Lee County Humane Society

Still Working on a Dream

We are still working on a dream. Years ago the Lee County Humane Society began dreaming about having our own spay and neuter facility. This facility would provide spay and neuter surgeries for 100% of all the animals adopted from our shelter spayed or neutered before they went to their new homes. How could we make it happen and what kind of an impact would 100% spaying and neutering have on our community? These were the questions we were asking.

Two years ago several large donations were given to kick us off and begin our journey towards building the facility. Now we are half way to our goal of $300,000.00 and want to make it a reality before the summer months of 2009.

This past fall we kicked off a campaign encouraging people to donate an hour of pay. For example if your salary was $50,000 for the year an appropriate donation would be $24.00. Of course we encourage you to give as much as you can, but the hour of pay was what we saw as a great challenge for the community.

If we meet our goal, the facility will be built on site next to our existing building. It will allow dogs and cats that have been given up to the Lee County Humane Society to have the surgery on site and not have to be transported to another clinic. Our hope is that local veterinarians will donate their time and provide the surgical skills needed to perform the operations.

This facility will not be open to the public, but will concentrate on animals available for adoption at the Lee County Humane Society. Licensed veterinarians or veterinary students under the direct supervision of licensed veterinarians will perform all surgeries.

Building this facility will have an impact on the Lee County community. While there are many reasons internally at the Lee County Humane Society to build this facility, there is one main impact externally. The ability to have all animals spayed and neutered before adoption will decrease the number of unwanted animals in Lee County.

There is a serious pet overpopulation problem in our country and especially in the southeastern United States. Spaying and neutering pets before adoption insures that animals adopted from the Lee County Humane Society will not add to this pet overpopulation problem. Fewer unwanted animals means less euthanasia of adoptable animals and fewer tax dollars spent to provide animal control.

As the year closes I want to ask you to consider making a tax deductible donation to the Lee County Humane Society to help fund the building of the spay and neuter facility. An hour of pay is all we ask, but more is greatly appreciated. Thank you to everyone who has supported the efforts of the Lee County Humane Society over the years.

Humane Society Weekly Wish: Have a safe and happy New Year.

Jack Fisher- Member, Board of Directors

Pet of the Week

 "Darla" is a young, grey and white short hair mix in need of a loving home for the new year.  Darla is playful and has already been spayed.  Visit Darla and her feline friends at the Lee County Humane Society.

Holiday Hours

Special hours for the holidays:

• Tuesday Dec. 23- close at 4:00 p.m.
• Wednesday Dec. 24- closed
• Thursday Dec. 25- closed
• Friday Dec. 26-Dec.28- close at 4:00 p.m.
• Wednesday Dec. 31-closed
• Thursday Jan. 1- closed

No More Wasted Lives Campaign a Success

The Lee County Humane Society would like to thank all of its supporters for making No More Wasted Lives a success.  The LCHS met and exceeded its goal of $24,724 and raised $26,385 for the animals at the shelter.

"We are thankful to be part of such a supportive community," Executive Director Heather Meadows said regarding her stay in the kennel at No More Wasted lives.

Heather remained locked in the kennel outside of Kroger for 32 hours until the money was raised.
"I know we live in an area that believes in the importance of the Lee County Humane Society's mission, but the kind words and donations that we received during the No More Wasted Lives campaign were truly overwhelming. We are grateful for that."

The money raised at No More Wasted lives will benefit the general operating fund of the Lee County Humane Society.

The LCHS sends a special thank you to Kroger, Tiger Communications, Quantum Communications, Auburn Throne, The Lee County Sherrif's Office, the Auburn Police Department, the Hal Cooper Family, and Adams Beverage Company for supporting our event.

In addition to the monetary success of No More Wasted Lives, "Dodge" the Golden Retreiver mix that braved the stay in the kennel with Heather has found a happy home.  "Dodge" was adopted on Saturday, Dec. 20 to the McKenna Family of Ellerslie, Georgia.

Pet of the Week

"Sweetie" is a young Beagle mix who is lively and playful.  To visit "Sweetie" and her canine companions stop by the Lee County Humane Society Tuesday-Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.