Over 40 local Starbucks employees volunteered their time to help animals at the Kentucky Humane Society on April 26. One team cleaned up the dog play yards and did general landscaping at our main shelter on Steedly Drive. Another team participated in “Date with a Dog” at our Sam Swope Pet Retreat, a behavioral rehabilitation […]
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Does your cat need to be spayed or neutered? Our S.N.I.P. Clinic offers affordable, high-quality spay/neuter surgeries five days a week. Call 502-636-3491 to schedule an appointment. Surgery is $60 for females and $50 for males. Financial aid is available to those to qualify. View all services at www.kyhumane.org/snip. Why spay or neuter your cat? Your
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Meet our May Volunteer of the Month, Laura Grubb! Retired from the Thoroughbred industry, Laura currently works in real estate, but has refueled her passion for horses through volunteering. Laura currently works as a full-time real estate agent with Semonin Realtors. However, each Monday morning Laura can be found volunteering with the horses rescued through
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Purrfect Day Cafe held a kitten shower for KHS on April 14, 2019. Turnout was fantastic and the gifts and offers to help us with kittens this season. In addition, the cafe has donated over $17,500 and found homes for 825 cats so far this year! Purrfect Day was the purrfect host for the shower,
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Sweet Valentine had a broken leg and a broken heart. She was abandoned by her family after she was hit by a car. They couldn’t afford the operation to remove her shattered leg. And neither could the rural animal shelter that took her in. But eight-month-old Valentine is one of the lucky ones. Because of
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Happy National Companion Animal Day! Emily is a nine-year-old kitty who came to the Kentucky Humane Society from an overcrowded shelter. Emily came in confused and alone. She hid from strangers. But with big, soulful eyes, Emily let us know how much she craved attention. One of the staff, Kristin, spent time reassuring and loving
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Meet Debbie Wohner! Debbie is a Legal Assistant at a local law firm here in Louisville. As a volunteer, Debbie works at our signature events, Waggin’ Trail, Tuxes & Tails and Picture Your Pets with Santa. In addition, she manages several Belly Bank locations. Each year for Waggin’ Trail, Debbie recruits her friend to volunteer
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Saturday March 23 is National Puppy Day, and the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) is encouraging people to celebrate by adopting. “Shelter puppies make fantastic members of the family,” said Robin Vincent, KHS Shelter Operations Director. “They come in all sizes, colors and personalities, and each deserves a loving, forever home.” KHS reports they have been
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The Kentucky Humane Society launched Date with a Dog out of the Sam Swope Pet Retreat on February 22nd. The Pet Retreat is a rehabilitation center for shelter dogs with behavioral challenges. Through the Date with a Dog program, volunteers, fosters and even staff can pick up a dog from the Pet Retreat and take
We are encouraging students to get involved in this year’s Waggin’ Trail Festival for the Animals. This event takes place on Sunday, June 9 from 2-5 p.m. at the Louisville Water Tower. Waggin’ Trail is the largest walk and festival of its kind in the Kentuckiana area drawing crowds of more than 1,000 families, animal
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