Become a ‘Friend for Life’ to Orphaned Kitten Papaya At just four weeks of age, the little orange kitten had already known a lifetime of heartache. Papaya was orphaned when her mother was hit by a car. With no one to protect her, she was attacked by an animal and gravely injured. You can save […]
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Old dogs have something to wag about this summer, as The Grey Muzzle Organization announces the recipients of its annual grants, and senior dogs assisted by the Kentucky Humane Society are among the winners. KHS will use the $7,575 grant to help an estimated 51 financially struggling families keep their senior dogs happy, healthy and
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Saturday, August 8, is International Cat Day. It’s also the second anniversary of the opening of Purrfect Day Café in Louisville, one of the most successful cat café’s in the country. And earlier this week, Purrfect Day Café celebrated their 3,000th cat adoption. In recognition of these milestones, Purrfect Day Café is inviting previous adopters
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This Year’s Waggin’ Trail Walk for the Animals Goes Virtual! Grr-ab your leashes and four-legged best friend for the Kentucky Humane Society’s Waggin’ Trail Walk for the Animals, presented by Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Register online, invite others to join you, and take a walk with anytime August 7-9 to save lives! This year’s charity walk
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KHS Centralizes Adoptions to 3 Locations, Reopens Steedly Adoptions After 23 successful years of partnering with Feeders Supply, KHS to centralize adoptions at three locations and increase pet retention services LOUISVILLE KY – For 23 years, the Kentucky Humane Society and Feeders Supply have partnered to find loving homes for shelter dogs and cats, with
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This poor little kitten is now at the Kentucky Humane Society, after being found with a large hook through her mouth and eye. A Good Samaritan reached out to one of our foster parents when they discovered a young kitten with a metal hook pierced through her soft palate and her left eye. The kind
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Participants invited to register, raise money, and walk between Aug. 7-9 to support homeless animals; register by July 22 to get a T-shirt Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Kentucky Humane Society is changing its annual Waggin’ Trail Walk for the Animals to a virtual event. This means participants can choose to walk in their own
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Help a grateful shelter cat declare their kitty independence by adopting before July 5! During the “Cat Independence Adoption Celebration” June 30- July 5, 2020, cats 1 year and older can be adopted for a reduced adoption fee of $17.76, in honor of the founding of our country. Jefferson County adopters also pay for pet
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Funding will help to save more animal lives throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic Louisville, KY — The Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) for COVID-19 relief. The grant will help KHS fund essential lifesaving services during the pandemic. The
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The Kentucky Humane Society is caring for an extremely emaciated Chihuahua with a body condition score of 1 out of 9, which is the lowest score an animal can have and still be alive. Her temperature was just 90 degrees (11 degrees lower than normal) when she arrived on June 15. Her condition is now
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