| 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.. |
We take animals to PetSmart in Victoria 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 thanks to Wal-Mart for having allowed us to hold our mobile adoptions in their parking lot. They have been 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! You can check out our Want List page, scroll to the bottom and click the button to make a donation. OR, do it here, NOW! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! |
| With your help, saving the world, one animal at a time... |
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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 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 became patrons as well,then joined by Joyce Schaefer of Port Lavaca.. 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 |
| 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! |
| 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!" |
| 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! |
| 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! |
| Our super sweet Helen getting a new family at PetSmart! |
| 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 adoptions at PetSmart, TSC and the shelter - see some great adoptions att "Archives - Our Animals" |
| 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 |
| UPDATE: December 27 2016 |
| 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. |
| 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! |
| 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! |
| Two recent PetSmart adoptions, Brownie at left and little Ringo going to terrific homes! |
| Cally, a sweet young puppy was adopted at the shelter and, left, little Cissy was adopted by an animal loving family at PetSmart. |
| Sweet Kensi at the shelter with a very sweet little girl and Chulo with his new family, both shelter adoptions |
| Simon, left, and Kyra, right, are two very lucky dogs who went to the same home. Their new human is teaching them all kinds of great things to do like "have food and water, will travel" - look at that cool they're wearing! Very lucky and happy dogs, we love adoptions like this. :-) |
| Does Dobie (left, now Roger) look happy or what? A local couple who have always adopted shelter dogs fell in love with Dobie at first sight. They came back with their lovely grand daughter and Sophie, their resident bull terrier/pug mix, to check out the potential new family member - Dobie passed and then some! |
| When Kipper's photo hit the newspapers, the phone rang all day long, but he was already adopted by the "early bird couple" who wasted no time in coming to the shelter! |
| Natasha's adoption is one of the best we've had in a long time and is a true "teachable moment" experience. A special needs cat we had for so long, she went to the perfect home. She has blossomed, emerging from her cocoon of subdued quietude into a curious, active, loving, playing, purring bundle of happiness, doing all the 'cat things' we didn't think possible for her. The love she is giving and receiving has reinforced our belief in what we do, especially when one of our very loved animals wins the 'adoption sweepstakes' in such a huge way!!! |
| Tipper had to wait awhile but the perfect person and home finally found her! |
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| Maizy and Daizy, sisters that won the "adoption lottery" and went together to the same home. |
| A NEW HOME FOR STRAY DOGS AND CATS AND CCHS! Calhoun County Humane Society's capital campaign, “Operation Save our Tails”, to raise money for construction of a new shelter has been underway for over 2 years. Preliminary shelter plans were finalized, land was purchased in May 2014 for a new permanent location on Haley Lane near Highway 87. The new shelter will allow space for more adoptable animals and save more pets from being euthanized. Calhoun County Humane Society board is still seeking volunteers to serve on a subcommittee to assist in fundraising. Please email the board at cchs@tisd.net if you are interested in helping in any way. Grants are also being sought to help cover building costs. Donations can be made payable to CCHS building fund and mailed to P O Box 1505 in Port Lavaca. Like us on Facebook for the latest updates on fundraising. Volunteers with Calhoun County Humane Society search daily for new homes for the stray and unwanted dogs and cats of Calhoun County. One day soon we will be able to conduct that search from our very own shelter. Volunteers currently occupy space in the city owned Port Lavaca Animal Shelter. The Calhoun County Humane Society is grateful for the long term partnership which allows many pets to be adopted into loving homes. |
We are also extremely proud and happy that we recently received THREE generous grants: The Earl C. Sams Foundation of Corpus Christi, which gave us $5,000 for our building fund last year, presented us recently with $20,000, again for our building fund. Thank you SO much! HEB, a good friend to our community and so many others, has contributed to worthy causes throughout Texas and Mexico for 110 years. A grant of $10,000 was received along with a sincere hope for our success, many thanks HEB! The Meadows Foundation, established by Algur and Virginia Meadows in 1948 to benefit the people of Texas, is among the most recognized family foundations in the country. Since its inception, The Meadows Foundation has distributed more than $775 million in grants to more than 3,000 Texas Institutions and agencies. CCHS was extremely gratified to receive a grant of $60,000 from this foundation along with the honor of being recognized as a worthy organization in our community deserving of help. Many thanks from all of us at CCHS to The Meadows Foundation! |
| The personalized brick project is an ongoing part of our fundraising with 4" by 8" bricks available for a donation of $150 and 8" by 8" bricks for a donation of $300. These bricks will be a part of the building's front exterior. You may pick up an order form for these at CCHS or Dr. Bill McClellan's office on Porter Road. Any donations made toward the building fund must be made to Calhoun County Humane Society and designated "building fund" or "Operation Save Our Tails." Since our budget is broken down for specific items, there is also the opportunity for donating something such as landscaping, fencing, paving of the parking lot, etc., either labor or materials or both. If you have any other ideas or questions please contact us at the info in the "little black & white box" below. |
| THANK YOU, EVERYONE! Our big fundraiser held Saturday, September 10th at the Bauer Center was a huge success. You came from everywhere to push us closer to our goal. We are now at $487,673.40 which is 87% of our goal of $566,389. We are now only $78,715.60 from reaching that goal! What a massive thing for CCHS and the animals is being accomplished by all of you who are such wonderful supporters. So many people did so much to make this fund raising event the success it was. The Nightriders were great crowd pleasers as always, the food was so delicious,many compliments were made to the chef. It was very gratifying to hear how much everyone enjoyed the evening. Good friends, good food, good music and a lot of generosity made it the very enjoyable success it was. We want to give a huge thanks to our sponsors of three tables:Lester Contracting, Inc., Ken and Melissa Lester, "Kitty Cat Stroll"; Quality Control Testing, Inc., Robert and Kay McPherson, "Kitty Cat Stroll" and RLB Contracting, Inc., Randy and Debra Boyd, "Big Dog Strut". We wish we could thank each one of you who brought items for the auctions as well as all of you generous people who opened your hearts and bid on all these items. Many thanks to Mark Daigle for doing a great job as auctioneer. Thank you for being there for us again. As we've said before, YOU are CCHS, we couldn't do what we do without YOU! |
| How much difference can one person make? How much difference can just one volunteer make? How much difference can a group of volunteers make? How many animals can be saved? How much difference can one animal mean in one person's life? How much difference can YOU make? In Memory of Schmusie Our Schmusie went to cat heaven in January of 2015 after 16 1/2 years of being our sweet and faithful companion. She came into our lives in the fall of 1998 when I found her abandoned and thrown away in a ditch far from any human habitation. She was starving and had a broken hip and was still so tiny that she easily fit into one hand. After a trip to Dr. Wilson for a first check out she came home to us in Port O'Connor for only 2 days before moving in for 5 weeks with a loving volunteer from the Calhoun County animal shelter while we were abroad. Upon our return we sponsored her vaccinations and care hoping somebody might want to adopt her who didn't already have several cats. But the weeks passed, the cold fronts started rolling in and we couldn't stand the thought of her being in a freezing outdoor enclosure. So she came to live with us for good. She rewarded us with 16 years of affection, loyalty and unconditional love. She was playful, snuggly and caring. Somehow she could tell when one of us was not feeling well and would come sit with us and lick our nose to make it better. In her last year of life she became blind, almost deaf and weak in her hind legs but she was brave and determined and still showed us that she loved us by purring and sitting on our laps. When she finally could no longer hold on she left a huge hole in our hearts but also many wonderful memories. We hope that our donation to the new shelter construction fund in her memory will help make it possible that many deserving animals can find a forever home and people who love them as much as we loved our Schmusie.We |
| A most wondrous thing happened to CCHS recently when we received a donation from "one of our own." Naomi Albrecht of Port O'Connor presented CCHS with a check for $100,000.00! One of the core members dating back to our first meeting in 2005, she saved and planned for a dream home for her and husband Clarence. Somehow they never got around to building that home, and now that money will ensure a "dream home" for CCHS and all the animals there awaiting their new forever homes. In planning any structure there will always be unexpected expenses and occasionally items that need to be changed or added, and this money provides a cushion that will make it possible to make those changes as well as any surprises that might occur "down the road." A widow now, Naomi has been a very active member of Calhoun County since she came here as a young woman to teach at Port O'Connor. A teacher, principal, PTA member at local, regional and state levels, member of CCISD Board of Trustees and eventually President as well as belonging to many other organizations, she has given her life and time to doing and accomplishing so much to help this community and its people. And as an animal lover, she found yet another need for her to reach out and help, and there she was at that first meeting and here we are now. Thank you, Naomi Albrecht, for this very generous donation as well as for being the wonderful person you are who has given so much of yourself to so many! |
| We know that all of you, our supporters, realize your help and donations will always be needed. There is never "enough" of either for non-profits such as CCHS, the needs will always be there. Thank you so much for what you do, now and in the future!! |