NEWS

POSTED: 05/04/08
We have a Guinea Pig at our shelter that needs a great home to love and take care of him. Please call us if you would like to adopt him! (662) 841-6500

POSTED: 05/04/08

1)Sami Sosa - Sponsored--Fostered! - ADOPTED!!!!!
2) Bobby - Sponsored - ADOPTED!!!!
3) Shonda- Sponsored
4) Shane- Sponsored - ADOPTED!!
5) Annie- Sponsored - ADOPTED!!!!
6) Baby- Sponsored
7) Dale - Sponsored - ADOPTED!!
8) Goldie --ADOPTED!!!!
9) Krissie- Sponsored --Fostered!! - ADOPTED!!!
10) Marlee- Sponsored - ADOPTED!!
11) Rebel- Sponsored - ADOPTED!!!
12) Sadie- Sponsored - ADOPTED!!
13) Sassy- Sponsored --ADOPTED!!!

THANK YOU all for your support and help in finding these guys homes. The two dogs left are Baby and Shonda:


Shonda is a 1 year old spayed Retriever Mix. All of her pups have been adopted; won’t you give her the same chance her pups got? She is a friendly dog with a good spirit.


Baby is a 3 year old Pointer Mix.  She is  a sweet heart and a couch potato. She will be spayed before she goes home with you.

Both of these ladies are "sponsored" dogs, this means all you have to do is come pick them up and love them forever. Their adoption fee has already been paid by a member of our community who wanted to give them a chance at a better life.

POSTED: 05/04/08
Coming in June the 7th Annual Pet Parade at the Tupelo Elvis Festival! This event is sponsored by Sunshine Mills Inc. 

Saturday June 7th At 11:30 AM, Downtown Tupelo
$10 Entry Fee (Proceeds Benefit Tupelo-Lee Humane Society)
Trophies Awarded in the following catagories:

*Most Unusal Pet
*Elvis Look-A-Like
*Pet/Owner Look-A-Like
*Best Costume

Call the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Office for more details 662-841-6598

POSTED: 04/28/08
We will be participating in the Battle of the Brands Mattress promotion at Ashley Furniture from April 15th-May 5th. All you have to do is to come to your local Ashley Furniture Home Store to take the Comfort Challenge to receive up to 50% off your mattress purchase as well as donating a portion of your sale to one of 6 charities, and TLHS is one of those charities! All you will have to do is lay on both a Sealy and a Simmons top of the line mattresses and choose your favorite (Battle of the Brands). Once you choose a favorite you will draw from a variety of prices ranging from a free accessory to 50% off your mattress purchase. Every customer that purchases a mattress during this time will choose 1 of the 6 charities to receive a portion of their mattress sale. Saturday, April 26th from 10am to 12noon – we will also be participating in a scavenger hunt in the store to win an additional $5000!

POSTED: 04/22/08
***Fostering is basically taking the dog into your home for a few weeks and loving them like they were your own. We normally do this for dogs that have been at our shelter for a while and need some room to run and fresh air, this also helps give them more time to be adopted. A home check will be done before releasing to foster and you must fill out the foster form.

You may download both the adoption and foster forms from our website.They are under our "adopt an animal" section


**In the event that someone can not adopt or foster but wants to help a particular dog we have a sponsorship program in which a person will donate $60 per month to go towards the dogs feeding and medical care, it will also help cover the adoption fee for the pet allowing them to be adopted more quickly.

POSTED: 03/20/08
Out staff and volunteers are busy working hard to make the facility more comfortable for the animals. Over 500 dogs and cats come through the shelter monthly. The staff at TLHS loves these animals and do everything they can to help them get adopted but resources are limited.

You are invited to join in the effort to provide the best possible care for our animals. By becoming a member of TLHS you will receive quarterly reports from the shelter, a membership card and a 10% discount on all events, adoptions, and items sold by the shelter. The membership cost only $40 per year and your membership will run from June 2008 until June 2009. This fee covers both individuals and families.

If you would like to become a member please let us know! You can contact us by phone or email. You may also mail a check along with your Name, Address, Phone and Email Address to:

TLHS MEMBERSHIP
P.O. Box 1185
Tupelo, MS 38802

Thank you for all your support!
Tupelo-Lee Humane Society

POSTED: 03/10/08
To http://poprockcandymountain.com/ for featuring a shelter pet on their page each week! Check under the Tupelo Honey section to see who it is each week.

and also a big thank you to a new sponsor http://www.mathnasium.com/

We truly appreciate the support!
TLHS

POSTED: 02/03/08

POSTED: 01/24/08
A little extra help goes a long way. Oust® is giving away a $5,000 donation to a Petfinder.com registered shelter every month, starting January through June!

Enter now for a chance to win!

6 Grand Prizes:
$5,000 donation

from Oust® to a Petfinder.com registered shelter

(Please note that entrants are entering on behalf of their animal shelter or animal rescue organization. Prizes will be awarded to the animal shelter or animal rescue organization, not to the entrant.)

Visit http://www.petfinder.com/petrescue/index.html for more information!

POSTED: 01/10/08
Buy Mississippi Mudcats Tickets and Support TLHS at the Same Time

Courtesy passes for Mississippi Mudcats games are now on sale at TLHS for $10 each. Here's how the promotion works: You pay only $10 for a courtesy pass, which is redeemable for a ticket to any Mudcats home game. For each courtesy pass sold, the Mudcats donate $2 to the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society. Their mascot may be a fish, but they have a heart for cats and dogs, as well! Support the Mudcats and, in turn, earn donations for TLHS!

Please visit the Mudcats website! Go to www.mississippimudcats.com

POSTED: 12/13/07
The Tupelo-Lee Humane Society's calendar is on sale now. This year's calendars were graciously printed by Mid-South Fine Printers of Amory, at no cost to the shelter. Mid South's generosity means that every dollar you spend on a calendar goes directly to the care of homeless and abandoned animals.

Calendars are in full color and cost only $10 each. Calendars can be purchased at the shelter on Gloster Street; at Phelps Dunbar, LLP; at Way-Fil Jewelry; the Main Attraction; Christine's Barking Lot; and the offices of local veterinarians. If you wish to purchase a calendar, but are not able to reach one of these locations, please call 662.690.8176 and a calendar will be mailed to you. As always, thank you for your support of our shelter.

Thanks!

TLHS

POSTED: 12/09/07
We would like to share one of our success stories with you:



This picture is of a poodle left in the outside cages. She was so matted up she had sores where hair had separated from her skin. Her toenails were so long they curled around and touched the pads of her feet. We really couldn't tell what color she was. She also has a cataract covering her eye.

There was a lady who had seen her in the outside cage the morning we opened and told the dog that she would try her best to come and adopt her. She showed up the next day with scissors, toenail clippers and hairbrush and spent about 2 hours trying to groom her. The dog was so good and just enjoyed being groomed. The lady said she was still trying to arrange it so she could take this special dog home. I called Crystal at PetsMart grooming and asked her if she needed a dog to groom. They do a lot of free grooming on our dogs to help train their students. (THANK YOU PETSMART!! ) She said to bring her in. This is a picture of Andrea a grooming student who did the poodles groom.



The dog is now a white-apricot poodle with a new home.The lady (Ms. Grisham) found a way to adopt her and had brought her a sweater to wear after her groom (because she new she would be cold after her shave down). She adopted her and named her Princess. She has been a very lucky dog. We actually thank whoever it was that turned her in, because now she won't be neglected anymore.



I want to thank the PetsMart grooming crew especially Crystal for remembering our shelter dogs and calling when she has an open groom. They do wonderful work!

Debby Hood
Shelter Director

POSTED: 11/26/07


This is a picture of the Lawndale Elementary class that sold feathers as a way to raise money. They chose us to donate it to us! They raised $500.00 and we will recognize their dedication to help the animals by placing a plaque on one of the new puppy cages. Michelle Webb's (our kennel master) daughter Monique suggested the animal shelter as a charity to receive their money.

We are so proud to have been chosen and we really appreciate the donation. We are lucky to have so many young supporters!

POSTED: 11/19/07
We have extended our hours at the shelter. Our new hours are:

Mon & Tues 9-4:30,
Wed,Thur,Fri 9-5:30,
Sat 9-2:30.

This is an effort to be open at more convenient times in order to help save more lives and adopt out more pets. Please come by and see us, we have plenty of potential pets and we would love to show you the improvements we have made!

POSTED: 11/09/07
We are participating in a SurfAThon! It's easy - just visit online stores through iGive.com. More visits by you and your fellow supporters mean more chances for TLHS to win a $1000 donation! No purchase necessary - it's totally free.

The more stores you visit through iGive.com, the more chances for your cause to win a $1,000 donation! (Up to 10 entries per day).

Each visit to a different iGive.com store counts as an entry in this sweepstakes. (Same-store visits in the same month equal 1 entry).

For more info please go to: http://www.igive.com/html/surfathon.cfm

POSTED: 10/29/07
The Jr Humane Society from Tupelo High School came and helped us with painting the outside of our shelter. We are so greatful for their help and really appreciate it. Thanks to all of you!

POSTED: 10/29/07


From left to right:Wayne Pacelle CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, Nicole Mc Laughlin president of our board of directors, Debbie Hood shelter director, and Lynne Fridley with Maddie's Fund.

Picture taken in Jackson at the new Mississippi Annimal Rescue League's shelter.

We have graciously received a grant in coordination with The Humane Society of the United States and Maddie's Fund. We plan to put this grant money to good use and we are honored to have been selected. You can read more about the grant program by clicking HERE

POSTED: 08/01/07
We have had a MySpace page up and running for a few months now and we hope that it provides you with another great way to keep updated on our events. We would like to invite you to add us to your friends list! Visit myspace.com/tupeloleeshelter to view our page.

POSTED: 08/01/07
We are currently looking for sponsors to help us get new kennels and cat condos for the shelter.These kennels and condos are stainless steel and will be moved to the new shelter once it is completed. If you would like to donate a kennel or cat condo please contact Debbie at 841-6500 or email info@tupleo-leehumane.org. The cost ranges from $400 - $700.

Anyone who donates a kennel or condo will have their name engraved on a plaque and it will be attached to their donated item. Donations in honor or in memory of special people or pets are welcomed. You will become a part of our shelter's history and your donation will help to make many animals more comfortable.

POSTED: 05/17/07

Adoption and Foster applications can now be downloaded from our website for your convenience. They are located under our "Adopt an Animal" section.

POSTED: 01/30/07
We are always looking for people to walk dogs at the shelter. You can drop by the shelter anytime during business hours. We will help you find a dog that needs some exercise and human contact. (Shelter Hours: Mondays 9-1:30, Tuesdays-Fridays 9-4:30, Saturdays 9-2:30, Closed Sundays)

We have instituted a new foster program for adult dogs, so if you are interested in being a "foster family," there are volunteer opportunities in that program, too. Please contact info@tupelo-leehumane.org for more information.

Thank you for your continued support and interest in TLHS!