The Official Blog of Dakin Humane Society
It Takes a (Bavarian) Village to Help Animals
See how a year's worth of coins from Yankee Candle can add up BIG for our animals!
Carmine: Leader. Community Member. Executive Director
Learn about Carmine's road to success since arriving at Dakin
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My Six-Day Spayathon in Puerto Rico
Read all about Dr. Sherri's incredible work helping animals on the storm-ravaged island
Volunteer Profile: Carole DeMetre
Former triathlon, friend of Janet Dakin and busy volunteer...meet Carole DeMetre!
Dakin Goes Solar
Last spring, Dakin's Executive Director Carmine DiCenso got a memorable phone call...Dakin Humane Society was going solar!
Volunteer Profile: Christine King
When Christine King was a child, she wasn’t an animal fan. “My brother had a guinea pig. We had a bird. But my grandmother had the cat from hell,” she recalls. “I was terrified of that cat when I was growing up.” Learn how things changed for her.
Volunteer Profile: Linda Noftall
"If they want to sniff every leaf or would rather trot along, that's fine. Sometimes we just sit on a wall and talk," says Linda Noftall about her dog-walking days at Dakin.
Meet Sasha, the 80,000th Spay/Neuter Patient!
Oh wow...80 thou!
Dakin's Community Spay/Neuter Clinic welcomed our 80,000th patient earlier this month, a seven month old miniature schnauzer named Sasha, who lives in Springfield.
Kitten Cuddles Warm Hearts at Pop-Up Event
Kittens are the comedians of the universe, and the laughs (and sighs of adoration) were plentiful when Dakin held its first-ever Kitten Pop Up Event on Saturday, March 3. A litter of 6-week old kittens in foster care were recruited for the fundraiser, during which people sat on the floor in groups of 10 to enjoy their feline antics. Are you in any of these photos?
Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Dudley
Mary Dudley helps kittens in Nick's Nursery, trains adult cats through Jackson Galaxy's Cat Pawsitive Pro program, and opens her home as a foster caregiver. Hard to believe she grew up pet-less because she was allergic to both dogs and cats!
Fight the Bite: Tips to Prevent Dog Bites
April 8-14 is Dog Bite Prevention Week. It’s important to keep in mind that, in certain circumstances, the most unlikely dog may exhibit aggressive behavior or bite. More than 4 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year, most often by dogs they know. We’d like to offer some tips to help prevent dog bites, or prevent your dog from injuring someone.
Office Assistants That Sleep on the Job
Away from the hustle and bustle of the adoption floor at our Springfield location, you’ll find many offices at Dakin inhabited by staff members who work in animal care, operations, marketing, development and other departments. And in many of those offices you’ll find an assistant who gets away with sleeping on the job. These are our Dakin office cats.
New Dental Equipment Improving Pet Lives at Dakin
Mimi is a 3 year old cat who was recently brought to Dakin as a stray. The medical examination given to her upon intake revealed that she had a broken tooth that needed removal to prevent complications. Thanks to a recent grant from Banfield Foundation, Mimi was able to receive the help she needed.
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Service, Therapy or Emotional Support Dogs...Who's Who?
The supportive role of dogs in our lives has never been more prominent than it is now. As a society we have designated some to be service dogs, some are therapy pets, and others are emotional support animals. But what part does each play?
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Volunteer Spotlight: Charlotte Cathro
Accountant, Volunteer, Teacher, Foster Caregiver, Wife, Mom and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Dakin...does this woman ever sleep?
Honoring the Memory of Sir Charles
Patrick Bukowski was always a dog person. Until three years ago when he and his partner Cindy moved to an old house in Enfield and thought it might be practical to adopt a couple of “mousers.”
Happiness IS a warm puppy!
“Peanuts” cartoonist Charles M. Schulz wrote that line decades ago, and on two consecutive weekends it proved to be true during Dakin’s first-ever Puppy Pop-Up events.
Dakin Accepted to Jackson Galaxy's Cat Pawsitive Program
When self-proclaimed “Cat Daddy” Jackson Galaxy (star of TV’s “My Cat From Hell” and founder of the Jackson Galaxy Foundation) gives you the chance to enroll in his 2018 Cat Pawsitive program, you know you’re on the road to helping more animals!
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