Humane Colorado • 30 Jul 2024 Paws for Good Support from Banfield Foundation® Powers the Dumb Friends League’s Community Vaccine Clinics Keeping our pets healthy can often feel overwhelming. We want to give them the best food, provide them with plenty of exercise and enrichment, and make sure they are cared for and properly socialized. One…
Humane Colorado • 09 Jul 2024 Honoring Henry Roath It is with heartfelt sadness that we share the passing of the Dumb Friends League’s dear friend and leading contributor to our work, Henry Roath. For more than 40 years, Henry provided unwavering support to the League, evolving our programs and services to meet the needs of the communities we…
Humane Colorado • 24 Jun 2024 Gaining life and love In March 2024, Rosemary’s life took a dramatic turn when she was discovered emaciated, injured, and dirty in an abandoned shed in north Denver. Tragically, she was living alongside another dog who had passed away. The kind people who found Rosemary quickly brought her to the Dumb Friends League, where…
Humane Colorado • 19 May 2024 Every dog deserves a home Sharing your life and love with a dog is an experience unlike any other. Dogs are our friends, our teachers, our adventure buddies, our babies. For many thousands of years, they have been by our side more than any other animal species, providing us with safety, survival, social outlets, and…
Humane Colorado • 08 Apr 2024 Odin | The fullest life possible Seeing Odin today, you would never know that, just four short months ago, the young Labrador-mix puppy was barely clinging to life. When the Dumb Friends League Investigations Team and local law enforcement first discovered him in an abandoned home in southern Colorado, 10-week-old Odin was starving, freezing, and surrounded…
Humane Colorado • 01 Apr 2024 31st Annual Dumb Friends League Furry Scurry Scheduled for May 4 On your marks, get set, SCURRY at Wash Park to support the Dumb Friends League at the 2024 Furry Scurry DENVER (Feb. 13, 2024) – Grab your walking shoes and your furry friend, the Dumb Friends League 31st annual Furry Scurry is just a quick jaunt away! This year’s Furry Scurry…
Humane Colorado • 06 Feb 2024 Home is where Quazi is For six whole months, not a day went by that Rachael did not long for her beloved cat, Quazi. The two were tragically separated last April, when a fast-moving fire engulfed the third-story apartment they shared with Rachael’s sister. On that terrible day, Rachael was faced with the unthinkable –…
Humane Colorado • 15 Jan 2024 Ballot measures to improve access to veterinary care New Survey from Dumb Friends League and the ASPCA Reveals Strong Support Among Colorado Voters for Ballot Measures to Improve Access to Veterinary Care. Proposed 2024 statewide ballot measures would expand access to veterinary telehealth and establish the Veterinary Professional Associate position January 16, 2024 DENVER, CO – Today,…
Humane Colorado • 27 Dec 2023 Shelby makes great strides When Shelby first arrived at the Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center™ in August 2022, the young, feral horse was in dire need of medical attention. An identification tag had become embedded in his neck, resulting in a large and severely infected open wound. Shelby’s pain was excruciating, matched only…
Humane Colorado • 17 Dec 2023 Tips to keep your pets safe during the winter holidays The holiday season is in full swing! In order to celebrate the festivities and keep everyone safe and healthy, it’s important to keep our pets’ care and well-being top of mind. Here are some important safety tips to remember this holiday season to ensure it is merry and bright for…
Humane Colorado • 10 Dec 2023 A good friend can transform it all Bob knows a thing or two about how to nurture wonderful and lasting connections. He has always lived in Denver – a community he values and loves so deeply, he’s willing to endure the snow and his neighbors’ “puzzling” fervor for the mountains nearby. Denver is the home Bob shared…
Humane Colorado • 23 Nov 2023 Unknown canine respiratory disease: Tips on how to keep your pets healthy Over the last several months, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) has been receiving calls from practicing veterinarians reporting an elevated number of canine respiratory disease cases in the state. This unknown canine respiratory disease has now been documented in several states around the country, including Colorado. The illness seems…
Humane Colorado • 15 Nov 2023 “Learning to play like a dog”: How love has transformed Louis’ life Anyone who meets Louis today will tell you that the adorable, timid Chiweenie/terrier mix is one in a million. From his endearing bashfulness to his uncharacteristically long, lanky legs that keep admiring passersby guessing his breed, Louis is in a class all his own. However, before he came to the…
Humane Colorado • 08 Nov 2023 Don’s lucky charm When Don first met Lucky at the Dumb Friends League in 2022, he was reeling from the tragic loss of two of his most significant relationships – his wife of nearly 64 years in 2016 and, more recently, his beloved dog, Wilson, who passed suddenly after a diagnosis of cancer.