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Making Adoption Magic
Since 1946, Nashville Humane Association has dedicated our efforts to aiding sick, homeless and at-risk shelter pets in Nashville, throughout Middle Tennessee, and across the globe.
Voted “Nashville’s Favorite Place to Adopt” year-over-year, we pride ourselves on our 99% save rate and making thousands of new families each year, all while focusing our mission on assisting pets and pet-people throughout our community.
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Lifesaving Statistics
Nashville Humane has been saving lives in Nashville, Middle Tennessee, and across the globe for more than 75 years.
With an annual save rate of 99% for more than four years running, we are a safe-haven for ailing, homeless, and at-risk pets throughout our community.
Thanks to our transport program we’re able to assist urban and rural shelters not only in our backyard but all across the country!
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📣 Help bring hope to homeless pets and share this news far and wide! Nashville Humane is participating in the @bissellpets “Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope” adoption event beginning tomorrow, December 1, and running thru Sunday, December 11. Adoption fees for animals 6 months of age and older will be reduced to just $25!
All our shelter pets are spayed/neutered, microchipped, and up-to-date on vaccinations. It's a wonderful time to open your heart and home to a new furry family member. Stop by during adoption hours and meet all the amazing dogs and cats we have here at NHA: Tues - Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Nov 30
New to the adoption floor… Ducky! 🦆This adorable little dude was given this name when we saw his feet upon arrival. Swipe to the end to see what we mean. We believe due to malnutrition and lack of activity as a pup, his development was hindered. But his prognosis is good and as always, our veterinary team will fill you in on everything you need to know prior to adoption.
Ducky is approximately 1 year old. He stayed in a foster home for Thanksgiving, and he did wonderfully with the resident dogs. He has a rowdy play style, so any potential siblings should be up for that kind of playing. He loves playing with toys and sleeping on snuggly beds in every position imaginable. 😆 He’s an energetic pup with a lot of love to give, and he’s so excited to see what being a beloved family pet is all about!
If you’d like to meet Ducky, come by NHA today! 💛
Nov 30
Ya'll rock! Thanks to you and your generous gifts, we've already burst past our $40,000 goal for this year's Giving Tuesday .... and we're still going! As of the time of this video, we had just reached $50k and these little pups wanted to party. As of the time of this post, we've just passed $60k. And while all of our puppies are nicely tucked in for the evening, we still wanted to celebrate and let you know how much you rock.
There's still a few hours left, and we're still going strong. If you have it in your heart to give, please do so. We'll be back tomorrow with a big thank you and a grand total amount. Until then... enjoy these little ones snacking and celebrating!
Nov 30
GIVING TUESDAY IS HERE! For the next 24 hours we're pulling out all the stops to raise support for our Community Resource programs.
We're talking about our Community Food Bank, our Low-Cost Vaccine and Microchip Clinics, medical and training vouchers, Crisis Fostering, and so much more. Now, why are those programs so important?
Approximately 4 years ago we made the decision to expand our mission at Nashville Humane. It's not enough to just be an amazing place to adopt a dog or a cat. We want to be a service to our community. Moreover, our ability to support pets and pet-families means that we're helping reduce the barriers to pet ownership. Simply, by providing information, resources and assistance, we're helping prevent pets from ending up in shelters, and we're helping keep them in their homes where they belong.
But we need your help. We can't do this without your support. Thanks to the Eberling Foundation we have matching funds. So every dollar you give is actually worth two!
We'll be going LIVE on Facebook and Instagram. This morning around 830, we'll be going live to celebrate our first stretch goal. You're going to meet a special little of puppies and their mom named Lola. They're amazing, "exotic" and they have a story you won't want to miss. Later in the morning, once we hit our 20k stretch goal, you're going to meet our resident hairless mini hippos (read: guinea pigs) Oreo and Peanut!
Our 30k stretch goal is a big one. We have a very special litter of teenies that were born in our care just a couple months ago. Cock-a-pug? Pug-a-poo? You'll definitely want to see this stretch goal! And maybe learn a bit about how to adopt one!
Then if you help us hit our 40k goal we'll be partying and celebrating hitting our goal!!
All of this is to help inspire giving. Our Community Resource programs are all very important, but they need funds, and we need your support to make them happen.
So, help us. Give if you can. Boost our signal any way possible. Tell your friends. Tell your family. Don't forget, your giving will be DOUBLED! Let's make this year's #givingtuesday a day we'll remember forever!
Nov 29
Supporting our community that supports us is the cornerstone of the work we do here at Nashville Humane. Beginning in late summer, we launched our low-cost vaccine and microchip clinics. We were able to hold four clinics and serve more than 382 families in our community. During those clinics were administered more than 1,000 microchips and vaccines! By all accounts, it was a great success!
In 2023, we're now looking to grow these community clinics to a monthly service we provide out in our community. These clinics are just a small, but vital, part of our Community Resource programming. And that's what your #givingtuesday support is going to help.
If you have it in your ability to give, please do. We have matched funds and are hoping to raise a total of $40,000 to support our life-saving efforts.
Nov 29
Before you shop those Cyber Monday deals on Amazon, don't forget to add Nashville Humane as your choice for charitable donations! 🐶 Once selected, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to NHA to help us save at-risk and homeless animals. It's a quick and easy way to give back. 🥰 Link in bio for more info!
Nov 28
A fresh round of Gotcha Day photos are here! Thank you to all our adopters! We’re so grateful you chose to open your hearts and homes to a shelter pet. ♥️ More photos over on our Twitter and Facebook pages!
Nov 28
Mark your calendars and save the date to join us this Tuesday for #givingtuesday —one of two days all year that we set aside to raise to raise funds online to support our life-saving mission.
This year we're focusing our attention on our Community Resource Center and Low-Cost Microchip and Vaccine clinics. We believe sometimes the best "medicine" is preventative medicine. Many pets end up in local shelters like NHA and MACC because pet-families need more support. Whether that's our Temporary Care program, vouchers for training or behavior assistance, or community events like our weekly Food Bank, or monthly Low-Cost Microchip and Vaccine clinics. These resources help keep pets out of shelters and in their homes where they belong.
We began our Community Resource Center in late 2019 as a pilot program. And in the subsequent 2.5 years, it has been an unbelievable success! And as an entirely gift-based not-for-profit all of it has been done thanks to your generous support. We're not a government-funded agency, we don't have an over-arching national organization. We're your local shelter, and when you make a gift on Tuesday you'll know exactly where it's going, and who it's helping.
As an added bonus, thanks to our friends at Eberling Foundation, we have $20,000 in matched funds. That means every dollar you give, is actually two. But we have to hit that mark to get value in the matched funds. We've set a goal of $40,000 for Giving Tuesday, and while that won't fund a year's worth of Community Resources, it will definitely go a LONG way toward helping pets and pet-families here in Nashville & Middle Tennessee.
So, before things get too crazy with the holiday season. Before family and work parties and shopping and all the other distractions of the coming season pull you in a million directions, make a gift to support YOUR Community Resource Center.
Nov 26
Our Thanksgiving fosters provided more than just a break from the shelter… they were able to give us great info about how the dogs were in their home! Swipe through to read more and then come visit us! We’re open Sat & Sun from 10 AM to 5 PM!
Nov 26
This is the time of the year when we take time to count our blessings and give thanks for all that we have. In that spirit, we'd like to tell you the story of two special little kittens that we're thankful for and all of the people who helped make it possible.
Say hello to Yeti and Coleman. These two little sweethearts were just a few weeks old when they were found abandoned in our donation bins outside. Far too frequently, we're seeing more and more cases of animal abandonment on our doorstep, and in many cases, in less than safe conditions. "Dumping" an animal is never the right choice.
While collecting donations, one of our Animal Care Techs heard a faint noise and pulled these two out of the bin. Yeti and Coleman were in pretty bad shape and were almost in an even worse situation as 30-pound bags of food, and metal kennels are regularly dropped into our donation bins. Once they made it inside, our medical team immediately went to work. They were malnourished, dehydrated, and both had severe upper respiratory infections, which can be fatal for young kittens.
They stayed in our Medical ICU, where both the Vet & Animal Care teams checked on them and helped nurse them back from the brink. But these two are fighters. Once they were ready, our amazing Foster Coordinator helped find them the perfect foster family where they would spend the next few weeks recovering and growing up in a safe, warm, and healthy home.
From tiny 1-pound kitties to now thriving foster friends, today we're thankful for our Animal Care and Medical Teams, our amazing Foster Families, and we're particularly thankful for our generous supporters who make all of this happen. As an entirely gift-based not-for-profit, we rely solely on your generous support to save lives like these. For this $5 Friday, we're asking that you make a gift of whatever you can to help us turn these sad stories into happy endings.
Also, this gift is part of our Giving Tuesday drive, and we have matched giving this year thanks to the Eberling Foundation! That means every dollar raised will be doubled! So, give generously and help make this a season of blessings for little furry friends like Yeti and Coleman. 🙏
Nov 25
The Nashville Humane Association (NHA), incorporated in 1946 to protect the well-being of animals in Davidson County, is one of the oldest service organizations in Nashville. We are committed to finding responsible homes, controlling pet overpopulation, & promoting the humane treatment of animals.
