New Adoption Center

You Have Built Them a Better Future!

New Scott County Humane Society Adoption Center

Filling Needed Homeless Pet Care Gaps

The Scott County Humane Society is a nonprofit, donation-funded and volunteer-run supplemental organization that partners with our government-run, tax funded Scott County Animal Care and Control. It is our mission to fill in the gaps needed for homeless animals in Scott County and lower euthanasia rates of adoptable animals.

Adoption Center Is Complete!

Contractor: Dean Builds

Architect: MPG Architecture

SCOTT COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY OPENS THE DALE & LOIS OSIER ADOPTION CENTER

New Facility Expands Lifesaving Services for Homeless Pets and Families in Scott County

The Scott County Humane Society (SCHS) proudly celebrated the grand opening of the Dale & Lois Osier Adoption Center, marking a historic milestone in the organization's mission to save and improve the lives of homeless pets in Scott County.

Community leaders, donors, Board members, and supporters gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new adoption center, a facility designed to provide expanded services for animals and families throughout the community.

"This building represents hope," said Jill Nowlin, Board Chair of the Scott County Humane Society. "Every room and every program inside these walls was made possible by a community that believes every pet deserves a second chance, proper vet care and humane treatment."

The Dale & Lois Osier Adoption Center was created to address the increasing need for animal welfare services in one of Kentucky's fastest-growing communities. The facility will allow SCHS to expand its foster and adoption programs, provide medical care and recovery space for animals in need, increase community outreach services, and strengthen programs such as the Pet Food Bank and low-cost spay and neuter initiatives.

The center includes:
• A welcoming adoption lobby and meet-and-greet spaces
• Dedicated adoptable dog and cat rooms
• A medical treatment room
• A recovery and wellness room
• A community meeting space
• A pet food bank
• Grooming and laundry facilities
• Outdoor enrichment areas for animals

The facility is named in honor of Dale and Lois Osier, whose generosity and love for animals helped make the project possible.

"We are incredibly grateful to the Osier family and to every donor, sponsor, volunteer, and community partner who helped bring this dream to life," said Jill Nowlin, Board Chair of the Scott County Humane Society. "This center is a testament to what can happen when a community comes together around a common purpose."

Each year, the Scott County Humane Society works to provide foster care and adoption opportunities for approximately 1,000 homeless pets, assists hundreds of families through its low-cost spay and neuter initiatives, and supports pet owners in need through its Pet Food Bank program.

As the doors officially open, SCHS invites the community to continue supporting its mission by adopting, volunteering, fostering, and donating.

"Today, we are not simply opening a building," said Cassie Ernst, Building Committee Chair. "We are opening doors to second chances, creating hope for homeless pets, and ensuring that every animal in Scott County has the opportunity to find a loving home."

Please Note: We are not an intake facility. The Scott County Humane Society pulls homeless pets from Scott County Care & Control Shelter, cares for and vets them to good health, and then adopts them out to the best possible home. This will be done with a combination of foster care and the new Adoption Center, based on the individual needs of each foster pet

If you prefer to write a check please make a note your donation is towards our building fund and mail to Scott Co. Humane Society, PO Box 821, Georgetown, KY 40324

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NOTE: We Will Continue to Be Foster-Care Based

Scott County Humane Society is a foster-care based, volunteer-led organization with a small staff. While we are prepared to run an Adoption Center during business hours, we currently do not have the staff and funding to provide care to dogs every day in the Center unless we continue to utilize foster homes in the evenings. The Lexington Road property has a conditional usage permit. We will have dogs and cats on property during business hours. Dogs can be left overnight in the situation of emergency and needed respite foster care

The humane overnighting of dogs at a shelter requires care seven days a week, and after business hours. Dogs are proven to thrive in foster care situations, and the combination of our day housing at the Adoption Center and overnight foster homes, is the best possible, most humane combination for our foster dogs. Dogs need consistent access to the outside for potty breaks, human interaction and walks to be a part of their days to keep them healthy and well-balanced mentally.

The Adoption Center will be the perfect supplement to foster care, as dogs can:

· Come to the Center for the day when staff is on duty.

· Be handled by volunteers and viewed by potential adopters.

· Be better evaluated physically and mentally.

· Receive in-home training so they will be better prepared for a successful adoption.

· Spend the night in a foster home at the end of the day.

This is the best suited solution for dogs in a long-term temporary housing situation. Their true personalities will come forth. They will thrive and be better prepared for a successful lifelong adoption.

Our long-term goal is to grow in both staffing and funding. When we can and when leadership decides to provide foster dogs overnight stays with 24 x 7 care at the adoption center, we will then make the necessary steps to expand this program. It is in our plans and we continue to grow the dog program and overnight housing options for dogs. These steps will be completed in the best possible way for our foster animals.