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Desert Haven Animal Refuge continues to keep an open line of communication with the entire staff at the City Shelter, which  handles animal issues in Truth or Consequences, Elephant Butte and the surrounding area of Sierra County. The no-kill sanctuary, through its...

This week, the heat of the summer is on the mind of everyone experiencing this extreme heat wave - extreme, even for our area of the Desert Southwest.  At Desert Haven Animal Refuge, our volunteer team continues to ensure that each little resident - dog and cat - has...

Our corner of the Desert Southwest is currently experiencing extremely hot - and dry - weather conditions, day in and day out.  Within the last few days only, we have received several calls from good-hearted local residents who have spotted, also attempted to rescue,...

This week at Sierra County Humane Society, we are reflecting on one of our most popular programs offered to residents of Sierra County: Spay-Neuter. This effective program offers eligible community members a discount toward sterilization surgery for an owned pet. For...

For the previous two weeks our residents of Dogtown, Baby and Spot-a-kiss, have shared their stories. Both are waiting to melt someone’s heart and move to their very own forever home. The DHAR team works very hard at ensuring the best homes possible for all of our...

Hi again from Desert Haven Animal Refuge, my home since I was rescued. I am Baby, a sweetheart of a black lab, and Spot-a-kiss is my buddy - an affectionate gentleman bull terrier mix. This week we will finish up our tail, er I mean tale. Ha ha we certainly are...

Hello from Desert Haven. My name is Baby and I am a bouncy and playful black lab pup, lucky enough to now reside at the no-kill sanctuary. Let me introduce you to Spot-a-Kiss, my buddy, my constant companion, an affectionate and happy bull terrier mix. Guess what,...

Here at Desert Haven, the no-kill companion animal sanctuary in our area of the Desert Southwest, it is heartwarming to have the unique opportunity to make a difference - often between Life and Death - in the life of each and every furry little one we are able to...

Desert Haven Animal Refuge continues to be bustling with activities this Spring. The sweet mama-cat we rescued from the City Shelter some weeks ago, who gave all the volunteers a surprise when it was officially confirmed at her first veterinary check-up that she was...

Once again, we need to remind our readers that a totally erroneous belief continues to be circulated in this area especially, that small non-profits animal welfare organizations, like the Sierra County Humane Society & Desert Haven Animal Refuge benefit...

This week the Desert Haven Animal Refuge team of volunteers wishes to share a heartwarming animal story with our readers. It is about the latest one of the 9 lives of one of the no-kill sanctuary’s little rescues from a few weeks ago, a friendly, one-year-old or so...

This week has been filled with great support for the Sierra County Humane Society, both from local businesses and from individuals. We thank St. Cloud Mining for not only donating some much needed kitty litter to our organization, but also delivering it directly to...