Donations Keep Us Running

Did you know that we receive, on average, 8 to 10 contacts a day during kitten season to come out and catch or relocate kittens? We also have people stop in every day we're open to ask for help feeding their cats, dogs, and other pets? Our TNR Team (Tim, Liza, and others!) work tirelessly, sometimes spending 12 or more hours in the field, working with local people on trap-and-release for feral colonies, kitten rescues, and friendly cat re-homing and rehabilitation? It truly takes an army, but we need you too!

Every single kitten that comes in costs us about $200, so for that litter that you found. under your porch and don't want to deal with or that stray that you found in the road and just can't keep? $200. Each. That provides medical care, a foster or volunteer to house, feed, and provide litter. A spay or neuter when the time is right. Countless hours of socialization. And, when the time is right, hopefully an adoption to a forever home.

How can you help?

• A $2 donation feeds a kitten for a week.

• A $5 donation provides a microchip for a cat or kitten.

• A $9 donation "Saves 9 Lives" and lets us begin fostering a new set of cats and/or kittens.

• A $20 donation provides essential antibiotics and medicine for one kitty.

• A $50 donation pays for one cat neuter appointment.

• A $75 donation pays for one cat spay appointment.

We had a $12,000 donation this year that was earmarked for our community Spay and Neuter program. It's a program where we provide a $40 voucher for a local vet to have one of your pets spayed or neutered and cover the rest of the costs ourselves. This year we provided approximately 120 vouchers to community members. That money is gone and we've got half a year left to figure out how to cover.

Can't donate your money? That's okay, we also need people to donate their time and their talents. Are you crafty? We would love to offer some hand-made products on our website to sell as a fundraiser. Do you have a few spare hours on a Monday, Thursday, Saturday, or any other day? Our TNR crew would love to take you with and show you the ropes and get you involved. Are you interested in helping with graphic design, website management, database support or some other version of technology? We definitely can utilize your talents!

We cannot do this alone. We need you. We need community support to serve the community. If you see one of our many donation boxes scattered throughout supporting stores in our county, drop your spare change in. Every penny helps! If you're financially able to give us a website donation once in a while, please consider us! Every single penny goes directly to the animals.

Thank you!

Pets & Animals in the News July 2026

Happy July! We've collected some of the most interesting and knowledge sharing news in our pet family and animal world from July of 2026. Check out the short synopsis and external links below! These articles are not sponsored and not affiliated, we just think they're worth sharing. By design, these links will open in a new tab.

• Do you know the signs of heatstroke in dogs? A bucket of water can save their life! Learn more via Apple News!

• Wildfire smoke poses hard safety risks for your pets outdoors! If the air outside is hazy with wildfire smoke, here are some ways you can help your pets stay safe! Via our friends at Click on Detroit.

• Ever seen a pet with purple paws? Call animal control immediately!!! Cats with paws dyed purple are being used as kill bait in dog fighting. Learn more with The Animal Rescue Site.

• Deadmau5 donated $30,000 to an Ontario animal shelter rescuing 27 cats and kittens for placement in homes. He even adopted one of the rescue cats adding to his feline family at home. Check out this epic music and rescue news via WSTW.

• While no kill shelters are something that saves a lot of animals, sometimes it also leaves animals in shelters without adoptions for long periods of time. Here's a heartwarming story of a dog that was adopted after 7 years at a Maryland shelter. Via People News.

• Can that pretty pet gecko help researchers successfully treat cancer? A new study suggests that it might help us understand how aggressive tumors in geckos can translate to new treatments in human cancer research. Check out Science Daily for this epic news and learn something fun about your little lizard pet.

• Calling Gen Z'ers! Word has it that you prefer pets over kids! Media Post has the details and calls out a recent survey that looks at the recent change in people moving to pets instead of kids. Neat!

• Did you know that we recently discovered 31 new ocean animal species off the coast of Brazil? Check out these strange and mysterious critters with The Guardian's article. We have so much to learn. yet!

• While we believe that the best place for your kitty family member is inside, new data out of the University of Queensland suggests that the biggest danger to wildlife comes from interactions with people - not cats. Roads cutting through natural habitats, human fencing or netting around our plants, and even rescue fatigue can do more harm than our cats and dogs in harming wildlife. The more you know!

• Italy just approved up to three days of emergency sick leave for people with pets. These new laws are on the cutting edge of animal welfare and are a great resource for the rest of the world to learn from what they're doing. Thanks Dog With a Blog!

Do you have any interesting articles that we missed in this post for July? Comment below and lets learn something new together!

New Website, New Us

Hello world! We've finally got a new website up and running and will be updating and adding to it regularly. As we work to improve our online offerings, you can help by letting us know if anything displays strangely or does not work as planned. Should you encounter an error, please use our Contact Us Form to let us know what needs fixing!

Remember to bookmark our homepage for regular updates about Barry County Humane Society's efforts to expand our ability to serve our pets and community! We've got a lot planned and we'd love to have you join us for the ride!