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This is Minnie and her forever family. They are very lucky to have her and I’m sure they will love her to pieces. This is just one of the very many happy families I see leave the shelter daily.

 

These past couple of weeks the shelter has been overflowing with potential adopters. I've watched many great animals find their forever homes and many families leave with a new member to love. Minnie has been with us for a very long time and was actually our longest cat resident at the shelter. Well today Minnie found her forever home and I couldn't be happier. It is hard to say good-bye to the animals we get to know and love so well but at the same time there is no other feeling in the world better than the feeling you get when you watch a family save a beautiful life.  Minnie was a very loving and playful little girl who I spoiled every single day. The family who took her home has no idea how lucky they truly are for adopting her into their lives. 

            Most adopters come into us already knowing what they want in their new pet. Our job is to help them find the perfect match and give them some great options. We are very careful when we adopt out animals so that we make sure they are going to good families and will be taken care of properly. Some of the animals pick their families rather than the family picking them. Minnie is one of those cases. This family had looked at a few cats and once they visited with Minnie she picked them and they all knew that she was going to be theirs forever. We go to great lengths to make sure the match is perfect for both the animals and the household. If you are looking for a new perfect family member, let us know what you're looking for and we will do our best to find the pet that is for you.

I will miss her but it’s a bitter sweet feeling. I love you Minnie and I hope you enjoy your new home.

           

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Not only do we have an amazing new shelter but Helping Hands also has tons of great volunteers that come in to lend us a hand every day. This past weekend was the annual Lawn and Garden Show at the Expo Center in town and we were very fortunate to be a part of it. All of our events that happen offsite are all ran by volunteers and bring us a lot of attention so more people know about our shelter. Even if you’re a family who cannot take in an animal at this time volunteering is a great way to interact with the animals and still help them out. To be honest we do end up getting some volunteers to adopt the animals they play with but even if you’re not looking to adopt you get to play with many animals daily and what could be better than that?  The Lawn and Garden show, like many other shows and events we do, got some animals adopted and the people who help out have a blast. I typically work when we have events like this but luckily I was off work for this one so I stopped by and helped them out as well. I was very happy to see that people loved hearing about our new shelter and loved visiting with all the dogs and cats we had with us. We even got a few of them adopted while at the show. Whether you’re looking to adopt a new member into your family or just wanting to lend a helping hand, come check out the new shelter and see some of our amazing animals we have available for adoption.

This is two of our wonderful volunteers at the Lawn and Garden show with Penny! Penny is a coonhound puppy and as you can see she is super adorable. Come check her out at the new shelter and also see if volunteering is something that interest you!!

 

Post #1 :The Second Best Home Your Pet Will Ever Have

 Helping Hands Humane Society is a non-profit organization in Topeka, Kansas that works hard everyday to find animals new forever homes. I am very proud to say that I have worked at this amazing place for almost two years now. At the beggining of January we moved to a brand new facility and it is absolutly gorgeous. The animals love it here and it has be bringing a lot of attention to our shelter which is really great. We have only been open since January 8th and have already done over 200 adoptions. It brightens up my day everytime I see a family comes into us and leave with a new loving pet to call theirs forever. We are an open-door shelter, meaning we do have to euthanize from time to time but that does not make us a bad place. What most people are unaware of is all of the shelters around us are no-kill and have a limited amount of space so when they fill up all of the lost animals or ones who can no longer be taken care of have to come to us instead. On average we recieve about 40-60 animals a day and during the summer the numbers are usually higher. It is a very sad reality to know this but knowledge helps us grow and see things differently. Even though we have to euthanize we never turn down any animal for any reason and we spoil the heck out of them while their there. My job is to do everything I can to find the perfect homes for all of these animals and I counldn't be more happier doing it. In this blog you will get to see some of the great families that have adopted and their journey through the process of finding the perfect new family member. If you are looking for a new pet hopefully this will help you decide to adopt and feel more comfortable about shelters and what we do. After all, Helping Hands Humane Society is the second best home your pet will ever have.