter extremely emaciated. To say we’re heartbroken for this 10-year-old dog would be a massive understatement. Bambi weighs 14 pounds when she should weigh at least 30, and her body score is a ONE out of nine. Every bone in her frail little body
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