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We sent people to LV to get our $5k and they left without a check!!! How could that be???? I expect a check from them immediately and not some cardboard huge fake check....we all worked too hard to get in the top 20 - what is going on here? I got my kids and sister and parents involved in points for WHAT!!!!! I'm livid! They should have had ou… read more

Posted in Shelter Makeover

Got a call yesterday from an older lady trying to raise 6 jack russell puppies to the age they could be adopted. It all circled around a neighbor's dog who died after the pups were born and she ended up taking them in and being a successful surrogate. The lady is ill and needs help herself. After all she had done for our shelter over the years, we … read more

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One of the best parts of Humane Society of Cherokee County is the wonderful friends you meet through that group! As I write I am getting ready to meet one of the "cat crew" for dinner at Chili's in Tahlequah. It's the BIG hangout in Tahlequah as you can well imagine. A small town with a big restaurant - wow! = ) We will talk about our week but al… read more

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Without our group of volunteers we would not exist. We have two paid employees who clean the shelter daily, feed, water, medicate and generally meet the everyday survival needs of the animals in our care, and otherwise no one gets paid for all the hard work they've done over the past 30 years to keep everything going while we've grown by leaps and … read more

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This picture reminded me of how so many of our faithful volunteers at Humane Soc. of Cherokee County came out and helped us get ready for Zootoo's visit! Tom is a faithful helper around the shelter and the morning before their visit he was busy shoveling gravel around the entrance to our office as it had rained a lot and was a bit muddy! Funny how … read more