| Morgan Molina, all smiles, because he now has a new pal named... |
| Jack, adopted at one of our mobile adoptions at Wal-Mart - a very happy pair they are! |
| Muffin and her new companion, another one of those "love at first sight" happenings. |
| Rufus and his new "mom." Love at first sight! |
| Filling out the forms so that... |
| Tonka has a new, loving home. Don't they look good together? |
| Lady gets a new family at our mobile adoption during the Arts & Crafts festival at the Bauer Center. |
| Lady and the younger half of the family, all wrapped up in love together. |
| Sasha, a Doberman cross, went to a family where she fit in, instantly. She was loved by all the volunteers. Everyone wanted to be her foster parent. |
| This orange tabby was our first cat to be adopted, June 4th of 2005 and may have a split personality as he was known as Garfield and Mr. Innocence (we tend toward the latter). But his new owner seems happy with him, whatever! |
| "The Boss", a Boston Terrier, was one of our first adoptions. |
| "Does he really want me? Am I finally going to get a new home?" |
| Smokey, who's thinking, "I am SO tired of this cage!" |
| "YES! He's signing the papers. He's adopting me!! |
| "May I please kiss you in front of all these happy people from the Calhoun County Humane Society who made it possible for you to have me? I'm going to be the best cat you ever had!" |
| Calhoun County Humane Society |
| Home Page of CCHS, the Humane Society of Calhoun County, Texas |
| Welcome to the home page of the Humane Society of Calhoun County, Texas. We organized in January of 2005 and have high hopes for what can be accomplished with the hard work of our volunteers and the citizens of Calhoun County which includes Port Lavaca, Seadrift, Port O' Connor, Point Comfort and many rural areas. See "About Us" for many more details, but for immediate contact please call and leave a message at 361-553-8916. You may also e-mail us at admin@calhouncountyhumanesociety.org or drop us a line at P. O. Box 1505, Port Lavaca TX 77979 or come by and see us at 201 Stringham Drive (across from the ballpark and rodeo arena at the fairgrounds, just off CR 101). |
| The mission of the Calhoun County Humane Society is to find loving homes for dogs and cats rescued from the local animal control facility and encourage responsible pet ownership through public education. |
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| Please 'stay tuned" to our home page for notices of when and where our mobile adoptions are being held and the animals being offered for adoption (please go to the "Our Animals" page to see those up for adoption and also the lucky ones already adopted). Activities and fund raisers are also being scheduled and news of those will be coming soon. Thanks for visiting our website and come back again soon! |
| UPDATE APRIL 22nd: We will be at Wal-Mart Saturday, 5-17-08, in our wonderful trailer, on loan to us for mobile adoptions (see more about that below). We will also be at Petsmart in Victoria on Saturday, 5-3-08 (National Adoption Day) as well. We take animals to Petsmart with the first Saturday of each month being CCHS's day to bring dogs - the cats are able to be boarded there for adoption almost 24/7. Even if you're not in the market for a pet right now, come visit us, see what we're trying to accomplish and help us spread the word about CCHS. We are now at the shelter every Saturday from 10 to 2 which we hope will be a more convenient time for everyone to come and see all the dogs and cats, kittens and puppies that are available for new homes. Come and visit, take a new family member home with you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Due to the generosity of the Kennel Club of Greater Victoria, Texas we have a fine bulletin board at the general merchandise door of Wal-Mart. We would also like to offer our continuing thanks to Wal-Mart for allowing us to hold our mobile adoptions in their parking lot. They are a good neighbor and friend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALSO, are you interested in becoming a volunteer with CCHS or working at the shelter? You may contact us via this website or call 553-8916 and leave a message. We badly need volunteers at the shelter. There will be an orientation to learn the "how and why" of feeding, cleaning, etc. You will never experience more appreciation than these dogs and cats will give you in return for your care and help. It becomes addictive and you'll feel lost when you're not there. Try it and see! |
| IMPORTANT: We have 501(c)3 tax exempt status and your donations may be tax deductible. |
| Naomi Albrecht presented a plaque to Louise Fenner in memory of her husband, Dr. Roy Fenner, the first veterinarian in this county and a much loved member of the community. He served its people and animals for 45 years. The plaque hangs in the office of CCHS. |
| Donnie McGrew, Animal Control Officer, a caring and conscientious man who has a difficult job and does it well and with great compassion. |
| Mary Bradley, volunteer, with Skip, Janice Holladay, President of CCHS with Little Man and LaVerne Miller, CCHS treasurer with Sassy - we could say Beauties and the Beasts but these pups are very sweet : - ) |
| REMEMBER! We are a PayPal subscriber. You can make donations to CCHS right here on our website: credit, debit card, whatever works for you works for us! Just go to the Want List page, scroll to the bottom and click the button to make a donation. Try it, you'll like it (we do!!) : - ) |
| AND, we have donation jars at many local businesses (see Want List page for all locations). The good folks and customers at Eclipse, The Green Iguana, Wagon Train and ACE Hardware have filled their jars to the brim - thank you! |
| Did you see us in the Victoria Advocate on Sunday, August 20th of 2006? MANY thanks for a wonderful story by Louise Popplewell and great photos by Frank Tilley. We truly appreciate this exposure. Great job, Louise and Frank and the Advocate! |
| .As you know (and even though it's been over 2 years now, we're still so happy over this we may keep it on our web site forever), the new animal shelter was dedicated on April 25th of 2006 at 4:00 p.m. (photos below). This is our "home" to operate from, a place to house the animals we rescue with the ability to rescue many more. This is a great step forward for our community. Come see us and the new facilities! |
| Two VERY cute brothers who were adopted and now go by Amos and Andy and their family just LOVES them! |
| And remember: Kittens are cute but adult cats are wonderful also. This Siamese cross is much loved by her new owner. With adults, it's "what you see is what you get" so you'll know their temperament, very important for a lot of people. |
| A FOOD DRIVE for the animals of CCHS was held 7-21-07, a GREAT success! |
| A very grateful "THANK YOU!" to Cammi McCormick, Case Manager of Communities in School at Calhoun High School for organizing the pet food drive held at Wal-Mart. In partnership with Texas Workforce Solutions, Cammi, Melva Longoria and all the student and adult volunteers solicited donations of dog and cat food for animals at the shelter from Wal-Mart shoppers. Due to their very hard work approximately 600 pounds of food as well as treats and toys were purchased and donated by the generous citizens shopping at Wal-Mart. We also want to thank Teri Austin of Strictly Business for providing flyers and Main Street Theater for the tent. It is help like this from the community that enables CCHS to continue its work - many thanks to all of you! |
| Tammy Ward, co-owner of Eclipse Tinting and Auto Glass meeting some of the dogs we bring to Wal-Mart mobile adoptions. |
| Yes, Eclipse has "gone to the dogs." Mike and Tammy Ward (no green shirts) generously donated vehicle graphics to customize the trailer used for mobile adoptions Eclipse also donated tee shirts screen printed with our logo. Mike Ward says, "Anything for the dogs!" |
| Pictured above are Tammy Ward, LaVerne Miller, Janice Holladay, Mike Ward, Barbara January and a selection of our great dogs. This wonderful trailer is provided by Jerry and LaVerne Miller for our use and it has made a HUGE difference in getting to and from our adoptions. These two volunteers even provide snacks and cold drinks to keep us going! Come and join CCHS - we are a "family" that also has a lot of fun!! |
| Shelter volunteer Ken Rippee and friend are busy hanging a new sign donated by Carroll Sign Masters. As we hope everyone knows by now, the adoption office is located in the new Port Lavaca Animal Shelter at 201 Stringham Drive. Thanks, guys! |
| CCHS has had some terrific help since we began. Who can forget the seminar with Prima Mosi, the Executive Director of PAWS (Protection for Animal Welfare Services) of Austin and Kenya and Bella? |
| And who can forget Mr. W. H. Bauer, Jr. and all the people of First National Bank who have held two bake sales benefiting CCHS, one in the fall of 2006, another in 2007? We were overwhelmed by the amount of baked goods for sale and the money that was raised - FNB really outdid themselves! And to all of you who purchased - and often gave extra money as a donation to CCHS, a huge thanks! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And who can forget... Our first fundraiser, "Save Our Tails", held at Tropics Restaurant, on September 15th of 2006, great fun and a great success. A very special thanks to Mark and Thé Nasternak of Tropics and their staff for letting us wait tables, sell tee shirts and generously donating the tips for the evening to CCHS. All tables had special centerpieces made and donated by Jo-Ann Lewis of I Do Weddings and Events. We will always be grateful to the following patrons and donors for their donations, all monies going to further the work and outreach of CCHS: Wolf Point Ranch, Al and Dianna Stanger Hayes Electric, J. V. Hayes Cole, Cole and Easley, Jim Cole Dennis Brown Bobby V’s Construction, Bobby Villafuerte Naomi Albrecht Ganem and Kelly Surveying Troy Easton Texas Title Company, Ceanne Hons Dr. R. Malek, Radiologist Pam Lambden Terry Baxter Z-Mech Tech, C. E. Zirkelback Jan Regan Rebecca Lacy Lynne Voskamp Sun Coast Enterprises, Mr. & Mrs. Mike Parker Richard & Jo-Ann Lewis Hillman Shrimp & Oyster, Steve Taylor Robb D. Muil Nadine Arnold Pat Trigg |
| Who can forget one of our very first adoptions? Rascal was adopted in May of 2005 and went to a very loving family. |
| And no one can possibly forget a GREAT cat adoption at Wal-Mart in September of 2005... |
| Remember Hamlet? One of our favorite dogs, he wore his antlers so well in the Christmas parade, 2006. He went to a wonderful family who has made HIM "family" too. |
| Stretch, a darling dachshund mix, was adopted at Petsmart in Victoria by a family who thinks he is THE BEST! |
| This is Penny, a Manchester Terrier mix, all dressed up for Valentine's Day... |
| ...and not long after that, one of our volunteers, an avid "cat person", couldn't resist any longer and adopted Penny, her first dog, EVER! Or maybe Penny adopted her.....? |
| And who could ever forget the hard work and success with our garage sale held in the summer of 2006 in the warehouse of Coldwell Banker Russell Cain? |
| With all these people working so hard for us, we WILL find our new homes!!! |
| With your help, saving the world, one animal at a time... |
| Abby, an especially sweet lady got a new home today, 9-22-07, and she is so lucky because it couldn't be more perfect for her! |