Critter Corner
Lifetime Commitment
In 1973, I moved to Utah for a brief time. This was to be the first time of three times I moved to Utah. I still had a few months before I turned 18, but I had graduated from high school a year early, and did not know exactly what I wanted to do. So, [...]
Adoption Center
Last year, we announced our plans to build an addition on to the existing shelter. It will be an adoption center, and the animals accepted into the program will be kept until they are adopted or transferred to another shelter or group. The center will have ten additional dog runs, a puppy room, a cat [...]
Lost Pets
It simply is not true that a dog or cat will not wander from home. We have a large notebook at the shelter that is filled with reports of lost dogs and cats. More often than not, the owner claims someone must have stolen the animal because he/she always comes back home. However, a dog [...]
Cat Stories
A couple of weeks ago, the board president, Lynn, called me a little after 6:00 one morning. While on his way to work at Goodyear, he saw a dark cat walking in the shoulder of the bypass, and wanted to alert us so we would look for her later that morning. We did not see [...]
A Letter to Santa
Dear Santa, My name is Buddy, and I am an Umbrella cockatoo who has lived at the Danville animal shelter for almost four years. I have heard sometimes people can tell you their wishes and you can make miracles happen. I hope you also help animals, too, because there are many animals in this area [...]
Financial Responsibility
This has been an expensive year for me with my pets. To begin the year, my female cockatiel had a tumor on her wing that required expensive treatment, medicine, and re-checks. One of my male cockatiels hurt his leg, and the treatment for that was expensive. My 13 year-old male cat has kidney problems and, [...]
News Release
High Temperature Dangers
The high temperatures that we are currently experiencing are very dangerous for animals. In fact, warm temperatures can be more dangerous for most animals than colder temperatures. A dog that is outside requires adequate shelter, but in the summer a doghouse quickly becomes a hot box. Shade is required so a dog can be out [...]
$750 Reward!
We were very concerned to read the news report of the large African tortoise that was found in a backyard in Lynchburg. The tortoise is now missing, and experts say that the animal will not be able to survive on its own. The Danville Area Humane Society is offering a reward of up to $750 [...]
$500 Reward – Abandoned Kittens
The Danville Area Humane Society is offering a reward of up to $500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the abandonment of four small, unweaned kittens at the dumpster on Mount Cross Road. A woman who was placing trash in the dumpster spotted a box that [...]
Mount Cross Kittens
Last week, a dog and cat were “dumped” by the side of Mount Cross Road. Citizens gave information about the case, and we were able to determine who owned the animals. The owners told us that they used to live on Mount Cross Road, but had moved into the Danville City limits. Last Thursday, they [...]
