Humane Society of Louisiana

News from the Humane Society of Louisiana: Marksville police officers seized four severely neglected, malnourished, and matted dogs yesterday, May 12, and arrested their owner, James Clayton Chenoweth, age 71.

Police charged Chenoweth, out of Texas, with four counts of simple cruelty to animals. Chenoweth's bond was set at $10,000.

A local rescuer, Malaine Pitre Glover, agreed to foster the dogs, and our Humane Society agreed to pay for their veterinary care. Shaggy, matted, smelly hair covered their emaciated bodies.

They shall remain at a local vet clinic during their recovery.

Your donations will ensure their speedy recovery.

Thank you in advance!

News from the Humane Society of Louisiana: Claiborne Sheriff's deputies and humane investigators rescued close to a dozen starving and neglected dogs yesterday in Homer.

Acting on a tip, deputies and a rescue team visited a residence yesterday to discover more than a dozen dogs that had been without food or water for almost two weeks. Their owner has been incarcerated, and no one was caring for the dogs.

Yesterday, a rescue team transported 11 dogs to a local veterinarian, where they'll be treated for malnutrition and dehydration. We agreed to help by paying for their care and recovery.

To support our efforts, please donate a little or share.

In late March of this year, Concordia sheriff's deputies arrested the owner of 42 pit bulls, charging him with more than 40 counts of cruelty to animals.

Our Humane Society worked closely with the sheriff's office and other humane agencies to ensure the dogs were seized peoperly and moved to a safe, clean, and secure location.

Our group also agreed to raise funds to fix each of the 42 dogs and provide for their care until they're adopted.

You can help by donating or sharing.

Thank you for supporting our humane work around the state.

Update from the Humane Society of Louisiana: Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

A mother and daughter heard a puppy screaming in pain and went outside to investigate. They found this beautiful puppy with its fur and skin peeled off, and its tissue exposed.

A local vet graciously agreed to stay open, and is treating it right now. We agreed to pay the bill for its care.

Kindly chip in a little or share.

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!

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.

Thanks to your support, they are clean, healthy, and thriving. Next, we'll issue a press release, informing the public and rescue groups they are available for adoption. If you're interested, please call or text Stacey, their caretaker, at [phone redacted].

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.

Any size donation is much appreciated! Kindly donate a little or share!

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.

Kindly chip in a little, share, or both.

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.

Kindly donate a wee bit or share.

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.

Kindly donate a little or share.