Posted in Shelter Makeover

First off I would like to say congratulations to Butte Humane Society despite some negative publicity and lack of support from our own local media sources. It truly shows how dedicated everyone is to this wonderful shelter. I applaud all of you! Second, congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to try to win their shelter a makeover. I h… read more

Posted in Shelter Makeover

Today is the last day of voting and it's a little exciting. I've written many journals on what BHS needs and all those things wrapped up is a good reason for them to win. Butte Humane is in dire need of inside housing for all of the animals so they're not dealing with the elements, fleas, ticks, and outside illness. A new shelter would mean we… read more

Posted in Shelter Makeover

My first rescue was from the Butte Humane Society. I adopted my dog Barkley. He is an American Staffordshire Terrier. I think he came from a bad place before because he doesn't like when people yell and for a while he was scared of sticks and umbrellas and sometimes skateboards. Barkley was two years old when I got him and totally ignored … read more

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When I saw this title I thought of all the fire victims from this last summers string of fires in Butte County. I work with the North Valley Animal Disaster Group and for the majority of those fires I was on the hotline, which means I was the one taking all the calls requesting an animal evacuation. It was very sad to take some of those phone c… read more

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My dad just e-mailed me and told me one of his co-workers was e-mailing his friends to tell them about the makeover. However, when he went to send it he hit the wrong button and inadvertenly sent it to 2,000 businesses! My dad just wrote me back and said that 6 of those just registered! Yipee! read more