Humane Society of Louisiana

Humane officers recently seized more than 40 adult and young put bull terriers in Condordia Parish. Deputies charged the owner with 43 counts of cruelty to animals, and our Humane Society is raising funds for their veterinary care and support.

Our Humane Society is part of an anti-cruelty to animals task force that was formed to respond to these types of cases and seizures.

Important news from the Humane Society of Louisiana: Remember the cruelty case involving the rescue of 42 pit bull terriers in Concordia Parish? Last month, the Animal Cruelty Investigation Taskforce, which we helped form and serve on, worked with the Concordia Sheriff's Office and multiple other agencies to arrest the owner of these wonderful dogs.

They are now ready to be fixed and placed up for adoption. You can help by donating to their spay/neuter fund or by sharing this post!

Care to help Zeus? Left in a small kennel for several days without food or water, he finally freed himself and ran to a neighbor's residence, as if seeking help.

They fed and watered him and called the Oberlin Police Dept. They also notified our Humane Society. The police issued a citation for the previous owner, who was not home, but explained over the phone that his 15-year-old daughter was left in care of the dog.

One of our representatives took custody of the dog they named Zeus, and your donations will support his recovery. He's malnourished and heartworm positive.

Last year, our Humane Society, with the help of Hayden's Hoofbeats Haven, an equine investigation and rescue organization, and Avoyelles Parish deputies, confiscated more than 30 farm and companion animals. Deputies charged the owner with 17 counts of cruelty. Three of the dogs seized tested positive for heartworm disease, and Prissy now needs surgery to remove the large adult heartworms lodged in her right atrium. The surgery is expected to cost between $600 - $800.

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Dateline: Ponchatoula (Livingston Parish)

Care to help this sweet boy? Less than a year old, this sweet boy has severe infections in both ears and several puncture wounds. Rescuers named him Bourbon, and we'd like to bring him to a vet tomorrow to treat his wounds.

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Part of our 10-Year Plan is to campaign for the construction of more animal shelters, promote more spay/neuter programs, encourage the formation of new rescue and humane groups, and help individual animals in need, like Bourbon, whose stories underline the need for additional services.

This is sweet Emily, a two-year old pittie mix. Her previous owner abused and neglected her, allegedly beating, starving, and denying her veterinary care.

Both of her eyes were injured and never treated; one has to be removed and the other surgically repaired. A veterinary clinic is giving us a deep discount, but the two operations and her spay will exceed $1,000.

Your donations will help us cover the costs.

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On behalf of our Humane Society, we thank you for your generous support.

News from the Humane Society of Louisiana: 33 neglected farm and companion animals could use your help! With the assistance of the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies and volunteers from Hayden's Hoofbeats Haven and Training rescue ranch removed more than 30 animals from a "rescue" sanctuary in Marksville, Louisiana. The young director, a mere 18-year-old, would purchase farm animals from a sale barn and take them to her ranch but fail to care for them adequately. The result? Many were malnourished and needed veterinary care.

Despite being warned last year, the young director continued taking in animals. Deputies cited her for 19 counts of cruelty to animals, and we are raising funds for their care.

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Care to help sweet Mollie? A Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputy contacted us, asking if we could help a homeless man's dog. His dog Mollie injured her jaw a few days ago, and he could not afford to pay for her veterinary care.

We accepted custody of Mollie, got her to a vet the same day, and they discovered she had a fractured lower jaw. They wired her jaw, and she's staying with us until she's healthy enough to be adopted.

Your donations will pay for her surgery and aftercare.

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This poor white mare miniature pony is tired, looks defeated, and desperately needs her hooves trimmed. Imagine how painful it is to have such overgrown hooves! Every step puts pressure on the laminae, a very sensitive area of the hoof, which connects to internal structures and the coronary band.

Fortunately, relatives of the elderly owners surrendered the poor, long-suffering pony and two others to Haydens Hoofbeats Haven, an equine sanctuary in Allen Parish. As one of our primary equine partners, we help HHH's efforts by raising funds for their seized and surrendered horses. Together, we've helped charge multiple horse owners for cruelty to animals and taken in almost a dozen neglected horses over the past three years.

Allen Parish sheriff deputies and our colleague from Hayden Hoofbeats Haven just took custody of this handsome, long-neglected Tennessee Walker. He was tied to a tree with no hay or pasture, and the dirty ice chest beside him was empty. The day he was seized, the temperature was 105 degrees! The horse's owner was cited for cruelty to animals.

We agreed to help by raising funds for the horse's vet care and feed. You can help by chipping in a little or sharing this link.

Sweet Newman needs surgery on both hips to reduce his pain and allow him to walk. Newman is a handsome 8-year-old lab mix who has terrible dysplasia in both hips and needs surgery to ease his pain. Newman was found after he crawled under a house, afraid of the fireworks on July 4th. His whimpering alerted the homeowner that a dog was under their porch. He had been homeless for a while.

We suspect that his previous owners abandoned him because they couldn't afford his surgery. The surgery on both hips will cost $1800.