Warrick Humane Society needs your help now more than ever!
WE NEED ADOPTERS!!! There are currently 91 animals in our care between the animals at our shelter
and the ones currently placed in foster homes. And our adoptions have slowed to a trickle. We cannot
keep going without adopters stepping up for these animals.
Twice this year, we have made posts about owner surrenders. We are now well at over 400+ surrender
requests just this year. IT HAS TO STOP. We CANNOT take in any more animals. Our shelter is at MAX
CAPACITY yet it never fails that EVERY DAY, we get at least one phone call or email where someone
wants to surrender their animal. And if it isnt one of those routes, we have someone knocking at our
door asking us to take their animal. We just cant do it anymore.
As a No-Kill shelter, WHS does not euthanize for space. However, we partner with many groups that
sadly do have to make that heartbreaking decision. Every time we take in an owner surrender, that’s
another spot taken away from an animal in a kill-shelter that has a time-clock. We are unable to take
any more animals at this time because of how full we are. This hurts not only our shelter, but every
facility that we partner with. And it is draining our staff members.
PLEASE help us by NOT giving up on your pet!!! We have offered many tips and solutions to help keep
your animal instead of giving them up. This can include training, doggy daycare, etc. We offer a low-cost
vaccine clinic each month to try and help keep your pet healthy while also keeping cost down. We can
offer advice whenever possible and also help point you to vet’s offices that may be more affordable or
taking new clients. There are too many surrenders that can be prevented.
We also kindly ask for your help in many other ways. Adopt Don’t Shop! We have a shelter FULL of
fantastic animals all waiting to find their furever homes. Get involved and become a volunteer!
Volunteers are a crucial part of keeping our shelter going each day.
If you cant adopt, fostering is an option incredible way to help us with pregnant mommas, nursing babies, or little ones that just need more time
before making their way inside our doors. If none of these are options, donations always help us with
obtaining essential supplies to our every day operations.
We will also not take disrespect to our staff. Our staff members work extremely hard day in and day out
to make sure the animals in our shelter receive the best care possible. Yelling at us, using nasty
language, or getting upset that we will not take an animal off your hands does not change the fact that
we are completely full. Many of us have multiple fosters in our own homes just because we are out of
space at the shelter. Please realize that this job is not easy and we are doing our best. Staff members are
exhausted, mentally and emotionally drained, and putting in long hours. Your kindness can go a long
way in affecting our team.
Lastly, please, SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS!
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