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We were adopted! January 10th – 16th

Posted on by Ashley Douglas

Mister found happiness along with 84 other wonderful pets!

One of our staff favorite cats, Mister, was adopted this week! Mister had been with us since June of last year and we were all so excited to see him finally get a family.

His new mom reached out and let us know that he has adjusted wonderfully and within the first day had claimed his favorite spot on the couch and that he loves watching Dory’s Reef Cam on Disney+ when he isn’t snoozing away.

Thank you to his adopter for giving this sweet man a place to call home! Thank you also to Beacon Credit Union for their banner sponsorship!

Adopted Pets from January 10th through January 16th.

Cats That Were Adopted:

Adrianne, Arnold, Beatrix, Bixby, Callie, Cassie, Chandler, Cocoa, Coffee, Cosmos, Davis, Doodle, Dot, Dustbunny, Eggnog, EJ, Elizabeth Swann, Eugene, Femur, Ferguson, Fibula, Fiddle, Flipz, Floyd, Garland, Griffin, Hannah, Hilton, Iridessa, Kiely, Lisa, Lottie, Lumbar, Maggie, Marie, Minecraft, Mister, Motive,Oriole, Party Punch, Pippin, Queen Elsa, Rascal, Rex Ember, Sarek, Silverbelle, Silverfish, Sketchers, Sol, Soothsayer, Spook, Tibia, Tigger, Vertebrae, Voodoo, Winston

Dogs That Were Adopted:

Aria, Bernadette, Brisbane, Cantata, Case, Cookie, Cornbread, Disco, Dunkaroo, Freno, Graham, Heidi, Hyde, Kylo, Meadow, Melbourne, Opus, Oreo, Perth, Prairie, Remmy, Schroeder, Snowdrift, Sonata, Symphony, Walter

Small Pets That Were Adopted:

Jellybean

We were adopted! January 2nd – 9th

Posted on by Claire LeFew

Staff favorite dogs Coco and Nemi were adopted this week along with 67 other wonderful pets!

Staff and volunteer favorite dogs Coco and Nemi found their happiness and were adopted this week! As you all know Coco and Nemi have been in our care for quite sometime, but they finally caught the eye of their perfect people.

Coco absolutely adores her new parents. And as you can tell, Nemi is already feeling right at home. It’s always very emotional when our favorite pets go home, but that’s why we what we do!

Thank you so much to both of their adopters, as well as Heather Townley for sponsoring Coco’s adoption fee and Focused Choice Dog Training for sponsoring Nemi’s adoption fee! Thank you so much to our first banner sponsor of 2023 Beacon Credit Union for starting the year off right!

Adopted Pets from January 2nd through January 9th

Cats that were adopted:

Adidas, Anika, Bentley, Billy, Blaze, Callisto, Coral, Cotton, Danny Diaz, Dior, Horchata, Jasper, Josline, Kate Malarkey, Kelp, Kimmie, Lorenzo, Madison, Mani, Manny, Merry, Mr. Crackers, Mrs. Crackers, Nicolas, Nuka, Olga, Pebee, Penny, Puma, Socks, Yankee

Dogs that were adopted:

Abbey, Barb, Bert, Camo, Coco, Dale, Enola, Ernie, Finn, Gaston, Goober, Icelyn, Jester, Kai, Kringle, Lil Lady, Lilly Rose, Linus, Lorena, Lucy, Magnolia, Marcie, Nemi, Peppermint Patty, Pilgrim, Plymouth, Princess, Roxie, Ruby Rose, Ryder, Scoop, Scrappy, Snuggles, Stephen Michael Alden, Subaru, Woodstock, Zara

Did You Know? How the Lynchburg Humane Society is funded.

Posted on by Jill Mollohan
"Did you know" Lynchburg Humane Society logo, a green dog icon that has a confused head tilt

“Did you know” is a new educational series on our blog!

We are starting a new educational series about the Lynchburg Humane Society and animal welfare in general.  Each week we will be bringing you a new “Did You Know?” article in the hopes to answer a lot of those frequently asked questions we receive.

How is the Lynchburg Humane Society Funded?

To kick off this new series, we are answering one of our most asked questions…” How is the Lynchburg Humane Society funded?”.  

First, it is important to know that we are a private non-profit and not affiliated with national organizations like the ASPCA or the Humane Society of the United States.  

Over 50% of our funding to save pets comes from Donations and Grants

As you might have guessed, most of our funding to save the pets in our care comes from donations. These donations come from people like you that believe that pets deserve a second chance, or even a first chance when it comes to our neonate kittens and puppies that just came into the world and need extra care to survive.  We also receive grants to help us with new programs and additional lifesaving.  We are lucky enough to also receive bequests from kind people who left the Lynchburg Humane Society in their wills.  All these examples, make up over 50% of our funding.  So, you can see how important your donations are to our mission. The fees we charge for adoptions, spay/neuter surgeries, etc. make up about 34% of our funding.

Our relationship with the City of Lynchburg

We also receive funding from the City of Lynchburg to fulfill their state mandated public shelter requirements for Lynchburg.  This accounts for about 16% of our funding.  Pets from the City of Lynchburg account for a little more than 50% of our annual intake and include pets that are required to be held for health department quarantines, are awaiting court hearings, and of course stray pets and pets surrendered by their owners who live in Lynchburg. None of the City’s funding is used for no-kill programs like spay/neuter, medical care, foster program, etc. 

Every penny that we raise, whether through donations, grants, fees, or City funding goes to help the pets.  

Thank you for helping us save pets!

We think it is important that our community understands that when they donate to help the pets at LHS, they are the helping us fulfill our largest monetary way we save the pets, help pet owners keep their pets, and operate our no-kill programs! Thank you for supporting us to help pets in our community and beyond! 

We were adopted! December 26th – January 1st

Posted on by Claire LeFew

Pets that found their families right before the New Year!

Happy 2023! So many great pets found happiness this past week. One of these pets is Motor! Motor is a sweet boy that is just over a year old and he found his happiness right before Christmas Day.

We’re so glad he got to spend the holidays at home. The best part is that Motor hit the jackpot with his new family, he has four new dog siblings! We can’t wait to hear updates on how he’s doing.

Thank you to our sponsors at Terry Subaru for making matches like this possible.

Adopted Pets from December 26th through January 1st

Cats that were adopted:

Adonis, Agua, Babushka, Candy Crush, Cassiopea, Christine, Damon, Derby, Floyd, Granny Smith, Grayson, Indigo, Jaq, Nadia, Neil Patrick Harris, Penelope, Rocket, Rosita, Sampson, Sopapilla, Tobias, Togepi, Tracker

Dogs that were adopted:

Button, Dipper, Ember, Flynn, Jack Frost, Kushion, Marshmallow, Motor, Peanut, S’mores, Sparkle, Spruce, Sterling, Vision

We were adopted! December 20th-25th

Posted on by Claire LeFew

Over 65 pets were adopted last week before Christmas!

Over 65 pets found happiness in the last week of our Operation Silent Night adoption special bringing the total number for the special to OVER 100 pets finding happiness! One of the pets that went home this week was staff favorite, sweet girl Dallas.

Dallas was loved by so many of our staff here at LHS, but now she’ll be loved unconditionally by this family of 6! They say they already love her so much, and we are so happy that she and her new family got to spend Christmas together.

Thank you so much Fran Briley for sponsoring Dallas’ adoption fee, it made her transition into her new home that much more exciting! We’d also like to thank our sponsor Terry Subaru for playing such a big role in making these adoptions happen!

Adopted Pets from December 20th through December 25th

Cats that were adopted:

Alvaro, Andy, Ariel, Biscuits, Cindy Lou Who, Cleo, Concord Grape, Corky, Coruscant, Cromwell, Doppelganger, Dorothy Hodgkin, Drifter, Gus, Hagatha, Kiara, Lilly Beth, Macaroni, Menchi, Mogwai, Mohawk, Mr. Milo Reda, Mrs. Peacock, Mrs. Weasley, Olive, Pinky, Queen Elsa, Rosita, Sagebrush, Shore, Sketchers, Sonne, Stripe, Swart, Tag, Thumbelina, Toadette, Tortuga, Unicycle, Xander Harris, Yams, and, Zira

Dogs that were adopted:

Ainsley, Bella, Bernadette, Boots, Crowley, Daisy Mae, Dallas, Doughboy, Ezri, Forester, Kanga, Lilly Rose, Little Debbie, Milady, Nannie, Outback, Paw Humbug, Roxanne, Ryder, Sandy Claws, Sue Bell, Teddy, Bear, Tinsel Tail, and Zuri