As 2025 comes to a close, we’re elated to share just a few of the lifesaving successes we’ve achieved with your help at the Kentucky Humane Society this year: We have one more chance to save even more lives before wrapping up 2025. Donations to our Give Hope campaign are being TRIPLE MATCHED thanks to an incredible
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The Kentucky Humane Society is grateful to ADP for sponsoring our Volunteer of the Month program in 2025-2026. Thanks to their generous support, we can celebrate the incredible volunteers who give their time and hearts to help shelter animals. Each month, we’ll shine a spotlight on one of our dedicated volunteers their time to better the lives
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We’re inching closer to the end of our Hay Bale Heroes campaign, and thanks to our friends at the Klein Family Foundation, all gifts made will be matched up to $5,000. That means your gift will double to support twice as many horses like Poppy, a former free-roaming feral horse who came to KHS in early January. When
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Our annual Hay Bale Heroes campaign is underway and we need your help stocking the lofts at our Willow Hope Farm with a year’s worth of hay. The average cost for a year’s worth of hay for a farm of our size is upwards of $30,000. While this is a lofty goal, we know our community will stand
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Rescued Puppies Need Your Support Earlier this week, we introduced you to a group of puppies who were rescued from an abandoned home in Carroll County. Having lived most, if not all of their young lives in poor conditions without proper access to food or water, they were malnourished, dehydrated and covered in hair loss by the time
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18 New Pups Rescued and Safe at KHS Last week, 17 puppies and 5 adult dogs were found trying to escape through broken windows and dryer vents of an abandoned home in Carroll County. Their local shelter, Carroll County Animal Shelter quickly stepped in to help but was overwhelmed by the number of puppies in this unexpected intake. Their shelter director
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6/11/2025 – Iris Update It’s been two weeks since we introduced you to Iris – a dog who was witnessed being dragged behind a moving car on a busy road. Since she arrived at our Sam Swope Pet Treatment and Lifesaving Center, Iris has been under constant observation. With degloving wounds covering her feet and legs and awful road
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Excessive heat can be dangerous not only for people, but for animals as well. The Kentucky Humane Society wants to remind pet parents that extreme heat can be very hazardous to pets. Every year, companion animals suffer and die when their owners leave them in a parked car while they run errands. Temperatures inside cars can
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Before you read any further, please know that the dog we’re about to show you is safe and getting the loving care she needs. KHS does not have the jurisdiction to investigate crimes against animals, no matter how horrific. Our job is to give her the care she needs to survive, and we hope you’ll stand behind
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Miss Honey and Matilda Are Adoptable! The day has finally come – Miss Honey and Matilda have been cleared by our veterinary team and are now available for adoption as a bonded pair! Thanks to your support, they were able to peacefully recover in a foster home until the time for next steps came along. Now they’re finally ready to
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