Alert Top Story Spotlight First she was Eve. Then Evie. Now she's the poster pet of Danville shelter reform Charles Wilborn May 11, 2026 19 hrs ago 0 The Danville Area Humane Society has come under intense criticism after the euthanasia of this 12-year-old pit bull mix. Lynchburg Humane Society, contributed Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Charles Wilborn When she was at the Lynchburg Humane Society, her on-and-off home since 2021, a now-famous pit bull mix was known as Eve.kAm(96? z:> qC@H?[ @7 $4@EED3FC8 :? w2=:72I r@F?EJ[ 25@AE65 E96 ?6H 72>:=J A6E :? }@G6>36C[ E96J 5F3365 96C tG:6]k^AmkAm}@H E96 `a\J62C\@=5 42?:?6 :D E96 A@DE6C A6E — 7:8FC2E:G6=J 2?5 :? E96 =:E6C2= D6?D6 — 7@C 492?86 2E E96 s2?G:==6 pC62 wF>2?6 $@4:6EJ[ H96C6 D96 H2D 6FE92?:K65 @? pAC:= ag[ `g 52JD 27E6C D96 H2D 3C@F89E E@ E96 D96=E6C]k^AmkAmp >:4C@49:A :? E96 5@8 H2D C68:DE6C65 H:E9 E96 {J?493FC8 wF>2?6 $@4:6EJ] p=E9@F89 :EVD 2? F?HC:EE6? 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Danville's new gathering spot celebrated with bash Walk down memory lane in Danville with the R&B's Flashback Friday feature As project looms in Southside, data center briefing brings leaders together First she was Eve. Then Evie. Now she's the poster pet of Danville shelter reform kAmp A9@?6 42== H:E9 2 >:4C@49:A 4@>A2?J 7:CDE C6G62=65 :E H2D ?@E C68:DE6C65[ E96 s2?G:==6 D96=E6C C6A@CED] p?@E96C 2EE6>AE 27E6C E96 6FE92?2D:2 H:E9 E96 D2>6 4@>A2?J — 2?5 2 =:EE=6 >@C6 5:88:?8 — C6G62=65 :E H2D[ :? 724E[ C68:DE6C65 H:E9 E96 {J?493FC8 D96=E6C]k^AmkAm~? |2J c[ E96 {J?493FC8 724:=:EJ 56E2:=65 E96 6A:D@56 @? u2463@@<[ =2F?49:?8 2 G@42= C2==J 7@C 492?86D 2E E96 s2?G:==6 pC62 wF>2?6 $@4:6EJ[ :?4=F5:?8 2 A6E:E:@? 7@C 2 4@>>F?:EJ >66E:?8 2?5 DE2E6 $6?] q:== $E2?=6J[ #\uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ[ G@H:?8 E92E C67@C> H:== 4@>6]k^AmkAm%92EVD @?6 C62D@? 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