by admin | Aug 8, 2018 | Animal Info
Rattlesnakes strike when threatened or deliberately provoked, but given room they will retreat. Most snake bites occur when a rattlesnake is handled or accidentally touched by someone walking or climbing. In the Rapid City area, Animals Services & Enforcement has...
by admin | Mar 7, 2018 | Animal Info
Spring is here meaning summer is almost upon us, and we all know what that means: fun activities to do outside. But remember, that warm weather not only draws us outside but also some of our favorite wild critters: rattle snakes, bull snakes, raccoons, skunks, bats,...
by admin | Feb 22, 2018 | Animal Info, Support Us
Twenty-four dogs were brought to the Humane Society of the Black Hills on Thursday, Dec. 21 – eight adults and 16 puppies from the Eagle Butte shelter. The hallway outside the medical exam room was filled with puppies – some too young to move much, but others...
by admin | Feb 5, 2018 | Animal Info, Pet Care, Support Us
Barbara Lemmon has made something good of a terrible situation by creating The Bob Lemmon Memorial Cat Sanctuary in the room her husband once studied and worked in at their Rapid City home. Barb’s husband, Robert, passed away in April and left Barb alone in a...
by admin | Oct 23, 2017 | Animal Info, Pet Care
The Humane Society of the Black Hills wishes everyone a happy Halloween this year! But we also want to wish everyone a safe Halloween – humans and pets alike. Here are 3 tips for having pet-friendly Halloween fun. Parents, please talk to your children about how to be...
by admin | Oct 10, 2017 | Animal Info, Uncategorized
(Oct. 10, 2017) Rapid City Journal photographer Hannah Hunsinger approached the Humane Society about doing a weekly Pet of the Week feature for the Thursday edition and we were excited to do it. Here, with a little help Joslyn, an adoption adviser, Hunsinger angles...
