Trent Update 9/19/2025 GREAT NEWS! Trent came back from his foster home for a check-up and has officially been CLEARED for adoption by our medical team! This handsome boy has finally left his painful past behind, and now he’s AVAILABLE for adoption at our Sam Swope Pet TLC. We’d like to extend our deepest thanks […]
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Make Happy Ever Afters Happen – Donate Now We are in the home stretch of Give for Good Louisville. Thank you so much to all who have already supported KHS today! As our city’s largest online giving day comes to a close, we ask that you please dig deep to support the animals of KHS as they search
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Abandoned Puppies Find Surrogate Mom Today is Give for Good Louisville – our city’s largest day of online giving. Donate today to help us earn an extra $10,000 from Honda World – a local business who loves animals as much as you do! Wheaties and Cheerios were just a few days old when they were found abandoned at a Dollar General store.
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Senior dogs are WINNING today! We’re thrilled to announce that we are one of 119 grant recipients awarded funding from the $1.57 million distributed by The Grey Muzzle Organization to support lifesaving efforts for senior dogs. Our #GreyMuzzleGrant will allow us to help senior dogs thrive in their golden years—helping keep dogs like Arthas in
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Fletcher Update 8/21/2025 Fletcher is on the mend after arriving at our Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center last week with a severely broken front right leg. Because this was a clean break, we decided to amputate in order to guarantee this sweet boy makes a full recovery. Thankfully, his surgery went smoothly and he seems to be
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As the Kentucky Humane Society’s President & CEO, I am in awe at the lifesaving work our team performs every day for the hundreds of vulnerable animals who come through our doors. This work is only possible because of your donations towards our Tender Loving Care (TLC) fund, which pays for urgent medical care and behavioral rehabilitation for our most fragile cats, dogs and horses.
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Gavin Needs Your Support 7/31/2025 Gavin recently arrived at our Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center in desperate need of tender loving care. His left rear leg is severely injured, leaving him unable to bear weight or walk comfortably. He also has a sore at the base of his tail and scrapes along his right
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Olive Update 7/31/2025 Our sweet baby Olive is still taking slow but steady steps towards healing. Her little body is working overtime to fight off infection and support her immune system. Olive’s skin is less swollen and sensitive than it was last week, with her eyes opening more as the infections wane. Now that Olive is stable, we’ve sent
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Willy Update 7/25/2025 Willy recently underwent eye enucleation surgery after arriving at KHS with a severely infected eye. His sutures have been removed, and we’re very pleased with how he’s progressed since going to foster. Willy has even found a fast friend in a fellow foster cat, Momo! Despite all he’s been through, Willy seems to be adjusting to life with one
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Olive Needs Your Support Olive, a three-month-old puppy, recently arrived at our Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center with a critical case of demodectic mange – a skin condition caused by mites infesting an animal’s hair follicles. Her skin is painfully inflamed and red, leaving her extremely itchy and covered in scale-like scabs. To make matters even worse,
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