There have been many questions asked to me recently; for instance, as to, “Why do we need a Humane Society in Levy County? What will the Humane Society do for the community? What will the Humane Society do about the population of cats and dogs? Why does the Humane  Society need a building?,” so I thought I would take this time to answer them.

The question of why do we need a humane society is because some people have forgotten that these creatures are loving, caring beings, and some one has to look out for there  welfare. There are a lot of people who have no clue  as to why they have animals other than everyone else has one, two, three or more. The expression “Keeping up with the Jones….” and “this property (animal) is mine to do as I please” comes to mind. This is where the Humane Society steps in helps the public realize the worth of animals and educate them about the subject.

Now, “What will the Humane Society do for our community?” and “What will the Humane Society do about the population of cats and dogs?” These two questions coincide together. One of the things we are planning on doing is to  promote the Humane Society out into the community and work on educating the children about spay/neuter. By doing this, the children can go home and tell mom or dad that Miss Bessy having puppies every year is not a good thing. If she was spayed, she would live a long and healthy life. If we can educate this generation, we won’t have to euthanize all the unwanted animals that flow through Levy County Animal Services. The amount of dogs and cats that populate Levy County is way beyond the bounds of reality. Levy County Animal Services receives numerous calls every day about stray dogs and cats. Then, there is always the person that comes to the shelter and turns in a litter of kittens or puppies that their pet had. When asked if they are going to have their cats spayed or their male dog neutered, they ask why? Then, the next response is that they can’t afford it. Animal Services would like to address an animal complaint over picking up a stray unhealthy animal or even a healthy  animal and having to put it down because there just isn’t enough people out there that care. The Humane Society of Levy County, Inc. is working to create more community awareness and work on the reduction of unwanted animals which causes pet overpopulation. At present, the Humane Society and Levy County Animal Services are working very hard to relocate large amounts of puppies and some adults to counties that have strict spay neuter policies in effect. All of the animals that leave the shelter through rescues or adoptions, they must be spayed or neutered under   Florida Law. The Humane Society has been working with Levy County Animal Services to reduce the number of animals that would have been euthanized and we are proud to say it is working. So Please, don’t call the Humane Society for the wonderful pets you need to get rid of due to numerous reasons. We have no shelter, just some kind foster homes throughout the area. Another branch of those two questions is Animal Cruelty. This is something that needs to be addressed due to the abuse some animals have to endure. Did you know that all domestic animals require proper food, water and shelter? Drive through your neighborhood and see how many pets have no shelter. “Heck the dog can get under the mobile home or along side the tree.” the owner always says. The      Humane Society is going to educate the community about this issue as well.

“Why does the Humane Society need a building?” This is a good question and the Humane Society of Levy County is trying to do what the people of Levy County have been asking about for quite some time, which is a Low Cost Spay and Neutering system like Marion and Alachua counties have had for years. Well, the Humane Society is  working to build a facility to have a clinic where low cost spays and neutering can be done for the citizens of Levy County. This task requires an area for pre-op and a surgical area. Then, we need a place to do adoptions and for those all people that missed the boat on education. A building fund has been established and monies are slowly coming in for the Building Fund. A separate fund has been established for those who wish to only donate towards this building fund. Also, we have fundraisers that all money raised goes toward this endeavourer. In addition, grants will be written for Low Cost Spay and Neuter along with Education.

The Humane Society of Levy County, Inc. is a non-profit 501C3 organization, which means all  donations are Tax Deductible.

If you are willing to make a donation to help complete this mission please feel free to call

352-486-5705 or email me at mike5138@aol.com

By mail,

Humane Society of Levy County, Inc.

PO. Box 678

 Bronson FL 32621

With sincere thanks,
Michael Schenk, President
Humane Society of Levy County, Inc.