Humane Society of Richland County

12/11/2025

The baby wanted to play today and treated Bowman's ears like they were chew toys.

Bowman responded by swatting and hissing at him.

Bowman, the OG, putting babies in their place.

Get 'em, boy. 🖤

12/11/2025

She is a different dog outside of her cage.

Inside: trembling and withdrawn.
Outside: Active and playful. She even jumped up and put her paws on me. 🥲

This pretty girl has a meet and greet scheduled on Saturday, and we really really hope it's a love connection. 🤍 She's got a lot of decompressing to do. 🤞

12/11/2025

When people move out and leave their animals behind.

When people give up on their animals.

Guys, it is currently an epidemic. Especially with dogs. We have run out of room and are putting dogs in every room. Even the furnace room. Every single day, we are getting calls from people trying to rehome their dogs. It was a gift or an impulsive decision, or they're moving or they have children or their landlord says no, or they are allergic. Every day. Multiple calls.

A bigger shelter is not the answer.

A person who actually honors their commitment they made to an animal is the answer.

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but it's sobering to see that some shelters have to go back to euthanasia...killing away a problem they didn't create.

We are no kill and we will remain no kill, but that means if you come to us with a dog in your arms and start to say, "I need to rehome my dog because (insert reason)," we simply can't help you. We are full full FULL with dogs who come to us from abandonment, abuse, and neglect situations.

We made a commitment to those animals to find them a better life, and that's what we will do.

This is Hobbes, a very old and very sweet and very scared and trembling dog who was left behind by his owner. This is the sad and sobering reality we have to deal with every day. 💔

We, as human beings, MUST do better. 😭

12/11/2025

The stockings are hung and we have decked the halls, and now we invite you to come see us.

Pet gift bags are available for only $10. Filled with toys and treats for your cats and dogs.🌲

We also have our holiday giving tree. Stop out and pick up an ornament and shop for your favorite shelter pet. 🎁 If you are not local but still want to shop for a shelter pet, feel free to call us at 419-774-4795. 😘

Finally, a friendly reminder that Santa will be here this Saturday from noon to 2pm. Photo with santa and small gift for your pet is only $10. No reservations required, and we will do pictures in the order that people arrive. We'll have sweet treats for the people too. 🎅

We hope to see you soon and happy holidays. 💚❤️

12/11/2025

Wishlist Wednesday on a Thursday or whatever day it is. 🙃

The puppies definitely need canned puppy food because they are eating machines and we need things like treats and busy bones and tall garbage bags and canned cat food.

Wishlist here: https://a.co/8jxPc4y

PS the puppy who is showing serious side eye is NOT yet available. 💖

Thank you so much for your continued and generous support. We wouldn't be here without you. 😘

12/11/2025

Current mood: feisty.

Gus is working on getting to the three pound mark so he can get his bad eye removed. Little dude is a spitfire. 🌶

12/10/2025

He makes it really hard to get any work done. 🖤

12/10/2025

Updated: we're turning off comments because we've been overwhelmed with people asking for specifics of these puppies. We don't know the breed and they are only five weeks old, so if you are interested, keep following our page. Messages asking specific questions about them will not be answered at this time. They're still growing. 🩷
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Current mood: lovestruck 😍

12/10/2025

We love our friends Dr. Alice and her sister Janet, and their podcast, Speaking of Pets Podcast is entertaining and very informational.

And this one feels so relevant right now. 🌈

💛 TAKE TWO with Dr. Elizabeth Hugger at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice 💛

Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is one of the hardest things we’ll ever do—and you don’t have to face it alone. In this emotional episode, Alice & Janet talk with Dr. Elizabeth Hugger, co-founder of Lap of Love, about compassionate in-home hospice care, tele-hospice, and peaceful end-of-life support that honors the human-animal bond.

If you’ve ever loved a pet, this one will stay with you. 🐾
📺 Watch Here: https://youtu.be/OWhM_dhUE8Q
🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VuzFXAFHYU8qvCy3m85JG?si=Uns7nzMaTie7-tv4IcX3ZQ

🌿 Learn more: lapoflove.com

12/10/2025

Two days ago, we lost our tenacious little fighter, Ann. It was devastating.

Beyond devastating.

Some losses just hit harder...for whatever reason.

Losing her is also a powerful reminder of why we do the work we do...to fight and never give up. The animals who come in our care deserve nothing less than everything. Even when we don't get the results we want, we take some small comfort in knowing that we did everything we could. And yet it is still a hard pill to swallow.

If you have ever loved and lost, you know the feeling. And you know how lonely it can be. 💔

Tonight we are honoring Ann and we welcome you to share pictures of those who you loved and lost. By sharing, we hope it gives you some small comfort to know YOU are not alone. 🫶

P.s. please do not comment on or ask specifics on what happened to our precious baby girl. If you follow our page, you already know. 😭

12/10/2025

I am not accusing anyone of being fickle, but so many times we have people comment to say that they wish they could take more animals but they don't have room... Then we post animals like this, and people are like, "I will literally drive to another planet to adopt said animal." Crazy how that works.

Comments off because these babies are nowhere near being available for adoption and we will not be responding to any inquiries about them right now...but you can see our list of very available, very adorable adoptables, right here: www.adoptourstrays.com/ouranimals/adoptables

12/10/2025

The life of a shelter dog. 💔💔💔

This is Hank. 🤍

Hank came to us back in September after he was reported to be living in a backyard, emaciated and without appropriate shelter. Our humane agents visited the residence and confirmed what spectators had seen. A dog living on an overgrown lawn covered in garbage and not a bit of food in sight. Hank was starving and dehydrated.

Humane agents removed him and brought him back to the shelter. Since that time, Hank has been living in a cage. He's well fed and he gets walks and toys and treats, but honestly, the majority of his day is spent licking the cage door because he is stressed and cooped up and really just wants to be around people. He loves people. And he gives the best kisses.

We love when people tell us how great the work we do is, and it is a high compliment. But we will be the first to admit that we don't want any animal to languish in our shelter. In any shelter.

Are animals better off in our care than being abandoned or neglected at home? Absolutely.

But our organization is simply meant to be a pause, a "paws," from a rough life to the good life.

Hank has "done time" with us, and now he needs to find a family. He is so handsome and so sweet, and he would do fine with a submissive female dogs. No cats tho. He's laser focused.

To apply for Hank, and why wouldn't you, go to www.adoptourstrays.com/ouranimals/adoptables