Paws for the Cause

Simon is a five-month-old sealpoint little guy that came to us as a stray. In 1983, I had moved back to Danville from living in Utah for four years. I moved into an apartment on West Main Street, and I was r...

Although mothers (the good, honorable, decent ones) should be honored every day for the wonderful service they provide to their children, and thus to society, they are especially celebrated in May on Mother’s...

This little puppy was about five weeks old when he was abandoned at a dumpster. He is a pit/Lab mix. The little puppy featured in this month’s edition of Showcase was found curled up on a blanket at a dump...

This wonderful four-month-old girl is beautiful and very sweet. She was picked up as a stray in Pittsylvania County. The time between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve is always a time of reflection for me....

Can it really be December? This year has been a difficult one, so I am not really sorry that the end is in sight. As difficult as 2013 has been, we have had some very bright spots. We are very grateful for t...

By: Paulette Dean, Executive Director, Danville Humane Society Last October, a seven pound, three month-old puppy came to the shelter as a stray.  He had been found wandering on South Main Street.  The she...

By: Paulette Dean, Executive Director, Danville Humane Society The month of May brings thoughts of Mother’s Day.  The very word “mother” brings to mind safety, warmth, care, and love.  There are bad ...

By: Paulette Dean, Executive Director, Danville Humane Society Virginia is such a beautiful state year-round, but it is prettiest to me in the spring and fall.  I love the blossoms, the green trees, the bus...

By: Paulette Dean, Executive Director, Danville Humane Society If March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb.  If it comes in like a lamb, it goes out like a lion.  That’s how the saying goes fo...

By: Paulette Dean, Executive Director, Danville Humane Society In February, we think of ways to let people we love know that we love them.  Usually, for men that translates into buying chocolates and roses....

By: Paulette Dean, Executive Director of the Danville Humane Society Many years ago, I gave up making New Year’s resolutions.  Instead, I choose a theme for the year.  Some years, the theme is a verse fr...