Recent grants help IndyHumane expand medical services
We recently received grants totaling more than $42,000 to support our medical care services and increase medical offerings to animals in the Indianapolis community. From the Banfield Foundation®, we received a $13,000 grant, to be used to purchase veterinary dental equipment at the IndyHumane Downtown Clinic (IHDC) in order to expand the scope of services...
Meet your 2020 Top Dog!
For Sophia Pruitt (17), it all started with a lemonade stand and an innate love of animals. In May of 2010, Sophia opened a lemonade stand on Lemonade Day to raise money for IndyHumane. She dressed up as a Dalmatian and happily walked her $70 into the shelter. We gave her a tour and she...
Happy Tail: Norma Jean
Sounds like Norma Jean (now renamed Luna) is having the time of her life in her forever home! “She was very timid and shy on the way home, just like she was at your place. Kissing and wagging her tail if prompted, just not jumping around, almost like she was down in the dumps. So...
Happy Tail: Captain
Captain is a very good boy who waited for his forever home from August until December of 2019. Enjoy this update from his new family! Well, Captain has truly been spoiled with treats. He is great at sitting and paw and even laying down for a treat. Greenies and peanut butter dog cookies seem to...
IndyHumane Adds Talent to Medical Team, Promotes Three
We are excited to annouce the internal promotions and hiring of several members of our medical, clinic and shelter services teams. Dr. Janet Gray has been hired as staff veterinarian. Dr. Gray has practiced small animal and shelter veterinary medicine for 22 years throughout the Midwest. She holds her bachelor’s in zoology and doctorate in...
Second Community Cat Dental Day
Our Downtown Clinic recently hosted our second dental day for community cats! Eight cats arrived in need of extreme dental work and our team made it happen. This is a HUGE benefit for Indy’s community cats who otherwise would be living out their golden years in extreme discomfort. Most of these cats needed several, if...
Happy Update from Bruno’s new family!
“Bruno has made a very best friend, Ruby, she’s an 11 month old German Shepherd/Labrador. The day Bruno and Ruby met, they played for 3-4 hours straight, stopping only to drink water! Bruno loves sitting on your lap and giving lots of kisses. He loves going for daily walks with his Dad while Mom is...
The Happiest Update from the Stickiest boy, Charlie!
“Hey IndyHumane, I wanted to send along some pictures of “Good Time Charlie” as he’s often referred to now. But at home he usually just goes by Chuckie. He enjoys long walks on the canal, singing at bunnies, Kongs with peanut butter, sitting on his special window watching chair, and snuggling with mom. Since he came...
Natalie (now Rosie): a Happy Beginning
Natalie (now Rosie) is a senior pup who, in the spring of 2019, was repeatedly found as a stray. She had several medical issues, including large tumors across her body. Her previous owner finally admitted to IndyHumane that he couldn’t care for Natalie the way her aging body needed, and he never reclaimed this sweet...
Raise a Glass to Raise Money for IndyHumane
IndyHumane’s young professionals group, Indy Professionals Advocating Animal Welfare (IPAAW) will host their signature fundraising event, Ales for Adoptable Tails, this Saturday, August 24. The event will take place from Noon to 3 p.m. at the Indianapolis City Market, in partnership with the Tomlinson Tap Room. The event benefits IndyHumane and the animal welfare organization’s...