We Were Adopted!! May 9th- May 15th.

Posted on May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 by Ashley Douglas

Fawn and 35 other Pets Found Happiness this week!

Fawn came into our care May of 2022. She was one of our longest stay cats, simply because she was a bit shy and wouldn’t really come out for affection from humans but enjoyed attention from other cats. We posted about her in our “Did you know? working cats” blog last week explaining why she was here and in hopes of finding this beautiful girl a home, and it worked! Fawn was adopted three days later!

We are so happy for her to begin her journey with her new family. We want to say thank you to her adopters, Will Bostic for sponsoring her care, and to our sponsors at Petco Love for making adoptions like these possible!

Pets that were adopted May 9th-15th.

Cats that were adopted:

Becky a la Rue, Cabernet, Cha Cha, Chicken Dance, Chimi Cheesecake, Corn, Cupid Shuffle, Electric Slide, Ellie, Fawn, Grant, Jack-Be-Little, Jambalaya Jessica, John B, Nova, Puddin, Roger, Rosie the Riveter, and Sopapilla.

Dogs that were adopted:

Annie Oakley, Anya, Arisa, Baked Potato, Bane, Benny, Chad, Dwight, Gabriella, Luna, Neptune, Oscar, Scooter, Tinkerbell, Troy, Watson, and Willie.

Did you know? The Lynchburg Humane Society has a Community Pet Food Pantry

Posted on May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 by Claire LeFew

LHS’s Cat and Dog Food Pantry

Did you know that the Lynchburg Humane Society runs a Community Pet Food Pantry? The Lynchburg Humane Society Community Pet Food Pantry helps provide our community’s pets with food when circumstances might leave them without it. Our Pet Food Pantry is a lifesaving program that wouldn’t be possible without donations from community members and businesses!

To keep the lost and homeless pets that are cared for by LHS’s diets consistent, we only feed them Hills Science Diet products. All other cat and dog food donations help supply our Community Pet Pantry or the occasional special diet pet! Right now our shelves are low on cat food and we need your help filling them up.

How to get free pet food if you need help

Community members that need help feeding their pets can stop by the Center for Pets during open hours and talk to our staff at the desk about the program. Pets and families in need can come by up to once a month to get food for their pets.

How to get involved with the Community Pet Food Pantry

Help us help our community by donating any extra cat or dog food you might have lying around today! We take new or used bags (must be in original packaging) of food and you can drop them off in the donation carts at our front entrance!

You can also volunteer to help with the Community Pet Food Pantry by helping us keep it organized and labeled! Interested volunteers can sign up here.

For more information on our lifesaving programs to keep pets in their homes you can visit the Services tab of our website or reach out to [email protected].

We Were Adopted!! May 2nd – May 8th!

Posted on May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 by Ashley Douglas

55 Pets Found Happiness this week!

Everyone’s Favorite Loaf found a family during our “Spring into Happiness” adoption special!

Loaf is a senior beagle that came into our care back in March. She instantly stole the hearts of our staff and volunteers. Our volunteers loved taking Loaf out for her slow walks around the Center and getting all the snuggles in that they could while she waited for her family.

Thank you so much to all of the adopters and to our sponsors at Petco Love for making adoptions like these possible!

Pets that were adopted May 2nd through May 8th.

Cats that were adopted:

Automobile, Baby, Bacon, Cedar, Chowder, David Bowie, Elleana, Laken, Laural, Lewis, Libby, Lincoln, Madison, Merlot, Pawly, Pho, Plane, Raja, Starr, Stormy, Sultan, Thantos, Time Warp, Tomato, Train, and Yoko.

Dogs that were adopted:

April, Baloo, Buddy Boy, Charley, Clifford, Davos, Elf, Faline, Fudge, Gus Gus, Ivory, Jan, Jim, June, Loaf, May, Motor, Mowgli, Nepal, Nixon, Priscilla, Sadie, Smiley, Tank, Ted Bob, Wilson, Winston, and Zaia.

Small Pets that were adopted:

Polly

Did you know? The Lynchburg Humane Society has working cats for adoption!

Posted on May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 by Claire LeFew

Barn Cats available for Adoption

Working cats, also known as barn cats, are cats that prefer to have an independent life from human friends. They would much rather be the guardian of a shop or a barn than be a house cat for a family. At LHS we have many of these cats available for adoption!

A few working cats available for adoption at LHS:

Cheese Puff is an eight year old gentleman that is looking for a place to call his own! Cheese Puff is not doing well in the shelter environment and would much rather be living his best barn or working cat life. Do you know of someone who needs a handsome orange and white hard working boy in their life?

Meet Fawn, this beautiful lady came to LHS summer 2022 with her kittens who have now found their families and she is waiting for her match. Fawn prefers independence and space from people but really enjoys the company of other cats so would do great with other pets. She LOVES her porch room buddy, Jason. More about Jason below!

Jason is a big, handsome cat that loves himself some other cats! Just because Jason prefers space from people doesn’t mean he can’t fall in love. Jason has had a couple of cats in his time here at LHS that he’s become very close to. His current best friend is Fawn! Our staff loves to walk by the porch room and see Fawn and Jason cuddled up together or following each other around. This pair would be perfect for a space that could use multiple cats like a large barn, store, or farm!

All our working cats can be found on our website with a “working cat” attribute on their profiles. Many of them also live in the Porch Room on the adoption hallway so you can come by and visit them any time.

Did you know? What is the relationship between the Lynchburg Humane Society and the Lynchburg Animal Control and Police Department?

Posted on May 2, 2023May 9, 2023 by Jill Mollohan

Lynchburg Humane Society and Lynchburg Animal Control Partnership

The Lynchburg Humane Society, a nonprofit 501c3 organization, has partnered with the City of Lynchburg for several decades. Animal Control is a part of the Lynchburg Police Department. LHS has no authority over Animal Control, however, we have a wonderful relationship with them. They help lost pets get to LHS safely, and then we care for them. They will also bring us pets that are neglected, abandoned, are taken from their home due to cruelty, or are deemed to be a danger to the public.

While we are not the same organization as Animal Control or the Lynchburg Police Department, we understand how important they are in our City and to the Lynchburg Humane Society. There are often complaints that no one will pick up a lost pet during the evenings or weekends. That is because Animal Control does not work in the evenings or weekends, and the Lynchburg Police Department is busy tending to the community’s safety concerns. But many times, the Lynchburg Police Department does pick up pets during those off hours. Especially if they are sick, injured or a public safety concern.

Stay in the “know”!

We think it is important to educate the public about how the Lynchburg Humane Society, Animal Control and the Lynchburg Police Department work together, but are separate entities. We are thankful for the positive partnership we have with Animal Control – our City is fortunate to have such wonderful officers that work in partnership with us.

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