Help SSHS Feed Pets in Need

SSHS Urgently Needs Your Help!

Twice monthly, SSHS hands out free pet food to families with proof of need. Every food giveaway for the last couple of months, we have had to turn needy families away. Please consider helping by donating a bag (or two) of any brand cat or dog food. For donating a bag of food, your name will be placed on a heart in the shelter. Help us help hungry pets today!

SSHS Is Kitten Crazy

Since May 1, the shelter has taken in 244 homeless kittens and this is only the beginning of "kitten season."

SSHS has taken an important step to mitigate the effects of kitten season: For the entire summer, the adoption fee is only $55 to encourage more families to adopt feline friends.

There are many ways that you can help SSHS through kitten season:

Adopt a homeless kitten and spread the word.

Become a foster parent. We look for foster homes to care for the kittens under 8 weeks of age until they can be adopted. It's a great activity for families and particularly great for teachers who may have the summer free. For more information, please contact , the SSHS Foster Care Coordinator.

Donate items to help care for the kittens. We need Kitten Formula, Purina Kitten Chow, bleach, laundry detergent, kitten toys, and cat litter. Monetary donations are always greatly appreciated.

If you know an unaltered cat, call the South Suburban Humane Society
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic at (708) 755-1110 to spay or neuter the cat today.

To help the shelter, please contact .

Summer Surgery Special - Male Cats

 

From now until August 31, 2009, all male cat neuter surgeries are ONLY $20! That's half off our normal cat neutering fee of $40.

Visit our Low-Cost Spay / Neuter Clinic page for more information.

 

"Dog Days" of Summer

We love summer fun and so do our pets, but there's a lot to consider when taking your pet out and about. Each year thousands of pets suffer the consequences of owner negligence. Here are some tips:

Keep your pet at home. On hot summer days the heat inside a vehicle can rise quickly causing your pet to get heat stroke. Leave your pet at home when running errands or visiting friends. They'll be happy you did.

Keep your pet leashed while outdoors. That will be easier to keep your pet from getting lost, fighting with other animals, and eating and drinking things that could make it sick.

Keep your cat indoors. Cats that are allowed outdoors unattended face a high risk for disease and injury from vehicles and other animals. The estimated life span of a free-roaming cat is less than three years, compared with 15 to 18 years for an indoor cat.

Prevent access to pools. Your pet could drink the chemical-rich pool water. Also, many pets can't swim, and those who can swim may be unable to get out of a high-sided pool. If you must have your pet near a pool, supervise that animal closely.

Outfit your dog with a life preserver if you go on a boat. If your pet is knocked off the boat, a life jacket could save its life.

Keep your pet away from lawns and gardens that have been fertilized. Some plant food, fertilizer and insecticides can be fatal if ingested by your pet. Also, hundreds of plants produce toxic substances in amounts that can harm animals.

Make sure your pet always wears a collar and ID tag. Many pets simply wander away while at play. Be sure of their safe return if that does happen by keeping a collar and tag on them at all times.

Spay or neuter your dog or cat. Spaying and neutering provides many health benefits.