Our Recent Stories
60 Stories in 60 Days: A Home Full of Second Chances
Story #16 of 60: From Loss to Love As told by Christine Westen, Foster and Volunteer My journey with Anderson Humane began with a plea for fosters for the Envigo beagles. I had lost my dog about...
60 Stories in 60 Days: Two Cats, A Lifetime of Love
Story #15 of 60: Love Multiplied by Two As told by Kim Ziegler, Adopter We adopted Maddie when she was a two-year-old black short-haired kitty, and from the very beginning, she was full of...
60 Stories in 60 Days: How Showing Up Changed Our Lives
Story #14 of 60: A Journey That Started With a Walk As told by Stephanie Santiago, Adopter, Foster, and Volunteer In 2017, a few coworkers and I decided to use our volunteer day to help at Anderson...
60 Stories in 60 Days: A Second Chance for Both of Us
Story #13 of 60: Love at First Paw As told by Claudia von Fragstein, Adopter After my beloved dog, Bullie, passed away, my heart felt empty. I knew I would eventually open it to another dog, but I...
60 Stories in 60 Days: A Connection We Couldn’t Ignore
Story #12 of 60: When a Toy Slid Under the Door As told by Carolyn Williams, Adopter & Donor My husband was ready to look for another pet, but I still was not. Even so, I agreed to go and look....
60 Stories in 60 Days: Right Place, Right Time
Story #11 of 60: Bradley Found His Way HomeAs told by Dana Tenenbaum, Anderson Humane Volunteer We were hosting an adoption event at Do It Best Hardware when a couple came in to meet a puppy named...
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