Scott County Humane Society - "For Pets' Sake"

11/26/2024

🍁🙏🏼We’re thankful this week for all our adopters & volunteers who help get our animals into HOMES!

🐈We love the family who adopted one orange cat then came back to get another one!! 🧡🧡 And how about our lil Houdini, Junior, who found his forever home (we hope they are engineers…)!

🦃We will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but we are open 12-5:30 the rest of the week and out at PetSmart on Saturday! Check out all our adoptable animals online at sc4paws.org.

11/26/2024

🐕 Stop by our local shelter Scott County Animal Care & Control and bring home a dog for the holidays! 🎄

11/26/2024

🐶🍁 We are thankful for our pets and want to keep them safe! As you cook and shop this week, be extra careful that your dogs and cats don’t ingest poisons from your kitchen! 🍫🧅🍇

Also keep an eye out for Christmas decorations and wrapping supplies that pose choking or poison hazards, as well as medications that may come out of suitcases and handbags during family gatherings. 🎁💊☠️

Read more to keep your pets safe and keep their Poison Hotline number on hand! https://www.aspca.org/news/thanksgiving-safety-tips-will-keep-your-pets-feeling-thankful-holiday

ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (888) 426-4435

11/20/2024

🎄Have you booked your Santa Paws session yet? Slots are filling up! Friday 12/6-Sunday 12/8 are the dates!

🎅🏼We are only doing one weekend, so book your spots now. Bring your pet for a photo with Santa with or without you and your family! Makes great holidays cards.

For the Friday and Saturday sessions, we will offer photos, USB drives and Combo package which consists of a photo and USB drive. Sunday will be email photos.

Prices are:
📸 4x6 photo $15
📸 USB $25
📸 Combo photo + USB $35
📸 Email photos $25

📍Location: Nobleview Vet Clinic 1002 Lexington Rd #16, Georgetown (Thank YOU! 🫶🏽)

Friday, December 6, 3:30-8:30 pm and Saturday, December 7, 10am-3pm Sign up link:
https://signup.com/go/nqwnHuQ

Sunday, December 8, Noon-5pm
https://book.usesession.com/s/eRYednD4Xz

11/20/2024

💁🏻‍♀️ Look at these beauties! Can’t miss with one of these sweet kitties. Stay out of the weather this week and spend it with a cat! ☔️❄️

11/19/2024

😻So many adoptions last week all across our network! We celebrate Cinnamon Sugar, a young mom kitty who has been in our care for most of 2024, who finally found her forever home!

Thank you to Central Purrk Cat Cafe, Petsense Georgetown, Feeders Pet Supply, and PetSmart for caring for our many cats and giving them the opportunity to show their stuff and find adopters! 🤗

We’ve added a number of new kittens and cats to our website (sc4paws.org) and have “restocked” the Cat Cafe, so be sure to go see them this week (Wed-Sun)! 🧋

11/19/2024

🐱If you missed this litter at PetSmart, they won’t last long! These little sweeties have gone from feral to fur balls with their nurturing foster! They are still a little shy, but have lots of love to give! They are about 3.5 months old & have been spayed/neutered, chipped, and are up to date on vaccines and vetting. If you’re feeling WICKED this week, complete an application or schedule a meet-and-greet with one of these bewitching kittens! 🐾

🪄Merlin (tuxedo male): https://www.sc4paws.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=20964534

💫Endora (Russian Blue female): https://www.sc4paws.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=20980376

👑 Glinda (tabby female): https://www.sc4paws.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=21010880

🧹Broom-Hilda (Tortie female): https://www.sc4paws.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=20964501

✨Witch-Hazel (tabby female): https://www.sc4paws.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=20968867

11/19/2024

Have you met our “office cat,” Soot Sprite? He is quite the character! If you are looking for a cat with a giant personality he is the guy for you. Soot Sprite had some difficulties with one of his eyes and had to have it removed. Soot Sprite would prefer a home with no other pets and no small children. One of his favorite places to lay is in a laundry basket. 🧺

🎄Soot Sprite is a beautiful, 2 yr old DLH (long-haired) cat and he’s only $70! He is neutered, chipped, and up to date on vetting and vaccines. We’d love to get him in a home before the holidays as he will be a blessing to the right person or family.

🐈‍⬛ Come visit or apply online at https://www.sc4paws.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=20554762

11/12/2024

💥Wow! Banner week of adoptions this week at Central Purrk Cat Cafe and PetSmart! The cat cafe tied their all time record with SEVEN adoptions on Saturday! Several families even took home two cats!!

Whatever this mojo is, let’s keep it going! Now that he’s a celebrity, be sure and visit Central Purrk this week before Junior is snagged up. We know that cat people can’t resist a good backstory and boy, does he have one! 🥷🚒

We will be back at PetSmart this weekend and don’t forget to visit our partners (PetSense and Feeders) and our adoption office in Indian Acres! We have a ton of cats and kittens there M-F 12-5:30pm.

📲🛒 Shop online 24/7 at sc4paws.org. Contact us to schedule a meet and greet for animals in foster care.

11/09/2024

🛍️ It’s time for SHOPPING!! Come check out the Scott County Humane Society booths at the Georgetown Peddlers Mall! Our booths are on the back row (I-307, I-337).

🐶 We have lots of holiday items and always have pet gear and puzzles! All proceeds go to SCHS, so it’s an easy way to support your favorite charity 🙏🏼

11/05/2024

💚 We could not take such excellent care of the many animals at Scott County Humane Society without our volunteers! Each month we highlight one of our special volunteers – someone who donates their heart and time to the animals in our area who need it most. This month we are celebrating Jan Edelen, our November 2024 Volunteer of the Month!

👧🏻 Jan grew up right here in Georgetown and did not have pets as a child. She could hardly wait to become an adult so she could fill her home with furry creatures! And that she did!

🐕‍🦺 Jan left Georgetown for many years, got married and raised two daughters, Emily and Olivia. In 2010, she moved back to her hometown and her daughter Olivia encouraged her to get involved in animal rescue. This was something Jan took great pleasure in and helping animals with her daughter made the act of caring for animals more impactful and enjoyable. It was not long after that she found her way to Scott County Humane Society, helping with fundraising events. She also began assisting with dog testing at Scott County Animal Care and Control and eventually took the lead in our dog program. She ran for a seat on the governing board where she served for the next seven years. After taking a break for several years, Jan missed the difference she had made in the lives of animals and began fostering for us again last year.

🐶 Jan currently lives with her 4 rescue dogs and her daughter, Olivia, who has 3 rescue dogs and a cat! That’s quite a houseful! She also enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, Ryder, Cashlynn and Londyn.

🙏🏼 We are so blessed to have so many wonderful volunteers like Jan, but we can always use more help! Jan, your commitment makes a difference! We admire your dedication and we value you! There are so many animals in our community that need us, and we could not do this work without our incredible volunteers. We thank them for all they do. If you would like to get involved and share your time with our loving animals, call Scott County Humane Society or at 502-863-3279, or complete your volunteer application at www.sc4paws.org.

💙 Congratulations again to our November 2024 Volunteer of the Month, Jan Edelen! Your selfless commitment to continue with Scott County Humane Society as a volunteer is truly incredible. You are appreciated! Teamwork makes the dream work!

11/05/2024

🍂 We’re rolling into fall with some great adoptions! Shout out to our partner Central Purrk Cat Cafe with five adoptions this week, including Sweet Pea, who was the cat with the longest stay in our care! We also appreciate PetSuites Hamburg for helping to promote Sweet Pea and get more eyes on her. She so deserves a permanent home!

Our PetSmart team was also busy getting cats and kittens into homes last weekend!

Please keep watching our website (sc4paws.org) and sharing our story so we can help our shelter and community find homes for SO many animals in need! 🙏🏼

11/03/2024

🐾 Hi there! Can you help us out? We are running low on food and supplies, but full of live animals in our foster system! 🐱🐶

😻Donations of cat, kitten, and puppy food are in demand, as well as puppy pads. You are welcome to bring to our center (M-F 12-5:30pm) or order on our Amazon Wish List and have them shipped directly!

🙏🏼 Thank you for your continued support of our Scott County Humane Society!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/39DDHXE5IPNBL/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_3?_encoding=UTF8&type=wishlist&pldnSite=1

11/02/2024

🙏🏼 🚑 Thank you to Scott County Animal Care & Control for rescuing this sweet litter of lab mix puppies! We have taken them into our care for initial vetting due to some injuries, but will need help soon!

🐕‍🦺 We need a foster to take 2-3 of the puppies in mid-November. If you have the skills and space to help with this, please complete our volunteer form at the link below and let us know!

🏡 With good medical/foster care, we are hoping the puppies will be available for adoption in early December!

https://www.sc4paws.org/forms/form?formid=4051

10/31/2024

Is your pet current on their rabies vaccine? Rabies is almost always fatal to pets and humans once contracted. Cases have been reported this week in Lexington in skunks and dogs.

Take time to get your pets vaccinated now and keep them indoors, away from wildlife. 💉🦨

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department received word this afternoon that a skunk found in Lexington has tested positive for rabies. The skunk was discovered earlier this week by a resident around the Indian Hills and Stonewall neighborhoods (40503 ZIP code).

Both of the resident’s dogs were exposed to the skunk and one was bitten, with proper officials being notified.

The health department posted signs in the area on Monday to notify residents of the discovery and to ask residents to keep watch on their pets. LFCHD officials continue to remind residents to make certain their pets have a current rabies vaccination.

Rabies, a viral disease of humans, pets and wild animals, is transmitted from animals to humans by the saliva of a rabid animal, usually from a bite. State law requires that all dogs, cats and ferrets maintain a current rabies vaccination.

Learn more about LFCHD’s rabies control program at https://www.lfchd.org/rabies-control/.

10/30/2024

🐈🐈‍⬛ What a wonderful variety of kitties! Orange and black and silver, oh my!! And have you met Sweet Pea? She’s precious and deserving of a loving home. She’s currently been in our care the longest—558 days! She came in with some medical issues that have been resolved, but is ready for her forever home! 🏡🧁🫛Come give her a look! 👀