‘Date with a Dog’ Program Supported by PEDIGREE Foundation The Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) has received a $9,220 grant from PEDIGREE Foundation to help expand its “Date with a Dog” initiative, which allows trained volunteers to “check out” a shelter dog for the day. “Date with a Dog volunteers have taken dogs out on ‘dates’ […]
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Valentine’s Day Safety Tips Valentine’s Day is regarded as a day for love and spoiling your special someone. Keep Valentine’s Day safe and fun for you and your pets with these tips from our friends at the ASPCA! Pet-Safe Bouquets When sending a floral arrangement to someone with a cat, specify that it contain no
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Meet Melissa Garriott, a volunteer at the Kentucky Humane Society for four and a half years. Nicole, our Adoptions Counselor at the East Campus was thrilled to nominate Melissa for this honor. Melissa currently works for Pillar (formerly known as Apple Patch) where she works with intellectually disabled adults in a group home setting. She
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It’s Cuddle Time! Puppy Grams for Valentine’s Give your special someone the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. Send them a Puppy Gram! Your Valentine’s Puppy Cuddle Gram will be delivered by a Kentucky Humane Society volunteer to your loved one’s home or business for a 30-minute cuddle visit. Each visit includes a personalized card and special
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Beagle Dragged by Truck Recovering at KHS An 8-year-old beagle is recovering at the Kentucky Humane Society after he was dragged by a truck in Breckinridge County. Witnesses saw the dog, now named Dean, being dragged by a truck down a country road. His wounds included road rash and a deep tissue wound to
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Join our 2020 Membership Drive Lavender had nothing to live for. The lonely dog was locked to a chain, and she never experienced human kindness. The collar around her neck had been placed there as a puppy, and had never been loosened as she grew. It was now so tight it cut deeply into her
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The Kentucky Humane Society is excited to announce our 2019 Volunteer of the Year: John and Tina Dotson! John and Tina began volunteering as foster parents with the shelter back in January 2017. Their very first foster was named Sonic, a pregnant chocolate lab who was expecting puppies. Since caring for Sonic, John and Tina
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Third Survivor from Horse Shooting Now at Our Farm A third horse survivor from the herd shot and killed in Floyd County in mid-December is now recovering at our farm in Simpsonville. Yesterday our friends at Dumas Rescue returned to the remote mountaintop in Floyd County where 20 members of a free-roaming herd were
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Cabin Fever Specials! Is your dog bored at home this winter? If your dog has “cabin fever,” we have the cure: Doggie Daycare at the Kentucky Humane Society’s Fern Creek Pet Resort or Eastpoint Pet Resort! Right now, we are having a variety of specials at our Pet Resorts! Throughout January enjoy $12 Doggie Daycare
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KHS Declares 2019 ‘Year of the Cat’ – Plus Largest Adoption Year Ever The Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) had its largest adoption year on record, with 6,902 animals finding homes in 2019 – 816 more pets than the year before. And the biggest winners were cats. “We are calling 2019 ‘the year of the cat,’”
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