Danville Deserves Better

Danville Deserves Better A local initiative building community support for saving more lives at the community animal shelter. Often times this is a hoax and is being done for attention.

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Great article on what Homeward Trails is doing in Danville! Community problems need community solutions, so if you have ...
08/13/2025

Great article on what Homeward Trails is doing in Danville! Community problems need community solutions, so if you have room in your home and heart to help save lives, please consider fostering and volunteering with Homeward Trails!

The statistically high euthanasia rate of the Danville Area Humane Society is one reason Homeward Trails set up shop in the area in June.

Today we saw this letter from a Maryland shelter updating rescue partners on their progress. Increased lifesaving at she...
08/08/2025

Today we saw this letter from a Maryland shelter updating rescue partners on their progress. Increased lifesaving at shelters is possible if you are willing to stop listing the reasons you can’t, and start asking why not. Engaging the community and collaborating with every partner willing to help is crucial. See below about how one organization was able to reverse the trend!

Return to Owner (RTO) is crucial for shelters and rescues dealing with lost pets. There are some amazing tools being uti...
08/07/2025

Return to Owner (RTO) is crucial for shelters and rescues dealing with lost pets. There are some amazing tools being utilized all across the country

When a shelter is in a crises, the community will respond. It just takes radical transparency and trust on both sides. S...
08/05/2025

When a shelter is in a crises, the community will respond. It just takes radical transparency and trust on both sides. Shelters, rescues and the public working together leads to more lives saved!

07/31/2025

All of us at Danville Deserves Better and Best Friends Animal Society were shocked and horrified by the attack on Councilman Vogler. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family and we wish him a speedy and full recovery

Danville Deserves Better is thrilled to see Homeward Trails Animal Rescue open up a branch in Danville in order to addre...
07/28/2025

Danville Deserves Better is thrilled to see Homeward Trails Animal Rescue open up a branch in Danville in order to address the high euthanasia rates at DAHS. From the beginning of our campaign, we have said that community problems require community solutions and Homeward Trails has an impeccable background on delivering these solutions all across the Commonwealth.

Starting a program like this is never easy, and they will need all the help they can get from the amazing animal advocates in Danville that we have met over the past year. The most important need they will have is for foster families. Fostering is one of the best ways to help overcrowding in shelters and it is great for the health and wellbeing of the animal. If you have room in your heart and home, please email [email protected] for more information!

Danville Deserves Better is not going away anytime soon. We will continue to be active in the community, amplifying voices and advocating for systemic and sustainable lifesaving changes for the animals of Danville.

Stay tuned to our page, and the local Danville Community Conversations page for future announcements. And for more information on Homeward Trails and their work in Danville, please check out their new landing page!

Danville, Virginia

07/24/2025
07/16/2025

Reminder that the pantry will be open from 2-4pm today!

07/09/2025

The pet pantry will be open today from 2-4pm!

06/30/2025

The pet pantry will be closed today. Please stop by on Wednesday from 2-4 for the next distribution date!

06/11/2025

Unfortunately the Pet Pantry will be closed this afternoon. Please join us on Monday the 16th for the next open hours.

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06/01/2025

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