Housing issues force local pet owners to surrender pets to shelter
Animal shelters across the region are at, or nearing capacity. Many are short staffed and rely on volunteers and donations from the community to operate. Due to a harsh economy and rising housing costs, local shelters report more owners are forced to surrender their pets,
Clear the Shelters: Help 10 News find loving homes for local adoptable pets
August is normally one of the busiest months for animal shelters across the region. 10 News is working for you to help Clear the Shelters! During the month of August we will be featuring a a local adoptable shelter pet looking for itโs forever home. Even if you can't adopt - there are ways you can help.
Clear the Shelters: hundreds of local adoptable pets need forever homes
August is normally one of the busiest months for animal shelters across the region, in part because of kitten season. But this year, there are other factors at play, making it even busier than usual as our area is seeing an increase in the number of animal intakes.
Purina donates nearly 300 cases of cat food to the Franklin County Humane Society
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. โ The Franklin County Humane Society is able to give some kittening a little every together, love and โkare!โPurina donated 294 cases of canned food to the shelter Wednesday. Many thanks to Purina for their donation of 294 cases of canned pate food! https://www.facebook.com/purina/ Posted by Franklin County Humane Society Planned Pethood & Adoption Center on Wednesday, March 24, 2021Fundraisers and donations help keep them afloat. Thatโs easier to get than our Amazon wish list where there were a lot of things that were unavailable,โ said Veterinary Technician for the Franklin County Humane Society Stephanie Arrington. Arrington encourages everyone to get their cat and local community cats that they see to get spay and neutered.
Bedford Humane Society moves forward to build countyโs first no-kill shelter
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. โ The Bedford County Humane Society will soon build its first no-kill animal shelter. The new building will be located next to the Humane Societyโs current location off of Route 460. That makes it much easier for them to be seen,โ said Pat Greier, the societyโs dog foster coordinator. The Humane Society hopes to break ground on the no-kill shelter by the spring. Click here to donate to the Bedford Humane Society.
Franklin County Humane Society wants you to find the purrrfect treasure at its big yard sale
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va, โ If youโre driving down Route 220 in Franklin County this weekend, youโll see a lot of stuff in the front yard of the Humane Society. The Franklin County Humane Society is holding a yard sale on Friday and Saturday to raise money for cats at the shelter by selling various furniture and items. Javier isnโt surprised Hale wanted all of her belongings to support shelter pets. Volunteers spent Labor Day weekend loading it up to bring to the non-profit to start a big yard sale. We just had a great group of people who gave up their weekend to help,โ said Humane Society President Donna Essig.
Boy George is no Karma Chameleon because heโs a cat
ROANOKE, Va. โ All Boy George wants to do is cuddle, make biscuits and lay in the sun. This feline is just shy of turning 7 and has been with the Humane Society for about half a year. When he first arrived, he did not trust the staff or interact with them, but in the time since, thatโs all changed. At his core, heโs a shy boy with a soft heart looking for his new best friend. * All adoptions include spay and neuter of pet if not already completed at the time of adoption.
Shelter dogs in Dorian's path relocated inland
LANSING, Mich. - A Humane Society shelter in Michigan is doing its part in Hurricane relief by helping animals displaced by Dorian. 15 dogs from Florida were relocated in Lansing as part of a national effort to get the animals out of the path of the storm. Employees say these dogs are Florida shelter animals, so the dogs will be evaluated in Lansing and placed up for adoption. Obviously we help mostly animals in our community but sometimes the call comes in to do something more and we are happy to do it, said Julia Willson, the CEO and President of Capital Area Humane Shelter. Willson added that the dogs should be ready for adoption within the next week or so.