Expanding resources for pet owners in need
On Friday, February 23, Yavapai Humane Society celebrated the re-launch of its Second Chance Program. The program is an effort to provide medical support for low-income pet owners’ cats and dogs that have an illness or injury and nowhere else to turn. While this...
Hundreds of Pet Lovers get Their Wag on to Save Lives
How could simply taking your dog for a walk raise $40,000 for pets in need? When more than 300 dedicated animal lovers come together to support homeless pets. It’s called peer-to-peer fundraising and it’s exactly what the Prescott-area community did for Yavapai Humane...
Dozen precious pups, all find fur-ever homes!
We have wonderful news. Today, Murphy was adopted. He is the last to reach his forever home of the twelve dogs YHS retrieved from a difficult situation on Nov 10, 2016. In an area low on resources in northern Arizona, a man took on about thirty dogs that had it rough...
Introducing our new Executive Director Jocelyn Bouchard
YHS Volunteer makes headlines
Yavapai Humane Society (YHS) volunteer, Sam Tarhan, was recently featured in an article by Nanci Hutson in The Daily Courier. We are honored to have Sam as part of our YHS team. Read the full article here. To volunteer contact Yavapai Humane...
Horses on the job
Yavapai Humane Society's Equine Center is the home of our adoption program for horses in need of rehabilitation. Every horse we work with receives health care and training prior to being made available for adoption. Located in Chino Valley, Arizona, the Center...
Helping Heroes and Hounds (cats and horses, too!)
If there is anything we Prescottonians love, it’s our firefighters and our pets. That’s why Groom Creek Fire District and Yavapai Humane Society (YHS) have teamed up to put on a fundraiser benefiting both nonprofits: a 2017 calendar called “Heroes and Hounds,”...
Announcing Our New Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Yavapai Humane Society (YHS) is pleased to announce Jocelyn Bouchard has been named the new Executive Director, effective December 26. Bouchard brings a wealth of experience to her new role. Working in animal welfare for more than 30 years,...
BIG Veterans Day Sale at the YHS Thrift Store
This sale is HUGE! Friday only, November 11, join other shoppers and animal lovers this Veterans Day at the YHS Thrift Store! Because YHS loves our pets and vets, Yavapai Humane Society is offering 50% off all store items (unless marked “Firm”) in honor of those who...
Support team reaches beyond YHS staff and volunteers
Yavapai Humane Society was awarded a $125,000 grant from the Petco Foundation in May 2016, to support our work in sheltering animals, providing vaccinations and medical treatment, spaying/neutering. These are always needed as we prepare our dear furry friends...