01/13/2025
Let's discuss the transport we had at 6 a.m. this morning, the 55 dogs that were loaded in the freezing cold, and how lives were literally saved because of people willing to foster. We have two stories to share with you!
About two months ago, we were called about a stray momma dog roaming in Mathiston, MS. Kathy Kelly and her mom took her in, gave her a warm, safe, quiet space and she delivered 10 healthy puppies. But what were they going to do with 11 additional dogs?
Kathy and her mom fed "Rose" well, gave her breaks, socialized the pups and readied them for homes of their own. They brought mom and pups to us for wellness checks and eventually had Rose spayed.
This morning those ten puppies flew out of the Golden Triangle into the rising sun headed for Massachusetts. There, those healthy, happy puppies will be adopted in no time! And please know any animal sent on transport or adopted through us will be spayed/neutered. We are a responsible shelter and we would be doing a disservice to our community if we adopted animals out unaltered.
Rose now has a home with Kathy. She will no longer be roaming the streets, nor will she be adding to the overpopulation crisis that our country is facing.
Cooper - do y'all remember this hunk of a dog?! Cooper came to us 10 months ago as a stray and heartworm positive. We are a non-profit shelter; we do not have the funds to hold animals for an endless amount of time - plus heartworms are expensive to treat ($600+).
Cooper's finder wasn't ready to give up on him. She fostered this boy, got him through heartworm treatment and we made a post about him, hoping he'd be adopted. That post was shared more times than any post we've ever made (700+ shares!). He garnered so much attention, but no adopter came forward. 🥺
In the meantime, we tried to get him on transport. Literally hours before he was to leave, his application was canceled and we had to pull him from the transport. We felt defeated, because we all love Cooper! Then last week, we tried again; he was accepted and this morning that boy flew out of here!!! ✈️
We are over the moon about Cooper heading north!!! He will have a REAL home soon. His foster mom wrote a long letter to go to his new parents, and as always, tears were shed.
When you give money to Oktibbeha County Humane Society, this is what you are supporting. You are literally saving lives and giving second chances to animals in need. If you are fostering for us, that is one less animal taking up space with us, which opens up another kennel for a needy animal. Cooper would not be with us today had his foster not stepped up. Rose would not have delivered 10 healthy puppies; she'd most likely be roaming the streets again, searching for food and shelter. Her puppies would most likely not survived.
In closing, we work closely too, with Small Mercies Animal Rescue, Columbus Lowndes Humane Society, West Point Clay County Animal Shelter, Lisa Stotts Wise, Magnolia Mutts Rescue, and of course, ASPCA. They help us and we help them! 🙌
Thank y'all for promoting us, funding us, and loving us. 2025 is gonna be a great year - just you wait and see!!!
