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 […]
CPR Fund Helps Kitten Receive Lifesaving Surgery

On Tuesday, October 20, a woman called the Lawrence Humane Society with a veterinary emergency and spoke with staff member, Jessica Kierstead. She reported her two month old kitten had […]
Rainbow Strings Around Lawrence

Perhaps you have seen the strings of rainbow colored knick-knacks around town and wondered where they came from and what they mean. What started out as a small passion project […]
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? […]
Crisis Pet Retention Fund Keep Pets and Families Together

Recently, Lawrence Humane Society staff arrived at work to discover a cat left outside the shelter overnight in the rain. The scared cat was in a box, along with a […]
Fur Ball Contest Winners

The Lawrence Humane Society put out the call for Douglas County residents to participate in our 2020 Fur Ball Contests. You answered, and we have the winners! First up, we […]
Sick Foster Kitten Makes Triumphant Recovery- Petey’s Story

On the very first day Petey’s future-forever parents started fostering him, they knew he was special. Whether it was his rambunctious nature or his raucous pterodactyl screech of a meow, […]
Find Your Best Friend and More at our Fur Ball Weekend Extravaganza

If you are a Lawrence Humane Society super fan, you may have already heard about the entertainment we have planned for the weekend of October 9th in our Fur Ball […]
Adopting Appa

My husband and I are graduate students and have been married for almost 3 years now. My husband grew up with dogs whereas I never had one. Whenever he would […]
Seven Reasons Why You’ll Love Our Fur Ball Variety Show

Our Fur Ball Variety Show will air Friday, October 9th from 7-9 pm CST on Facebook Live and YouTube. The evening will consist of heart-felt animal stories, trivia, and funny videos! […]