Come meet cats and dogs available for adoption!  Visit our website for a sneak peek of available Kittens and Cats as well as our available Dogs!

To volunteer and / or bring your foster animals, please click on the following link or copy the link to a new browser window:  Sat. Sept 1st Sign Up

The volunteer sign up for events is for current volunteers who have attended our Volunteer Orientation and signed a Volunteer Agreement. Contact HELPANIMALS@HUMANELOUDOUN.ORG for more information.

Come meet cats and dogs available for adoption!  Visit our website for a sneak peek of available Kittens and Cats as well as our available Dogs!

To sign up to volunteer and/or bring your foster, click on the following link or copy the link into a new browser window:  Sat. Aug 4 Sign-up Sheets

The volunteer signup for events is for current volunteers who have attended our volunteer orientation and signed a volunteer agreement. Contact helpanimals@humaneloudoun.org for more information.

 

Come meet cats and dogs available for adoption! Visit our website for a sneak peak of the available Kittens and Cats as well as our available Dogs!

To sign up to Volunteer and/or bring your Foster – click on the following link: Jan. 20th Sign Up Sheet

 

Come meet cats and dogs available for adoption! Visit our website for a sneak peak of the available Kittens and Cats as well as our available Dogs!

To sign up to Volunteer and/or bring your Foster – click on the following link: Jan.6th Sign Up Sheet

Join us to learn about the Humane Society of Loudoun County! We will have a presentation on our 501(3)c organization and the ways that you can become involved with us. Mingle with other volunteers while enjoying light refreshments and receive detailed information on our programs.

Please click here to register for this orientation session.

 

Come meet cats and dogs available for adoption! Visit our website for a sneak peak of the available Kittens and Cats as well as our available Dogs!

To sign up to Volunteer and/or bring your Foster – click on the following link: Nov. 18th Adoption Event Sign-Up 

Each Humane Society is an independent organization; “Humane Society” is just a descriptive word — like the word ‘bank’ is in US Bank and Bank of America. They are not connected to each other. It can be confusing!

Many people even mistakenly think that the Humane Society of the United States runs all humane societies. They do not! They do help animals through legislation and in disasters, but do not have a shelter themselves.

Some Humane Societies, like the Humane Society of Loudoun County (HSLC), are “limited admission”. Limited admission organizations sometimes have their animals for many months, and use foster homes.   That means they do not have to euthanize animals to make room for new pets they take on. And many, like HSLC, have other programs that help the local animal population, like a pet pantry (Loudoun Pet Pantry) so families in need don’t have to surrender their pets simply because they can’t afford to feed them, partial help when medical emergencies arise, and resources for behavioral issues. The Community cat program is major part of HSLC, helping to reduce the numbers of feral cats while improving their health and quality of life.

And some Humane Societies are “open door” with animal control contracts, just like a city shelter, so they do euthanize to make room. Many “open door” humane societies run programs that have helped reduce pet overpopulation in the cities they serve.  They may have the pets for many weeks, and know more about their behavior and health than a city shelter.

So it’s important to understand the nature of your local animal rescues and support them for the benefit of your community. We all work together to help animals but we are separate, independent organizations.

Our TNR program can help if you know of any Community Cats or help take care of a feral colony. Our volunteers will help by humanely Trapping the cats, transporting them to our vet partners, where they will be vaccinated, microchipped and Neutered or spayed. Then after a day or two of recovery the cats will be Returned to their colony. Afterwards, the cats live healthier lives without the unwanted behaviors associated with unfixed cats.

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE.

TNR is a core component of the No Kill Equation and helps reduce the overpopulation of community (feral) cats. We don’t want anyone to be afraid to ask for help because they can’t handle the financial burden of vaccinating and neutering multiple cats.

If you need help with Community Cats, you can fill out a TNR request form HERE

 

We also have a Working Cats program to relocate cats that are in danger to new homes in barns, wineries, breweries, greenhouses, sheds, garages or other suitable places. OUR WORKING CATS PROGRAM IS ALSO FREE OF CHARGE.

To fill out a request for Working Cats, fill out an application HERE

If you’d like to volunteer to help our TNR or Working Cats programs by Trapping, Transporting, helping our various Colony Caretakers, or to help get Working cats relocated, email us at helpanimals@humaneloudoun.org.

 

The Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) 8th grade classes at J.L. Simpson Middle School in Leesburg invited HSLC to help them with their Citizenship Unit.  Jennifer Allen, middle school FACS teacher, asked us to be part of their learning experience to describe what our organization is, who we help, the current programs we are working on, and how middle school students might get involved.  After HSLC and other organizations speak to the classes over the course of a couple of weeks, they will develop a presentation and propose a project to complete as a volunteer effort.

HSLC president, Juanita Easton, spoke with the two classrooms of 20 students each on Oct 3rd.  They were interactive experiences with the students following the presentation with questions about animal care, adoptions, fostering and sharing stories of their animal experiences. She left them with the organization brochures, information on how to “be a voice” for animals in need of help, a list of suggestions on how the students can help animals at school, their neighborhoods, and around the community, in addition to a list of possible careers that involve animals.

The youth of our communities are the future so it is always a privilege to help them understand how they can be involved with the welfare of animals.

The HSLC Humane Education Program is available to all youth and adult groups, such as classrooms, after school programs, scout troops, and community organizations. Contact us at  helpanimals@humaneloudoun.org if you would like us to address your group.

Join HSLC at the Cascades Arts and Crafts Fair.  We will have our tent up and will be having a Pet Food Drive for the Loudoun Pet Pantry program which we partner with Loudoun County Animal Services to stock shelves with pet food at Loudoun Hunger Relief.  Stop by and say Hi and donate food for the cats and dogs in our community!

Volunteers – Please click here to sign up to assist with our booth.