Animal Cruelty

Among the victims of severe weather that battered western Kentucky last February was a pair of two-year-old German Shepherd-mixes. Stranded on a hill and marooned by rising floodwaters, the dogs were rescued by Good Samaritans who drove them to a local shelter.

“They were very scared, and trembling and whining,” recalls Kathy Baird, Animal Service Coordinator at the Union County Animal Shelter in Morganfield, Kentucky. “Neither knew how to walk on a leash; we had to carry them in and out for over a week before we could transition to leash walks.” 

It’s time to meet your new best friend! This Saturday, August 18, the ASPCA will celebrate the fourth annual Clear the Shelters adoption event. This exciting event is a nationwide call for adoption in which hundreds of shelters offer discounted or waived adoption fees in order to find more homeless pets loving, happy homes. 

It’s that time of year again! Black Cat Appreciation day is this Friday, August 17. And we hope you’ll join us in celebrating our feline friends by considering opening your heart and your home to an adorable black cat or kitten.