PAWS of Humboldt

11/03/2026

SANTA, SANTA SUIT AND PHOTOGRAPHER FOUND 🎅📸
STAY TUNED FOR EVENT INFO!! 🥳

Hey y’all! PAWS is considering teaming up with Humboldt Tractor Supply for a Santa picture event for kids and dogs on Saturday, December 5.

We’re putting out feelers to see if anyone has a large or extra-large Santa suit that PAWS might be able to borrow, so we don’t have to purchase one. We’re also considering using a Polaroid camera, so if you have one we could borrow for the event, please reach out.

We’re still figuring out the details and considering our options. If you have either of these things—or know someone who might—please comment below or send me a message. Thank you!
Michelle Dawn Amy Watson Thompson Charlotte Jones Wiseman Lynn DeBerry Julie Beck Crenshaw Diane Fisher Wright

11/01/2026

Miss Willow took a ride with me to meet her new mama—and it was kismet. ❤️

Her new mama happens to be the daughter of a woman I worked with for years in rescue. After losing her own dog earlier this year, she was ready to start looking for a new companion. And then she met Willow. It was instant. They both fell in love.

Her mama called me last night to tell me about their drive home to Newbern. Willow kept booping her hand, making sure it stayed on her, and was already nodding off. She explored her new home, got to sleep with her mama, and has already decided that rain is absolutely not for her. She went out, did her business quickly, and ran right back inside!

Now she’s making herself at home and soaking up all the belly rubs. After being moved around so much, I hope Willow knows she’s home now—safe, loved, and right where she belongs.

Sometimes things don’t work out the way we expected because the right place is still waiting. I really think that’s what happened here. Welcome home, sweet Willow! 🐾❤️

11/01/2026

PLEASE READ AND SHARE—THIS IS IMPORTANT.

Jackson Pet Emergency Clinic is warning about scam calls targeting people whose pets are lost. The caller may claim a local vet found your pet and sent them to an emergency clinic for surgery, then demand a large payment.

If you get a call like this, don’t give out personal or payment information. Contact the veterinary clinic directly using a number you look up yourself and verify what’s going on.

Thank you to JPEC for sharing this warning. Please pass it along so more pet owners know to be careful.

It has come to our attention there are phone calls being made to owners of lost pets! The scammers tells them a local veterinary clinic has found their pet and then sent it to a emergency center for specialized surgery and they owe a large amount of money.
If you have a lost pet, and receive one of these calls do not give the caller any info about your pet or any payment information!!
Call the veterinary clinic and verify with them.

10/31/2026

Hey, everyone! Look who I have with me—Miss Willow, our little short stack, Miss Big B***y Judy! 😂❤️

Willow has been with our wonderful foster, Michelle Brown for the last couple of weeks, and now we’re headed to meet herl new foster mama. We think this may turn into a foster-to-adopt situation, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed!

I’m just enjoying a little time with her right now. She’s so sweet, and I just love her. ❤️

10/31/2026

💜GOAL: $300
💜GOAL REACHED‼️

Hey guys, it’s that time of year again. Every year around now, we start gathering straw, dog houses, dog food, and tarps to help community dogs get ready for winter.

This year, PAWS of Humboldt and the Humboldt Animal Shelter are working together on community outreach. People have already been calling to ask about dog houses, and we’re making a list of households whose dogs may need help getting winterized.

One of our board members found a farmer who can provide straw for $4 a bale. We’re hoping to get around 60 bales, so we’d like to raise $300 to help cover the straw, dog food, and tarps. We’re also collecting bags of dog food, which cost about $25 each.

If you have a dog house you’re no longer using and would like to donate it, please comment or message the PAWS page so we can arrange a pickup or delivery day.

If you’d like to donate a tarp, please message us for an address to send it to. If you’d like to donate dog food and know where Michelle lives, a $25 bag of Retriever from Tractor Supply—or something comparable—can be dropped off in her driveway. If you have a dog house to deliver and already know where she lives, you’re welcome to bring it by. Otherwise, please message the PAWS page so we can work out the details.

We’d love to have everything gathered by the middle of November, if possible.

PAWS donation links:

Venmo:
Cash App: $pawsofhumboldt
PayPal: pawsofhumboldt

Please note “winterizing dogs” or “straw, houses, and tarps” with your donation so we know what it’s for.

Thank you so much to everyone who helps, donates, shares, or keeps an eye out for a community dog in need. We’re grateful for every bit of support. ❤️
Michelle Dawn Charlotte Jones Wiseman Amy Watson Thompson Julie Beck Crenshaw Lynn DeBerry Diane Fisher Wright Cassey Collins

10/29/2026

*Please take a moment to read*
I need to share an important reminder about PAWS of Humboldt and where our focus needs to be right now.
Our mission is to support the Humboldt Animal Shelter and the dogs who are there. Our board and PAWS team have been working hard to brainstorm fundraising ideas, coordinate events, and bring those plans to life. At the same time, I’ve been responding to messages and pleas for help with dogs in urgent, unsafe situations. I care deeply about every one of them, and I’ve tried to help wherever I could. But I need to pull back and refocus on the dogs in our own shelter.

It’s now clear that the new shelter won’t be finished before colder weather arrives. We have to focus on finding placement for some of the dogs so the others can fit inside, and on making the current shelter as warm and winter-ready as we possibly can with what we have to work with. The old building has no climate control, but it offers more protection than an outdoor kennel. If we can’t make room, some dogs may still have to stay outside.💔

We need to put together a wish list, gather photos and bios, and work on finding placement for some of these dogs before the weather turns. They need my attention for the foreseeable future.
If you’re thinking about tagging or messaging me to ask for help with another dog, please understand that I need to keep my focus on the Humboldt shelter and the dogs who depend on us there. I’m grateful for your understanding and for everyone who continues to support this work.

📸Pictured: Jack- currently at Humboldt Animal Shelter

10/28/2026

🚨PLEASE SHARE — BLEU IS MISSING 🚨

Bleu is missing around Gibson County Lake. He’s about 100 pounds and very gentle. Please keep an eye out and share so we can help get this big, sweet boy home.

If you spot Bleu, please contact Linda Lee Hilliard or Humboldt Animal Shelter

Michelle Dawn

10/27/2026

UPDATE:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DXXbr4Dzc/

Imagine being dumped by the very people who were supposed to love you and keep you safe. This poor mama was never spayed, and now she’s been abandoned out in the country, pregnant and alone.

She’s lying in the middle of the road, panting from stress, and her back end looks swollen. We’re worried her babies may be coming soon.

Samantha Elmore with the Crockett County Pound is there now, trying to get her safely in the truck. We desperately want to find her a safe place to have her puppies instead of having her deliver at the pound, where the only available space is an outdoor pen away from the other dogs.

If you offered to foster her in Huntington and that offer is still open, please contact me right away. We have rescue backing for her vet care and adoption placement. We just need a safe place for this mama to go.

Please, if you can help, reach out now. 🙏

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