Each day an old man walked along the beach, picking up starfish, that had been washed up on the shore by the tide, and threw them back into the sea..
One day a young boy stopped the old man and asked Why do you throw the Starfish back into the sea? It dosent matter. They will only wash up on the shore tomorrow. The Old Man bent over, picked up another and threw it as far as he could into the sea, and replied... it made a difference to that one.
Current News
Our New Cat Adopton Center , located at 1206 Taylor Mill Road just west of Scottsburg is OPEN and is in need of Volunteers.
The Humane Society does not operate from it's own shelter,but we do operate a "Cat Adoption Center located at 1202 Taylor Mill Road. We support the Scott County Animal Shelter, and many of the pets for adoption are housed there in addition to the many Foster Homes which are homes of volunteers.
Adoption Fees for In County Qualified Adoptors are currently $75.00 for Dogs and $ 50.00 for Cats, out of County adoptors are charged slightly more. Drop by the Animal Shelter or contact the "Foster" home to discuss adoption procedures. They will ask that you fill out a Pre-Adoption Form prior to adoption.
All pets adopted have had their first set of shots and have been Spayed / Neutered in addition to a Rabies Shot. In cases where a pet has not been Spayed or Neutered, a certificated is provided for this to be preformed at one of our approved Veternary Clinics.
Humane Society of Scott County does not have a shelter which it operates from, all pets are fostered in volunteer's homes and space is limited, as well as foster homes. If we take in owner turn ins, we do not have room for pets from the shelter who are about to be put down.
Each day an old man walked along the beach, picking up starfish, that had been washed up on the shore by the tide, and threw them back into the sea..
