Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Spokane shelters get $10,000 grant to find a few good owners

  March 24, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Four local animal groups are teaming up with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to host a mega-adoption event this week to give hundreds of animals …

• St. Patrick’s Parade includes shelter pups, bagpipes, green horse

  March 18, 2012 in City on Page B1 St. Patrick’s Day even brings out the Irish in animals. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Spokane on Saturday included the usual civic groups, bagpipe and drum groups, politicians, …

• Program helps at-risk teens and shelter dogs

  February 23, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Seirra Howard’s future may be brighter thanks to a heeler mix named Diesel. Classified as an at-risk youth following a 2009 arrest, 18-year-old Howard came to know and train Diesel …

• Education Notebook: Collection helps Humane Society

  February 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Students at Mountainside Middle School in the Mead School District will help fill the shelves at the Spokane Humane Society and keep dogs and cats fed during the winter months. …

• Stray cat finds friend near Gonzaga

  November 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Don Winant said he’s not an animal rights activist, but when a personable little tuxedo cat showed up at his door about a month ago he did exactly what “they” …

• Puppy abandoned in trash bin

  April 1, 2011 in News A 6-week-old Dalmatian puppy found abandoned in a trash bin is now in foster care. 4

• Cat spay/neuter offered for $15

  February 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 SPOKANE – The Spokane Humane Society, Pet Savers and SpokAnimal have joined for SCAT, a one day Cat Spay/Neuter event, on Saturday. Adult cats and kittens 8 weeks and older …

• Vestal: Quiet woman had big heart, loved giving

  December 24, 2010 in City on Page A5 Barbara Bethards loved Christmas. She’d gather gifts with personal touches. Items that reflected her friends’ pets, hobbies, passions. Charm bracelets. Pet photos. Cross-stitching. Bags filled with emblems of thoughtfulness.

• Seized dogs, pups up for adoption

  December 7, 2010 in City on Page A7 Sixty dogs from a Labradoodle breeding operation that was raided in July are now available for adoption. Thirty-nine of the dogs were seized July 30 at Wilma L. Turner’s Ironhorse …

• 47 dogs rescued from kennel near Deer Park

  September 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 It may take Lightning, a Labradoodle with yellow fur matted by filth, weeks or even months to not shy away from people at the door of his kennel. Lightning is …

• Pet adoption fees waived till Saturday

  July 1, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S5 SPOKANE – The Spokane Humane Society will waive adoption fees through Saturday on cats, kittens and select dogs, during their “Freedom by the 4th” event.

• Veterinarian’s license suspended

  May 21, 2009 in City on Page A5 The veterinary license of Douglas C. Mohney, a former veterinarian at the Spokane Humane Society, has been suspended by state regulators. Mohney, of Post Falls, who now works at Liberty … 1

• State suspends Spokane veterinarian

  May 20, 2009 in City The veterinary license of Douglas C. Mohney, a former veterinarian at the Spokane Humane Society, has been suspended by state regulators.

• Animal shelters to split $1.1 million bequest

  March 25, 2009 in City on Page A7 A gift of more than $1 million from an animal lover’s estate will go a long way toward protecting and sheltering unwanted or abused animals in the Spokane area. The …

• In brief: Windfall plans $5 bag sale

  February 19, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Windfall, a thrift store at 1024 S. Perry St., will have a bag sale Friday and Saturday. From 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., all of the bags, shoes, and clothes …