Humane Society shelter slates anniversary open house Sept. 29

To commemorate the anniversary of reopening the animal shelter, the Humane Society of Putnam County has planned a Saturday, Sept. 29 anniversary celebration at the animal shelter, 4700 E. State Rd 240, Greencastle.

The public is invited for free food, games, bounce houses and shelter tours on Saturday, from 4-6:30 p.m. as a thank you for local support.

Beginning in 2014, the Humane Society of Putnam County has forged a unique public-private partnership with the Putnam County Commissioners and County Council working with the Sheriff’s Department with the goal of reopening the facility. Those groups, along with community volunteers, spent hundreds of hours cleaning and remodeling the animal shelter.

In September 2015, the shelter opened to the public with a clean, fresh look. Since that opening, the Humane Society -- through strong community support from donations, fundraisers and proceeds from Rescued Treasures -- has provided shelter and care and found homes for homeless cats and dogs in Putnam County.

In addition, since the shelter reopened, improvements such as kennel rest benches, kennel gates, new cat condos, quarantine kennels, outside dog runs with roofs and a covered deck have been made.

“The Humane Society is very proud of the shelter facility and the staff for the care given to the animals with the goal of finding ‘fur-ever’ homes,” a spokesman said. “We want to thank all those individuals, businesses, volunteers, DePauw students, the county, animal foster families, adoption families and the donors and the shoppers at Rescued Treasures for supporting the shelter.”