The 1st Kentucky Week for the Animals will joyfully take place from
June 27-July 5, 2009. Join us in planning in this historic week for Kentucky's animals! Please join the Kentucky Week for the Animals Facebook community and let's Twitter together for Kentucky Animals!
We are thrilled to anounce that the 1st Kentucky Week for the Animals, presented by Animal World USA, kicks off on Saturday June 27, 2009. The week will conclude on Sunday, July 5th. See our Calendar of Events page for more details on the wide array of events taking place across Kentucky during this amazing Kentucky Week for the Animals. Visit AWUSA weeks website: www.weeksfortheanimals.org to see how other states have celebrated their week.
Throughout the special week, shelters, rescue groups, and humane organizations across the state will be hosting other wonderful animal-related special events. Educators, students, businesses and caring citizens across Kentucky will be joining in as well, each planning activities to celebrate and help animals.
Events will include adoption fairs, free and low cost spay/neuter events, shelter days, animal programs in libraries, feedings for the farm animals and therapy dogs visiting hospitals and nursing homes.
Also included are pet donation drives, a salute to our canine military and search and rescue dogs, feral cat initiatives, special programs at sanctuaries, blessings for the animals, and full-filled festival days for families to come and enjoy food, music and the amazing animals!
Become Involved! Events are being planned now, and we need animal lovers everywhere in Kentucky to start planning so they can all participate! See the page "Become Involved" on this website for lots of great ideas and suggestions on what you can do.
See the Calendar of Events for exciting events scheduled and please note we will be adding events and activities up to the kickoff of the week. Please call or send us your ideas and suggestions. We want you to help create this special Week for the Animals for the totally awesome state of Kentucky!
Please Join Together With:
Governor Steve Beshear
Animal World USA
Alley Cat Advocates
Alley Cat Allies
Animal Care Society
Animal Protection League of McCreary County
Animal Law Coalition
Arbor Day Foundation
Ashley Cecil, Artist
ASPCA
A Voice for Animals
Barren River Animal Welfare Association
Blackacre State Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead
Bluegrass Animal Welfare League
Boone County Animal Care & Control
Bowling Green-WC Humane Society
Boyd County Kentucky Animal Shelter
Brekenridge County Animal Shelter
Butler County Animal Shelter
Campbell County Animal Shelter
Central Bank
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope
Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge
Chasing the Sun Stables
Chili's Restaurants
Church of the Advent
Corgi Rescue & Adoption of Northern KY
Danville-Boyle County Humane Society
Dewey Dam Dog & Cat Protection Society
Dimensions Educational Foundation
Dogs Deserve Better
Downtown Lexington Corporation
Dreamland Animal Rescue
Edmonson County Animal Shelter
Elliott Wildlife Rehab
Equitrekking
Fort Knox Army Base
Franklin County Humane Society
Freedom Farms and K9
Friends of Powell County Pets, Inc.
Friends of the Shelter, Union, KY
Kingfish Restaurants
Gallatin Area Greyhound Adoption
God's Little Creatures Rescue
Glasgow-Barren County Animal Shelter
Grayson County Humane Society/SPCA
Green Hills Therapy
Greyhound Pets of America, Louisville, KY
Happy Paws Spay/Neuter Clinic
Holly's Place
Home at Last Animal Sanctuary
Humane Society Animal League for Life of Madison County
Humane Society of Henderson County
Humane Society of Marshall County
Humane Society of the United States
John James Audubon State Park
Kenton County Library
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Kentucky Equine Abilities Center Therapeutic Riding
Kentucky Horse Council
Kentucky Horse Council’s Save Our Horses (SOHO)
Kentucky Horse Park
Kentucky Humane Society
Lawrence County Humane Society Animal Shelter
Leslie County Animal Control
Leslie County Humane Society
Lexington Fayette Animal Care & Control
Lexington Humane Society
LifeBridge for Animals
Logan County Humane Society
Louisville Metro Animal Services
Kentucky Humane Society
Madison County Animal Shelter
Marion County Animal Control
McCracken County Animal Shelter
Menifee County Animal Shelter
Mountain View Rescue
Movie Gallery, Russellville
Muhlenberg County Humane Society
Mutbone Dog Rescue
Nelson County Animal Control and Protection
NIFAA -National Institute for Animal Advocacy
Operation Catsnip, Inc.
P.A.W.S. Animal Shelter
Paul Sawyier Public Library
PetWork
Pike County Animal Shelter
Powell County Dog Pound
Primate Rescue Center, Inc
Pulaski County Animal Shelter
Rainhill Equine Facility
Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky
Repets Animal Rescue & Adoption Center
Rerun, Inc, Adopt a Thoroughbred
Reverend Carole Mahaffey
Rowdy Rescue
St Luke United Methodist Church, P.E.T.S. Ministry
(Pets Enrich the Soul)
Shamrock Foundation
Shelby County Animal Shelter
Shelby County Humane Society
Simpson County Animal Shelter
SOAR, Speak Out And Rescue
Speak Up for Horses
Taylor County Animal Shelter
The Center for Courageous Kids
The Gryphon Press
The Trixie Foundation
True Heart MinPin Rescue, Inc.
United Rescues of Kentucky
Unity Church of Middletown
University of Kentucky - Work-Life Pet Care Program
Veterans Helping Today’s Returning Heroes
Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery
Woodstock Animal Foundation
World Peace Diet
