Humane Society for Logan County Kentucky

03/02/2025

We are BEYOND excited to announce that our LONGEST resident, Miss Snickers, has finally been adopted. After being overlooked for MONTHS, more specifically since May last year, Miss Snickers is going home with this lovely lady. Thank you for choosing adoption and thank you choosing Miss Snickers!

03/01/2025

Our shelter favorite, Bobby, has officially been adopted by a lovely family! Our manager Grace stepped in for the picture- but this family is so excited to bring Bobby home! We wanted to thank Rita Rowland for coming in WEEKLY to help socialize Bobby and get him to a place where he can be comfortable around people. Without her, Bobby would not be in an adoptable state. Now he can live his best life and grow with this family♥️🐾

02/27/2025

FAQ about the 5K!!!!
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02/27/2025

Have You Signed Up for the 5K Yet???
Our very first 5K FUN RUN/WALK is coming up soon! Join us on Sunday March 16 at 2pm for the "Somewhere Over the Rainbow St. Patrick's Day 5K Fun Run/Walk"! A perfect way to celebrate this warmer weather and to welcome in Spring, while having a ton of fun! There will be music and snacks and costumes and color -- all are welcome to join in this community event to benefit the Humane Society!
Every participant receives a T-shirt, a medal and a goodie bag. Bring you kids, bring you parents, bring your co-workers, bring your friends!
REGISTER TODAY!

02/27/2025

Hey folks, we won the battle, but it will be back 'with revisions'. There are many ethical breeders out there with good intentions and immaculate environments and we're not saying that's not true. But there are literally THOUSANDS of unhoused animals in our county, not counting our state or country. Breeding animals to make a profit without proper regulation is not only harming shelters, but leads to the euthanasia of thousands of animals every year.

Some may think we're only taking a stand because we'll 'lose' money. We already lose money. An average of $7k every month. We rely on donations and investments to keep us afloat. But the reality is that many of these animals end up in shelters over time anyway. What of the mommas who have had all the litters their bodies can handle, and they come to our shelters traumatized, with medical maladies and a hatred towards human kind? What of all the animals that get given to homes for a dollar amount, without proper vetting and the homes can't handle an animal 'with their level of energy'. But a shelter, at capacity, making temporary room for additional animals, is rolled through the mud for 'abuse' and, if euthanasia happens, are labeled a 'high kill' shelter no one will adopt from. Our shelter has only seen 2 euthanasia cases, vet directed and recommended, in the last 6 months. We are still considered a 'no kill shelter' which we're proud of. But others have been stripped from this title through no fault of their own.

We've posted numerous times about our adoptable animals. Lizzie, Cali, Ollie, Missy. All were transferred out to local pet stores and were adopted within 1.5 weeks despite months in our shelter. We received no compensation for this aside from making space for other animals that needed help. We posted earlier about 2 kittens we're thinking of transferring out as well. They probably have their best chance that way. We can't afford to pay off the pet stores. Others can. We don't post much about the severely negative aspects, but we consistently get in dire cases. Our staff, every week, encounters threats to the animals of abandonment, inhumane euthanasia, etc, because we're out of space and have to add folks to a 'wait list' to come into the shelter. We've received no fewer than 5 of those threats this week and it's only Wednesday.

Please don't lose sight of this bill, no matter how they try to 'rebrand' it. At the very least, it should upset anyone that laws enacted by the citizens of the specific jurisdiction affected are being tossed aside and overruled. Keep your ears open. They're not done with this yet. We'll keep you updated.

Senate Bill 122, which aimed to regulate how pet stores source their animals, ended in a 5-5 tie, halting its progress for now. The proposal sparked strong debate, with animal advocates and shelter workers voicing opposition, while pet store representatives supported the measure.

02/26/2025

Today we'd like to talk to you about Luke and Kirk.

These boys are 5 month old kittens originally found in a goat house in Adairville. They were a litter of 6 - 5 of them seemingly identical. We tried putting paper collars on them - they all broke out of them. We bought new temp collars and they all found their way out of those, too. Now that they're big enough, sometimes we can still only tell which is which by scanning their microchips. When one got their paw stuck in the kennel, we had to take a video of the kitten and their specific markings so we would know to check the 'right' one the next day for issues.

This litter was named after characters from the 'Gilmore Girls'. All of their other siblings have been adopted or are in foster, but these guys are still here.

Many folks who are looking for kittens overlook them entirely. Eventually, all kittens get bigger. They've still got kitten hearts and kitten entertainment, but they're big boys already at around 6-7 pounds.

They've been with us since approximately 5 weeks of age. They've been chipped, dewormed, neutered, cleared of coccidia, have all rounds of their FVRCP and rabies vaccines and at 5 months, we're debating transferring them out as kittens should not be in a cage for their entire childhoods. We want to give a last opportunity to those in the area to take these boys home.

They play great, love toys and WWE style fighting with one another, but can also nap and snuggle with the best. We'd like to spotlight these boys one more time before being transferred as they'd make a lovely addition to a home. They're just a little bigger than most folks think of when they envision 'kittens'.

They're not, by definition, a bonded pair, but it would be lovely if they could go together. If you think either of these boys may be a good fit for your home, stop in to meet them!

02/26/2025

YOU DID IT!!!
There was a packed house at today’s Agriculture Committee meeting, where the vote was 5-5. But in this case, a tie means Bill SB122 failed!

Our Senator, Mike Wilson, voted NO!
It was your emails, your calls, that made the difference. THANK YOU, on behalf of all the cats and dogs in shelters and rescues across the Commonwealth for being their voice.

Remember, when it comes to pet stores: Every breeder pet sold means a shelter pet killed.

This Bill will undoubtedly be back again next session but when we all stand together we can stand up for shelter pets.
Thank you ALL!!!!

02/25/2025

The Agriculture Committee is meeting THIS MORNING to vote on this Bill.
PLEASE CALL 1-800-372-7181 before 10am and ask for your NO vote to be sent to Sen Wilson AND to the Agriculture Committee!

02/24/2025

Our lovely Miss P***y found her forever home today! Thanks for choosing adoption!♥️🐾

02/24/2025

Help STOP SB 122!
Please call or email Senator Mike Wilson’s office TODAY to let him know you are OPPOSED to SB 122 that would void local ordinances and create a safe haven for puppy mills in Kentucky!
This bill is scheduled for a vote TOMORROW in the Agriculture Committee, on which our Senator is a member.
Let him know that pet stores are the most important partner shelters have for adoptions.
Remember, when it comes to pet stores, Every breeder animal sold is a shelter animal killed.
Oppose SB122

Legislative Research Commission:
1-800-372-7181 (open until 6pm tonight, re-opens at 7am tomorrow— ask for your “no” to be sent to Senate Wilson AND to the Agriculture Committee!)
Senator Wilson’s email:
[email protected]

02/23/2025

Hi all! If anyone is out and about today and looking to do something good, we sure could use some dry kitten food donations!
We use the Purina Kitten Chow (just the regular one, not the Naturals) and we try to keep them on that same food and not switch brands (per our vet’s advice).
If you are able to donate some dry food to our many kittens, we sure would appreciate it, and you, so very much!

02/22/2025

Poor Ms Roxie can't have anything that's just hers - the kitties steal her beds and toys! But she soldiers on and still gives us kisses.

02/20/2025

Save the date! More info to follow.

02/19/2025

It’s a perfect Hot Chocolate kinda day!Even more perfect drinking it out of my Humane Society mug! (You can get yours any day we’re open!)
No marshmallows this time — how about you? Are you a marshmallow person? Whipped cream? Just plain hot chocolate?

02/19/2025

This week so far : I know it's only Tuesday, but who's with me on 'it feels like a week already!'

Yesterday, we had another 9 spay/neuters and got to see some of our former residents that have been adopted come back for a day for transport to their procedure. It's always lovely to see the kittens all growing up, how they've become so social and, we don't take it personally, but they're very upset at being back at the shelter for a day. We see that as a good thing! With all of the rain recently, we did see a leak in our roof in which we closed for a few days to ensure there was no risk and to assess with our landlord (I feel weird calling him that because although technically true, he doesn't lord over us, he's a very nice man!). Today we reopened to the public and had lots of visitors! I didn't remember your name (I'm so sorry) but we had some donations of cat treats, puppy food, etc from a lady who stops in and drops things off from time to time.. Not only did Rita Rowland stop by and bring us some candies (omg, I bit into one and was like- whoa!) But she also has a habit of randomly popping in with donations and today, took a good hour in our room (with the leak - sorry!) To sit with our own Mr Bobby to help him socialize and be more comfortable with people. She can chime in herself, but from what I hear, after a short time, he was working up to approaching her and not just playing quietly in the corner by himself.

Ms Lily and Inky were adopted by a lovely family. We didn't get pics because of all the craziness, but we're happy for them!

And then there's Fancy. We changed her name. She came in with another cat and both were deemed 'feral'. We aptly named them 'Spit' and 'Spat'. 3 guesses why... They would be TNR's. We even had her ear tipped at her spay appointment. But as terrible as it sounds separating kitties, once she was separated for recovery from her sister, her personality was wildly different. She was.... sweet.

We renamed her 'Fancy'. Because "here's your one chance, Fancy don't let us down!" She has a real shot at being a wonderful kitty in a home and not just released into the wild. We don't even have a great photo of her to show you, but she's a beautiful Tabico! Today, Ms Fancy secured a foster-to-adopt home. Cross your fingers that Ms Fancy will get along great with her new fur-sibling. But even if not, we're still elated that with a 'feral' cat, we were able to work with her to get her to an adoptable spot. This isn't to criticize or say anyone who TNR's a cat just doesn't take the time - her sister Spit has NO interest in people and is aggressive. We're not 'tooting a horn', just happy we have dedicated staff and board to be able to put in the time to tell the difference and that it worked out for Ms Fancy.

We didn't make any money today. And yeah, that's important. On average, we lose about $7k every month and we need fundraising to keep pressing on. But for today, we're very pleased with this week so far because we're making a difference. Thanks to everyone who stops in / donates / helps play with kitties. Every little bit helps and it takes the whole community to make it work!

Pic of Bobby included because he's just oh, so beautiful and special. ❤️