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Woodford Humane Society

501c3 nonprofit animal adoption center in Versailles, KY Serving the animals of Central KY since 1975

11/16/2024

Guillermo and Chestnut: a bromance for the ages 🥹 This right here is one of the reasons we say to adopt two kittens instead of just one. Because I mean...just look at 'em!

We currently have lots of kittens in this "teenage" stage where they're not a tiny baby anymore, but still under a year. It's the best of both worlds: all the kitten antics and cuteness, but they're also more self-sufficient and less prone to health issues. That's a win-win! And we're happy to recommend pairs that already get along if you wanna take us up on that "two instead of one" thing. Just sayin'.

11/15/2024

FUN FACT: This picture is one of a kind and can never be recreated, because when you mix a rat terrier with an Italian greyhound you get a little guy named Jax who neverrrrrrrr stops moving 🏃🏇🤸🚀

Ok, Jax probably does technically stop moving when he's asleep. But the rest of the time you better be ready to boogie! Luckily Jax's personality is a ray of sunshine and he loves everything and everybody, so this is one perpetual motion dance party you'll be delighted to be a part of. Don't take our word for it, give us a call at 859.873.5491 and make an appointment to see for yourself!

11/11/2024

Pet of the Week: Cammie!
10 years old, spayed female, torbie markings, looooooong hair

Just LOOK at this glorious floof! Infinitely huggable! A joy to gaze upon! An honor to simply bask in the presence! Cammie's coat is truly a delight and the rest of her is, too. She has a quiet purr that she's quick to share with anyone who sends a little love her way, and an easy-going personality that belies her ✨fancy✨ exterior. She loves a good head pat or a back scratch, and she's super chill about being picked up, whether for transportation or just a quick snuggle/opportunity to bury your face in the fluff. She doesn't even mind being brushed, which is great news when your body is 75% hair!

Cammie has lived with other cats before and she seems unbothered by her neighbors in the cattery, so we think she would be fine living with other cats again - although like any self-respecting senior kitty, she will probably require a little time to adjust. But a little love can go a long way, and at the end of the day that's all she's really asking for.

Give us a call at 859.873.5491 if you there's a spot in your family for this magnificent fluffy lady!

DID YOU KNOW? November is Adopt A Senior Pet Month! Older pets are wonderful companions and just as deserving of homes, but they often struggle more with shelter life and wait longer as adopters pass them by. Give a senior pet a second chance 🩵

11/09/2024

Wrapping up 🎉🎉National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week!🎉🎉: A Day in the Life!

Our small crew works hard to keep things running around here, 7 days a week! Very few people have any idea what our various jobs actually entail (it's not "playing with puppies and kittens"), so here's a look at what we tackle in a day.

🧼 Cleaning: It's never-ending! But the bulk of it happens between 8:00 am and noon. A small team of Animal Care Providers take all the dogs outside, scrub down their rooms and kennels, scoop all the litter boxes, swap out bedding and toys, sweep and mop, and give everyone breakfast. Throughout the afternoon, we're constantly running laundry, washing dishes, and cleaning up messes.

💊 Vet Care and Medication: Adoptions staff schedule spay/neuter surgeries and other vet care needs. They pack up pets that are scheduled to visit the vet and drop them off first thing. They're also responsible for logging and dispensing medication once, twice, or three times a day to every pet that needs it - sometimes a few, sometimes many.

🐕 Exercise: All dogs get rotated outdoors to play and burn off some energy 3 times a day as the weather allows; if the weather is bad they still go out for quick potty breaks, but when it's a day like today they get more time to run.

❤️‍🩹 Intake: Adoptions staff handle scheduling, managing our space (or lack thereof), assessing temperaments, reassuring both people and pets. They also provide new pets' initial preventive care, including shots, blood draw, worming, and parasite prevention.

🎉 Adoptions: Scheduling, match-making, screening applications, managing the pet database, taking photos, and writing bios are all parts of the adoption process that happen before an actual adoption. We prep each adopted pet with their medical records, a bag of food, collar and leash (or carrier if needed), coupon for a free post-adoption vet exam, and plenty of care and training resources.

💁‍♀️ Everything Else: Phone calls, walk-ins, donations, emergencies...all in a day's work!

(This doesn't even cover our executive staff, but when they're not filling in in the Adoption Center you can rest assured...they're busy too.)

11/09/2024

Another awesome kiddo in our community!

Thanks for sharing your 11th Birthday with us!!! You’re such a kind, caring, gal! Thank you!

Happy Birthday! 🎉🎈🥳 🎈🎉

11/09/2024

Denver says Happy Veterans Day Weekend! Veterans, active duty military, and military dependent families adopt for FREE this weekend (November 9-10) thanks to sponsorship from Republic Bank and G&J Pepsi and support from our friends at Classic Rock 92.1!

As always, appointments and approved adoption applications are required! Bring valid military ID to claim a sponsored adoption - limit one sponsored adoption per household.

Check out our adoptable pets and give us a call if you see somebody you'd like to meet! 859.873.5491

https://www.woodfordhumane.org/adopt/meet-our-pets/

Denver is a super-sweet 1 year old boxer/hound mix who gets along with everybody (even cats) and bounces up and down when he's excited ❤

11/09/2024

Today on 🎉🎉National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week!🎉🎉: What Happens to the Sick Ones?

Well...we treat them! And the injured ones. Just ask Millie, our newest tripod. We're committed to doing everything we can for the pets who depend on us, and that frequently requires getting them life-saving care when their previous owner can't or won't.

Thanks to support from our veterinary partners at Eckert Veterinary Hospital and from our community, we've been able to do amazing things for many amazing animals. A few years back, we replaced a rottweiler's hip. Last year, we got a German shepherd heart surgery. And just in the last 6 weeks, we have:

🐈🐈 Saved two cats (on separate occasions), Millie (pictured) and Gillian, with devastating injuries to their hind legs by providing amputations

🐕 Removed a damaged eye for Chase, a senior dog suffering from glaucoma

🐕 Provided an emergency spay and treatment for Lucy, a dog with pyometra- a life-threatening infection of the uterus

🐕 Provided emergency surgery and a hospital stay for Kailani, a border collie mix puppy, to remove a blockage in her digestive tract

That's all above and beyond the "regular" stuff; we treat upper respiratory infections, allergies, parasites, and more every single day. We want you to know as much as possible about your new pet's health when you adopt - and we want them to have as happy, healthy, and comfortable of an experience here as we can possibly provide.

11/08/2024

ICYMI!! Veterans, active duty military, and military dependent families adopt for FREE this weekend thanks to sponsorship from Republic Bank and G&J Pepsi and support from our friends at Classic Rock 92.1!

Appointments are still available and we're booking now! Check out our adoptable pets and give us a call at 859.873.5491 if you see someone(s) you'd like to meet!

Our pets: https://www.woodfordhumane.org/adopt/meet-our-pets/

11/07/2024

We're excited to be a FINALIST in the 2024 J&H Outdoors Bags-To-Riches Donation Program! That means we have a chance to win $10,000 and you can help us do it!

Anytime you shop at J&H Outdoors in Lexington through the end of December, you can opt to not take a plastic bag at check-out. When you do, you'll get a token you can drop into the jar for your selected charity (might we recommend...us?!) - and the charity with the most tokens earns the $10,000 donation!

J&H also donates the value of each bag you skip to the charity you choose, so no matter who wins the big prize, skipping a bag still helps both the environment and a great cause. So find the outdoorsy folks on your holiday shopping list, head to J&H Outdoors, and skip the bag!

11/07/2024

Today on 🎉🎉National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week!🎉🎉: Where Do All These Pets Even Come From?

It's about a 60/40 split between unclaimed strays/abandoned animals and owner surrenders. We're not an animal control agency, so we can't take in strays directly; but every Monday we take in any animals at Woodford County Animal Control that have had at least 5 days to be claimed and haven't had an owner come forward.

The rest of our animals are signed over by a previous owner. There are a thousand different reasons, but here are some:

🐕 Moving somewhere their pets are not allowed. This has been the number one most common reason to give up a pet since time immemorial.

🐕 Oops! Babies. (Or sometimes, Oops! Couldn't sell the babies)

🐕 Can't afford care. Sometimes it's legitimately "can't afford;" sometimes it's "don't want to pay." Either way, this is a gentle reminder that pets are a lot of fun but they are also expensive, and that should factor into the decision BEFORE you get a pet.

🐕 Lack of preparation/training. The large breed puppy got too big. The working breed dog is too wild. The cat rubs up against things.

🐕 Death or health issues of owner.

🐕 Homelessness. Sadly, we've seen a lot of this lately. Lily (pictured) was deeply loved and her owner took care of her as long as they possibly could.

🐕 The pet is a bad fit. Some pets are just not the right ones for some families, and no amount of problem solving makes the pieces fit the way we want.

For a lot of folks, the idea of giving up your pets probably seems inconceivable. The knee jerk reaction is "Well *I* would NEVER." As frustrating as it is to see the cases where the human is clearly at fault and has made no effort to keep or care for their pet, there are also so many cases where there just isn't any other option. It's heartbreaking for everyone: the owner, the pet, and us. We share many tears and tissues with people doing the hardest thing they've ever had to do. Sometimes life is just like that. We understand.

11/06/2024

THIS WEEKEND! It's our annual Pets for Veterans adoption event:

Veterans, active duty military, and military dependent families adopt for FREE thanks to sponsorship from G&J Pepsi and Republic Bank, and support from our friends at Classic Rock 92.1!

Appointments and approved adoption applications are required. Check out our adoptable pets at the link below and see if there's anyone you'd like to meet!

https://www.woodfordhumane.org/adopt/meet-our-pets/

We are BOOKING NOW for weekend appointments: Call 859.873.5491 starting at 10:00 am daily to get on the schedule or find out more about any of our adoptable pets!

The Fine Print: Veteran, military, or military dependent ID required for sponsored adoptions. Limit one sponsored adoption per household.

11/05/2024

Today on 🎉🎉National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week!🎉🎉: Adoption Fees (And Why They're a GREAT Deal)

Our adoption fees come up in a lot of conversations, and the reactions are a real mixed bag: some people are surprised how low they are, some people think they're unreasonably high and we must be making big bucks. So let's break down what's actually included in those fees.

Dog Adoption Fees: $100-$225
🐕 Spay or neuter surgery
🐕 DHPP (distemper/parvo combo) vaccine: Up to 4 doses for puppies, 1 for adults
🐕 Bordetella (kennel cough) vaccine
🐕 Rabies vaccine
🐕 Heartworm test
🐕 Flea/tick prevention: Given monthly
🐕 Heartworm prevention: Given monthly
🐕 Treatment for internal parasites: 2 doses
🐕 Microchip with lifetime registration

Cat Adoption Fees: $25-$125
🐈‍⬛ Spay or neuter surgery
🐈‍⬛ FVRCP (distemper combo) vaccine: Up to 4 doses for kittens, 1 for adults
🐈‍⬛ Rabies vaccine
🐈‍⬛ Feline Leukemia/FIV test
🐈‍⬛ Flea/tick prevention: Given monthly
🐈‍⬛ Treatment for internal parasites: 2 doses
🐈‍⬛ Microchip with lifetime registration

That's just the bare minimum, and it already covers care that would cost several hundred dollars if you had to do it on your own.

Now multiply all of that for pets who stay over a year. Now factor in the cost of treatment for a heartworm positive dog, or a cat who needs a leg amputated after being hit by a car. Now add in however many days, weeks, months, or years of food, water, bedding, toys, treats, training, exercise, and love that pet received. And how many gallons of cleaning supplies (and hours of elbow grease) went into keeping their space healthy and clean.

At the end of the day, your adoption fee saves you at least $500 - often a whole lot more. And as far as us making big bucks, well...it barely scratches the surface of what we spend. No big bucks to be found.

11/05/2024

Pet of the Week: Finlay!
1 year old, spayed female, beagle, weighs about 20 lbs

This cutie patootie is a girl on the GO! Finlay is Very Beagle: her little bod is packed full of a larger-than-life personality and enough energy to fuel a dog three times her size! She's super sweet and gentle, and she's always happy to stop by for a quick snuggle between bouts of intense sniffing. She truly seems to like everybody, both people and other dogs, and although she was a touch shy at first she's quickly discovering her inner social butterfly! Finlay can be pretty vocal in the kennel, so be prepared for a fair amount of her loudly yodeling the song of her people. Like we said: Very Beagle! (Hopefully - but definitely not guaranteed! - the yodeling will be less when she's in a home and not vying for attention the way she is here)

Finlay is one of several beagles and beagle/basset hound mixes found abandoned in the same area over the course of this year, so it's possible she also has a touch of basset in her; however, she's very much a beagle-sized and beagle-personalitied dog. So we must also include the Beagle Disclaimer:

Don't let the small size fool you! Unlike some small breed dogs, beagles are workers at heart. They need lots of exercise and stimulation, and they need supervision...because they will follow those noses anywhere, including right out of your yard and into trouble. When adopting a beagle, it's a good idea to be prepared for a big dog's needs, and simply consider the pick-uppable 20 lb size a nice bonus.

Call us at 859.873.5491 to meet Finlay or find out more about her!

11/03/2024

It's 🎉🎉National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week!🎉🎉

Celebrate with us! We'll be posting all week to give you some peeks behind the scenes at all the stuff that keeps us busy (so very busy), but there are some things you can do at home, too:

❤️ Take good care of your pets! Animal abuse and neglect spiked 35% in Kentucky last year, and we see it all. Hug those pets extra close and make sure your pets are getting what they need to live a long, healthy, happy life with YOU - not here at the shelter.

❤️ Spay and neuter! Dog overpopulation is a major crisis, so remember: every pet makes a difference - yes, males too, it takes two to tango - and every unwanted, unsold, or accidental litter compounds the problem. Dogs can reproduce as young as 6 months old, cats as young as 4 months old. If you need help with the cost of getting your pets fixed, we have a low-cost spay/neuter voucher program.

❤️ Make adopting a priority! Next time you add a pet to your family, check shelters first. We get every age, every size, every personality, and plenty of pure-bred dogs if that's your jam.

❤️ Spread compassion and kindness! Y'all it's rough out here. Our staff works EXTREMELY hard to do a very big job, and do it right. We're all carrying a heavy physical and emotional load. Just be nice - to the animals, to each other, to us.

10/31/2024

🎃🎃🎃 WHO WORE IT BEST?! 🎃🎃🎃

🎃 Dexter: Good focus, excellent stem visibility

🎃 Jirby: Powerful eye contact, just a tasteful hint of stem, extremely boopable

🎃 Melvin (adopted): Did NOT take the assignment seriously, but earned points for being cute

🎃 Coffee: No thoughts, no stem, only pumpkin

🎃 Michelle (adopted): Very mindful, very demure

Have a spooooooky Halloween everybody! Don't forget to keep those candy bowls out of reach and those pets securely indoors 🧡🎃🧡

10/28/2024

Pet of the Week: Landon!
6 months old, neutered male, brown tabby and white markings, short hair

If you've heard cats are aloof, please tell Landon all about it. He will give you his undivided attention and purr loudly the whooooole time. And then he will continue giving you his undivided attention and purring loudly for the next, oh, 15-20 years.

In addition to stellar listening and purring skills, Landon is also very good at cheering you up, riding on your shoulders, giving little sandpaper kisses, and being extremely handsome! He's a jovial guy who gets along with everybody he meets, both people and other cats. As long as you don't mind his quest to be as close to your face as possible at all times, you'll be besties in no time!

Landon is also at that great "teenager" kitten stage: he's big enough to be pretty independent and self-sufficient when you're away during the work day, but young enough that he's still absolutely brimming with entertaining kitten antics. And if you want a pair of teenager kittens? Well, great news: he's got a whole room full of buddies he already gets along with who would also love to go home!

Give us a call at 859.873.5491 for an appointment to meet Landon!

10/25/2024

Let's with 50% off dog adoption fees on Saturday, October 26!

Appointments and approved adoption applications required - booking is open now! Check out our adoptable pets and give the Adoption Center a call at 859.873.5491 with any questions or to schedule an appointment.

Our pets: https://www.woodfordhumane.org/adopt/meet-our-pets/

DID YOU KNOW? As part of the annual initiative, Quantrell Subaru is providing direct funding through a grant administered by the ASPCA to help cover essential costs of preparing animals for adoption!

Every animal at Woodford Humane receives hundreds of dollars of thorough veterinary care before going up for adoption, including spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, parasite treatment and prevention, and screening for heartworm or feline leukemia/FIV. Those that arrive with illness or injury receive much more.

THANK YOU to and Quantrell Subaru for helping them take the first steps to get ready for their happy forever homes!

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265 Thomas Lane
Versailles, KY
40383

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Tuesday	12pm - 6pm
Wednesday	12pm - 6pm
Thursday	12pm - 6pm
Friday	12pm - 6pm
Saturday	12pm - 5pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+18598735491

Website

http://www.woodfordhumane.org/

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These medalsssss! 🤩🤩🤩 And they're HUGE, 4.5" across! We've got one of these bad boys for each of our top 3 male and female finishers in every age group at the Triple Crown Trot 5K! Come run or walk with us at Ashford Stud on Aug 17 - FINAL PRICE BUMP IS MONDAY, so this weekend is the perfect time to sign up! Go to runsignup.com/triplecrowntrot and do the thing!

It's National Rescue Dog Day, treat yo self! 🍪

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To mark Donatello's 4 year anniversary at Woodford Humane, here he is being adorable

Today's the day...Donatello has officially been here for four years, and he's officially our longest resident ever. It's a big milestone and also a kinda sad one, so we're just going to celebrate the man himself. There's a lot to love about this crazy boy! Enjoy this video from a random zoomie session a couple of months back ❤ See our pinned post for Donatello's full story. He's a 5 1/2 year old pit bull waiting very patiently for a home with older kids and no other pets. He loves kids of all ages, but as you can see he's very good at knocking people over while zooming. Call 859.873.5491 with any questions, to schedule an appointment, or just to tell Donnie you love him and hang in there.

The Second Running of the Kenpuppy Derby!

Kenpuppy Derby Morning Workouts: Elmer & Doggie Houser

Who's ready for some morning workouts?! First up are Elmer, sponsored by Lexington Equine Medical Group and purveyor of amazing slow-motion ear bounces, and Doggie Houser, sponsored by Show Place Realty, an adorable agent of chaos (and possibly real estate, but we're pretty sure she's unlicensed)! Stay tuned for more workouts and join us May 6 at Falling Springs Park for the Kenpuppy Derby! Games begin at 10, post time is 11:30, and we'll wrap up by noon - so you'll have plenty of time to get ready for that *other* Derby.

Dust off your fanciest hat because it's BACK! The Waddle for the Roses returns to Falling Springs Park on May 6: watch a field of adoptable racers wander off in random directions, stop to eat the turf, and eventually tumble across the finish line. Pre-order your race tee now! https://www.facebook.com/events/552339086995380/

*shouts over the constant yodeling* IDK

Zane says 👁👄👁 He says it 24/7 Adopt this intense gaze...if you think you can handle it #alwayswatching #constantvigilance #crazyeyes #adoptme #cat #kitten #rescue

How it started vs how it's going, Jonesy Edition ❤️❤️❤️ Every adoption is sponsored through December 23 thanks to Quantrell Auto Group! Appointments are required, give us a call any day after 10 am to schedule. Jonesy can't wait to meet you!

We're not crying, you're crying! Pax just had his second Gotcha Day, and his adopter sent us this video update on how he's doing. He spent 2 years with us before they found each other. It's a really tough time to do this work; a lot of days, it feels like 10 years of progress have been swept away in a matter of months. But then somebody comes along and reminds you not to give up. Because there are so many other dogs here just like Pax who need us, and there are other people like Pax's adopter with love to give.