Come check out our “Adopt-A-Kennel” program where our local individuals and businesses can show the community their support for our area’s homeless animals. This month’s (July) Adopt-A-Kennel is from Dennis Reitz and in memory of “Emma”. Emma was Dennis’s best friend and companion for almost 11 years, since the day Emma adopted him at the McCook Humane Society. Emma has recently crossed the Rainbow Bridge and this is in honor and memory of her. We thank all of our sponsors for their continuing support. It’s the perfect way to honor someone or memorialize them by adopting a kennel in their name. Call us for more information or visit our website www.mccookhumanesociety.com for more information and to fill out a form online. You can also sponsor an adoption for one of our available pets if you’d like to help out in that way.
Our July’s Nail Day has been canceled. We are going to include the Nail Day event in a huge “Grand Opening”, date and time TBA. Our “Kennel Project” is nearing completion. How can you help? At this point, we are in need of financial help, as this has been a huge undertaking. Please contact us about the major Challenge Grant going on, go to our website at www.mccookhumanesociety.com (you can donate right on our homepage), or just give us a call for more information. Give us a call at 308-345-2372, check it out on our FB page or our website. Thank you to all who have helped in any way that you can.
At this time the spay/neuter reimbursement fees are still being waived for the felines. We will continue to waive the spay/neuter fees until the Linda Hedges/Mary Ellinger Memorial fund is depleted. We have truly seen a dramatic increase in the feline adoptions since we’ve been able to waive the spay/neuter fees for them, let’s see if it helps with their barking friends. If you’d like to make a contribution to help either of these funds continue, please make sure that you let us know that it’s for the fund. You can stop by, call us, email us, Facebook us, or reach out on the “Contact Us” form on our website for help.
Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook, Instagram or check us out on TikTok to keep up to date on all of the upcoming fun events, job openings and fundraisers and when checking out our website, make sure you check out our section featuring our Up To The Minute Pet Listings!
Did Ya Know… If you follow our local Social Media, and of course we here at the McCook Humane Society are privy to most of the calls and messages concerning lost or found pets in our area, it seems alarming how many wandering dogs you may see on any given day. I’d like to put a few kibbles out there for all of us to nibble on…
McCook City Ordinances require that there is a current rabies tag ON your pet’s collar. Identification, and proof of rabies. Two things that are simple to do and any responsible pet owner will do these things. Collars and tags can fall off, Microchips don’t. Consider getting your pet chipped. Keep your information current with the company, it doesn’t help one bit to get your pet microchipped if the information is registered and/or current.
Things happen. Storms, fireworks, etc… Whatever the case may be. In a split second, your pet is not where they are supposed to be. Hopefully you have a picture of them and can alert us. Then (in case we already aren’t acquainted with them), we know who to contact.
Really cool note that I wanted to add. That saying about taking a village to raise a child? It goes for the furry ones as well. There’s been an uplifting uptick in folks trying to find the owners of the escapees. The negative commenting has reduced dramatically. What does that say about this awesome community that we are blessed to be a part of? That we really are among some amazing and awesome people. One more thing. Over this past holiday weekend (historically the worst for many, especially furry family members), I was aware of, or had a part in 21 lost/found pets… TWO made it into the shelter. That speaks volumes for the teamwork of MPD, this community and the pet owners who were out looking for their pets who managed to escape during this past hectic holiday weekend. Good job!