We are THRILLED to be returning to Oxford Maryland for Oxford Day again after a 2 year COVID hiatus. We will be encouraging the community to come out and Strut Your Mutt to help animals in need on the midshore. We have in person and virtual options this year too!
Join us for a “virtual” shower to help us prepare for kitten season 2022! Every year Talbot Humane receives hundreds of kittens from just born to weeks old. These sweet babies require specialized care and need a lot of supplies! If you can make a donation we would so appreciate your support!
If you are interested in becoming a foster parent complete our form now! We will be having a Foster Parent Training including care of bottle babies on Saturday March 26th at the shelter.
For the Months of March and April our local Carrolls Motor Fuel And High’s Markets are donating for the animals in need! All you need to do is round up for the animals when you fuel up! It is that simple! When we each do a little, together we make a huge difference!
We have been so blessed in recent weeks thanks to the generosity of our amazing community!
First, those crazy cats over at WCEI radio & WINX-FM dropped off a mass of food donated by the community through their #PawsforCause pet food drive! WCEI is one of our community partners and is always there for the animals and people when we need them.
Earlier this month our our friends at Easton Utilities, who too are ALWAYS doing something special for the community AND Talbot Humane arrived bearing gifts! Their employees raised funds in December for the shelter and Easton Utilities matched it. Terri Bennett and Kelly Simonsen delivered a generous donation for the animals and lunch for our staff to show their appreciation. We are so lucky to have them in our community, and our staff was so thankful for the delicious pick me up!
Then today, our friends at Sts. Peter and Paul High School arrived with 1,000 pounds of food for our pet pantry too! They collected this during their lunch breaks for the past few weeks. The next generation is definitely THE humane generation.
We are so grateful for those who donated and arranged for these wonderful opportunities for the animals and our staff. You allow us to continue our important work for the animals in need on the midshore.
Nancy has been with Talbot Humane for well over a decade! She began as a volunteer somewhere around 2007/2008. Later she joined as a staff member- first helping to clean on the weekends.
Now our Programs Coordinator, Nancy is responsible for our spay/neuter program, cat intervention program as well as many other hats around the shelter. Helping the cats is one of her passions. You will find her cooking a whole chicken for enrichment for the cats (this is proof of true love for a vegetarian!) You may find her sitting with a cat that is a social eater to encourage them to eat or brushing a frightened kitty. Her work with the intervention program is vital as well. Nancy truly believes in the work we do at Talbot Humane and it shows in all she does.
If you see Nancy, please thank her, we think she is the Cat’s Pajamas!
What can we say about Vicky? She is always willing to step up for the animals, staff and other volunteers of Talbot Humane!
Her journey with us began with Talbot Humane over 6 years ago as a runner with our UNLEASHED charity running team. Shortly there after she joined our volunteer force. At any time you may see Vicky working with a dog, taking a pup for a field trip or a shelter break, volunteering at an event or even dressing up as SNAPS if we really need her! She even got her husband Bill to join our team- he has been a regular force on our Dog Pack since he retired too!
We are so thankful for Vicky and Bill. IF you see them, thank them for all they do for the animals of Talbot Humane!
For the entire month of February, adopters will receive a customized pet adoption photo and and a new bestie goodie bag. It is our way of saying thank you for adopting a shelter pet! Check out our adoptable pets now! Animals Available for Adoption
On January 26, 2012 Officer Gonzalez responded to a call for abandoned animals in a home. When he arrived he found a yellow naped amazon living in filthy conditions, no food or water, cage filled with feces. The poor guy was in bad condition too, very pale and missing a lot of feathers- so many in fact we had a hard time identifying his breed!
While he may not have been in the best shape, JoJo was still spunky. The entire ride back to the shelter he had some “colorful” words for Officer Gonzalez! Untrusting of strangers and quite the potty mouth, I moved him into my office. I didn’t really expect him to become a permanent fixture in the early days. But his nervousness around strangers and the fact that he would bite the heck out of anyone- including me, made him less than popular for adoption.
As many of his feathers starting to return, and his color improved so did his trust. While he is still very selective, he now loves attention!
If you have ever visited the shelter you may have had a JoJo greeting- he loves to greet visitors with his “Hello”, and to answer the phone. He uses “That Word” a lot less now- but he is still sassy and will interject with a laugh any chance he gets in a conversation. For a bird who would only eat “junk food” in his early days with us, I now cook for him weekly (he’s not spoiled or anything) but he will still beg for your lunch- especially pizza crust!
Thank you for 10 fun years of being a great assistant director. JoJo I pray we have at least 10 more!