Rescue Stories

Star and Clara visiting the HSSF thrift shop.

Greytful Greyhounds

In September of 2018 the Humane Society of the Sierra Foothills received a tip from a woman in Auburn about two greyhounds that she had observed on the deck of a home, both in severely emaciated condition. She stated that “their hip bones, every vertebra and every rib was visible”… Read more


Wookie

My Rescue Story, by Wookie

“I’m one of the lucky ones. I was saved from a life of misery in an illegal puppy mill when HSSF Humane Officers rescued over 50 of us a few months ago… Read more


PeeWee, after months of good eating.

PeeWee, The Rest of His Story

Towards the end of November, 2015, the Humane Society of the Sierra Foothills (HSSF) received a call from a Good Samaritan who stated there was a horse in a field along Foresthill Road who was severely malnourished and eating the fence – literally ripping the wood fence apart and chewing …

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PeeWee, after months of good eating.

PeeWee Needs a Home

UPDATE – Pee Wee Goes Home!! Truly amazing… that’s what you are. After our newsletter telling you of Pee Wee’s plight, we received oodles of messages wishing him good health and a speedy recovery. Those who couldn’t give him a home, reached into their pockets and made a donation to …

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