Still Adjusting to Your New Pet? Try the 3-by-3 Rule!

Adapting to a new pet can take some time! Here are a few tips we have for helping with this task.  We hope these tips will help you and your furry friends. For more fun, head over to our Wet Nose News online magazine on Issuu!  This article was first published on page 5 of the November […]

Pets in the Press: “Fur-Ever” by Sky Smeed

We are thrilled to be featured in Kansas City’s independent source for news and culture, The Pitch. If you would like to check out the original article, click here! LHS Featured in The Pitch | Written by Nick Spacek “Why not de-stress from trying to shop and get things shipped by digging into this vast […]

Lawrence Humane Gift Guide

What should you get for all the beloved animal family members in your life? Let our local experts help! We’ve curated the best gifts from all the pet-related stores in town to help you find the purrfect presents! You won’t want to miss Pawsh Wash’s 12 Days of Christmas kickoff party THIS WEEKEND on Sunday, […]

Introducing the Wet Nose News digital magazine!

Drum roll, please! We are absolutely thrilled to present the first-ever issue of the Wet Nose News digital magazine. This monthly interactive magazine is chock full of animal stories, fun games/contests, and other going-ons at the shelter. We look forward to providing our loyal community with entertaining and quality content that you’re excited to receive. […]

Kitty City at Lawrence Arts Center

The Lawrence Arts Center is once again partnering with the Lawrence Humane Society to bring kittens into the gallery! Kitty City is a fanciful cityscape visible from outside the arts center in our front gallery. The colorful display will warm your heart and give the public an opportunity to see the tiny bundles of love […]

Pets in the Press: KSHB 41 Action News on CPR Fund

Animal shelters offer pet owners financial assistance during coronavirus pandemic By Jordan Betts, reporter for KSHB The economic wrath of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced Americans to make many difficult financial decisions. Those decisions aren’t any easier for those with pets. “We’ve had a huge increase in people contacting us either trying to surrender […]

CPR Fund Helps Kitten Receive Lifesaving Surgery

On Tuesday, October 20, a woman called the Lawrence Humane Society with a veterinary emergency and spoke with staff member, Jessica Kierstead. She reported her two month old kitten had been attacked by something and its leg was severely mangled. After calling vets around town, the young kitten’s parents realized they couldn’t afford how much […]

Rainbow Strings Around Lawrence

Perhaps you have seen the strings of rainbow colored knick-knacks around town and wondered where they came from and what they mean. What started out as a small passion project to keep plastic lids out of landfills, has now become a fundraising effort for Lawrence non-profits! Sara Gillum, a resident of the Lawrence community, has been […]

Adopting Appa

My husband and I are graduate students and have been married for almost 3 years now. My husband grew up with dogs whereas I never had one. Whenever he would tell me stories about his dogs, I felt sad and wondered when I would have my own dog to spend time with. As we are […]

Clear the Shelter Month: 2020

Every year around the end of summer, the Lawrence Humane Society participates in a nationwide event called “Clear the Shelter.” Hundreds of shelters across America host their largest adoption event all year long and hope to get all their animals adopted! Each shelter conducts the event a bit differently and this year was especially unique. […]