October was an amazing month, and as we reflect on this year’s celebration of Subaru Loves Pets month, we are left with profound gratitude. In this month alone, 802 Subaru has helped hundreds of shelter pets be ready for adoption by covering medical expenses and other vital services, promoted these animals using eye-catching posters in their showroom, rallied community members together to donate much-needed supplies through their food drive, and hosted a special adoption event where 18 pets were adopted in just two hours! Altogether, 802 Subaru has helped 49 shelter pets find new loving homes in October. We are grateful 802 Subaru goes the extra mile for CVHS, so we can go the extra mile for animals.

October might be over but we still have so many wonderful pets waiting for their new homes. Check out our adoptable pets, updated in real time. 

HUGE thanks to 802 Subaru for being such a generous partner to CVHS, and the animals! 

We are still in awe… Fur Fest was such a heartwarming and successful event. So many caring people who share the same mission of helping shelter pets, all joined together for a meaningful celebration. Our special furry guests, canine Mr. Beans (formerly known as Chai) and feline Rocket (formerly known as GobbleGum), moved the crowd with their life-changing stories and happy “tail” endings. Our MC’s, Meteorologist Alex Wasilenko and Lily Sakaniwa – ABC 22/Fox 44 from My Champlain Valley News, kept the evening rolling and made our live auction so much fun, and so successful! These two truly are our good luck charms, helping to break all sorts of records. At the end of the night, we raised an astonishing and record-breaking $48,410 for the animals! WOW!!! We are so lucky to have such a supportive and generous community full of people who want to save animals.

We’d like to thank our top-level Pet Chow sponsors, Baradur Imaging and Community National Bank, to our Happy Meower sponsor VT Crossroads Auto Repair, and Animal Friend sponsor Village Homes, all of whom helped cover the costs of the event so all proceeds could go to the animals. We thank the Wood’s Lodge for their delicious food and fun pet-themed cocktails, Birchgrove Baking for donating yummy cookies, Emslie Florist and Gifts for the beautiful flower arrangements, music duo Frosty Frog for the soothing tunes, and everyone at the Millstone Celebration Barn for making this year’s event even better than we could have imagined.

And most of all, we are so grateful for everyone who either attended the event or made a donation in lieu of tickets. You will help so many animals! Thank you!

We are looking for help in animal care- read more and apply on Indeed. Only apply via Indeed. 

• No phone calls or in-person applications accepted. No inquiries from third-party organizations will be accepted. You will be contacted for a video meeting interview if we feel you might be a good fit.

See our job post on Indeed, you must apply on Indeed.

It’s mealtime, but our canine wet food stock is EXTREMELY LOW here at the adoption center. Are you able to help make a donation? We use wet food to give the dogs’ meals a little more moisture and flavor. We also use wet food when making canine enrichment.

Our local supporters carry wet food, One Stop Country Pet Supply, Montpelier Agway Farm and Garden, Aubuchon Ace Hardware & Guy’s Farm and Yard.

Most grocery stores also carry dog wet food. Our dogs are not picky and we (and them) would be so appreciative of a wet food donation. No particular brand, flavor or texture (Pate, Gravy, Shredded, Stew), you name it, we will find a canine to feed it to!

Feel free to leave it on our covered porch at any time that is convenient for you; staff checks the porch frequently, and will bring it inside from there. Thank you so much!

You could also shop on our wish list on Chewy or Amazon and have it shipped directly to us at 1589 Vermont Route 14S. East Montpelier, VT 05651.

Pictured is handsome Glaze, available for adoption!

Please send us an email to volunteer@centralvermonthumane.org so we can send you our volunteer application and agreement to fill out. From there we will work with you to see if we have a volunteer opportunity that would benefit you and CVHS.

Due to limited staffing at this time, we cannot accommodate any mandated community service hours or school required volunteer hours due to the oversight needed for those volunteers.

If you are interested in fostering, and have a quiet space in your home that could house baby kittens or an adult animal in need of medical care, learn more about our foster program by clicking here.

We are looking for dedicated Cat Wing volunteers! Can you spare a few hours, especially in the morning, on a regular basis to help feed and clean Cat Wing? Bonus, you get to pet our adoptable kitties in between cleaning. We know cleaning up Cat Wing isn’t exactly glamorous, but keeping Cat Wing spotless is vital to keep our kitties healthy. It is a very important job!

We need one or two people to volunteer to drive our pets to and from our veterinarian in Bradford. On Wednesday mornings, pets need to go to the vet, and on Thursday morning they need to come back to CVHS. This is typically needed as early as 8-8:30am, so we’re looking for an early riser. There is an option of using our CVHS van or your personal vehicle, but we do not reimburse for gas/mileage if you opt to drive your own car. If there are more animals than can fit in your personal vehicle you will need to drive our van. Drivers need to be accustomed to driving in Vermont weather conditions. Volunteers are required to have a clean driver’s license and proof of insurance. 

Please contact volunteer@centralvermonthumane.org if you are interested in these opportunities!

DONATE MONTHLY TO SAVE MORE LIVES!

Every day, needy animals rely on Central Vermont Humane Society – for food, shelter and medical care – and to find new loving homes. A core group of very loyal friends to the animals at CVHS make the commitment to be a monthly donor, providing an important, reliable stream of income that CVHS can rely on to save animals – every day.

Pets like Lily, a tiny kitten who started having bloody diarrhea and losing weight. Kittens as young as Lily are extremely fragile- when they are sick, they need to see a vet without delay. We immediately had Lily looked at by our vet, who discovered she was anemic. She felt much better after receiving medication,  When Lily was old enough, we adopted her into a loving home.

That is the power of our Faithful Friends- Reliable support that makes it possible for us to help pets like Lily without delay.

Please join this group of important supporters and help provide the steadiness and reliability that is so important to save animals. 

Benefits of being a Faithful Friend:

• You will receive one thank you letter at the end of the year that details all your gifts for that year including amounts, date of gift, and whether it was a check, cash or an online donation.
• Four times a year, we will send you a set of heartwarming stories of pets you have helped.
• We will send you a CVHS euro sticker to put on your car, laptop, coffee mug, anywhere to let people know you support the animals!
• It is convenient and easy to set up an automatic monthly donation using your credit card – either online via our website or by calling our office. Or set up direct payment from your bank account and avoid credit card fees so that 100% of your gift goes to CVHS.
• Spreading out your giving throughout the year is budget-friendly and many people find this enables them to give more than when they make a single gift once a year.
• It is flexible, you can make changes at any time. If your monthly gift is by credit card, just contact our office to update your gift amount or credit card information (including new expiration dates or card numbers).
• Greater impact through steady support – Know that you are providing continuous and steady support to help animals every day, as soon as they need it.

We’re happy to answer questions and help you get started. Contact Terri at Terri@centralvermonthumane.org.

“Monthly giving is easier for us and provides money that CVHS can depend on to keep saving animals.”  – Mike and Lisa, Faithful Friend Monthly Donors

**If you prefer to mail a check each month, please write Faithful Friend in the memo line so we know you are a regular monthly donor. Then you will be included in receiving all quarterly newsletters about the animals you are helping. Mail to Central Vermont Humane Society, 1589 VT Rte 14South, East Montpelier, VT 05651. Thank you!

We see the love people have for their pets every day.  Pets fill our lives with joy, laughter, and unconditional love.  And when we lose them, the loss can be unbearable.  NEW- you can make a gift in honor of a beloved pet’s memory and we will send a Pet Memorial E-card to the person of your choice to let them know you are thinking of them.

Make a gift in memory of a beloved pet and send an E-card

We have also created a way for you to memorialize your pet with a page on our website that includes photos and stories, honoring the memory of our furry friends. See our Pet Memorial page here. So much love for our furry friends!

Please send in your stories of your cherished pets, and we will honor their memory on our memorial page. Submit your story here: https://centralvermonthumane.org/submit-your-petmemorial/

One of our favorite quotes is from Agnes Sligh Turnbull: “Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.”  This applies to all pets — our time with them is much too short.

Need an amazing gift for someone?  Sponsor a homeless pet!  A meaningful and heartwarming gift that will save animals at CVHS.  Sponsoring a pet is easy- go to our our adoption pages (which are updated in real time), choose a pet you would like to sponsor, and click on “Sponsor Me” under their description. To give as a gift, you will receive an email confirmation that includes a note you can send to your gift recipient telling them you sponsored a pet in their name.  Gift or not, sponsoring a pet is a great way to help animals who are in CVHS care while we help them find loving homes.

The animals at CVHS thank you so much!

Choose a pet on one of our Adoption pages below, or donate now

Adoptable Dogs page

Adoptable Cats page

Adoptable Critters page