Greater Birmingham Humane Society

Greater Birmingham Humane Society has identified confirmed cases of the Canine Pneumovirus in dogs at the Jefferson County Animal Care and Control facility in Woodlawn. Because of this, animal control intake and canine adotoptions are being suspended.

As the rates of divorce in Alabama around the county skyrocket, more couples are taking their disputes over pet custody to the court room.

The city of Huntsville is advocating for pet owners to spay and neuter their pets within the next few months. Huntsville Animal Services are seeking to fix the upcoming overpopulation of kittens. More stray kittens find themselves in the animal shelter or roaming the city which leads to overpopulation.

Animal shelters across Alabama are working to find pets in the state forever homes this holiday season. Six of these organizations are participating in the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Holiday Hope: Empty the Shelters” event. The national animal welfare organization is dedicated to ending pet homelessness.

As victims of Hurricane Idalia’s destruction receive help and donations, pets are not being left out. The Greater Birmingham Humane Society is working to transport pet supplies to pet owners who lost their homes in the storm.

New research suggests Birmingham is one of the cat-friendliest cities in the nation. That’s according to LawnStarter. The lawn care service and research company studied the 200 largest U.S. cities and ranked them based on four different categories.

Marshall County Animal Watch is announcing a “Chipathon” event where pet owners can get their pets microchipped for only $25 throughout the month of August.The $25 covers both the cost for the microchip procedure and the registration. The procedure itself only takes seconds to complete.

July is coming to a close, and so is this month’s round of free microchipping at the Greater Birmingham Humane Society. The animal adoption and rescue service has held popup microchip clinics in Central Alabama every Saturday since July 1.

The Bissell Pet Foundation is sponsoring an Empty the Shelters event across the nation, and that includes here in Alabama. The event will last throughout the month of July. Discounted adoptions are being offered along with free preventative pet care for the life of the newly adopted pet. Free preventative pet care includes basic vaccinations, flea and tick prevention and heartworm prevention.

The Summit Birmingham will host its 6th annual Fido Fest event on Saturday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event celebrates four-legged friends and benefits The Greater Birmingham Humane Society.