Humane Society to Offer Summer Camp
The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County invites kids aged 7-12 years old to join us for our Pet Cadets Summer Camp! We will offer two sessions this year: June 10-14 and July 15-19. Camp will run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon each day.
Pet Cadets Summer Camp will focus heavily on education about volunteerism, responsible pet ownership, dog bite prevention, and companion animal care. Kids will work on crafts throughout the ...
Dog Needed Chemo for Preventable STD
Edra is a black lab mix who came to us in poor health--malnourished, mangy, and with what looked like a prolapsed uterus. Vets discovered that she had a canine transmissible tumors: the equivalent of a sexually transmitted disease. We were able to treat her with chemo, and the tumors responded and she is healthy now and looking for a new home! All this could have been prevented if Edra had simply been spayed. Click here to watch the story...
Jasper, Dog Tangled to a Tree in Frigid Standing Water, Rescued & Doing Well
Click here to watch the Action News 5 story about Jasper, a dog who got tangled and stuck in ice-cold standing water. The Humane Society's cruelty investigator, with assistance from Memphis Animal Services officers, freed the dog (from a tweet that we received from Action News 5's Nick Kenney) and transported him to a vet, where he was hospitalized overnight for hypothermia, shock and an injured n...
Lady the Beale Street Dog Goes Home
Thanks to our partnership with Action News 5 on the 12 Strays of Christmas, Lady the Beale Street dog, along with nine other animals (many of them who'd been here a year or more) has finally found her forever home! Her new family saw her on the news as part of the 12 Strays program and she touched their hearts. Click here to watch the Action News 5 exclusive interview with the family and video of Lady at home.
...Help Fund Our Mobile Spay/Neuter Unit
In a recent Commercial Appeal article, the Humane Society announced our plans to start a yearlong campaign to raise $1 million to fund a mobile spay/neuter unit to hit the streets of Memphis. An excerpt from the article, written by Cindy Wolff, appears below:
The Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County, with a $150,000 kick-start donation, is launching a $1 million fundraising campaign to drive a mobile spay/neuter clinic into t...
Paw Prints Party 2012 Raises More Than $61,000
In August, the Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County hosted our annual Paw Prints Party, which is our supporters' chance each year to get all dressed up, have a good time, and go home with some awesome live and silent auction items. We cannot thank our donors enough for coming to this year's event and helping us continue our life-saving work of rescuing and rehabilitating injured and abused animals in our community.
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Humane Society, City of Memphis, Local Plumbers Team Up to Save "Pipe Kitty"
On June 8, HSMSC got a call from a citizen who heard a cat crying from a pipe underground. The HSMSC rescue team quickly got to the scene, accompanied by the city's public works department and Hill Services Plumbing, to assess the situation. Pipe cameras from both the city and Hill Services (at their own expense) determined that a small kitten was stuck in the pipe some six to 11 fe...
Local Tree Companies Join Forces to Donate Tree Removal
Woodland Tree Service and Urban Forestry recently got together as part of the West Tennessee Urban Forestry Council's Day of Caring to remove a dying tree from the Humane Society's grounds. Read the story, as well as some tips for how to handle your own tree issues, here.
...Lela, dog who was found with skinned jaw, featured on WREG News Channel 3
WREG News Channel 3 recently told the story of Lela, a husky puppy who was found with her jaw totally skinned. She made it through emergency surgery and is a normal, happy puppy now! After the story aired, we received ten adoption applications on Lela! Click here to watch.
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Zumbathon Raises $1,300 for Humane Society
In December, a volunteer planned a Zumbathon to benefit the Humane Society, inviting area Zumba instructors to each teach a few songs each. The gym was packed, there were tons of great prizes, many fantastic vendors, and a mobile adoption. The event raised $1,300 for HSMSC. Check out a photo of the action below!
...Humane Society Dog Stars as Sandy in Playhouse on the Square's "Annie"
Hester, a dog that we rescued from a hoarding case, was found living in a hole in a wall with her litter of puppies. Months later, she was cast as Sandy the dog in the theatrical production of "Annie!" She even got adopted from her great exposure in this role! Read the great story The Commercial Appeal wrote here.
For information about future productions at Playhouse on the Square, click here.
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Humane Society Dogs Flash Mob Downtown
Some of our volunteer dogwalkers had a flash mob in downtown Memphis with nine of our dogs to raise awareness for Animal Cruelty Prevention Month. The dogs and volunteers learned a fun routine, and each dog had two signs held up for him: the first sign described the unfortunate circumstances that led to his intake at HSMSC, and the second sign told something funny or silly about the dog now. The goal of the flash mob was to show that ...
Anakin's Buddies in The Commercial Appeal
The Commercial Appeal featured one of our newest adoption programs, Anakin's Buddies.
Lucky's Story
Click HERE to see Lucky having a great time playing with his water bucket. Lucky has overcome severe cruelty and he looks forward to a bright future. He is now happy and healthy and is up for adoption. Please call the Humane Society at 901.937.3900 if you are interested in adopting Lucky.
It's a good day to be Lucky. Lucky the dog that is. FOX13 told you about the dog who'd been tied to a tree with an inch deep gouge around 2/3's of his neck. Now, Lucky ...
Honeysuckle's Story
Click HERE to view the heart wrenching story of Honeysuckle, the sweet Pitbull that was brought to the Humane Society by way of their ambulance on February 24, 2011.
...The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County's new Animal Rescue Transport program will allow veterinarian assistants to get to injured animals quicker. Click HEREto view the WREG news coverage.
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