7 Reasons Why Adopting Two Cats is Better Than One
You might be asking yourself how on earth is it beneficial to adopt twice the kittens. Won’t that be more work for me? Fear not – it is quite the win-win-win situation! For the kittens, they are much happier and healthier having a best friend from the get-go in their new home. For YOU as […]
Keep Your Dog Safe This Fourth of July
Our friends at the Michelson Found Animals Foundation put together a fantastic list of tips to helping your dog feel safe this Fourth of July. For people, the 4th of July can mean fun, food, friends and fireworks, but for our pets, it can be one of the scariest days of the year! Make July 4th […]
Happy Husker’s New Home
Husker came to the shelter right before all the changes from Coronavirus started to hit the Midwest and beyond. We knew that he was used to life on a farm and was extremely friendly to other animals, including livestock. If you’re wondering about his eye – when Husker was a puppy, he actually had an […]
2020 Paw Valley Challenge & 5K: Success!
Every year in May, the Lawrence Humane Society hosts a 5K run and a festival full of fun, food, and games in South Park near downtown Lawrence. Like many other organizations, we were forced to alter our event due to COVID-19. With only a few weeks to pull something together that would still help us […]
Pets in the Press – Best Friends Network Town Hall
The Lawrence Humane Society was recently recognized by Best Friends Network, a prominent national animal welfare organization, for our efforts to continue serving pets during this crisis. Our Executive Director, Shannon Wells, was invited to be one of the featured speakers on a Best Friends Network webinar watched by hundreds of animal welfare leaders across […]
Pets Heal Hearts – Mardi Gras Party
Six years ago, I adopted a shih tzu named 1EyedJack from the Lawrence Humane Society. Then after going through a divorce a few years back, I decided to get another dog. On a long hot day, I waited for hours standing in the sun to find a companion on “Clear The Shelter” day. With the […]
Pets Heal Hearts – Lawrence Humane Love from LA
I started fostering in the Spring of 2016 with two kittens, Casbah and Dempsey, two little hamburgers. This quickly escalated into several more “rental kittens” over the next three years, and eventually, several dogs. We have two cats and a dog of our own, and the Lawrence Humane Society was always awesome about helping us […]
Pets Heal Hearts – A Dog Named Chicken
I was born the kind of kid who wanted to save all the unwanted and abused animals. So when I grew up, it didn’t take me long to rescue dogs. One fateful day, my beloved Chicken came to me as a stray and we have been together for over 10 years now. She and I […]
Pets Heal Hearts – A Reason to Get Up In the Morning
This morning my alarm went off at 7:30 AM. I hit snooze and thought, “what the hell is the point.” It’s day 18 of social (or physical distancing) in our home. I have left the house once to sit in the car and have a nice man at Dillon’s load my trunk with the groceries […]
Pets Heal Hearts – Roommates Foster During School Year
“I started fostering through the Lawrence Humane Society in August 2019 with a pair of two-week old, black kittens – Pumpkin and Boo. I began fostering because of my love for animals and I missed my dog back home while I was away at school. I really don’t think a house feels like a home […]
