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Suffolk Humane Society The Suffolk Humane Society opened their office and feline foster center in Driver in June 2012. As the society’s volunteers celebrated the opening, a man stopped in to report a stray dog in dire need just down the road. Kay Hurley, longtime volunteer with the group, found the blonde pit bull mix pup, emaciated and suffering from non contagious mange. “Most pitiful dog I’ve ever seen” says Hurley who took the dog home to foster and appropriately named her Hope. Hope is the fuel that powers the society, along with the dogged determination of its volunteers to educate pet owners in responsibly caring for their animals.

Founded in 2007, the society is a nonprofit staffed by volunteers and one part-time paid director. The group is not associated with any other humane society and receives no government funding, relying on private donations for support. With no shelter of their own, the society supports the animals sheltered by Suffolk Animal Control and arranges foster homes for companion animals. The society also sponsors spay/neuter programs and contributes pet food to animals in need. When the 2008 tornado destroyed their former base of operations on the Driver crossroads the society turned to Alison Dodson who offered a reasonable long term lease arrangement on a nearby building that the society volunteers renovated into their current home. Kay Hurley and Hope

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