Riley County Humane Society

Goal: $15,000.00

Mission

Improving the lives of companion animals through rescue/foster/adoption, education, and support.

Profile

The Riley County Humane Society is a local, all-volunteer, animal welfare organization that is dedicated to the care of pets. Our purpose is to help both homeless and owned pets and their families in the community. Although we do not have to pay staff, we incur many expenses to do the work we do. The vast majority of these involve veterinary care to help pets in need. .

RCHS’s has two main programs -- our rescue/foster/adoption program and our community assistance programs.

Through our rescue/foster/adoption programs, RCHS saves adoptable pets from needless euthanasia. These animals come from over-crowded animal shelters or as owner surrenders and are placed in foster homes throughout our community until they are adopted. Many pets have suffered abuse, injury or neglect prior to coming to RCHS, so they often require, and receive, substantial medical care before being adopted to new homes. As I write this, I am waiting an 8-month-old kitten that was hit by a car to arrive and receive the care she needs. In a couple months, after she has healed, she will be adopted out to a loving home. She is just one example of many deserving animals that we help every year. All cats and dogs that enter our program are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, treated for parasites and microchipped prior to adoption.

Our community assistance program focuses on keeping loved pets in their homes, and not ending up in the already overwhelmed shelter system simply because an owner cannot afford care. It is one of the unique features of our organization and we are so proud of it. Services in this program include, but are not limited to the following: 

• financial assistance for low-income pet owners to help with basic veterinary care for their pets including spay, neuter, vaccination, parasite treatment
• an emergency pet food pantry so people don't have to choose between feeding themselves or feeding their pet
• emergency medical care assistance
• emergency short term boarding grants (especially useful for when a pet-owner is hospitalized)
• others