agormann • 16 Dec 2025 You’ve come a long way, Baby. Ask anyone who works or volunteers at Humane Colorado, and they’ll tell you the role comes with one very specific, universal risk (aka perk): At some point, you’re likely to bring at least one animal friend home with you. It’s difficult to resist when every day you see their beautiful…
Humane Colorado • 09 Dec 2025 When you wish upon a Star If you are one of the billions who has ever been overcome by the sight of stars, then you know just how we felt the first time we saw this twinkling beauty. Nearly one year ago, Star arrived after hours at our Leslie A. Malone Center on Quebec Street. She…
Humane Colorado • 04 Dec 2025 Freddie’s BIG Promotion Some dogs are here to live a BIG life. When Freddie came to Humane Colorado, we knew he was one such dog. A young golden retriever typically weighs 60 pounds, give or take. Freddie was only 34 pounds and covered in pressure sores when he arrived at the Leslie…
Humane Colorado • 23 Nov 2025 Zahara’s rise: A story of healing and renewed hope When 3-month-old Joan of Arc arrived at Humane Colorado’s San Luis Valley Animal Center this past June, her world had already been turned upside down. She and a few other puppies were found abandoned in a rural area – scared, under-socialized, and in desperate need of care. Soon after, we…
Humane Colorado • 14 Sep 2025 Golden Odie: Caring for a deaf dog brings joy to family The Hill’s 2025 State of Sheltering Report highlights a growing concern – people don’t feel like they are capable of being good enough pet owners whether it is due to expense, experience, or time. This is, in part, why deaf dogs face greater barriers to adoption than other animals in…
Humane Colorado • 09 Jun 2025 Peepers Positivity Shines Through Cost of care is often a contributing factor when people surrender their pets to animal shelters. The average cost of care for a cat in a home is between $700 and $3,000 a year for necessities and routine vet care. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of…
Humane Colorado • 28 Apr 2025 Happy Tails: Life is an adventure for Bella Some dogs make an impact on everyone at Humane Colorado. Bella is one of them. Bella was in our care for some time before her adoption day. As a worker breed, she has the energy and intelligence to outrun most humans! In her time with us, Bella passed our K9…
Humane Colorado • 20 Feb 2025 Letters from Friends: A Stellar Life for Olive Every year, we see thousands of animals go to new homes and are always thrilled to receive updates with everything they are up to with their new families! Stellar (now Olive) was adopted in November and has truly settled into her new home. Here’s what her adopter had to…
agormann • 16 Jan 2025 Dash finds peace of mind It is difficult, even heartbreaking, to imagine where Dash was before arriving at Humane Colorado’s Harmony Equine Center. Upon intake, the veterinarian described him as “the walking dead” due to his ill health and severely emaciated condition. Like most of the horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules we care for at…
Humane Colorado • 04 Dec 2024 Confidence in confidence alone When Harriet – a tiny, 2-month-old sphynx kitten – came to Humane Colorado’s San Luis Valley Animal Center in August, her journey to true healing finally began. In addition to being fragile and underweight, she presented with a recently removed right eye and a remaining eye painfully enlarged and diseased.
Humane Colorado • 20 Nov 2024 Olive, her dreams came true It was a bitter afternoon in April when Aliyah and her family were taking a walk with their dogs around their 5-acre property in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Before long, they noticed strange sounds and movements coming from the bottom of a nearby hill. As they approached to investigate,…
Humane Colorado • 05 Nov 2024 The “bell-a” the ball When gentle Bella arrived at our shelter in January 2024, she was nervous and learning to adjust to the world after her owner sadly fell ill. As is true for many animals, especially those who have experienced trauma or loss, the shelter environment was overwhelming for Bella, and she often…
Humane Colorado • 29 Oct 2024 One Cat’s Cosmic Comeback When Cosmos, a 3-year-old black cat, arrived at the Dumb Friends League San Luis Valley Animal Center in December 2023, he was a malnourished stray found alongside two other cats in Alamosa. The three had been fending for themselves in the cold after their owner had moved away.
Humane Colorado • 12 Sep 2024 Making his way home: How Cooper found love and purpose After proving to be quite the escape artist in his original home, Cooper was relinquished to the Dumb Friends League San Luis Valley Animal Center shortly after the facility’s grand opening. Knowing that the beauty of Southern Colorado was just on the other side of the door seemed to fuel…