Come meet adoptable cats and kittens! Visit our website for a sneak peek of cats and kittens that are available!
To volunteer and/or bring your foster animals, please click on the following link or copy the link into a new browser window:
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 adoptable cats and kittens! Visit our website for a sneak peek of cats and kittens that are available!
To volunteer and/or bring your foster animals, please click on the following link or copy the link into a new browser window:
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.
Margo is a snuggly, chatty kitty who has overcome many obstacles in her 12 years. She came to HSLC almost by accident. We were rescuing a different cat from an overcrowded shelter in Maryland when they mentioned her to us. She had been surrendered to the shelter by her owner due to allergies. HSLC rescued Margo just one day before she was to be euthanized.
Nearly blind because of high blood pressure, Margo was shutting down in the shelter environment due to stress. But since being placed in a foster home she has made an amazing comeback. Thanks to her blood pressure medicine, she is seeing a little better now. Her appetite has returned and she is moving around much better. She’s even giving head bonks!
Margo does not let her limited vision hold her back. She finds her way to her food, water, litter box, onto the sofa, and even up and down stairs without incident. Once she feels comfortable she’s very affectionate. She is friendly with other animals and loves to be brushed while sitting on her foster’s lap. Her extraordinary personality is still blooming and her forever home is out there waiting.
Become a Guardian Angel
Cats like Margo present HSLC with an extra challenge. They require more than the usual vet checkups and vaccine updates. You can help us help these extraordinary animals through our Guardian Angel Program. Sponsoring an animal will help us help them and will give you a warm feeling.
You can help by sponsoring part or all of the medical expenses for one of our animals.
- You can sponsor some or all of these expenses for a specific animal or sponsor a certain number of vaccinations, tests or surgeries for several animals. (Foster or Feral)
- You can sponsor the expenses for one kitten, or a litter of kittens.
- You can also sponsor the adoption fee for a specific animal or several of our adoptable animals.
To become a Guardian Angel for any of the animals in our care, please visit our donation page. In the dedication section, let us know how or who you would like to sponsor. You can make a one-time donation or make your gift recurring (monthly or quarterly) which would give us the flexibility to help whichever animal needs it the most. Recurring donations provide steady support for the animal but can be stopped at any time just by contacting us. If you have any questions about the Guardian Angels program, please send an email to helpanimals@humaneloudoun.org.
By Anne Senft
On August 17, tens of thousands of animals found their forever families as a result of Clear the Shelters adoption events across the nation.
The Humane Society of Loudoun County adopted out one of our young cats that day. His name was Mellow.
After weeks of preparing for the event, you can imagine how heartbroken we were that more of our wonderful animals didn’t find their forever homes that day—including our celebrity kitties, Margo and Mr. Meow Meow.
To help me bounce back personally, I headed to my favorite yoga studio where the instructor told us a story. While it was a story I had heard many times before, the timing couldn’t have been more perfect.
THE STARFISH Story
by Loren Eiseley
One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking up and gently throwing things into the ocean.
Approaching the boy he asked: “Young man, what are you doing?”
The boy replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”
The man laughed to himself and said, “Do you realize there are miles and miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make any difference.”
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the surf. Then smiling at the man, he said: “I made a difference to that one.”
Mellow was that lucky starfish who got his second chance on August 17. I happened to be nearby when the teenage daughter let the foster mom know that her family was adopting Mellow.
I wish I could capture in words the pure joy I saw on the foster’s face. She was so relieved that Mellow was going to a loving home. She gave the daughter a big hug. What a wonderful addition to the family Mellow would make.
HSLC doesn’t have a physical shelter. We rely heavily on a network of dedicated foster moms and dads to provide our at-risk animals the safe haven they need while waiting for their forever families. We are so thankful to them along with our caring volunteers and generous donors who make it possible to provide the second chances these animals deserve.
Adoption events like Clear the Shelters wouldn’t be possible without our wonderful fosters, volunteers and donors.
One day isn’t going to keep us down. Together with your help, we will continue to fight—day after day—for the abused, neglected and abandoned animals who are counting on us to rescue them.
Because, after all, there are still a lot of starfish we must save.
Come meet adoptable cats and kittens! Visit our website for a sneak peek of cats and kittens that are available!
To volunteer and/or bring your foster animals, please click on the following link or copy the link into a new browser window:
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 adoptable cats and kittens! Visit our website for a sneak peek of cats and kittens that are available!
To volunteer and/or bring your foster animals, please click on the following link or copy the link into a new browser window:
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 adoptable cats and kittens! Visit our website for a sneak peek of cats and kittens that are available!
To volunteer and/or bring your foster animals, please click on the following link or copy the link into a new browser window:
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.
There will be a 11:20 a.m. matinee screening of The Cat Rescuers Documentary accompanied by lobby exhibits by community partners in cat welfare, hosted by Cat Hustler. Exhibits will focus on facets of community cat awareness and opportunities for visitors to take action through interactive TNR exhibits, volunteer and fostering opportunities, adoptions, alternative placement for homeless cats, and more.
Community partners are the Humane Society of Loudoun County, Loudoun County Animal Services, and Loudoun Community Cat Coalition.
Come meet adoptable cats and kittens! Visit our website for a sneak peek of available cats and kittens!
To volunteer and/or bring your foster animals, please click on the following link or copy the link into a new browser window:
Sunday, September 15, 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.