10/06/2026
🌞 GOOD MORNING... THOUGHTS FROM THE ROAD TODAY. 🚚🐾
We get asked all the time...
Why do you do what you do?
How do you do what you do?
What do you get out of what you do?
Sure, we get to see God’s beautiful country. ❤️
We get to travel together, meet some wonderful people, and watch animals begin a whole new chapter of their lives.
But we’re not going to pretend everything is Gucci. 😅
Transport is HARD.
Days turn into nights... and nights turn right back into days. 😴
For 3–4 days at a time, we’re away from home.
Away from our family.
Away from our bed.
Away from our own animals. 🥹
There are long hours behind the wheel, early morning pickups, late-night drop-offs, cleaning kennels, caring for animals along the way, coordinating with rescue partners, and then doing it all over again.
So why do we keep doing it?
Because sometimes transport is the missing link between an animal in danger and the people waiting to save them. ❤️🩹
🐾 THE REALITY OF ANIMAL RESCUE RIGHT NOW
Just this weekend, we were contacted about 5 separate situations involving animals needing help.
The problem?
Shelters are full.
Rescues are full.
Fosters are limited.
Funding is stretched thin.
And unfortunately, the animals keep coming. 😢
As many of you know, Amory Humane Society is no longer a brick-and-mortar animal shelter.
We are still a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Humane Society, but our mission has evolved. Today, much of our work focuses on animal transport, rescue networking and community assistance.
And our transport program continues to grow!
🚚🐾 AHS now provides transport services for 35 rescue partners!
These partnerships include organizations working together to move dogs and cats from areas where resources, adopters or available shelter space may be limited to receiving organizations where they have a better opportunity for placement and adoption.
That is why TRANSPORT MATTERS.
But transport cannot work by itself.
It takes the entire village:
🐾 The person who stops to help.
🐾 The foster who says, “I can keep them for a few days.”
🐾 The shelter or rescue that networks the animal.
🐾 The rescue partner that commits to receiving them.
🐾 The volunteer who shares their picture.
🐾 The donor who helps cover expenses.
🐾 The transporter who gets them there.
🐾 And most importantly, responsible pet owners helping prevent the next unwanted litter.
Every piece matters.
📌 SO WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU FIND AN ANIMAL IN NEED?
First, please make sure you can safely approach or contain the animal. If you are able to safely provide temporary shelter while help is located, that can make an enormous difference.
If you cannot safely pick up or house the animal, we understand! Not everyone is in a position to do that.
Start by contacting the appropriate resources in your community:
➡️ Contact your local animal control.
➡️ Call your local police or sheriff’s department if you don't know how to reach animal control.
➡️ Contact your local shelter and explain the situation.
➡️ Reach out to reputable rescues in your area.
➡️ Take clear pictures and provide the animal’s location and condition when asking for assistance.
And please remember...
One “we’re full” does not necessarily mean nobody cares.
Animal welfare organizations across the country are overwhelmed.
Shelters and rescues did not create this crisis. The people working inside them are trying every single day to help solve it.
Many are tired.
Many are understaffed.
Many are underfunded.
Many are completely full.
❤️🩹 Bashing one another will not save more animals. Working together will.
We need shelters.
We need rescues.
We need fosters.
We need transporters.
We need adopters.
We need donors.
We need veterinarians.
We need animal control.
And we need responsible pet owners.
Until rescues, shelters, communities AND pet owners work together, we will continue fighting the same battle.
💡 EDUCATION IS KEY.
❤️ COMPASSION IS KEY.
🙌 RESPONSIBILITY IS KEY.
🐾 TEAMWORK IS KEY.
Spay and neuter your pets.
Microchip them.
Keep identification on them.
Don't abandon them.
Make a lifetime commitment when you bring an animal home.
And when you see a shelter or rescue struggling, instead of immediately asking...
“Why aren't they doing more?”
Try asking...
❤️ “What can I do to help?”
Foster an animal.
Adopt.
Donate.
Volunteer.
Share a post.
Sponsor medical care.
Help with transport.
Support spay/neuter programs.
Help a neighbor responsibly care for their pet.
There is a place for everyone in this village. 🫶🐾
We may not have a brick-and-mortar shelter anymore...
But we are still here.
Still networking.
Still helping our community.
Still building partnerships.
Still putting miles on this van. 🚚
And still doing everything we can to help get animals where they need to go.
Because sometimes saving a life isn't about having somewhere to keep them...
Sometimes it's about getting them to someone who does. ❤️🐾
So yes we need your help!
Donate, foster or supply support for these babies in our care/foster....
PayPal or choose something off our wich list from chewy!
- Food
- Bedding
- Puppy pads
- Litter
- Crates
- Toys
- Treats
🚚 AMORY HUMANE SOCIETY
🐶🐱 Transporting to Save Lives
- See you on the road, Michael & Misty 🥰
