Lynchburg Humane Society Blog

There has been a lot of attention swirling around the City of Lynchburg’s partnership with the Lynchburg Humane Society and the state mandated pound services we provide the city under contract.   We went in front of City Council in February to ask if they would like to join us as we move forward in the next phase of our new Humane Education and Adoption Center.  As we reach our final design stage we need to know if the city would like to continue our long standing relationship that has resulted in 90% of the animals leaving us to go to homes.   Unfortunately, for many reasons, City Council was not completely in agreement and this has resulted in the controversy that surrounds our partnership.    A major concern is that City Council does not believe tax payers should be paying for no kill programs.  We agree, and we are not asking the city to pay for those programs. So what are the components and costs of a No Kill program?  First off it i...

The Lynchburg Humane Society announced last night at their annual fund kickoff party that it will undertake an aggressive goal: By the year 2015 all saveable pets sheltered by the Lynchburg Humane Society will be given the medical and behavioral treatment they need to be placed in caring homes. In the long-range plan there are additional main focuses and goals: Researching to see if the community will support a new shelter with better living environments for the animals Increasing the adoptions by 10% each year for the next five years Increasing the redemption rate so more owners find their lost pets Feral cat plan to reduce the population of feral and free roaming cats in our community Targeted spay/neuter plans to reduce the numbers of cats and pit bulls in our community “This plan is not going to be easy and will take the support of the city and its citizens,” says executive director, Makena Yarbrough. “We feel that it is no longer acceptable to euthanize healthy or treat...