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Desert Haven Animal Rescue - Sierra County Humane Society To donate, apply, view our sweet babies: deserthavenanimalrescue.org ❤️🧡🩵 We assist local residents of Sierra County who apply for financial help.

We are a no-kill 501(c)(3) animal rescue in Sierra County NM specializing in compassion, care plans & adoption for our rescues plus spay/neuter aid for our community. THE SIERRA COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY raises funds for several comprehensive programs that provide long-term benefits for the companion animals of Sierra County.

1) THE SIERRA COUNTY SPAY-NEUTER PROGRAM is one of the most effective in cu

rbing the tragic dogs and cats overpopulation in our county. If you need help to have your dog or cat (your pet) sterilized, you will receive a rebate certificate for a discounted procedure. Call 575-894-1694 to obtain an application— leave a message stating your phone number clearly, and twice.

2) THE SPAY-A-STRAY PROGRAM covers the entire costs of sterilizing five or more stray or feral cats each month, using the "Trap-Neuter-Return" method pioneered by Alley Cat Allies. Cats sterilized under this program must have a safe environment to return to after sterilization. Call 575-894-1694 to obtain an application— leave a message stating your phone number clearly, and twice.

3. ADOPTION PROGRAM. Dogs and cats in rescue and residing at Desert Haven are available for adoption. If you’re considering adopting a dog or cat, reach out to our adoption coordinator via phone at 612-387-0215 or email at [email protected]. Our adoptable companion animals can be viewed at DesertHaven.Petfinder.com. Thank you for considering adoption!

04/07/2025

Rise and shine with these adorable, sweet faces! Aren’t they all just so precious?!🐱❤️🐶

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow 9-4pm during “Drop in Tuesday”! Can’t make it out on Tuesday? Well, don’t be shy and be sure to reach out to schedule an appointment any day of the week! Ring/text us at 575-740-0643. Or message us here on Facebook!

04/06/2025

“When a ‘fancy‘ box gets delivered and you just HAVE TO check it out!”😹-Mia

Schedule an appointment to meet sweetheart Mia (with one of the cutest voices EVER!) any day of the week, ring/text us at 575-740-0643. Or message us here on Facebook!

04/06/2025

Join us in congratulating all of our March 2025 adopted animals and their families! All the best little ones!🐱❤️🐶

04/05/2025

Getting ready to prepare supper for our cats on this chilly evening 🐾

04/05/2025

🐱IT’S CATURDAY Y’ALL! Today’s featured cat is JUDY!🐱

Judy is one of the sweetest cats you’ll ever meet. She’s a door greeter. She’ll rub on your side. She’ll plop to receive petting from you. All cat language for “I love you!”

Schedule an appointment to meet Judy any day of the week, ring/text us at 575-740-0643. Or message us here on Facebook! Once you meet her, you won’t want to leave her!🐈‍⬛

04/05/2025

Birdie is adopted! She has a boy, a furry sister, and a mom and grandma at home! One big happy loving family! Congratulations Birdie!💖

04/04/2025

Had a late night photo shoot. Got some new play equipment. Have a cowboy tub. Feeling cute, might nap later. Just missing a family🏡💙 📲 575-740-0643 to schedule a meeting with me any day of the week 🥰 Love, Oliver 🐾

04/03/2025

Hello! I'm Baby Rex. I am only 12 weeks old as of March 25, 2025. Oof! I started out life on my own wandering around looking for help at the dirt dam then help arrived! Miss Margaret saved me while she was out hiking, and now Desert Haven promised to take care of me until a family is found for me. I even have a foster mama named Amy! She said I haven’t had one single potty accident in the house! And that I am the most precious thing ever when I’m taking my cat naps.

I am very young so I will get to grow up in the love of a family who get to raise me and teach me and love me. I am so excited to meet my new family and move into my new home and have all the love I need and deserve and I will give big time love right back!

I am very very snuggly and love being held and snuggled. You can walk around with me like you’re holding a baby because I am one! I wrap my paws right around your warm body and nestle my nose into the crook of your neck. Swooooon💗

I take long baby puppy naps. I love to snuggle in the bed or on the sofa. I am a fun explorer and am a total sweetheart. I adore playtime wit other dogs and puppies and I am a greeeat eater!

I am perhaps a shepherd mixed with hound mixed with something or other but no one is really sure since I got saved from out in the wild. What we all know though is that I am the cutest, cuddliest, baby boy puppy!! Right now I am 18 pounds and the veterinarian made a guess that I will become around 40-45 lbs when I'm fully grown.

But for right now I am just Baby Rex, a sweet darling boy, looking for his forever.

Click this to fill out an adoption application for me! https://www.deserthavenanimalrescue.org/

The Desert Haven cell is 575-740-0643 and you can get an appointment any day to meet me!

Hello out there

04/02/2025

Purrcy says, "Many Hands Make Light Work!!"

Do you love the posts you see about Desert Haven Animal Rescue? Maybe you'd like to be more involved? We have MANY wonderful things happening at the Rescue and under the bigger umbrella of our non-profit organization the Sierra County Humane Society, and we would welcome more volunteer support.

In addition to Dog Walkers and Kitty Cuddlers, we have ongoing needs for communications and secretarial work, organizational planning, and more. Would you like to become one of our Board members? Our Board meets monthly to ensure that all elements of our mission, "To rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome animals as well as fund comprehensive spay and neuter programs," are addressed.

If being part of our volunteer Board of Directors interests you, please complete the interest form below by next Monday, April 7, 2025--and someone from our team will reach out to you!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScF0yaXdFpwY4PUp991qLYg1ODL0bmAOHpiKjwwtzhV8KcrQQ/viewform?usp=header

04/02/2025

”Hey Judy show us your best panther🐈‍⬛ impression!”

Wow Judy🐈‍⬛ that is a 10/10! Judy is an adoring, petite kitty who’s just counting down the days for her human to come scoop her up. She’s always one of the first cats to greet us at the door. She can’t wait to get pet and gets to purring like it’s her job. She loves to play- kicking around little toy mice is one of her pastimes. Schedule an appointment to meet Judy (aka Juju) any day of the week, ring/text us at 575-740-0643. Or message us here on Facebook!

04/01/2025

of Honey Bear who arrived at Dogtown today!

04/01/2025

Visits today from Vicki of PAT’S bringing cat food plus Cori and Anna from GalDigs320 who brought cat litter and puppy food absolutely made our day!

04/01/2025

A Match Made in Haven
By Greta Hansen Begg

We were blessed recently by a distinct act of kindness which planted a seed of hope for our organization. This spur of hope was an anonymous donation of a large sum of money to be used in two ways. First, the wildly bountiful gift was to be used as a matching donation. To have a matching donation means every dollar donated to the Sierra County Humane Society (which operates Desert Haven Animal Rescue) is doubled, dollar for dollar, until the match amount is reached. The second stipulation by our endearingly wonderful, humorous, and magnificently helpful anonymous donor is that the money be earmarked for our Spay a Stray and Pet Sterilization programs so the gift supports an end to suffering of unwanted litters of companion animals in Sierra County.

So, we have this awesome match gift and we know how to use it. Next up, fill the match amount. In walks Steve Buckley. Literally. He walks up to us while we're out having dinner and pitches an idea for hosting a fundraising dinner at his home. Many of you know Steve Buckley and his gorgeous wife Annie as volunteer extraordinaire, quilt artist, cheerful supporters of live music, etc. The best kind of folks.

Well when Steve offered his home and we replied "Let's do it!" our next thought was "This is a match made in haven!" and it all came together thanks to Connie Brown, our Board Secretary, who seems to have been put on this Earth to plan spectacularly successful parties and events.

Appreciation and thanks for creating a favorable outcome for our fundraising dinner go to all of the people I just mentioned, our stunningly generous, lively attendees, and Sue's Kitchen who provided our delicious meal and desserts. Sue's Kitchen is a local catering business in the greater Truth or Consequences area and can be reached at (575) 740-8486.

Great food, drinks, hosts, ambiance, presentations, conversations, and donors all added up to putting us very close to reaching the match donation amount! Plus, we gained some new supporters and awareness for the work we do at Desert Haven. All in all, it truly was a Match Made in Haven!

We are a hop skip and a jump away from meeting the match. $1663 remains to be raised before we can throw our arms around each other to celebrate the joy of this big accomplishment. Will you help us?

We invite all manner of contribution to help us achieve this monetary match goal. It’s there for the taking. A dollar for dollar match to support spay and neuter for Sierra County!

Help us raise the final $1663 by donating at our website
https://www.deserthavenanimalrescue.org/
Click the donate with Zeffy or PayPal buttons.

Mail a contribution to SCHS/DHAR PO Box 638 Williamsburg NM 87942.

Join us by becoming a member of the Sierra County Humane Society here https://www.deserthavenanimalrescue.org/become-a-member

Or pop by today to hand deliver your contribution to a friendly volunteer at Desert Haven Animal Rescue at 15576 Highway 187, 2.5 miles south of Williamsburg on 187.

Thank you 🐾

03/31/2025

We arrived at the Cool Cat Neighborhood this morning for cat care at 8:00 as usual. While our cat care provider began checking on all the cats prior to beginning breakfast preparations, what he found was devastating. Carl, pictured here, had passed away overnight. We are all reeling.

Very saddened that his life has ended. Carl was a very affectionate, loving boy. What can we learn from this tragedy? How can Carl's death help us develop better practices? This is where growth can happen. This is where growth will happen.

We share Carl's story to release some of our tremendous grief in losing him, to reflect on what we could have done better to help him survive, and also to memorialize this magnificent cat we knew only for a short time. But that's all it took with Carl. It sure didn't take long to fall in love with this sweet baby.

Carl had been living on the streets up until twelve days ago. He was an adult stray cat that was moving in a group with littermates. They had settled in at one location and were being fed daily and looked after, though still roaming freely. But they were "not my cats".

Stray cat food bill mounting, and the worry of reproducing looming, the community resident who was feeding the cats reached out to get spay and neuter help as part of our Spay a Stray program. We did her one better. We said, we'll take Carl, Vanessa, and Paula in at Desert Haven and get them their vet care and then find them homes!

On March 19 we scooped them up and got googly eyes for the trio right quick. Sweet, friendly, tender, affectionate were good descriptors for Carl. Vanessa was the spicy one with some attitude that comes from having loss of vision. Vanessa must have had untreated eye infections early on in life and now her cloudy eyes make vision difficult. And Paula is just love, total love. All three received negative results on the FIV/FELV tests at the vet clinic. We also got dewormer and flea/tick medicine onboard.

On March 24, we found a pile of undigested wet breakfast vomit. Digested food concerns us while it's common to see a pile of undigested food due to a cat eating too rapidly. We weren't sure which of the three had vomited.

Then on March 26 we got the trio of tabbies back to the vet for examinations, vaccinations, and neuter and spay surgeries. Once back home in the Cool Cat Neighborhood we still kept them in a quarantine space to allow for healing from surgery. Lots of sleeping, resting, snuggling.

Yesterday, Sunday March 30, there was loose stool with blood in the litter box and we suspected Carl. That evening a pile of clear liquid vomit. Also thinking this might be Carl. We set an alarm to call the vet at 7:00 AM to make a vet appointment for Carl first thing.

And here we are. We didn't get help to Carl in time. So very sorry Carl.

Here is what we learned. Dr. Allred feels that most likely Carl's cause of death was blood infection that was undetected on typical clinic exam. His neuter surgery likely set the infection in motion to cause his symptoms. Once the symptom of bloody stool was noticed, a dose of antibiotic medicine would have helped him. Would it have saved him to get the antibiotic medicine yesterday? The answer was maybe, maybe not. But we sure as heck have it on hand now. And a protocol for using it. No vet in town on the weekends in T or C is a struggle but thanks to Dr. Allred we have a plan in place now to get through weekend illness with a better outcome the next time it happens.

After a long talk with Dr. Allred, we know our intake practices are sound. The order we do them in, also sound. Neuter surgeries still need to happen. We can't afford extensive bloodwork on every cat we rescue that presents as healthy on exam. Carl's case is the first one in over five years of rescuing cats.

Anyway. There is no way to feel anything but sad right now for the loss of Carl's life. He should have gotten an adoption announcement instead of a death announcement. We will dig him a grave. Our wonderful artist volunteer Debra will create Carl a grave marker. We will bury Carl in our Pet Cemetery and make sure he's remembered.

We love you, Carl.

03/31/2025

On this last Monday in March we’d like to share with you all our February 2025 adoptions. Congratulations to all our adopted animals and their families!

Thank you everyone for adopting, bringing more love to this world one animal at a time.❤️

03/31/2025

Alert! Cuteness overload!

Tiny puppy Cricket has been in foster care with this family and this family has decided that Cricket is home! She gets to grow up knowing big love from her mama, happy love from her furry siblings, and an exciting life that includes travel and adventure.

Cricket, on the far left, is adopted!

03/30/2025

It’s Spring! Birds are building their nests and buds are starting to show on the cacti. For us humans it's time for Spring cleaning and tidying our homes.🏡🔨

As yummy as they might smell or as pretty as the packaging might look, so many of the commercial cleaners out there are full of chemicals that are harmful to our pets. The scents can be very overwhelming to them, their noses are way more powerful than ours. Any chemicals you use to clean your floors and carpets will end up on your pets paws and then be ingested- remember cats and dogs do a good job of grooming and licking their paws clean!

If you do purchase ready made cleaners, it’s worth taking a look at the ingredients. Below is a good blog post by the AKC with 5 simple and effective DIY cleaners that are pet friendly!

Happy and healthy Spring cleaning to all!🌷🐾

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/home-living/diy-dog-safe-cleaning-solutions/

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15576 Highway 187/PO Box 638
Williamsburg, NM
87942

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https://deserthavenanimalrescue.org/

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Honey Bear loves road trips and was an absolute angel at the vet office and with the children she met 😇🐾 #honeybear #heelermix #gorgeousgirl #deserthavendog #dhanimalrescue #roadtrip #goodvibes 575-740-0643 📲

"I'm just gonna rest my head at the perfect level for you to pet me without tiring yourself out!"🐶Honey Bear #doglover #dhanimalreacue #adoptdontshop #cutedog

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Getting ready to prepare supper for our cats on this chilly evening 🐾

Watch Judy in action! Plop and get pet- one of her favorite ways to share her love with you!❤️ #adoptme #blackcatsrule #catlover #dhanimalrescue

Maybe we have the smartest pups at Desert Haven and maybe we don’t, but we’re pretty sure we do! Little Levi learns quickly, is so attentive, and thrives on interaction with people he loves. Namely, our work camper Javen🤩 Javen is setting Levi and his future family up for success by teaching Levi commands and making sure he knows how to pay attention to people. Levi loves learning! #adoptme #deserthavendog #puppy #puppylife At just 7 months old, Levi has his whole life ahead of him and plans to make his family very proud #heeler #collie #bestboy 📲 575-740-0643 to meet Levi!

It’s been on our to-do list for awhile to build Oliver some play equipment as his yard lacks elevation for jump options. Anissa Ladkani from The Dog Shak to the rescue! She donated a playground to Oliver! Overnight he was heard rearranging the furniture so we will see how he set it up 😹#play #jump #doglover #deserthavendog #fun #gratefulheart #adoptme 574-740-0643 📲 to schedule an appointment any day of the week to meet Oliver 🏡🐾💙

Our puppies Levi and Rex are best buds and playmates! These sweethearts are keeping each other company until they get adopted 🏡🐾 📲 575-740-0643 to schedule a meeting any day of the week! #puppies #deserthavendogs #adoptme #happy #puppylove

Just hanging out with two ADORABLE TABBY CATS! Paula and Carl, come meet them!🐱🐱 #adoptus #catlover #tabbycatsrule #dhanimalrescue

Making biscuits+most adorable sideways pose+purring= CUTENESS EXPLOSION by Paula🐱 #adoptme #catlover #cutecat #tabbycat #dhanimalrescue

We’ve got a run on tabbies! We’ve rescued seven terrific tabbies and the Cool Cat Neighborhood has never looked better 🧡🩶🖤💛🤎🤍Tabby cats are known for their distinctive coat patterns, which come in stripes, spots, and swirls and in all sorts of shades and beautiful colors. Tabby cat aficionados describe tabbies as friendly, playful, curious, intelligent, outgoing, and affectionate. Add in “low maintenance” and you’ve got the best cats around! Get in touch with us to meet your new Tabby bestie today! #tabby #cat #bestfriend #deserthaven 📲 575-740-0643

"OO, AH, YES!"-Twix🐶 #doglover #dhanimalrescue #animalrescue #dogsmakelifebetter

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