Cascades Humane Society COVID-19 Update from the Executive Director

To our dedicated supporters, Cascades Humane Society currently remains open and we have many wonderful animals looking for their forever homes. Our services are still being performed, including our SNAP and Forgotten Feline programs. What is CHS doing? As with most other organizations, we will continue to monitor the CDC and the WHO for the

Wine & Whiskers 2020 presented by County National Bank

CHS is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Wine & Whiskers fundraiser, presented by County National Bank, celebrating all things cats! Wine & Whiskers is a wine and food ‘purring’ that will take place on Thursday, July 23rd from 6-9 pm at the beautiful Forty Nine South. In addition to the company of fellow pet

Animal Frostbite Concerns Here in Michigan

Michigan is famous, perhaps infamous, for sudden changes in weather. We’ve all recently experienced the unusually cold temperatures, even in early November, which doesn’t bode well for the rest of this winter season. We’ve probably all heard someone say, “Hey, my dog has a fur coat on. He’ll be fine.” Or “That cat has lived

Dogs arrived at CHS from Hoarding Seizure

In some cases it all starts with the good intentions of the owners. The belief is often that they are the best, maybe the only, caretakers for their animals. More animals are “rescued.” Then things get out of hand. It’s useful to note that it’s also painful for humans in these scenarios. After all, the hoarding

Four Beautiful Puppies Adopted into the Same Extended Family

Cascades Humane Society, on average, has a litter of puppies available to adopt every 4-to-6 weeks or so. This past end of September – beginning October, was especially busy because we had two large litters of puppies come in, and hey, who doesn’t love puppies? When this happens our adoption desk gets extremely busy showing

The Story of Wonder

Three cats – an adult male, an adult female, and a young kitten – were abandoned in an empty (and trashed) apartment in Jackson. The owner of the property found them and brought them to CHS in May of this year. No way to know exactly how long they were in the apartment alone. All