Posted in General

We are about to complete a record year for adoptions and DDFL transfers at the Humane Society of Cherokee County. It looks like we'll have found homes for approximately 240 animals for 2008. That's up from 123 in 2007, about 85 in 2006, and somewhere around 60 for 2005. Our growth was greatly augmented by transfers to Denver (about 90 dogs)and … read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

In Cherokee County Oklahoma the cold weather takes its toll on newborn puppies. We've had several calls for dog houses, straw and food for stray mothers with small pups since December 10 when the first of the two cold spells hit. Last February I rescued a mother dog living outside. It was brutally cold and when I got there only two of the six puppi… read more

Posted in Current Events

BEIJING: 12/20/08 (Associated Press) Some 40 animal lovers in Beijing have staged a protest demanding the southern Guangdong province halt what they denounced as the 'shameful' and 'cruel slaughter' of cats for food. Thousands of cats across the country have been caught in the past week by traders and transported to Guangdong to be killed for foo… read more