Promoting & supporting the humane care of animals in Thurston County
4th Successful Neuterfest
We held our 4th and final Neuterfest event for 2026 on November 7th. We opened 50 spots for this event and had the following turnout:
44 successfully neutered cats
1 female (owner was told it was female...oops!)
1 big time biter (too much of a risk for our volunteers)
1 cryptorchid (only 1 testicle had dropped)
3 cancellations
Checkin started at 8:52AM and all cats were returned to their owners and all volunteers left by 12:42PM.
HUGE THANK YOU to South Bay Veterinary Hospital for graciously hosting the event again! Thank you to the following veterinarians, LVT's and volunteers for coming out and supporting our community:
South Bay Veterinary Hospital
Dr Molitor
Dr Lawton
Dr Shoemaker
Tina, LVT
Jasmine
Kaylee
LIssa, LVT
Keepers Animal Hospital
Eden
Chambers Prairie Animal Hospital
Dr Harris
Steamboat Animal Hospital
Kyrie
Clare
Thurston County Humane Society Board Members
Mike M
Jamie
Barbara
Angie
Kim
Public Volunteers
Jane
Anita
Cory
Jacob
Kalea
Leah
Logan
Cornhole Tournament Recap
Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in our 3rd annual cornhole tournament at Tipsy Whale on August 22nd!
We raised a total of $1,500! We appreciate everyone who showed up, supported the teams, and donated to our cause.
A HUGE thank you to our sponsors—The Mayan Mexican Restaurants, Capital Electric, and Mykol Pump and Drilling—for their support. Thank you also to Capital City Golf Course, Gary's Tire Nation, and Fatso's Bar & Grill for their generous prize donations! Your support helped make our event a success.
Congratulations to TNT, who took home 1st place!
Our runners-up were:
- 2nd place: Hillbilly Wood Boogers
(who also won the prize for best team name!)
- 3rd place: Snoop D.O.G.G
We also want to extend our gratitude and thank Tipsy Whale for hosting our cornhole event for the 3rd time! We appreciate all you have done and continue to do to support our Humane Society!
We are already looking forward to next year!
Thank you sponsors!
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Nueterfest #3 Recap
On August 29th, we held our 3rd feline neuter event for Thurston County residents. Thank you to South Bay Veterinary Hospital for allowing us to host our event at your clinic!
A big thank you to the following veterinarians, vet techs, assistants, and volunteers:
- Julia - Licensed Vet Tech, South Bay Veterinary Hospital
- Kaylee - Vet Assistant, South Bay Veterinary Hospital
- Tina - Licensed Vet Tech, South Bay Veterinary Hospital
- Leah - Volunteer
- Logan - Vet Assistant, Healthy Pets Animal Hospital
- Dr. Ron Molitor - Veterinarian, South Bay Veterinary Hospital
- Dr. Michelle Shoemaker - Veterinarian, South Bay Veterinary Hospital
- Jamie - Volunteer, Thurston County Humane Society
- Barbara - Volunteer, Thurston County Humane Society
- Lara - Volunteer, Thurston County Humane Society
- Angie - Volunteer, Thurston County Humane Society
- Jane - Volunteer, Thurston County Humane Society
- Dr. Mike Murphy - Volunteer, Thurston County Humane Society
- Dr. Kim Martin - Volunteer, Thurston County Humane Society
Our final numbers for this event:
- 34 neuters
- 25 rabies shots
- 13 flea treatments
The Thurston County Humane Society was able to offer all of these services for free to everyone who signed up! We look forward to continuing to offer these services in the future and are planning one more event before the end of the year for Thurston County residents. Please monitor our Facebook page and website for updates!
