WAG Newsletter | March 2025
Springtime means Kitten Season is upon us! Plus take a look back at Claws for Paws and the Craig Stein Yappy Hour.
Check out some of the latest updates from HSSW. From exceptional rescues to feel-good stories, we're here with all kinds of stories of pets and the people they love. Click on any story below to learn more.
Looking for media and press resources? Click here. Do you have a story you want to share? Let us know!
Springtime means Kitten Season is upon us! Plus take a look back at Claws for Paws and the Craig Stein Yappy Hour.
Registration for Walk/Run for the Animals is OPEN! We're holding a Spring Food Drive. And we're looking back at our 2024 numbers.
Learn about our Longview Campus updates and gain tips for how to keep pets healthy and happy during the winter months.
Learn how you can make the holidays merry and bright for pets and pick up some tips for tax-savvy giving before the year ends.
Abandoned at a fire station, a tiny puppy named Yam found his way to HSSW for a second chance. Thanks to your support, he received the lifesaving care he needed, and loving home he deserved.
The holidays are almost here! Learn more about how to help your pets stay safe and ways you can support animals this season. It's your November WAG.
The Humane Society for Southwest Washington has announced it intends to acquire the Humane Society of Cowlitz County. Read more in our press release.
Updates from our annual Gala, our Holiday Thrift Store opens soon, and some spooky fun for pets and people. Check out more in our October WAG Newsletter.
Our annual Gala is here! Get tickets and bid in our live auction. Check out a special preview of our Virtual Silent Auction. And check out more ways to support pets in our community.
A pregnant dog and her 8 puppies received a second chance for happy homes. Your support this Giving Tuesday makes it possible.
Learn more about our community solutions programs, our annual Gala, and more in this month's WAG Newsletter.
Mobile Veterinary Clinic offers spay/neuter and public Wellness Clinics
Nine dogs arrived at HSSW after being rescued from a dogfighting operation.
Summer Safety, Dog Training at HSSW, and more! Welcome to the first WAG of the summer.
Walk/Run updates, the lifesaving impact of fosters, and more! Check out what's new in your monthly WAG
An active border collie mix receives lifesaving medical care and finds a loving home.
A thank you to our volunteers, the kittens have arrived, Walk/Run updates, and more
How you can (and if you should!) help cats, our 2023 annual report, and so much more.
Fostering, Walk/Run, and many other ways to help the animals. It's your February update from HSSW.
A New Year message from Andrea and a 2023 review. All that and much more in the first WAG of 2024!
Fuchsia found the special care and support she needed to recover from a difficult past and thrive in her new, loving home.
Emaciated and covered in fleas, Little Bat was in a critical state. Learn more about this resilient dog's recovery.
For Susan, the one thing that couldn't be taken away was the special bond she shared with Spartacus. Learn more about their story.
A resilient mama dog and her litter of eleven puppies find safety and security for the holidays.
How to make the holidays merry and bright for pets and what you need to know about canine respiratory disease.
Sick and dangerously overweight when he arrived, Bean Sprout was in desperate need of care.
Limping badly when she arrived, Cora's injured leg couldn't be repaired. Learn more about her rescue and lifesaving second chance.
Holiday prep and ways to help animals. It's your November WAG.
Bringing home a new pet, accessing resources in our community, and much more in this month's WAG.
Rescued from abuse and neglect, Mr. Oslo spent more than a year at HSSW before finding his new home.
It's your monthly WAG newsletter. We have summer safety tips, community cats, and much more!
Check out WAG for updates on our community solutions, stray cats and kittens, the impact of fostering, and much more.
A sweet and very pregnant dog finds rescue and a second chance for her and her pups.
How a difficult dog found his perfect family and made a difference for a veteran.
A little kitten who overcame life-threatening injuries and found a loving home.
How a feisty barn cat helped Joey through cancer treatments and became a loving friend along the way.
Six senior dogs find shelter, medical care, and a second chance for the holidays.
Eighteen dogs from a California shelter find a second chance just in time for the holidays.
How and when should kittens be brought to the shelter? It's less often than you think. Learn more!
Beagles rescued from a testing facility arrive at HSSW in search of a new home.
Providing basic care for pets, Wellness Clinics keep families together.
Rescued from unsafe conditions, they now have a path to new homes.