There are 5 article(s) tagged Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County:

• April 2024

  • ‘It’s like we’re still on the outside:’ Incarcerated women train dogs waiting for adoption

    Six women in the Shelby County Department of Corrections and three dogs are participating in a program to improve the women’s emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills while giving dogs training to make them more adoptable. 

    By Julia Baker April 03, 2024

• January 2021

  • Petland returning shopfront puppy sales to Memphis

    An online petition opposing the opening of a Petland shop in Memphis has drawn more than 21,000 digital signatures. But the daughter of Petland’s founder mounts a defense, complete with Shelby County statistics on dogs placed into homes by animal welfare organizations in Shelby County.

    By Tom Bailey January 23, 2021

• April 2020

  • A man, a dog — and how they saved one another

    Mario Chiozza witnessed something horrible but it was later difficult to measure the good that came from it. 

    By Karen Pulfer Focht April 13, 2020

• March 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • Jerry Lee Lewis recovering from minor stroke
    • MAA seeks to raise $300 million in offering
    • Shelby schools to benefit from $1 million CMA grant program

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 01, 2019

• January 2019

  • Humane Society sees leadership stability in new executive director

    Humane Society brings in new executive director with nonprofit administration experience to provide leadership stability.

    By Christin Yates January 22, 2019