| 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.. |
| UPDATE: FEBRUARY 1st Don't "litter" - spay and neuter!!!! CCHS was given a generous grant by the Louise S. and W. H. Bauer Charitable Endowment Trust to enable us to offer free spaying and neutering of pets living in low income households. Many of the puppies and kittens at the shelter come from these families. There will be a limit of two animals per household. Applicants must present either a Lone Star or Medicaid card and fill out an application form to be considered for approval. The number of unwanted animals in Calhoun County MUST be reduced. Please contact us to see if you qualify and also spread the word to others to spay and neuter their pets, please! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We are always at Wal-Mart with our mobile adoption trailer and some terrific animals on the 3rd Saturday of each month except for July and August when it is just too hot for the animals. Our next mobile adoption there will be on February 18th - see you there! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We take animals to PetSmart with the first Saturday of each month being CCHS's day to bring dogs and cats. Our next mobile adoption there will be February 4th. AND one of our volunteers goes to PetSmart every Saturday with some of our cats for you to see and adopt. Come by and see these wonderful kittens and adults and fall in love! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Volunteers are at the shelter Monday through Saturday from 10-2, with few exceptions, but do call to make sure as we might be taking animals to the vet or running other errands. Come and visit, take a new family member home with you! And 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 are in great need of volunteers at the shelter to continue our work! 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. And, 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!). : - ) |
| "Please take a look below at all the fine people who have donated time, money and services to us (and also take a look at our Archives page for even more). Because of them (and YOU if you'll join us), we WILL find our new homes!!!" >>>>>>> |
| With your help, saving the world, one animal at a time... |
| A heartfelt THANK YOU to Roxie Logan of Port Lavaca. She has designed and made lovely jewelry, all sales benefiting CCHS. Ever since CCHS began, she has been taking the money from the sales of her work and using it to pay for spaying and neutering of some of our animals. For a long time she did this anonymously, but her secret got out and she agreed that we could thank her publicly for her generosity. A great member of our community in so many ways, Roxie has given her time and talents to help many people. We and our animals are very grateful that her giving extends to us!! She made designer purses with a SANDCRAB theme, and the purses were for sale at Ondreas Custom Jewelry & Gifts, 400 Broadway, 552-5182. Many of you dropped by to support the SANDCRABS and CCHS! |
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| PLEASE JOIN US. We would love to add your picture here as we can use your help in so many ways. It is such rewarding work when a dog trots eagerly out the door with its new owner, eyes sparkling, and that new companion kitty, purring happily in the arms of its new owner as it leaves the confines of a cage to explore its new home. PLEASE JOIN US! |
| We have a small (so far) group of patrons we call "Friends of CCHS". Kit and Michelle McAfee of Humble, Linda Boone of Victoria and Sharon Wood and Lorchen Koehn of Port Lavaca made a commitment to send a monthly donation since we began, money we can depend on. Then John and Kathy Warren of Point Comfort, Ruth Mueller Hahn and Deborah Summey of Port Lavaca become patrons as well, Could YOU become a patron, make a pledge to give whatever amount you can each month? Large or small, they all add up!! Contact us if you would like to join this great group of people who make our work possible and help save many wonderful animals. |
| AND DOGS, PLEASE!! |
| Be sure to click on the link to our new "Animal Archives" that follows Page 2 of Our Animals |
| Woodie, a gorgeous Siamese cross that we adored, was adopted by the owners of Gardenland Nursery where Woodie greets all their customers and thoroughly enjoys his new home! Stop by Gardenland when "you're in the 'hood", meet Woodie and see all the wonderful plants they have for you. |
| Cyrus (on the left) could not have gone to a more perfect home. Just look at his new companion, Kyllikki ! Both are such beautiful dogs, and they are having a great time together. |
| Tabitha waited a long time at the shelter, very patiently, waiting for someone who would realize what a wonderful cat she is and fall in love with her. Just look at the trust in Tabitha's eyes - and the happiness in the eyes of her new owner who knows she made the perfect decision. Could there be the perfect companion for you waiting at the shelter right now? |
| Mai Tai, one of the most gorgeous Siamese crosses we've had in a long time, was lucky enough to be adopted by a very smart man - one who knows just how great it is to have a cat! |
| ADOPTIONS HAVE PICKED UP BUT WE STILL NEED YOU, ALWAYS WILL!: We are well aware that this economy has had far reaching effects on everyone, businesses and individuals alike, and it's still not what it should be. It has made itself apparent in the number of animals that have been relinquished to animal control because owners feel they can no longer afford their care or because owners move to try and find jobs elsewhere, not taking their animals with them. We have experienced this in the lack of calls and visits from people wishing to adopt. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF YOU AND THE ANIMALS NEED YOU! There are few things sadder than a family pet losing its home, being put in a cage, wondering what it "did wrong." Please: If you are in a position to adopt, come by and see these wonderful dogs and cats we have, so deserving of a home. We hope you will find a place in your heart and home for one of our wonderful companion animals. There are few rewards greater than adopting a dog or cat that will live because of YOU! The love and enjoyment you receive from them will far, far outweigh any cost for their care. PLEASE!!! Just look below at the kind of joy you're missing!! (He's been adopted but we have SO many more that are just as wonderful, dogs AND CATS - and some cats fetch also in case you didn't know that). |
| We are very happy that the Calhoun County Independent School District donated a surplus portable classroom building to CCHS. It was moved on to the shelter property, both the acquisition and moving being a huge project that one of our volunteers, Carol Frankson, took on herself to make it all come together - this wouldn't have happened without her. We foresee many uses for it that will expand our rescue work, one of which has been to provide a "cat habitat" so the cats can be taken out of their small cages, run, play, get some much needed exercise and socialization. We would like to acknowledge and thank Adelmiro Cantu of Formosa Plastics, Palacios Marine Industrial (Greg Garcia)and Carboline of Corpus Christi (Lee Roy Navarro) for working together to provide us with paint for the building!! |
| Sometimes it takes a while for that perfect person to walk through the door to adopt an animal that has been overlooked for too long. But when it happens, it's one of the most gratifying moments in the lives of all our volunteers. Dear Jazz, a Dachshund mix, was so lucky to be "found" by this wonderful person! We can't even begin to imagine how happy Jazz is now. |
| And here, two wonderful adoptions at PetSmart, Houdini on the left and "big boy" Shiloh on the right. |
| Two great adoptions at PetSmart: Grace and Suzette, Siamese sisters on the left and Bruiser Brody on the right who went to live with a wonderful family. And how we love it when people "come back for seconds" - see Houdini's adoption below, the fella who started it all for this family. |
| Speaking of help, we would all like to give a huge shout of THANKS! to Rick Lewis of Port Lavaca Plumbing. Almost from the day he and his family moved to Port Lavaca he has been one of our greatest supporters. He has helped us with so many problems, fixed so many things, been there for us. And it's also very important to us that he stops by often to see how we're doing and "cheer us on", a morale boost that means a lot. THANK YOU, RICK! |
| Our sweet Quincy was adopted at PetSmart to a family of real cat lovers. Note that Quincy seems to be saying, "Now that I have a new human who's taking me out of this cage and to a new home I'm not letting go!" |
| The PEDIGREE ADOPTION DRIVE FOUNDATION provides grants to animal shelter and dog rescue organizations throughout the country. We are very happy and proud to announce that CCHS was a recipient recently from this foundation. This grant enables us to continue our work of rescue and adoption. THANK YOU, PEDIGREE!! |
| Some terrific adoptions at PetSmart: Far left is Mr. Bojangles, our "song and dance man"; please go to Archives-Our Animals for the whole wonderful story on this adoption, another one of our adopters who "came back for seconds." Alice Sweet Alice, a winsome Siamese cross with a very unique mask, is much loved by her new family. And Diego? Does that look like anything but total love and pleasure on the face of his new human? SWEET! |
| RILEY MATSON HOLLADAY March 4, 1993 - January 11, 2012 It is with overwhelming sadness we cannot begin to measure or see beyond, that we mourn the death of Riley, 18 year old son of Janice and Tony, brother of Connor and known to so many as a wonderful friend. A lover of animals, he would often take one home from the shelter to foster, giving it the special attention it needed to become adoptable. A lover of the outdoors, he appreciated and reveled in its beauty and bounty. Riley was of great help to us at the shelter doing jobs we could not do, and he was a rarity among young people in that he could work alongside and talk with those of us who are much older in such a comfortable way - what fun and laughter he brought into our lives! We loved Riley so much and will continue to do so in our memories that will not fade, that lanky young man with the ready smile, what a joy he was, how lucky we all were to have had him. Memorials may be made to "Riley's Gone Fishing, Again! Scholarship Fund", care of First National Bank, Drawer 7, Port Lavaca or the Calhoun County Humane Society, Box 1505, Port Lavaca. |
| Two super adoptions, Livi, a most unusual dog, adored at first sight, and Boogie (now Ned Pepper!)a beautiful orange bull's eye tabby whose new "mom" was SO excited to finally have him in her arms! |
| Do we even need words? Felix is so happy he's schmoozing all over his new mom. He loved the shelter and his friends but he loves her more! And our wonderful Pluto, a black and tan tabby with BIG eyes, was adopted at PetSmart by a great family. |
| Are our animals lucky or what? Our adorable cats and dogs get adopted by such nice and good looking humans!! Top left is Kate, a Shih Tzu mix adopted at PetSmart recently, then Pippin was adopted at the shelter by a man who got one of our cats 2 years ago (he "came back for seconds")and Tess and her new mom who make a lovely pair. Bottom row is Tyson with his new mom at the shelter, then our super wonderful cat Rascal adopted by this terrific family at PetSmart and Blu who went to live with his lovely new owner in the Big Easy! |
| Junior Girl Scout Troop 9510 held a food drive for our animals outside Wal-Mart. Claire Reinhard and Kaylee Price, left, earned the Bronze Award, the highest award that a Junior Girl Scout can earn . This award requires 15 hours of planning and working a community service project. Many thanks to Claire and Kaylee and their fellow troop members for honoring us and helping to feed our dogs and cats, they had a very successful drive! Also many thanks to all the great people of this area who donated the food as well as cash donations. A very active troop, they are becoming good citizens who care about their community. Below are photos of their recycling work, something we laud as CCHS recycles also. THANK YOU from all of us at CCHS, 2 and 4 footed critters alike! :-) |
| "See? I told you so. Now please throw it again!" |
| "Hold on, I'm retrieving as fast as I can!" |
| Little Reno was personally selected at the shelter by one of those smart guys who know just how wonderful a cat companion can be. Small boy, big Babs, but we know our sweet lady has a great home, adopted at PetSmart. |
| SPAY/NEUTER GRANT!!! |
| Ernie (aka Big ears) was adopted at PetSmart on 7-16. His foster mom who loved him a LOT was very happy to see him go to such a nice home where he'll get much love and attention. |
| Salem the Siamese was adopted at PetSmart, also to a great family. Tyson was adopted at the shelter to a very loving new "mom!" |
| Does Hawkeye, a gorgeous bull's eye tabby, look excited and appreciative of his new family? WOW! Talk about a schmoozer, too cute. A wonderful shelter adoption, thanks to his new humans. :-) |
| Fonzie and his new family, left, at PetSmart, and we hear it was love at first sight as "The Fonz" is quite a character. Princess, right, and her sister Zoe, lower left, a couple of gorgeous Siamese crosses, along with Swoozie were adopted at the shelter. Some very lucky young kittens and happy adopters that make what we do very satisfying. |
| The family above from Wharton came to the rodeo, saw Stetson outside and fell in love. Mom asked for attention, at left, and Stetson obliged with a big kiss! Ewwwww! Candy, a precious blonde Chihuahua/terrier mix, was also adopted at the shelter, happiness all around. |
| Three adoptions at PetSmart with Jagger at left and two happy little blondes to match his patches, lucky Kalinda, a Siamese cross who is going to be spoiled rotten, and Sport, a very playful Tuxedo. |
| Two more kitty adoptions at PetSmart, our wonderful Jewel at left with her happy new human, and precious Lulu, silky long hair, a great lap cat in the making who went to a very lucky family. |
| Lulu, a very lovely calico, sweet disposition - can you even imagine her not getting a second chance at life? |
| Two more super cat adoptions at PetSmart: Bowie, the semi-bobtail with his new human and Pursilla, our "goggle-eyed" calico with her loving new family. who will spoil her rotten! |
| Black and gold, of course, and look at that Fighting Sandcrab! GREAT 2011 SEASON, 'CRABS!! |
| Our super sweet Helen getting a new family at PetSmart! |
| FUN, FUN, FUN! |
| AND, in addition, Roxie will be making other purses with dog or cat designs as well as seasonal ones for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and other occasions so keep in touch with us here or call Ondreas Custom Jewelry & Gifts to see what's available. Again, ALL proceeds go to CCHS to continue our work - THANKS! |
| Rags, a long hair Siamese, so cuddly, with his new mom, the whole family is thrilled to have him! |
| Chico, another Siamese but a real "pistol" of a guy, went to the best mom he could ever have. |
| Casey was a lucky guy, went to a great home, adopted at PetSmart. Cute, cute, both of them! |
| Adopted at Petsmart a week before Thanksgiving, we couldn't have hand picked a better home for our precious Bogie. He's going to be treated royally and with great love and for that we give thanks! |
