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, […]
Fifteen Family-Friendly Pet Shows to Stream at Home
Settling in for a night of tv shows can be a daunting task when looking for a kid-friendly enough show. Luckily, we have put together another collection of animal-centric family […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
Fifteen Family-Friendly Pet Movies to Stream while Social Distancing
It can sometimes be a challenge to find good movies to share with the whole family, but we believe it is even more important to laugh with each other and […]
PRESS RELEASE: Paw Valley 2020
The Lawrence Humane Society’s Paw Valley event will now last the full month of May instead of a single day Lawrence, KS April 3rd, 2020: To help reduce the spread […]
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 […]
PETS IN THE PRESS – ComMuNity RespoNse to FosteriNg HumaNe Society ANimals
In Lawrence, as elsewhere across the country, residents have been stepping up in big numbers to care for animals in the community. The stay-at-home order issued by Douglas County to […]
