Yesterday I drove out to the Herkimer County Humane Society to do a story for Sentinel Media. The Society had made a Facebook post saying they were at capacity and needed help, and my editor emailed me and asked me to make an update. It was rather frightful weather driving out Route 5S, but I made it all right and went in. Almost the first thing I saw was a bunny!
So cute!
The workers told me how the shelter is at capacity but still receives multiple calls daily from people wanting to surrender pets. That is so sad! Isn’t your pet like a member of your family? Then again, I know some people who would be happy to get rid of certain members of their families. Oh dear, I hope my family does not feel that way about me.
Nice kitties!
Cats are now occupying spaces usually used for other purposes as well as the usual cat spaces. Every dog kennel is occupied.
The regular cat room.
On Giving Tuesday, people responded to the Humane Society’s plea for help with over $20,000 in donations and many words of encouragement. Several people inquired about adoption or fostering pets. I personally am thinking about getting a dog, if I can ever get my act together sufficiently. I would adopt a cat, but I am allergic.
I wrote the story and got it emailed out but thought a blog post might further highlight the Society’s plight and get more folks thinking about adopting, fostering, or making a donation.
The Herkimer County Humane Society is located at 514 State Route 5K, Mohawk, NY. Their website is herkhumane.org.
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