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Portsmouth Humane Society

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Portsmouth Humane Society

Due to short staffing, our social media is not monitored as regularly as our shelter phone and e-mail.

Mission: To create a safe, compassionate, inclusive community for people and animals through education and resource programs that elevate animal welfare standards and champion the human-animal bond. Please use [email protected] or 757-397-6004 to contact us!

12/07/2024

The dogs were good again this year!
We’re joining up with 7 City Jeepers once again to find Santa at the Chick-fil-A Portsmouth Blvd. Parade to sniff out Santa and share our holiday wishes with the big man himself.

We can’t wait to see you there! Our adoptable dogs will be available for meet and greets after the parade in Chesapeake Square Mall parking lot adjacent to the Chick-Fil-A!

12/05/2024

red5va continues their holiday drive for our shelter pets! These rad shirts are available for sale in their shop (NOT at the shelter - sooooorrrrry, but you can snag other cool shirts designed by stoll_tattoos at the shelter)!

Help Red 5 help homeless and displaced pets this holiday season!

Available in Adult sizes XS- 2XL along with Toddler sizes 2T- 5/6T. 100% of proceeds go to our shelter!
Toddler shirts only come in green, Adult shirts come in grey only!
$30 Adult Shirts/ $20 Toddler Shirts-

+ While supplies lasts +

12/04/2024

In August, our Animal Control Officers responded to a call for an injured dog.

Her injuries were severe, and our vet was concerned about the risk of the infection in her injured ears spreading throughout her body.

Our team quickly got her to our friends at VCA Airline Animal Hospital where she underwent a procedure to remove the damaged tissue and bandage her ears.

From there, she was scooped up by our amazing shelter vet from Pungo Veterinary Clinic, where she remained under their expert care for weeks (and being spoiled by Dr. A and her family when they weren’t at the office).

Cauliflower underwent several surgeries to open her ear canals to ensure her long term health.

Cauliflower is one of the thousands of animals our shelter serves each year, and it is our dedicated partnerships that ensure our continued success.

This , we’re honored to share that sweet Cauliflower has been officially adopted, and it is the kindness of our donors that makes it possible for us to say “yes” when we meet pets with extra needs.

Happy tails, Cauliflower. We’re so honored to be a small part of your story.

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12/04/2024

YOU change lives!

Because of you, we’ve achieved our matching goal of $6,000 - bringing our total raised for to $12,000!

We love how much our friends love animals! Thank you for making it possible to change lives!

12/03/2024

It's cool to save animals, PASS IT ON!

Please - right now - stop what you're doing - and tell a friend that it's time for THEM to take action for animals now! Save this image. Text it to your mom, drop it in the work chat, share this post - tell everyone you know that this is their moment to take action for animals!

Help us raise money for so we can change lives every day of the year.

12/03/2024

Enrichment is a key element for keeping shelter dogs happy while living the shelter life. When you donate this GivingTuesday, you bring jubilation to our shelter. You provide a fun, safe play yard and toys for our dogs to run and stretch and express themselves.

You give JOY.

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💲Venmo:
💲PayPal:

12/03/2024

This GivingTuesday, we’re asking for your help providing care and comfort for pets like Lily. When her family’s health no longer allowed for them to be together, Lily was entrusted to our shelter.

Lily was scared and shut down. She showed her concerns by hissing and swatting at us. We knew she needed to decompress. Because of you, a friend and animal lover, our shelter has the ability to provide a quiet, calm space for animals feeling overwhelmed by shelter life.

Today, Lily is enjoyed the comforts of her new home, and you have the opportunity to give pets like Lily a soft place to land while she waits for a home to call her own. Your gift will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $6,000!

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11/28/2024

We try to start every day with an attitude of gratitude, and today our gratitude is humbling. We are so honored to share that Red 5 has selected our tiny-but-mighty shelter for their holiday charity.

They’re hosting a massive donation drive online and in the shop, and they’re asking their friends (and ours!) to sponsor adoption fees to help our pets can spend the holiday season with a family!

So far, friends of Red 5 have sponsored adoption fees for TEN shelter pets! We look forward to sharing all their kindness with you as we move through the holidays!

You can help make their drive a success by:
☑️ sending a gift from our Amazon Wishlist
☑️ sponsoring a pet’s adoption fee; you can visit our website or make donations via Venmo
☑️ make a donation to the shelter through our website or Venmo
☑️ bring a gift in person to their shop or the shelter!

(Mention Red5 in your gift so we can share their impact!)

💰Venmo:
🧑‍💻 Website: www.portsmouthhumanesociety.org/donate
📋 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/VX4S2ZS49XY9/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex

11/28/2024

In recognition of Thanksgiving, our shelter is closed to the public today.

We are so thankful for everyone that makes our work possible.

We reopen Friday, November 29th, at 8 AM for lost and found pets, and 12 PM - 5 PM for adoptions!

11/27/2024

The Newins Bone Drive was a HOWLING SUCCESS!

Thank you to everyone that made this possible! 114 bones have arrived for our dogs to enjoy this Thanksgiving!

(PS - you still have two more hours to pick up your holiday foster dog or cat or guinea pig! We’re here until 5 pm for you come by!)

Special thanks to RoppCorp and Great Bridge Service Center for their LARGE deliveries of Benebone chews for all the shelter dogs!

11/27/2024

Bubba Gump is wondering if you’re gonna bust him him out of the shelter for the long Thanksgiving weekend! We’re open until 5 PM for you to pick up your holiday foster!

11/26/2024

Fostering is EEEEAAAASSSSYYYY! Just ask our friends at PetSuites Chesapeake!!!

How many pets can we get into foster for our Holiday Foster event this weekend?

Walk-ins welcome, but if you want to sign up early and let us know you’re coming, you can do that right here:

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11/26/2024

Holiday Foster is back! Do you have an empty seat at the table this weekend? We'd love for our shelter pets to take a break this weekend in a foster home!

Starting tomorrow at noon, we'll be accepting walk-ins for foster families for dogs and cats! All supplies are provided.

You can sign up so we can try to pre-match you with a pet by filling out the foster profile, or we invite you to walk-in from 12-5 Wednesday, November 27!

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11/21/2024

Our good friends, Board Member, and Foster Family Extraordinaire, Amanda and Brandon Newins, are conducting a donation drive to give a little love to the shelter dogs this Thanksgiving. Help them achieve their goal of collecting 100 bones for our dogs to enjoy!

(EVEN BETTER: adopt one of their amazing foster dogs to fill their holiday with joy!)

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(Shipping Address: 4022 Seaboard Court, Portsmouth, VA 23701; Please mention the Newins family in your gift receipt so we can help them keep a tally!)

11/16/2024

It’s us - we’re the shelter that had to suffer the mischievous antics of Ceiling Cat (legally known as Fluff McMuffin. He had us pulling out our hair, worrying about his safety, concerned he’d rally a full rebellion and bring all the other cats into the ceiling to take over the shelter (and probably the world), and wondering how we’d ever effectively repair our ceiling with him running amuck with reckless abandon. We’re so glad he’s safe and in the caring hands of our friends at Sanctuary Rescue, but we’re even more glad we’re done with their relentless enthusiasm they had for all the trouble this cat caused us. 😂

11/02/2024

Our shelter will be closing at 3 PM today to give our team time to prepare for the Pub Crawl!

We hope to see you there!

10/31/2024

You know what you don’t need to compliment your Halloween costume?

Callie.

She’ll bite the trick-or-treaters.
She’ll steal all your candy (ask us how we know).
She’ll yell at ANYONE with the audacity to dress up as a cat tonight.

Whatever you do, don’t adopt Callie to complete your Halloween evening.

If you’re:

Wild about a sassy cat,
Appreciate royalty,
Don’t mind sharing your French fries (again, ask us how we know),
Would love a hilarious, fun companion that will definitely scratch you at some point and then tell you it’s your fault,

Please come adopt her Royal highness, the Baroness Callie.

We’re open until 3 PM today, hope to see you in your finest attire!

10/26/2024

Just because our Facebook has gone to the dogs, it’s still CATurday!

It’s National Adoption Week at PetSmart, and we’ve loaded up the Chesapeake Square PetSmart with a bunch of extra cute kitties excited to make new friends!

Stop by the Chesapeake Square or Hilltop PetSmarts to meet our amazing adoptable cats!

(Pictured: some of the extra kitties visiting PetSmart - Chesapeake Squarr today!)

Address

4022 Seaboard Court
Portsmouth, VA
23701

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 5pm
Wednesday	12pm - 5pm
Thursday	12pm - 5pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 5pm
Sunday	12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+17573976004

Website

http://www.portsmouthhumanesociety.org/

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Don’t miss out on our SUPER HUGE yard sale TODAY - until 4 PM! We have large quantities of these pet items available, so come by and treat your pet while supporting homeless animals!

Sneak peak at just a few of the kitties that will be visiting PetSmart at Chesapeake Square tomorrow (Saturday, September 7) from 12 PM - 5 PM! We can’t wait to see you there.

Morning laughs with Barnaby

The Tap Dancing Terror of Tidewater was on the lamb and found his way to our shelter. Do you know this magnificent, twinkle-toed beast? He lost his way, and needs someone to help him find his way back to his dance studio (or his couch). We’re open every day from 8 AM - 5 PM for lost and found pets!

Moses (sweet old man dog) is looking for a soft place to land. Adopt him today - 12 PM - 5 PM

Xia (tan girl) and Rosalyn (black tri color girl) met today and had a blast today. If your dog is looking for a new bestie, bring them down to meet one of our furballs. We’re open every day this weekend from 12 PM - 5 PM for adoptions!

We’re open late for our Foster Speed Dating Event! Come down until 7 PM to meet our adoptable pets! Our dog kennels are at *critical capacity* and we need your support NOW!

While our shelter is currently closed for visitors, you can still find your new fur friend through Portsmouth Humane! Tinsel and Twinkie are two very good dogs waiting patiently in foster for their new families! While they don’t live in the same foster home, they do get to hang out from time to time! Both dogs have experience around children and other dogs! Just email [email protected] to set up a time to meet one or both of them! View more adoptable animals in foster care on our website: www.portsmouthhumanesociety.org.

The shelter will be closed again tomorrow, so our staff can address some additional cleaning tasks. HOWEVER - don’t let that stop you from cruising our selection of amazing foster pets! We have so many dogs in foster waiting to meet YOU! Just check out current foster pups, Chevy, Penny, and Raisin’ Cane having a fun sleepover in foster. (Chevy has a meet and greet tomorrow, so fingers crossed for her!) All of our foster dogs are listed on our website: www.portsmouthhumanesociety.org! If you’re interested in meeting one of the dogs living in a foster home, email [email protected].

Our kennels are UNCOMFORTABLY full!!! We need *YOU* to visit our shelter ASAP to foster or adopt one of our fabulous dogs and cats looking for a soft place to land! Our adoption hours: - Thursday (TODAY!): 12 PM - 5 PM - Friday: 12 PM - 3 PM (Sorry, we have to close a little early today!) - Saturday: 12 PM - 5 PM - Sunday: 12 PM - 5 PM (We are open every day from 8 AM - 5 PM for lost pets!)

Besties, Hershey and Brownie, say you can definitely play with them. Find them at 4022 Seaboard Court tomorrow, 12 PM - 5 PM!

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Together we can make a difference!

The Portsmouth Humane Society is a non-profit Virginia corporation. We depend upon charitable contributions to accomplish our work and on volunteer support to augment a very small paid staff. We were founded in 1889 and believe that we are the oldest continuously operating animal welfare organization in the Commonwealth of Virginia. PHS is dedicated to caring for homeless animals in the community by promoting their adoptions into loving, permanent homes. We also provide education and community outreach programs to help decrease the pet overpopulation problem.