Our Stories
Traveling with Your Pets
The travel season is upon us, and many people are planning their summer vacations with their furry pets. However, traveling with pets requires a little more planning than simply letting them hop up into the seat. Ensuring your pet's safety while driving is essential,...
Take steps for a pet-friendly Halloween
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...
Watch for Pet of the Week in the Rapid City Journal
(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...
Trap-Neuter-Return: Feral cat population management
Gwen and Harold Fenhaus show one of the feral cats they trapped in their yard. They will have the cat spayed or neutered and return it to release it which will manage the cat population in their neighborhood. A labor of love, respect, for neighborhood cats: TNR –...
Our Stories
Traveling with Your Pets
The travel season is upon us, and many people are planning their summer vacations with their furry pets. However, traveling with pets requires a little more planning than simply letting them hop up into the seat. Ensuring your pet's safety while driving is essential,...
Join the HSBH for fun in the sun!
The annual K9-3K will be held on Saturday, June 11, right here on the grounds of the Humane Society of the Black Hills, 1820 E. St. Patrick Street. This will be the fourth annual event and, over those four years, this event has gotten increasingly better. This year,...
Rebuilding the momentum to serve our community
Two short years ago, the Humane Society of the Black Hills actually closed to the public for more than a month doing only limited intake and outdoor adoptions. We weren’t alone, of course, as business after business restricted public access, curtailed services, or...
Summer Events schedule announced!
Grab your family (and your trusty canine companion) and come have a blast with the Humane Society of the Black Hills this summer! From fun-runs, to yoga with kittens, we have activities for everyone. And don't miss out on the biggest, best Wags & Waves event at...
A Thank You to Our Supporters
We had an eventful year at the Humane Society of the Black Hills! Cats, dogs, rats, birds, fish, pigs, rabbits, chickens, ducks, goats, and even an axolotl graced us with their presence in 2021. By year’s end, 4,000 animals had come through our doors and were adopted...
Transforming the Lives of Animals
The Humane Society of the Black Hills (HSBH) has welcomed thousands of local animals through its doors in 2021, and it is because of dedicated staff, donors, volunteers, fosters, and many other loyal supporters that the HSBH will continue helping these thousands of...
Homes for the Holidays: Canines in search of very special homes
It is the Christmas wish of every shelter animal to have a home for the holidays. Here at the Humane Society of the Black Hills (HSBH), more than 4,000 animals of the furry, feathered, and scaly variety arrive each year. Some of these animals have a very short stay,...
Make a big splash at the 6th annual Wags & Waves
Fall is right around the corner, but we're not done celebrating summer just yet! It's time for the Humane Society of the Black Hills' 6th Annual Wags and Waves event at the Jimmy Hilton Pool. Wags and Waves is a fan favorite and the Humane Society's largest summer...
Animal Care, Community Care Drive Operations
Serving AnimalsShags came to the Humane Society of the Black Hills in early May in tough shape. She had remains of porcupine quills around her head, she had a serious infection from a bullet wound on the right side of her face, and she was pregnant. We don’t know...
Register for our K93K & Dog Carnival: June 12th!
Bring your family, friends, and most importantly, your pup, to kick off the summer of 2021 at the Humane Society of the Black Hills' 3rd annual K93K and Dog Carnival! We're excited to welcome everyone back for some events to benefit the animals, and what better way...
A Volunteer Making A Difference
Ever wonder where those incredible feline photos you see on our website, or maybe the pet of the week images in the local newspaper, come from? Thank Steph - a talented, dedicated, and kindhearted volunteer with an eye for a great photo! Steph has been photographing...
