HSOG Partners with Best Friends Animal Society
The Humane Society of Greenwood is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society to offer reduced Adoption Fees June 30-July 2
Greenwood, SC (June 23rd 2023) – The Humane Society of Greenwood is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society, a leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of cats and dogs in shelters by 2025, for the fifth National Adoption Weekend happening June 30-July 2. The Humane Society will be offering HALF OFF adoptions for all cats, kittens, puppies, and dogs!
2022 and 2023 have posed new challenges in operating the County’s Animal Shelter and HSOG’s Adoption Center/Clinic. Shelters across the state and country are reporting to be chronically over-capacity. The issue is that animals aren’t being adopted or moved out to match the rate that they’re coming in. Our hope is that we can reach more families and community members with this event that are looking to add a new pet to their home. With adoption fees half off, our goal is to find every animal at the shelter a place to call home. “ said Becca Dobbins, Marketing coordinator for the Humane Society of Greenwood.
The Humane Society of Greenwood will be open 12-5pm June 30th and July 1st for this event. All of our animals available for adoption can be viewed on our website gwdhumanesociety.org.
Recent data released by Best Friends showed that in 2022, 57% of shelters in the U.S. were no-kill, but 378,000 dogs and cats were killed nationally largely due to a continued decrease in dog adoptions compared to pre-pandemic rates.
Shelters across the country are experiencing an increase in animal populations and adoption rates aren’t keeping pace, resulting in overflowing kennels. That’s why Best Friends Animal Society, and nearly 600 shelter and rescue partners have joined together for the national event. By adopting a unique and loveable shelter pet, two lives are saved – that of the adopted cat or dog, and another that can now take their space in the shelter.
“We are excited to host our fifth National Adoption Weekend, encouraging the community to add a new pet to their home this summer,” said Julie Castle, CEO, Best Friends Animal Society. “These warmer months can see some of the highest intakes in shelters, so it’s critical the shelter staff and volunteers have the support they need from the community. If you can, please adopt and foster. And if you already have pets, make sure they’re microchipped and spayed/neutered.”
At a time when so many shelters across the country are short-staffed and well over capacity, individuals can help save lives by choosing to adopt a deserving pet from a shelter or rescue group instead of purchasing from a breeder or store. If you can’t add to your family right now, you can still help by spaying or neutering your pets, fostering kittens or an adult dog, volunteering, donating, and advocating for proven lifesaving programming for local pets.
For more information, visit gwdhumanesociety.org. Follow The Humane Society of Greenwood on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on upcoming events and promotions.
About the Humane Society of Greenwood
Through life-saving strategies, we advocate for every animal in our care, while being a resource to the community.
The Humane Society of Greenwood is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit animal welfare agency comprised of staff and volunteers. The HSOG is not funded by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), ASPCA, or any other national animal welfare agency. The HSOG is supported by donations and funding from Greenwood County to manage the Greenwood County Animal Shelter.
Under contract with Greenwood County, the Humane Society of Greenwood’s animal care professionals operate the Greenwood County Animal Shelter. HSOG staff promote adoptions of shelter animals at the Adoption Center and at off-site adoption events, as well as work strategically with out-of-area rescue groups who adopt animals from the Shelter and re-home in areas outside Greenwood.
The HSOG offers low-cost spay/neuter services to the greater Greenwood, SC area. Preventing unwanted litters is the most effective way of reducing euthanasia at the animal shelter.
We coordinate and participate in community outreach through: 1) presentations to schools and civic organizations, 2) media (HSOG website, Facebook, local news outlets, radio), and 3) fund raising events.
About Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society is a leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters by 2025. Founded in 1984, Best Friends is a pioneer in the no-kill movement and has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters from an estimated 17 million per year to around 378,000. Best Friends runs lifesaving programs across the country, as well as the nation’s largest no-kill animal sanctuary. Working collaboratively with a network of more than 4,300 animal welfare and shelter partners, and community members nationwide, Best Friends is working to Save Them All®. For more information, visit bestfriends.org.
Photo credit: Cici Ellison (Foster for HSOG)
