May 13 • Bark in the Park, the Humane Society of Missouri’s largest fundraising event, returns to Forest Park. Nearly 2,000 people and dogs braved blustery weather to raise money for the animals and walk the red carpet into the Bark in the Park Goes Doggywood event.
September 27 • 42 horses in an overcrowded, double-deck tractor-trailer were headed to a slaughter house in Illinois when the trailer swerved and overturned on Interstate 44 in Franklin County, Missouri. The horrific accident left 16 of the animals dead. Fortunately, a team of emergency rescuers and veterinarians led by Earlene Cole, director of the Humane Society of Missouri’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch, were able to rescue 25 horses and one hinny. They are now known as our Horse Heroes.
November 9 • Chesterfield Valley Center opens for business with a colorful, open and airy adoption and pet-themed boutique retail presence. The center boast a cageless environment using tempered glass animal enclosures for maximum human-to-pet interaction with minimum germ transmission. A veterinary clinic with three exam rooms also is housed in the center. The center fills a community need as the only animal welfare and shelter organization located in the Chesterfield area. The new center is the Humane Society of Missouri’s third location, joining the Headquarters in St. Louis City on Macklind Avenue and the Westport-area Branch in Maryland Heights.
December 14 • Longmeadow Rescue Ranch’s Barn Buddies make a second appearance on NBC’s Today Show.
