by Kat Hodges, Development and Marketing Associate Young local artist Caroline McKinnis has done it again! For the second year in a row, Caroline presented many of her works at the Festival of the Arts in Oklahoma City. This year she was able to raise $920 for the Central Oklahoma Humane Society by selling her [...]
The animals of Oklahoma City need your help. Thousands of dogs and cats are euthanized each year because there simply is not enough space for them all at the overflowing Oklahoma City animal shelter. They need you to be the stepping stone. As a foster parent for the Central Oklahoma Humane Society, you can be [...]
Henry Potts is from Hawaii and works for the Department of Defense as a Tactical Networks engineer. The DOD relocated him to Oklahoma in September 2010. He joined OK Humane in January 2011 and became an outreach Captain mid-February. He took a break for a few months while being deployed to the Middle East for [...]
By Sara Schumacher, Volunteer & Foster Coordinator A few weeks ago, I was asked to come and speak with a class of eleven kindergarteners at the Oklahoma City Community College Child Development Center. They were spending the week teaching the children about different kinds of homes and they wanted me to talk with them about [...]
Every Monday you can support the animals of OK Humane by participating in Mondays for a Change! Visit Sushi Neko or The Lobby Bar on Western Avenue and ask your server for a donation slip. Select OK Humane as your charity of choice and 10% of the proceeds from your purchase will go towards our [...]
We are very excited to announce a new partnership between OK Humane and Hendrick Boards! Hendrick Boards is the leading designer of eco-friendly, handcrafted maple and bamboo skateboard decks and distinctive apparel. They seek to showcase and build the culture and lifestyle that skateboarding inspires, while ensuring the protection of the environment and helping to [...]
By Kat Hodges, Development & Marketing Associate On the evening of April 10th, 2012, OK Humane’s fearless staff members Samantha Burnett and Lexie Parker the Homeward Bound transport vehicle and began a grueling 800-mile trek north. Their mission? To escort 18 lucky dogs and puppies to a new life with Animal Humane Society in Golden [...]
By Amy Shrodes, Manager of Development The Girl Scout Bronze award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve. Prudence Lloyd earned that honor in April, 2012 when she chose the Central Oklahoma Humane Society as her charity of choice for her Girl Scout Bronze Award service project. Prudence raised in-kind supplies and [...]
This spring OK Humane was fortunate enough to be able to orchestrate our first long-distance transport through the Homeward Bound Transport Program. You can read more about this amazing program inside the newsletter. This program is yet another example of the extraordinary measures the OK Humane team is making to save more lives each day. [...]
A very special thank you to the Richmond SPCA for sharing their blog post below: “With spring and summer comes warm weather, and with warm weather comes…kitten season. This might sound adorable, but in reality it places a huge strain on the resources of shelters all over the country and in many cases the lives [...]
by Kat Hodges, Development and Marketing Associate Young local artist Caroline McKinnis has done it again! For the second year in a row, Caroline presented many of her works at the Festival of the Arts in Oklahoma City. This year she was able to raise $920 for the Central Oklahoma Humane Society by selling her [...]