| Calhoun County Humane Society |
| Home Page of CCHS, the Humane Society of Calhoun County, Texas |
| Welcome to the home page of the Humane Society of Calhoun County, Texas. We organized in January of 2005 and have high hopes for what can be accomplished with the hard work of our volunteers and the citizens of Calhoun County which includes Port Lavaca, Seadrift, Port O' Connor, Point Comfort and many rural areas. See "About Us" for many more details, but for immediate contact please call and leave a message at 361-553-8916. You may also e-mail us at cchs@tisd.net or drop us a line at P. O. Box 1505, Port Lavaca TX 77979 or come by and see us at 201 Stringham Drive (across from the ballpark and rodeo arena at the fairgrounds, just off CR 101). |
| The mission of the Calhoun County Humane Society is to find loving homes for dogs and cats rescued from the local animal control facility and encourage responsible pet ownership through public education.. |
| SOMETHING NEW: We have been asked by TSC to bring some of our animals that are up for adoption to their store any Saturday that we can. We have adopted several dogs there so THANK YOU, TSC, FOR HAVING US! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We take animals to PetSmart with the first Saturday of each month being CCHS's day to bring dogs and cats. Some of our kittens and adult cats stay in the adoption center full time, waiting for you to come by and fall in love with them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Volunteers are at the shelter Monday through Saturday from 10-2, with few exceptions, but do call to make sure as we might be taking animals to the vet or running other errands. Come and visit, take a new family member home with you! And even if you're not in the market for a pet right now, come visit us, see what we're trying to accomplish and help us spread the word about CCHS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Due to the generosity of the Kennel Club of Greater Victoria, Texas we have a fine bulletin board at the general merchandise door of Wal-Mart. We would also like to offer our continuing thanks to Wal-Mart for allowing us to hold our mobile adoptions in their parking lot. They are a good neighbor and friend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALSO, are you interested in becoming a volunteer with CCHS or working at the shelter? You may contact us via this website or call 553-8916 and leave a message. We are in great need of volunteers at the shelter to continue our work! There will be an orientation to learn the "how and why" of feeding, cleaning, etc. You will never experience more appreciation than these dogs and cats will give you in return for your care and help. It becomes addictive and you'll feel lost when you're not there. Try it and see! |
| IMPORTANT: We have 501(c)3 tax exempt status and your donations may be tax deductible. And, remember, we are a PayPal subscriber. You can make donations to CCHS right here on our website: credit, debit card, whatever works for you works for us! Just go to the Want List page, scroll to the bottom and click the button to make a donation. Try it, you'll like it (we do!). : - ) |
| "Please take a look below at all the fine people who have donated time, money and services to us (and also take a look at our Archives page for even more). Because of them (and YOU if you'll join us), we WILL find our new homes!!!" >>>>>>> |
| With your help, saving the world, one animal at a time... |
| A heartfelt THANK YOU to Roxie Logan of Port Lavaca. She has designed and made lovely jewelry, all sales benefiting CCHS. Ever since CCHS began, she has been taking the money from the sales of her work and using it to pay for spaying and neutering of some of our animals. For a long time she did this anonymously, but her secret got out and she agreed that we could thank her publicly for her generosity. A great member of our community in so many ways, Roxie has given her time and talents to help many people. We and our animals are very grateful that her giving extends to us!! She made designer purses with a SANDCRAB theme, and the purses were for sale at Ondreas Custom Jewelry & Gifts, 400 Broadway, 552-5182. Many of you dropped by to support the SANDCRABS and CCHS! |
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| PLEASE JOIN US. We would love to add your picture here as we can use your help in so many ways. It is such rewarding work when a dog trots eagerly out the door with its new owner, eyes sparkling, and that new companion kitty, purring happily in the arms of its new owner as it leaves the confines of a cage to explore its new home. PLEASE JOIN US! |
| We have a small (so far) group of patrons we call "Friends of CCHS". Kit and Michelle McAfee of Humble, Linda Boone of Victoria and Sharon Wood and Lorchen Koehn of Port Lavaca made a commitment to send a monthly donation since we began, money we can depend on. Then John and Kathy Warren of Point Comfort, Ruth Mueller Hahn and Deborah Summey of Port Lavaca become patrons as well, Could YOU become a patron, make a pledge to give whatever amount you can each month? Large or small, they all add up!! Contact us if you would like to join this great group of people who make our work possible and help save many wonderful animals. |
| AND DOGS, PLEASE!! |
| Be sure to click on the link to our new "Animal Archives" that follows Page 2 of Our Animals |
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| Woodie, a gorgeous Siamese cross that we adored, was adopted by the owners of Gardenland Nursery where Woodie greets all their customers and thoroughly enjoys his new home! Stop by Gardenland when "you're in the 'hood", meet Woodie and see all the wonderful plants they have for you. |
| Cyrus (on the left) could not have gone to a more perfect home. Just look at his new companion, Kyllikki ! Both are such beautiful dogs, and they are having a great time together. |
| Tabitha waited a long time at the shelter, very patiently, waiting for someone who would realize what a wonderful cat she is and fall in love with her. Just look at the trust in Tabitha's eyes - and the happiness in the eyes of her new owner who knows she made the perfect decision. Could there be the perfect companion for you waiting at the shelter right now? |
| Mai Tai, one of the most gorgeous Siamese crosses we've had in a long time, was lucky enough to be adopted by a very smart man - one who knows just how great it is to have a cat! |
| ADOPTIONS HAVE BECOME SLOW AGAIN, WE NEED YOU, ALWAYS WILL!: We are well aware that this economy has had far reaching effects on everyone, businesses and individuals alike, and it's still not what it should be. It has made itself apparent in the number of animals that have been relinquished to animal control because owners feel they can no longer afford their care or because owners move to try and find jobs elsewhere, not taking their animals with them. We have experienced this in the lack of calls and visits from people wishing to adopt. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF YOU - THE ANIMALS NEED YOU! There are few things sadder than a family pet losing its home, being put in a cage, wondering what it "did wrong." Please: If you are in a position to adopt, come by and see these wonderful dogs and cats we have, so deserving of a home. We hope you will find a place in your heart and home for one of our wonderful companion animals. There are few rewards greater than adopting a dog or cat that will live because of YOU! The love and enjoyment you receive from them will far, far outweigh any cost for their care. PLEASE!!! Just look below at the kind of joy you're missing!! (He's been adopted but we have SO many more that are just as wonderful, dogs AND CATS - and some cats fetch also in case you didn't know that). :-) |
| We are very happy that the Calhoun County Independent School District donated a surplus portable classroom building to CCHS. It was moved on to the shelter property, both the acquisition and moving being a huge project that one of our volunteers, Carol Frankson, took on herself to make it all come together - this wouldn't have happened without her. We foresee many uses for it that will expand our rescue work, one of which has been to provide a "cat habitat" so the cats can be taken out of their small cages, run, play, get some much needed exercise and socialization. Please go to "ABOUT US" to see "before and after" photos. We would like to acknowledge and thank Adelmiro Cantu of Formosa Plastics, Palacios Marine Industrial (Greg Garcia)and Carboline of Corpus Christi (Lee Roy Navarro) for working together to provide us with paint for the building!! |
| Sometimes it takes a while for that perfect person to walk through the door to adopt an animal that has been overlooked for too long. But when it happens, it's one of the most gratifying moments in the lives of all our volunteers. Dear Jazz, a Dachshund mix, was so lucky to be "found" by this wonderful person! We can't even begin to imagine how happy Jazz is now. |
| And here, two wonderful adoptions at PetSmart, Houdini on the left and "big boy" Shiloh on the right. |
| Two great adoptions at PetSmart: Grace and Suzette, Siamese sisters on the left and Bruiser Brody on the right who went to live with a wonderful family. And how we love it when people "come back for seconds" - see Houdini's adoption below, the fella who started it all for this family. |
| Our sweet Quincy was adopted at PetSmart to a family of real cat lovers. Note that Quincy seems to be saying, "Now that I have a new human who's taking me out of this cage and to a new home I'm not letting go!" |
| The PEDIGREE ADOPTION DRIVE FOUNDATION provides grants to animal shelter and dog rescue organizations throughout the country. We are very happy and proud to announce that CCHS was a recipient recently from this foundation. This grant enables us to continue our work of rescue and adoption. THANK YOU, PEDIGREE!! |
| Some terrific adoptions at PetSmart: Far left is Mr. Bojangles, our "song and dance man"; please go to Archives-Our Animals for the whole wonderful story on this adoption, another one of our adopters who "came back for seconds." Alice Sweet Alice, a winsome Siamese cross with a very unique mask, is much loved by her new family. And Diego? Does that look like anything but total love and pleasure on the face of his new human? SWEET! |
| Two super adoptions, Livi, a most unusual dog, adored at first sight, and Boogie (now Ned Pepper!)a beautiful orange bull's eye tabby whose new "mom" was SO excited to finally have him in her arms! |
| Do we even need words? Felix is so happy he's schmoozing all over his new mom. He loved the shelter and his friends but he loves her more! And our wonderful Pluto, a black and tan tabby with BIG eyes, was adopted at PetSmart by a great family. |
| Are our animals lucky or what? Our adorable cats and dogs get adopted by such nice and good looking humans!! Top left is Kate, a Shih Tzu mix adopted at PetSmart recently, then Pippin was adopted at the shelter by a man who got one of our cats 2 years ago (he "came back for seconds")and Tess and her new mom who make a lovely pair. Bottom row is Tyson with his new mom at the shelter, then our super wonderful cat Rascal adopted by this terrific family at PetSmart and Blu who went to live with his lovely new owner in the Big Easy! |
| "See? I told you so. Now please throw it again!" |
| "Hold on, I'm retrieving as fast as I can!" |
| Little Reno was personally selected at the shelter by one of those smart guys who know just how wonderful a cat companion can be. Small boy, big Babs, but we know our sweet lady has a great home, adopted at PetSmart. |
| Ernie (aka Big ears) was adopted at PetSmart on 7-16. His foster mom who loved him a LOT was very happy to see him go to such a nice home where he'll get much love and attention. |
| Salem the Siamese was adopted at PetSmart, also to a great family. Tyson was adopted at the shelter to a very loving new "mom!" |
| Does Hawkeye, a gorgeous bull's eye tabby, look excited and appreciative of his new family? WOW! Talk about a schmoozer, too cute |
| Fonzie and his new family, left, at PetSmart, and we hear it was love at first sight as "The Fonz" is quite a character. Princess, right, and her sister Zoe, lower left, a couple of gorgeous Siamese crosses, along with Swoozie were adopted at the shelter. Some very lucky young kittens and happy adopters that make what we do very satisfying. |
| The family above from Wharton came to the rodeo, saw Stetson outside and fell in love. Mom asked for attention, at left, and Stetson obliged with a big kiss! Ewwwww! For an update on how much Stetson loves his girl, scroll down on "Archives-Our Animals". Candy, a precious blonde Chihuahua/terrier mix, was also adopted at the shelter, happiness all around. |
| Three adoptions at PetSmart with Jagger at left and two happy little blondes to match his patches, lucky Kalinda, a Siamese cross who is going to be spoiled rotten, and Sport, a very playful Tuxedo. |
| Two more kitty adoptions at PetSmart, our wonderful Jewel at left with her happy new human, and precious Lulu, silky long hair, a great lap cat in the making who went to a very lucky family. |
| Lulu, a very lovely calico, sweet disposition - can you even imagine her not getting a second chance at life? |
| Two more super cat adoptions at PetSmart: Bowie, the semi-bobtail with his new human and Pursilla, our "goggle-eyed" calico with her loving new family. who will spoil her rotten! |
| Black and gold, of course, and look at that Fighting Sandcrab! GREAT 2011 & 2012 SEASONS, 'CRABS!! |
| Our super sweet Helen getting a new family at PetSmart! |
| FUN, FUN, FUN! |
| AND, in addition, Roxie will be making other purses with dog or cat designs as well as seasonal ones for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and other occasions so keep in touch with us here or call Ondreas Custom Jewelry & Gifts to see what's available. Again, ALL proceeds go to CCHS to continue our work - THANKS! |
| Rags, a long hair Siamese, so cuddly, with his new mom, the whole family is thrilled to have him! |
| Chico, another Siamese but a real "pistol" of a guy, went to the best mom he could ever have. |
| Casey was a lucky guy, went to a great home, adopted at PetSmart. Cute, cute, both of them! |
PLEASE: If you love animals and can spare 2 to 4 hours a week to help us at the shelter, we and the animals NEED YOU! NOW!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Some recent adoptions at PetSmart, TSC and the shelter.... |
| Pippen and Carly at the shelter |
| Rikki at PetSmart and Renee at the shelter |
| Liz at PetSmart and Ozzy at the shelter |
| Liam and Lilly at PetSmart |
| And will it be YOU and YOUR new loving companion animal here soon? WE HOPE SO! |
| Henley at PetSmart |
| Skeeter, left, and Toby, right, both at PetSmart and both very lucky kitties! |
| Lady Blue and a funky dog named Gizmo, both at the shelter |
| Keneau at the shelter and Pongo at Wal-Mart |
| Tootsie, a terrific Boston Terrier, and dear little Darla, both adopted to wonderful families at the shelter (Darla went to live in Houston and is getting a lot of love). |
| Two double adoptions in one day at PetSmart! Betsy B and sister Angie B (B for bobtail) at left and Jagger and his little buddy Champ, also a bobtail. |
| Betsy at PetSmart and Lisa at the shelter, both very happy adoptions for dogs and humans! |
| If you want to become a volunteer please click on the link for the Volunteer Application. If you would be able to foster an animal to enable its adoption, please click on the link for the Foster Care Application. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! "VOLUNTEER APPLICATION" "FOSTER CARE APPLICATION" |
| Bagel, above, with his happy new companion and our dear little Leah, ready to go to a new home, both adoptions at Tractor Supply here in Port Lavaca! |
| Two adoptions at the shelter, Butterbear (look at those paws "daddy" is saying) and Wiggles, a Flame Point Siamese who is filling the void left by a companion of many loving years. |
| Two litter mates, Alfie on the left, Matilda on the right, were very happy shelter adoptions, love at first sight. |
| Is this happiness or what? Rocky, on the left, went to a very loving family, and Bubba did also (one lively and smart kitty is Bubba). |
| Tiny Sarah & sweet Jiggles, both shelter adoptions |
| Two adoptions in one day at the shelter, Miley on the left and Dawson on the right |
| Sometimes we don't get a photo of the family with their new companion so the adoptee sends us a letter as you will see to your far right...:-) Photos of new animals are up. Lots of new dogs, will be difficult for you to choose! Due to some problems with our web host, PLEASE NOTE our new email address is cchs@tisd.net |
| UPDATE: 25 April 2013 |
| Please scroll down a bit for photos and info on two events that we're very proud and happy about! |
| RUSSELL CAIN'S 65th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION and FUND RAISER FOR CCHS Russell held a golf scramble tournament October 13th at Hatch Bend Country Club that benefited our humane society. He asked that in honor of his birthday people would consider making a donation to CCHS. He and Cherre are ardent animal lovers, having both dogs and cats. The response of the community to this request of his "milestone" birthday was INCREDIBLE! Everyone was so generous, and all had a great time. There was a breakfast, a buffet lunch, music, a silent auction - a very well planned and wonderful day for Russell and CCHS. We're sorry we don't have names to go with the photos below, but some will be familiar, we're sure. We want to thank Russell again for holding this event, it was a huge success! |
| WINNING TEAM |
| WE HAVE SIGNS! WE HAVE SIGNS!! CCHS is approaching its 7th year in April of 2013 and we NOW have some directional signs to the shelter, made possible by some generous members of our community. The signs were done by Eclipse and Troy Baxter did the installation. One sign is located on Highway 238 very near the new RV park, the other is near the corner of Highway 35 and County Road 101. We are still seeking a site on Highway 87. We know that many people still don't know we exist or where we are, if they do, so we hope that these signs will aid in correcting that and bring about more adoptions. :-)s all around! |
| Top: Troy Baxter and one of his crew Middle: Sign on Highway 238 (West Austin) Bottom: Sign on Highway 35 and CR 101 |
| Two PetSmart adoptions, Copper (left) and Mario (right) |
| Another adoption at Tractor Supply, sweet Scarlett and new family along with one of our volunteers, Barbara January |
| A very different looking,dog, Corinna, adopted by a lovely young lady at the shelter |
| Two shelter adoptions, a wonderful Blue Point Siamese cross named Cisco, left, and one of the smallest and most darling dogs we've had, Tinkerbelle, below |
| Avery, one cute pooch, adopted at PetSmart to a very lucky family |
| ...and yet another shelter adoption, a little pup named Sandy |
| One lucky Schnauzer mix named Pepper was another shelter adoption... |
| Meg is a great looking dog who got a very pretty young girl to make her a best friend for life. |
| Free Spay/Neuter Program For Low Income Residents Started 7 January, Now In Progress! |
| CCHS again received a grant from the Louise S. and W. H. Bauer Charitable Endowment Trust in the amount of $4,000 to provide free spaying and neutering of pets belonging to low income county residents. This will be limited to two animals per household, per year. The guidelines are as follows: [1] Only qualified low income pet owners with proof of public assistance (e.g., Lone Star card, Medicaid, etc.) will be approved. [2] Proof of current rabies vaccination is required prior to surgery. If not available, a rabies vaccination must be given to the animal a minimum of 2 weeks prior to surgery. Charges for the vaccination will be paid by the owner of the animal. [3] Surgeries may only be performed at one of the three local veterinary clinics in Port Lavaca and must be scheduled in advance by the owner contacting the veterinarian's office. Each veterinarian reserves the right to refuse surgery for any reason. [4] A Texas driver's license of the qualified person is required. [5] The person seeking qualification for this program must come in to apply; friends, relatives,other individuals may accompany them but may not act in their place. This program begins 7 January and will be run on a "first come, first serve" basis and will continue until all funds are expended. CCHS volunteers will handle applications with office hours being Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| First Dad came to the shelter to pick out the perfect kitten for his girls. He looked at several but Swoozie kept reaching out to him as if to say, "Pick me, pick me!" He said we needed to have a photo of Swoozie with her new sisters, not him, but we opted for both! Dad made a great choice as Swoozie is getting lots of love. |
| This was just meant to be: Our sweet, sweet Eli was adopted at the shelter (love at first sight for everyone) and has gone to live in Houston with his new family, and he has a new dog friend to play with as well. Eli deserved the best and got it! |
| Two great adoptions at PetSmart with Doc (what a sweet photo) getting a new mom and also our adorable Marty being adopted into a very lucky family as he is one great fella. |
| Max had been groomed fairly heavily to get matted hair removed, but it will grow back to show his true look as a Shih Tzu. His new mom fell in love with him at the shelter, just as he was, a very good choice. |
| You just never know....:-) |
| Two Siamese mix sisters, Sarita on the left, going to live with her new mom and Selena on the right, a surprise for Mom from her family! |
| Hi there! My name is Parker and I've been very busy checking out everything and helping my new Mom any way I can. We just finished digging up roots and playing in dirt out front! This long tether let me be right in it all with Mom. I love new stuffed toys. I learned to "sit" really fast, those treats are to die for, pout for, look sad for...Mom says dog obedience class starts Monday, wonder what that is. We take long walks just fine...but hey, if we're together it will be great! So far I have one rule: Never be still for a good cell phone photo shoot and try really hard to climb on Mom at that moment! |
| More kitten adoptions at the shelter, Ariel above and Pepper, right, both with their new young family members, all growing up together |
| Tiny, a Dachsund mix, waited a long time for a new home but Brittany found a loving home very quickly |
| Mother Kyndall and daughter Jellybean waited a long, long time for a new home, we were so happy to see them adopted together! |
| Okay, your turn, YOU can be the next person to achieve fame on our website - just come and adopt one of our wonderful critters! |
| Two recent PetSmart adoptions, Brownie at left and little Ringo going to terrific homes! |