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And Kentucky Makes 8: Cashiers Highlands Humane Society
Written By: David Stroud - Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society | Issue: March-2022
Six very lucky dogs get a new leash on life thanks to the gentle ministrations of the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society.
David Stroud welcomes one of the Kentucky rescue dogs to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alabama. Florida. Georgia. Mississippi. South Carolina. Tennessee. And all across North Carolina from the mountains to the Outer Banks.
What do all these places have in common? The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society Animal Rescue Team has been there to help save lives. CHHS recently added State Number Eight to their rescue map when Executive Director David Stroud made the 12-hour round-trip drive to Louisville, Kentucky, to help with transport for canine survivors of a large-scale suspected puppy mill. More than 100 large-breed dogs, mostly Siberian Huskies, were discovered living in outdoor kennels or on chains, all of them found in unsanitary and
inhumane conditions.
Through a friendship with a representative of the national BISSELL Pet Foundation, Stroud was contacted and asked for help. Within hours of that request, he was on the road to meet representatives of the Kentucky Humane Society and assist with transport of six dogs who found safe refuge at the CHHS no-kill shelter.
“This was a very difficult case due to the size and volume of dogs,” said Kim Alboum, Director of Shelter Outreach and Policy Development for BISSELL. “The BISSELL Pet Foundation is grateful for the compassion and expertise within the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society that makes them a vital partner in situations like this. These are very lucky dogs!”
When Stroud arrived back at the 10-acre campus of the CHHS shelter with the rescued dogs, staff had already set aside six of their 14 play yards for the new residents. The scene that followed would have brought the most hard-hearted person to tears.
“These six brave canine survivors, who only knew life on a chain or in a cramped outdoor kennel smaller than a broom closet, got to stretch their legs and run for the first time in their lives,” said Stroud. “To see them romp, run and play, drink clean water, breathe fresh air…it reminded all of us that this is why we do what we do.”
Established in 1987, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organization located at 200 Gable Drive in Sapphire, one-and-a-half miles east of the Cashiers Ingles in between Cedar Creek Club and Lonesome Valley on Highway 64 East. This no-kill shelter is open Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. For more information, visit chhumanesociety.org or call (828) -743-5752.
