Traps are Cruel!

A little after 11:00 Monday night, the shelter manager came to the shelter to meet a police officer who had a cat in a trap. We thought it was a humane trap, and that it would be a routine after-hours call. Not so. The cat had been caught in the City of Danville with a [...]

Danville Area Humane Society Annual Meeting

We are pleased to invite you to our annual meeting on Monday, May 13th, at 7:00 p.m. at the shelter.  We will give our annual report of our 2012-2013 activities, and announce the following awards:  William Schwarz Animal Hero of the Year, Emmett Edmonds Officers of the Year, and the Rudy Kramer Award for a [...]

Kitten Thrown Onto Robertson Bridge

Robertson Bridge kitten photo

For Immediate Release April 12, 2013 Contact:  Paulette Dean (434) 799-0843             The Danville Area Humane Society is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who threw a four week-old kitten onto the Robertson Bridge. Around 1:15 this afternoon, a woman traveling [...]

1 YEAR ADOPTION CENTER ANNIVERSARY

For Immediate Release April 1, 2013 Contact:  Paulette Dean (434) 799-5306   We are thrilled to invite the public to our one-year anniversary in the E. Stuart James Grant Adoption Center on Saturday, April 6, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. We will celebrate this important milestone by helping animals with reduced adoption fees [...]

A FUN ANNOUNCEMENT!!

We now have about 1,800 likes on Facebook, and we appreciate each and every one of you.  We’ve entered a new age in how business is conducted, so we have a challenge for you — On April 6, 2013, we will celebrate our one-year anniversary in our new adoption center.  For that day, we are  [...]

Puppy in Plastic Bag

For Immediate Release February 25, 2013 Contact: Paulette Dean (434) 799-5306 The Danville Area Humane Society is offering a reward of $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who tied a 4 month-old puppy in a plastic bag and placed the bag in the dumpster on Oak [...]

Feeding Waterfowl

For Immediate Release January 22, 2013 Contact: Paulette Dean (434) 799-5306 Many of our board members and shelter staff routinely use the Riverwalk and, as a result, we are aware of the problem with feces that litters the sidewalk. We are also aware that other localities have feeding bans. We have studied the issues with [...]

2013 Goals

My New Year’s Eve celebrations usually come to an end long before midnight. I enjoy time with family members, and then spend time thinking about the year past and the year future. I have usually chosen my theme for the New Year a couple of weeks in advance, so I think about how the theme [...]

Oakland Avenue Dog

For Immediate Release October 25, 2012 Contact:  Paulette Dean (434) 799-5306   The Danville Area Humane Society is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the torture of a male Jack Russell terrier on Tuesday, October 23, 2012.   At approximately 10:00 p.m., [...]

Spay/Neuter

Through the years, we have sponsored a variety of programs to assist with the cost of spay/neuter surgeries. In 1993, we received our first disbursement from The E. Stuart James Grant Charitable Trust, and the board immediately decided to use that money to help spay/neuter as many animals as possible.  We are pleased now to [...]