I never expected to end up working at an animal shelter. I fell into this field by accident. But I'm so glad I'm here...

Yes, being around animals all day is great! And I love going home every day knowing that what I'm doing is helping to save lives. But what I have been blown away by the most are the people who work here. As a team, we work hard. Really hard. We just wish that we didn't have to work as hard as we do. That we had a building that worked for us -- instead of against us at every single turn. 

I'm asking for your support. Donate today and help us build the animal shelter that our pets -- and our community -- deserve.

Whether you can donate $10 or $1,000, you'll be helping to make the world a little bit brighter and a little bit better for 3,800+ animals every single year. You'll give them space to play and a clinic to treat their ailments and heal their wounds. You'll give the community a shelter that can not only help them find a new furry family member, but keep the pet they so dearly love but may be considering surrendering due to harship. We can do so much more. You can help make sure that we do.

Please join me in donating today. You'll have my gratitude, and the gratitude of all of the pets entering our care every day.

Every pet deserves a happy, healthy life. For more than 3,800 lost and homeless animals in our community each year, that chance begins at the Lawrence Humane Society.

The Lawrence Humane Society is a critically-needed local resource for Douglas County and Lawrence, but is being held back by limitations of an aging, inadequate, and failing facility that is long overdue for replacement. By building a new, state-of-the-art shelter facility, the benefits to both pets and people are clear: more lives will be saved; the number of homeless and abandoned animals will be reduced; and most importantly, families will be strengthened -- by having the space to find the right home for every pet, and by helping keep pets and people together for the long-haul.

We need the community's help to make this project a reality.

Whether you can chip in $5 or $5,000, every dollar will make a difference to the thousands of animals that will receive care, life-saving medical treatment, and love in our new facility. Donate now or become a fundraiser to help us reach our $7.5 million fundraising goal by the end of 2017.

Want to make a bigger impact? Set up a personal fundraising page of your own and get involved ... for them! Click here for personal page setup instructions!

Learn more about the FOR THEM Capital Campaign by clicking here.