HSBH Yard Sale

Join us for a yard sale right on the Humane Society of the Black Hills’ lawn from 8AM to 2PM! From pet food bowls and small animal habitats, to reptile equipment and scrubs, we have a little bit of everything. An added perk? Proceeds from all purchases stay...

Now accepting local annual business partners!

The Humane Society of the Black Hills (HSBH) has been a community partner for decades and takes in more than 4,000 animals each year – dogs, cats, chickens, goats, rabbits, reptiles, and more all come through the doors and receive humane, compassionate treatment...

Why spaying and neutering your pet matters

We love animals at the Humane Society of the Black Hills and, last year, we saw more than four thousand come through our front door. You can imagine that with so many animals, there are plenty of puppies and kittens. We’ll admit it – puppies and kittens are awfully...

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,...

Keeping busy, looking forward to new challenges

I’m glad to be back on the pages of the Rapid City Journal after a short hiatus from writing a humane society column. I spent decades doing newspaper work and still believe media and newspapers are vital to a healthy, vibrant community and I’m proud to be part of the...