Humane Society of Warren County awarded $1500 grant from the Petfinder Foundation, hosting adoption event

The Humane Society of Warren County announced that they were awarded a 2022 Kia Pet adoption grant in the amount of $1,500 to host a fee-reduced adoption event. The event will be held at the shelter on Friday, May 6, 2022, with all cat and kitten adoption fees at just $25, and all dogs 6+ months of age at $50. The goal is to adopt 20 animals throughout the event with approved applications to help us clear space within the shelter to save more lives! Applications can be found on our website and we encourage getting those in prior to the event for pre-approval. Adoptable animals can also be found on Petfinder and/or our website. The grant funds, sponsored by the Petfinder Foundation, help to cover the difference in our adoption fees which are normally $140 for dogs and $85 for cats.

In 2020, the HSWC moved to inclusive adoption fees which include spay/neuter, microchipping, blood testing, vaccinations and preventatives for all cats and dogs before leaving the shelter. In addition to “the norm” of what animals’ in our care receive prior to finding new homes, we also have what is called “Olive’s Fund” to cover more advanced medical needs for animals’ in our care should they need it.

Olive’s Fund was created in 2013 after reaching out to the community to raise funds to save a puppy’s life after being hit by a car. With the community’s support and additional grant funding, Olive’s Fund is still going strong!! It has paid for leg amputations, eye removals, bladder stone removals, mammary tumor removal, ear canal ablations and so much more.

For more information on the different program’s offered to the community and how to get involved, please visit our website at humanesocietywarrencounty.com or call the shelter at 540-635-4734.

The Humane Society of Warren County is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing compassionate care to abandoned, abused, homeless and neglected animals in our community.