The Maui Humane Society is always looking for ways to reunite stray animals with their owners. Now the organization has been selected as one of 25 shelters around the country to participate in a program called Network Neighbors to help more lost pets get back home. The program is launched by Best Friends Animal Society using Petco Love Lost technology.
“This is a critical situation. We take our responsibility to rescue animals in need very seriously, and when shelter space is so limited, it is extremely challenging to do our jobs. We desperately need our community’s help.”
If you’ve been considering adopting a dog or cat or thinking about providing foster care for one, now’s a good time to do it, especially if it’s a dog, according to the Maui Humane Society.
Aloha kākou! My name is Charlie and I am the Maui Humane Society’s Pet of the Week. I’m looking for an ‘ohana who will show me the kind, patient love I’ve been waiting for. Could that be you? Let’s meet and I can show you just how silly I am!
The Maui Humane Society released an urgent call for people to help foster animals as they prepare for a large-scale intake of dogs connected to a Humane Enforcement case. The shelter is already full, with zero open kennels, and they are hoping to make space to care for incoming animals, according to a news release.
“It is really meaningful to us, that we get to help save animals we don’t even know. It’s wild to think about how far it’s spreading.”
This Wags ‘N Whiskers Wednesday, KHON2 features a pup found wandering Lahaina in 2023 shortly after the devastating wildfires. According to the Maui Humane Society, JT is the definition of resilience and love after he was found chained to a tree, crying for help.
A Maui pup is back home with her family after finding herself in a difficult situation and it’s all thanks to Maui Humane Society’s Humane Enforcement Officers.
Hashbrown was found wandering alone on the island of Maui looking extremely confused and disoriented. He had no microchip or collar and seemed well and truly lost. Maui Humane Society took him in and immediately discovered why he was so confused.
“For about the past year or so, we’ve had funding from the National Dislocated Workers Grant program to employ some of our local Lahaina wildfire survivors at our shelter,” she said. “This included team members who directly care for the animals. They contribute to the safety of the animals. One of our team members fundraises for the animals.”
