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Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2008 “Howl”-O-Ween Costume Pet Parade and Halloween Festival. Thanks to you it was a great success! Start planning your 2009 costume - we’ll be back even bigger and better than this year’s event!
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$10,000.00 Raffle Tickets
Are On Sale Now!
- Only 200 tickets are sold
- $100 per ticket
- Your $100 donation is tax deductible
- You have a 1-in-200 chance of winning!
Or you can buy more and increase your odds!
You can get your tickets at Dog Ear Books, Goldsmith & Associates,
In High Cotton, Jordie Bug, Perk Avenue and Whidby Jewelers, or online by clicking the tickets above. Proceeds from the raffle will
go to our shelter fund.
To order your Raffle Ticket online simply click on the tickets above.
If you would like to order more than one ticket online, please complete individual transactions for each ticket. Thanks!
The drawing for our $10,000 winner will be held Friday, December 12, 2008, 7:00 p.m., at Perk Avenue Cafe and Coffee Shop in downtown Madison.
You need not be present to win.
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Featured Pet: Freckles
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Freckles is a beautiful and bubbly young Australian Shepherd mix. Or, is she a Retriever mix? It's hard to tell. But, whatever she is, she's a beauty. Freckles is about a year old and it appears she'll remain a nice, medium size. She has a very gentle and sweet personality and has become best freinds with the tiny Yorkie in her foster home, preferring him to the other Australian Shepherd in the house. So, we think she'd be likely to get along with cats and kids, as well as other dogs. She's just an easy going girl who prefers calm and quiet to wild and rambunctious. Freckles has wonderful manners and is fully house-trained. She would love a home where she can snuggle in a warm bed with some nice people.
If you’d like to become Freckle’s permanent home, simply fill out our application here.
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Our Mission
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The Humane Society of Morgan County, Inc. exists for the purposes of preventing cruelty to, relieving the suffering of, and providing humane treatment for animals. It is also the HSMC’s function to determine, and then to eliminate, the causes of animal suffering through various means, including, but not limited to education, legislation and general promotion of the humane ethic. Under no circumstances shall the HSMC permit an animal in its care or custody to undergo any experimentation, nor shall it release an animal for any such experimentation.
The HSMC is made up of volunteers dedicated to the welfare of companion animals. All animals that come into our care are housed in foster homes until they can be matched with a carefully screened, permanent home. While in our care, they are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, treated for any illnesses or injuries, and started on quality heartworm and flea prevention. In addition to rescue and adoption, we provide financial assistance for spaying/neutering, an annual reduced-cost vaccination clinic as well as educational materials for the community.
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Congress Enacts Key Animal
Protection Measures In
Farm Bill
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By Overriding President's Veto, Lawmakers Crack Down on Animal Fighting and Puppy Imports, Increase Penalties for Animal Welfare Violations
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The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund commend Congress for overriding President Bush's veto of the Farm Bill. By a vote of 316 to 108, the House voted to override the veto last night, and the Senate followed suit today, with a vote of 82 to 13. The final bill — which is now considered law, except for the trade title due to a technical glitch — includes important measures to stop the import of puppies for commercial sale from foreign puppy mills and strengthen the federal law against animal fighting, as well as to increase penalties for those who violate the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
"Congress has addressed some critical animal welfare issues in its Farm Bill, including the cruelty of animals pitted against each other to fight for the amusement and gambling of spectators, and the cruelty of importing puppies who are mass-produced in other countries under inhumane conditions and then crammed tightly into cargo containers for shipment to the U.S., where they often arrive seriously ill or dead," said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS. "Those are important breakthroughs for animal protection and some of the most sweeping reforms we are likely to see pass in the current session of Congress."
"While the Farm Bill deals with enormous agricultural policy issues, it's important that it also deals with the humane treatment of animals," said Michael Markarian, president of the HSLF. "Because the U.S. Department of Agriculture oversees the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act and other anti-cruelty laws, the Farm Bill is a unique opportunity to improve our nation's animal protection policies and toughen the penalties for those who engage in cruelty and abuse."
Puppy Imports – The Farm Bill includes provisions — championed by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) with key support by Reps. Sam Farr (D-Calif.), Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.), and Terry Everett (R-Ala.) — to curb the import of puppies for commercial sale from foreign pupply mills.
To view entire article click here.
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