Adopt, Don’t Shop

A different and fuzzy way to give back to the community this season!

She kept stretching up to give me kisses!! Photo by Ashlee Denington.

Annie Denington, Staff Reporter
December 14, 2018

 

  • This is part of the sidewalk leading to the Humane Society. I love the paw prints! Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • This is the other part of the sidewalk. Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • Entrance to the Woodford Humane Society. Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • This is on the left wall of the hallway leading to Lula. Seeing all the cats made me really sad. Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • These are some of the other cats that were in the room with Lula. Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • This little guy wanted some attention. He was pawing at the door. Photo by Ashlee Denington.

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  • This is Lula and I. Photo by Ashlee Denington.

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  • Lula was the sweetest thing ever! She took right to me. Photo by Ashlee Denington.

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  • Lula wouldn’t let any of the other cats near me. Photo by Ashlee Denington.

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  • When she would get off my lap, if I started playing with another cat she would come right back and hop into my lap. Photo by Ashlee Denington.

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  • Selfie Time! If I could have, I would have taken her in but sadly due to family members with allergies I couldn’t. Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • There was one time when my mom told me I had to go, Lula would not get off my lap! Photo by Ashlee Denington.

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  • I was trying to get up to leave, and she was still in my lap. Photo by Ashlee Denington.

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  • I was squatting trying to leave, and Lula was still in my lap! Photo by Ashlee Denington.

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  • More selfies with Lula!! Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • I love selfie-ng but this is better because there’s Lula!! Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • She kept stretching up to give me kisses!! Photo by Ashlee Denington.

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  • Lula wanted to play with my left hand!! Photo by Ashlee Denington.

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All of these photos were taken December 8th, 2018 at the Woodford County Humane Society. Ashlee Denington and I, Annie Denington, took these photos. I want to note that none of these pictures have been changed in any way except for being flipped to make them look right.

I didn’t know what to expect when I went to the Woodford Humane Society, but it certainly wasn’t what I saw. I saw rooms filled with cats in the front. If you go down a little hallway, to the right of the first room you’ll go through a door that leads to a vast room filled with kenneled dogs. It was quite heartbreaking, not to mention eye-opening.

Currently, they have over 100 dogs and cats available for adoption and one rabbit. Dogs are so loyal to their family and what do some people do to repay that loyalty? Abandon them like they are dirt. I know there are some legitimate reasons why some people get rid of their pets but it’s still sad. Pets are meant to be part of the family. They aren’t supposed to be a present for little Jimmy and then returned a month later.

While at the humane society, they were conducting an adoption drive, so many people were looking at the animals.  I, personally, fell in love with Lula, a cat in one of the many cat rooms.  Lula was a beautiful gray color and very sweet and loveable.  All I wanted to do was sit and love on her.

I’ve gathered some statistics and facts from  https://www.aspca.org/  and https://www.humanesociety.org/. According to ASPCA, about 6.5 million animals go into animal shelters yearly. About 3.3 million of those animals are dogs, and about 3.2 million are cats. Each year about 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized. I was able to talk to Jenny at the Woodford County Humane Society, and she told me that they see more adoptions around this time, but they don’t see a huge increase in surrenders after the holidays are over.  Due to the high numbers of animals in humane societies, please Adopt, Don’t Shop for a pet!

There are many ways to help support our local humane society, especially during the month of December.  They are offering Pet Photos with Santa at Petco for a small donation.  They have Santa Claus for Paws Wish List if you are interested in donating needed items for the humane society.  And of course, you can always ADOPT during the Adoption Drive going on through December 22.  Remember three simple words…Adopt, Don’t Shop!

  • This is Dante. He is a young German Shepard mix. Photo by Annie Denington

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  • This is Scooby. He is a Shepard mix. Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • This is Jax. He Is a Shepard mix. As you can see, most dogs at the humane society are mixed breeds. Photo by Annie Denington

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  • This is Pax. He is a terrier/Australian Shepard mix. Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • This is Ella and Ezra. They are Pit Bull Terrier puppies. So cute and adorable! Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • This is Wylee. Wylee is a Pit Bull Terrier and Labrador Retriever mix. Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • This is Molly. Molly is a Terrier mix. Photo by Annie Denington.

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  • This is Cash. He is a Pit Bull Terrier mix. He was talking to me! Photo by Annie Denington.

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