VHS Blog

The River Kitty Cat Cafe is Now Open!

Aug 10, 2017

We have an extremely exciting announcement to make!Evansville's very first cat cafe opened downtown on July 14th, 2017 at 11:00 am! It exclusively features Vanderburgh Humane Society cats up for adoption! Anywhere from 10-12 of our cats will be available for adoption at River Kitty at any given time. Since their soft opening on July 12th, we have already had three adoptions!Cat cafes are very popular across the world and in the U.S. River Kitty Cat Cafe will be only the third one in Indiana....

Happy Birthday VHS Clinic!

Aug 10, 2017

HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY to our Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic!!!!! Ten years ago yesterday, on August 1st, 2007 we offered the very first public spay/neuter surgery to our community. Since then we have fixed 63,943 animals and counting. That adds up to millions of lives saved!Our Clinic is our pride & joy. In addition to offering surgeries to the public, we also fix all of our shelter animals prior to adoption. We do surgeries for 15 other animal welfare agencies in Indiana and Kentucky. And ...

Advice Regarding Lost and Found Pets

Jun 20, 2017

The staff at the VHS receive many calls each day regarding people finding an animal or losing their beloved pet. We want to help as many owners and pets as possible get reunited. The following is some advice that we regularly issue to our callers to assist them in doing all they can do to help a lost or found pet get returned to their family safely.Accidents happen but PLEASE REMEMBER that prevention is the best way to avoid the heartache of losing a fuzzy family member.Keep up to date tags on y...

Happy Tails Resale Shop

Jun 20, 2017

The VHS Happy Tails Resale Shop is now open EVERY Saturday from 8:30-3! Since its opening on November 8th, 2014, it has raised over $44,000 for the VHS' general operating budget. It's showing no signs of slowing down! It is located inside the VHS building at 400 Millner Industrial Drive, across the porch from the main entrance!We accept donated items during business hours (every Saturday 8:30-3.) Your donated items are tax-deductible to the extent of the law. Donations must be in clean a...