Kentucky Coalition for Animal Protection, Inc.

What about adopting a Greyhound? Here are some big gorgeous babies who will be your BFF!

Be in it to win it! Support our Ky Dane rescue, those are big dogs to feed and care for 😀

UPDATE: This fundraiser has closed. It was a big success raising $3,520. Thank you to everyone who participated!!

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀!🥃

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 $𝟱𝟬 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 $𝟯,𝟱𝟬𝟬, so continue to invite others to participate and the event link with all the details is listed here: https://www.facebook.com/share/9RANkNxsgvytQY95/

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥:
➡️ 𝗧𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 $𝟮𝟬, so every $20 donated, your name will be entered into the drawing. Ex. You donate $40 = 2 chances to win.
➡️ 𝗧𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼: https://checkout.shelterluv.com/donate/kgdr
➡️ In the notes section, please include "Taste of Kentucky Fundraiser Entry".
➡️ The deadline to purchase entries is TODAY, Saturday, July 13 and the winner will be drawn on Sunday, July 14 on Facebook Live.

‘Only getting worse day by day:’ Clark County Animal Shelters overcrowded Dogs that used to be adopted within a week may now not receive a home for months, if ever.

Great news, Kentucky is moving forward! Let’s keep working together to !

In a win for dogs like Ethan, first offense animal torture now a felony in Kentucky • Kentucky Lantern House Bill 258, also called Ethan’s Law, allows a person to be charged with a Class D felony the first and every time they torture a dog or cat.

Time to ! All shelters seem to be at or over capacity now, find out how you can help.
Locate a low cost spay/neuter program for those who need it, adopt a pet who fits your family and lifestyle, foster, volunteer, donate. So many ways to pitch in with help.

More pet safety tips, we cannot stress enough how important it is this week to keep pets safe!

Please keep your pets safe this week!

Helpful tips!! Be safe everyone 💥 🎆

Part Time shelter job, check it out!

NOW HIRING!!! please call Tiffany 859-643-3647 please stop into the shelter for an application.

So many Ky rescues and shelters are closed to intake because they are beyond full capacity or short of funds. Please everyone help where you can. Adopt, foster, volunteer, donate, like, share, whatever you are able.
We CAN make Ky better for animals if we work together.

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗔𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟭, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀! We have already taken in 2 male Great Danes and trying to find a foster for a female Great Dane. Thank you so much to everyone who donated!

‼️ 𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦 ‼️

At this time, we unfortunately cannot take any more dogs into the rescue until we raise more funds to help cover our vet costs. We have had many medical emergencies with Rex and Zeus as well as multiple dogs getting their regular vetting, spay/neuter, gastropexies and other supplies (food, beds, raised feeders, etc.)

We are a very small rescue and do not have any state funding. All of our funds come through donations from our followers.

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣:
➡️ 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, so please participate and share it on your personal pages to help raise awareness and encourage others to participate in the fundraiser.
➡️ 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲! You would select Kentucky Great Dane Rescue as your nonprofit and tell your friends and family why you chose this nonprofit.
➡️ 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗧-𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘀: https://www.bonfire.com/kentucky-great-dane-rescue-shirts/
➡️ 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗟𝘂𝘃 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://checkout.shelterluv.com/donate/kgdr 𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗣𝗮𝗹 (look for “Kentucky Great Dane Rescue”)

We greatly appreciate all of your support and will update once we are able to replenish funds to support our current and future Great Danes. We are excited for the bourbon fundraiser and stay tuned for the fundraiser to be posted!

Attention Fayette County:
Meet and greet adoptable dogs this afternoon at Liquor Barn's Hamburg location!

Join us this Friday, June 28th, at Liquor Barn in Hamburg for a delightful meet and greet! From 2-5 pm, meet our adorable adoptable dogs and kick off your weekend with furry cuddles and your favorite spirits. Don't miss out – let's make this Friday unforgettable together! See you there!

Please consider crate training your dog, even if it’s only to be used occasionally.

Crate training is a LIFE SKILL that every dog should learn for their own safety and mental health. When properly used crates should be a safe space for your dog to feel comfortable and relaxed, not a punishment. Even if you choose not to crate your dog regularly, teaching them how to settle in a crate can make all the difference in many situations- stays at the veterinary clinic, grooming appointments, boarding, disaster response, and transport are just a few that come to mind! Staff spent the day learning techniques to help our dogs learn about crates as they prep for their new homes!
Thanks to Devil Dog K9 Fitness & Training for donating time and sharing knowledge with our pups and staff. Reach out to them for information on training assistance for your own pups!

Good news for your Saturday morning!

VICTORY! 🙌 Knott County just passed its first-ever animal welfare ordinance, which supports dogs who live outdoors, community cats, and animals in hot cars (among others).

Join us in celebrating this historic achievement! 🎉

This goes for ALL dogs...please take care of all your pets in this heat!

It’s hot out there! 🥵Be sure to keep your pugs cool and hydrated!🐾

Attention Scott County:
Another drive-through, free vaccine clinic!

This handsome senior’s family home was lost in a tornado, well cared for boy really needs a good home and the shelter is so overcrowded.

Hopkins County Humane Society has some lovely pets for adoption, look at this pretty girl!

Lilly is a one year old female cat. She weighs 8 pounds. Adoption fee is $ 68.90 which includes taxes, , rabies vaccination, spay/neuter, and microchip. Application process is still required to adopt a sponsored animal. THERE ARE NO PULL FEE'S FOR APPROVED RESCUE’S! Keep up with us, our events, our adoptable animals, etc. on our website at https://www.hopkinscountyhumanesociety.com/ Our Adoption Facility is located at 2210 Laffoon Trail Madisonville, KY 42431. We are open for the public to view our adoptable animals. Please note that all intakes are by appointment only. We are open for walk-ins Tuesday, Thursday ,Friday and Saturday from 1 - 4:30 p.m. We also have appointments available Monday – Saturday from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. We are closed daily for lunch from 12-1 p.m. Please call us 270-821-8965 or email us at [email protected] Humane Society | Hopkins County Humane Society | United States hopkinscountyhumanesociety.com Humane Society | Hopkins County Humane Society |

Attention Morehead area Non-profits

Morehead-area nonprofits: Join us on June 6 at the Morehead Conference Center to connect with colleagues, hear about key nonprofit sector updates, and learn about all the time and money-saving resources available to your organization.

Register today! https://bit.ly/3wMcDbs

Fun event this weekend in Versailles!

The Dunking Booth at this Saturday's Central KY Pet Expo benefits www.Paws4thecause.com who help homeless & abandoned animals find new homes. Come on out, buy a chance to dunk someone and know your money will be helping Paws4theCause! The Central KY Pet Expo is Sat, May 25th 10am -4pm at Jack Kain Ford and is sponsored by Woodford Animal Hospital VCA.

If you see a mom cat outside with kittens, please get a spay appointment on the calendar ASAP at a low-cost clinic so she doesn't have to give birth again. Mom cat can safely be spayed when her kittens are about 6 to 8 weeks old.

Also, make sure her kittens are spayed/neutered before 4 months so the cycle doesn't continue.

Links to resources to find low-cost clinics in your area ...

🐈 Alley Cat Allies - www.alleycat.org/vetdirect

🐾 Best Friends Resource Map -
https://network.bestfriends.org/spayneuter-resource-map

🐈 Alley Cat Allies - https://www.alleycat.org/our-work/feral-friends-network/feral-friends-network-connect/

🐾 Fix Finder - https://fixfinder.org/

🐈 Animal League SPAY USA - https://www.animalleague.org/get-involved/spay-usa/

🐾 United Spay Alliance - https://www.unitedspayalliance.org/state-local/program-locator-map/

LEXINGTON ORDINANCE TO DRY UP THE PUPPY MILL TO PET STORE PIPELINE being considered this Tuesday at 3pm, City Government Building, 200 E. Main St. If it is passed at this meeting it will be have first reading Thursday at 6pm.

PLEASE COME and wear purple for puppies if you can. You don’t need to speak or be a Fayette County resident. If you cannot make theTues. meeting, please attend the 1st reading on Thurs. May 16th at 6:00 pm.

THERE IS OPPOSITION so we need to show the council that Kentuckians want to protect puppies and kittens (and their parents) from the cruelties of puppy mills and irresponsible breeders.

ATTENTION LEXINGTON:
The Lexington humane pet sales ordinance received overwhelming support last month from a Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council committee and will soon be going before the full Council.

Next steps: how you can help:

CALL your City Council Representative asking them to support the Humane Pet Sales Ordinance. Example: "I live in your district, and am asking you to please support the Humane Pet Sales Ordinance to prohibit the sale of puppy mill puppies in Lexington pet stores."

There is pushback from local retailers, so your council member needs to hear you support the humane pet sales ordinance.

Here is a link with contact info if you don’t know who your council member is: https://www.lexingtonky.gov/browse/government/council

After your call, please email a follow-up message to your Councilmember.

If you represent a shelter or advocacy group in Lexington or not, please send an email of support on behalf of your organization to all council members. https://www.lexingtonky.gov/departments/urban-county-council

Former Petland employee hopes Lexington's pet sales ordinance will pass The former employee shares her experience at Petland

Grooming your pet is essential for its well-being. Failure to groom regularly isn't just a cosmetic issue—it's a form of neglect that can cause real pain and health problems for your pet.

Just like regular vet visits, grooming plays a crucial role in your pet's overall health. For dogs and cats, proper hair hygiene is vital. Failure to groom can lead to severe matting or pelting, which hampers temperature regulation, causes skin irritation, harbors parasites like fleas, and even results in painful hematomas, restricting your pet's movement.

By brushing your pet regularly at home and scheduling professional grooming sessions, you can prevent these issues and extend the time between grooms. Remember, grooming isn't only about aesthetics – it's about fulfilling your responsibility as a pet owner to keep your beloved companion healthy, clean, and protected from harm.

!!URGENT FRANKFORT UPDATE!!

❌ STOP SB 101 ❌

🙁SB 16 veto overridden - BUT There is still time 🕰️ to STOP SB 101.

☎️ Leave message for your House Representative
to vote NO on passing this dangerous bill.

1 (800) 372-7181

CALL MONDAY MORNING - the HOUSE meets
for the last time at NOON 🕛

used in circuses, for display, carriage
ridesand many other activities would lose protections conferred by local ordinances including those already in place.