New Ideas to Solve Old Problems
It’s been said that you can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it. Traci never wanted to be the director of McCracken Humane Society when she decided to leave her job as a social worker to scoop…
Kentucky
New Director Brings New Energy to Kentucky Shelter
There’s a great energy at Leitchfield Animal Shelter in Grayson County, Kentucky, known for the Twin Lakes in the area. After spending a morning with her, I think that contagious energy has a lot to do with the new director,…
A Bright Future for Butler County Animal Shelter
Ruby has been the director of Butler County Ky. Animal Shelter for five years. As a former vet tech, she brings a lot of critical skills and animal knowledge to the job, but what she really brings is some serious…
Too Big a Job, Too Few Resources, Yet They Get It Done
The team at Caldwell County KY Animal Shelter has too big a job and too few resources, yet they are getting it done. The shelter is located in a small metal building tucked away in the woods behind a county…
A Public Open-intake Shelter That is Something Special
When we arrived at our first stop in Kentucky was at the Daviess County Animal Shelter, a group of middle school students was gathered in the parking lot waiting to tour the shelter. This was the first clue that this…
What We Learned Touring Twelve Shelters
Every shelter tour is hard, amazing, inspiring, heartbreaking, and exhausting, but I always learn more about the crisis of so many unwanted dogs in our country. This time we made 12 shelter visits in four states, bringing our total shelter…
Saving Lives All Over Kentucky
After winding our way through the rolling hills of Kentucky, we arrived at the home of Melissa, a foster for Kentucky Saving Them Together, Inc.. It was the perfect last stop for our fall shelter tour. Melissa, and Wendy, the…
The Fixer
One remarkable woman is fixing things in Simpson County Kentucky in more ways than one and proving that we can save (and spay/neuter) all of the animals even in a struggling rural southern county. @TheFixFoundation @SimpsonCountyAnimalShelter
Let’s Go to Camp!
Let's go to @CampJean and save some dogs!
“I’ll Do Anything to Save an Animal”
“I’ll do anything to save an animal.” Those were the words of Remi, the founder of Paws 4 the Cause in Lexington, Kentucky. We’d just met up with him as a last minute addition to our shelter tour after that…