The Humane Society of York County is a local no-kill animal shelter currently located at 2036 Carolina Place Dr behind Lowes. They are in the process of moving to a new location in Regent Park where they will have more space. Adoption hours are daily from 1pm-4pm. They are closed on Mondays.

The Humane Society relies very heavily on volunteers and they have a new volunteer orientation the first Saturday of every month at 10am. Volunteer hours are daily between 9am and 1pm. One of the things volunteers are needed to do is walk the dogs. The dogs spend virtually all day and night in crates and really need the exercise. Plus the poor things crave attention.

Jasper

Last week, I took Jasper for a walk. He’s just a big baby – very sweet. He actually preferred to lay in the grass. It felt so good to him. This is a volunteer activity that really doesn’t take much time and you can just drop in whenever you have a spare hour or so. It’s also really great exercise. For those who love to multi-task, you can get your exercise and volunteering done at the same time.

The HSYC has a nice selection of dogs and cats available for adoption. These are sweet, sweet animals and they would be so appreciative to have a nice, loving home. To date, 210 dogs and 100 cats have been adopted.

I myself have two cats adopted from the York Animal Shelter – Fluffy and Simba.

                Fluffy got a zhu zhu pet for Christmas

Simba and my son

Below is a recipe for Buttermilk Pancakes. These pancakes really are delicious and they are Fluffy’s favorite. Whenever I make them, he likes to lick the plates clean of maple syrup.

Buttermilk Pancakes

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 Tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 4 Tablespoons butter, melt
• 1 1/3 cups buttermilk
• vegetable oil

How to Do it

1. Mix dry ingredients in large bowl.
2. Combine egg, butter, and buttermilk in medium bowl and whisk to combine well.
3. Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients and stir until combined, but not more than necessary.
4. Heat large nonstick griddle pan or large skillet over medium heat.
5. Place about 1/2 teaspoon of oil on pan for each pancake and using a measuring cup scoop batter and pour on top of oil using about 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter for each pancake.
6. Flip when bubbles start to rise to top and continue to cook until batter cooks all the way through. These are hearty pancakes and the batter will still be gooey in the middle if not cooked long enough.
7. If desired, place pat of butter on top (tastes so good!).

Serves 3-4 people

The Humane Society will be having their big fundraiser, The Dog Gone Good Times Festival at Anne Springs Close Greenway this Saturday (Sept 10). Be sure to come out and support them. There will be a 5K followed by a dog walk around Lake Haigler. For more info about the festival and the Humane Society click here.