A Letter From Fourteen-Year-Old Girl Brings Joy to Our Shelter

When staff first received the tiny note addressed to the shelter, it seemed like any other donation. Sometimes people mail their gifts to us via snail mail, but this gift […]
Cleo the Parvo Puppy: Fostering, Recovery and a Whole lot of Love

When Alyssia Vallejo signed up to join our foster community, she knew she would love her foster pets, but one puppy took it to a whole new level. Eight-week-old puppy, […]
CPR Fund Keeps This Four-Legged Family Together

When a wonderful dog mom lost her job and housing in 2020, she did everything she could to keep the family together. For months, she lived in a hotel that […]
Thank You McCarthy Subaru: Echo’s Underdog Story

When Echo first came into Lawrence Humane Society’s doors, we realized she was a total sweetheart. Whether she was playing with her toys or snuggling up to you at any […]
Seven Ways to Join Lawrence Humane Society’s Mission

It’s no secret that the Lawrence Humane Society community is full of animal lovers. Animals… We love them, care for them and at some point, they kind of just became […]
Dill’s Story: Changing the Life of a dog with Paraplegia

When Dill came to the shelter in early August, he was in poor condition. He was slightly underweight and extremely scared. Dill had suffered a spinal injury resulting in paraplegia. […]
#GivingTuesday: How You Can Use Social Media To Help Pets in Need!
There are days when social media can just be too much. Although social media can be a fantastic source of cute puppy and kitty content, many of us still have a […]
Dear Lawrence Community, We’re so Thankful

Dear Lawrence Community, Here at our shelter, we sure do have a lot to be thankful for. Every year, thousands of dogs, cats and four-legged friends of every kind come […]
Mass Street Kitten Academy

Mary Costello has always strived to be creative about finding her foster kittens’ future homes. Over the seven years of fostering the tiny felines, she has found success by taking […]
How to Celebrate Your Pet’s “Gotcha Day”

You’ve just adopted the perfect pup or kitty and you already love them so much. You want to spoil them rotten like the little fur babies they are, but how? […]