February is National Spay/Neuter Awareness Month and unfortunately, Brunhilde knows firsthand just how important alteration surgery is. This six-year-old Yorkie recently came to our Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center with a ruptured mammary tumor and by the time she arrived, infection was quickly spreading throughout her entire body. With time of the essence, we quickly prepped Brunhilde […]
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Help Us Rally Behind Darla and Her Puppies Four of Darla’s eight puppies are now in critical condition. The puppy we were most concerned about made it through the night, but remains lethargic and unmotivated to eat. To make matters even worse, three more puppies experienced life-threatening seizures today. The 3 puppies who seized this morning are […]
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Severely Emaciated Mama Needs Your Help This mama came to our Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center yesterday afternoon after arriving at Louisville Metro Animal Services in horrific condition. She has 8 – yes, EIGHT – six-week-old puppies in tow and has clearly sacrificed her health and wellbeing to keep them alive. This poor mama […]
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The Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) has received a transformative $1 million grant from the Joanie Bernard Foundation to support the expansion and naming of its S.N.I.P. (Spay/Neuter Incentive Program) Clinic at KHS’ new Animal & Community Campus in Louisville, scheduled to open in 2027. The Joanie Bernard Foundation S.N.I.P. Clinic will be a cornerstone of the new campus and will create Kentucky’s largest high-volume spay/neuter clinic, […]
2/12/2026 It’s been just over a week since Lilo underwent emergency eye removal surgery. She’s been peacefully recovering in her foster home and thankfully, her surgical site is healing very well. She returned earlier this week to have her sutures removed and our veterinary team was very happy with her progress. With all of this pain and fear behind […]
Bobbie Needs Your Support Bobbie recently arrived at our Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center crying out for help – literally. This small two-year-old cat’s tail was clearly broken, completely immobile and causing this poor girl unthinkable amounts of pain. Though we’ll never know what caused Bobbie to suffer such a severe injury, we’ve promised to […]
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Support Animals Like Louise A two-year-old Bulldog mix recently arrived at our Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center in desperate need of help after being found on the streets by a Good Samaritan. She’s underweight by at least ten pounds and is suffering from a terrible case of cherry eye – a condition where the third eyelid prolapses, […]
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A $48,975 grant from the Banfield Foundation will help the Kentucky Humane Society expand free spay/neuter services for rural cats across Kentucky in 2026. Delivered through KHS’ CARE-a-van mobile clinic, the funding will support approximately 653 in communities where affordable veterinary care is limited or unavailable. In addition to funding surgeries, the Banfield Foundation provided […]
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For the second year in a row, KHS will represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the cutest sporting event of the year – Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl! Wynonna the Shih Tzu mix and Showgirl the Chow Chow mix will represent TEAM FLUFF on the big day. No matter which KHS pup you’re rooting for, you could win […]
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Seven-year-old Ivy arrived at our Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center in desperate need of our help. She’d been suffering from severe bladder stones for months on end, leaving her in constant pain as she urinated blood. We promised this sweet senior we’d help her feel better, and immediately got to work. Knowing she’d been in […]
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