Alert Top Story Spotlight DANVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY ‘Tumultuous’ year noted in Danville Area Humane Society annual report From the Coverage of contention with the Danville Area Humane Society series Charles Wilborn Jul 14, 2026 Jul 14, 2026 0 × Danville Area Humane Society hosts free microchip and vaccine clinic Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Danville Area Humane Society acknowledged challenges over the past year in its annual report presented at Saturday’s board meeting.kAm%96 C6A@CE DE2E65 E92E E96 =2DE 7:D42= J62C H2D “EF>F=EF@FD]”k^AmkAm“%9:D J62C 92D 366? @?6 @7 DFCG:G2=[” !2F=6EE6 s62?[ E96 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 E96 s2?G:==6 pC62 wF>2?6 $@4:6EJ[ D2:5 2E $2EFC52J’D 3C:67 >66E:?8 2E E96 2?:>2= D96=E6C]k^AmkAmp=E9@F89 ?@E ?2>:?8 E96 @C82?:K2E:@? 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D2:5[ 3FE “x7 D@>6@?6 D9@H65 FA @? 2 $F?52J[ E96 6>A=@J66D H@F=5 8:G6 E96 7@@5]”k^AmkAm%@ 6?5 E96 >66E:?8[ s62? 4:C4=65 324< E@ 96C “DFCG:G2=” 4@>>6?E 62C=:6C]k^Am kAm“x D2:5 DFCG:G2=[ 3FE 24EF2==J H6 92G6 >@G65 7@CH2C5[” D96 D2:5] “(6 92G6 DA6?E E96 J62C 5@:?8 H92E H6 2=H2JD 5@[ 2?5 E92EVD 96=A:?8 2?:>2=D]”k^Am In this Series Coverage of contention with the Danville Area Humane Society Aug 28, 2026 Danville animal shelter leader Dean pleads guilty to falsifying records Aug 6, 2026 ‘Please continue to work together.’ Danville mayor weighs in on shelter controversy Aug 3, 2026 Danville animal shelter not alone with violations; over half inspected receive citation 19 updates Previous Next 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. 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