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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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!
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
!
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!!
Homepage - Archives
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!