Staff and Volunteer favorite, Archie, and 41 other pets found happiness!
Big boy Archie stole lots of hearts here at LHS and last week he found his new family!
We believe is a guardian breed mix so he LOVES being outside. While he was here at LHS he spent a lot of time with our volunteers on walks and on Petcations like the one pictured here. We are so happy for Archie!
Pets adopted from the Lynchburg Humane Society from February 28th to March 6th
Cats that were adopted:
Agastya, Alexa, Armando, Astro, Bunny, Carol, Cocoa, Cucumber, Diana, Empanadas, Ferguson, Franco, Guinevere, Junie, Kennedy, Lewis, Linkin Park, Lorenzo, Martin Mason, Noodle, Ricky, Sienna, Snickers, Starburst, Twix, Whopper, Will Turner, and Zena
Dogs that were adopted:
Archie, Bruce, Bubba, Cookie, Frosted Flakes, Jethro, Lemon Squeezy, Leon, Mouse, Priscilla, and Rooster
The Lynchburg Humane Society offers affordable end-of-life euthanasia and cremation services.
Talking about death is difficult and uncomfortable. Our pets are part of our families and saying goodbye to them is one of the hardest things to do. During this emotional time, the last thing you want to do is think about the cost of end-of-life services or wonder where you will need to go for these services.
Our cremation services are performed right here at the Lynchburg Humane Society Center for Pets in Lynchburg, Virginia. Knowing your beloved pet is not taken to another facility for cremation is something we believe is a comforting factor in this sad process.
A look into the utility bills of the Lynchburg Humane Society
Not an exciting topic, but very timely because we all have been feeling costs rising lately. I have heard many people are especially concerned with their electricity bills increasing. Probably just like you at your home, our utilities are among one of the highest expenses for us. We are an efficient organization, but it takes a lot to care for hundreds of pets everyday. Each year we spend around $100,000 on our utilities.
The highest of the utilities is our electricity, then gas, and then water. Electricity usage includes our lights, computers and everything else that we use in the shelter that is plugged into a wall, and part of our HVAC system is electric (part is gas). Our electricity bill averages about $5,600 per month.
The main things we use gas for are a portion of our HVAC system, hot water heating, and our crematory (yes, we have an onsite crematory and we offer low-cost pet end-of-life and cremation services – but that is another “Did You Know” Blog for another day). Our gas bill is usually around $1,700 per month.
Of course, as you might have imagined, we use a lot of water, making sure each pet has drinking water, doing dozens of loads of laundry each day, cleaning and sanitizing our kennels, cages, and rooms. Our water bill typically runs about $1,000 per month.
So yeah, this isn’t a pull at your heart strings, pet story kind of blog, but we think it is important for our supporters and the public to understand the impact of the costs of operating a lifesaving facility like ours even if it isn’t often considered part of lifesaving, but without the water, gas, and electricity – we could not operate and save the thousands of lives we save each year.
Every time a pet comes through our doors, we are ready to jump in and provide whatever we need to do for them. Some need more help than others. And some bring us to tears…this was the case with Tater Tot when we first saw him. This 10-month-old Great Pyrenees pup was severely emaciated, weighing just under 30 pounds. He also suffered from fleas, hair loss, sores, and a muscle-wasted body. Being muscle-wasted caused him to not have much strength to stand or walk and is likely caused by not being able to exercise while growing. Upon intake, Tater Tot received immediate care including the beginning of a strict meal plan and diet, immunizations, and collections for tests to diagnose possible parasites. He was loved on by many staff members while he was here (pictured left with Medical Team member Hannah and right with Adoption counselor Mack) and our very own Dr. Dunn decided to take Tator Tot home as a foster pet as well to help him get better.
Flash forward into that fostering and we had a complete “foster fail”! Tater Tot was adopted by our very own, wonderful, Dr. Dunn this week and he is doing AMAZING! He is making many new friends – the resident pets and a sweet human baby as you can see in the updated picture we got. He has gained 13 pounds since being in our care and is getting stronger every day. Tater Tot went from barely being able to stand to being able to run! Thank you so much to our wonderful pet-loving community for rallying behind Tater Tot and supporting his care and treatment.
Dr. Dunn said he will start training classes in March and is officially in love with her human baby and the baby loves him too.
and as always, we want to thank Beacon Credit Union for Sponsoring this month’s adoption banner!
Adopted Pets from February 21st through February 27th.
Low-cost Spay Neuter Services offered in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Recently, there was a post on one of the local Facebook groups asking about low-cost spay/neuter services in the area. We weren’t surprised when a lot of the comments referred to the spay/neuter clinic in Evington, but we were surprised to find that so many folks didn’t know that the clinic is part of the Lynchburg Humane Society!
In 2011, the Lynchburg Humane Society acquired the “South Central Spay/Neuter Clinic” in Evington – now referred to as the Lynchburg Humane Society Spay/Neuter Clinic. Since then, we have spayed/neutered about 80,000 pets at the clinic. We also offer wellness exams. We spay/neuter owned pets, pets at other animal welfare organizations, pets adopted from the Lynchburg Humane Society, and community cats.
Spay/Neuter surgeries for community cats
Our surgery fee for community cats (cats that must be trapped, are not able to be handled and live outdoors) is $25 – this is below our cost of the surgery, so basically these surgeries cost us more in supplies and staff time than what we charge. We do this because we think it is very important to do whatever we can to control the outdoor cat population.
How to book an appointment at the Spay Neuter Clinic in Evington
We do typically stay booked out for a couple months, but this past year was particularly hard on our schedule. Both of our veterinarians were out on maternity leave at the same time. What are the chances, right?!?
On a typical day our small, talented team performs 35-40 surgeries. It is truly amazing what this staff does each day.
All of our services and pricing can be found on our website. You can make an appointment online on our website too. Please spay/neuter your pets and urge your friends and family and heck, even strangers to spay/neuter their pets as well! And remember, we don’t care where you get your pet’s spay/neuter surgeries done – at our clinic or somewhere else, just get them done!
