The Independent Cat Society announces their 2025 Sweetheart Day Event to raise funds for the care and shelter of cats and kittens. The fundraiser to help the non-profit is scheduled for Saturday March 22, 2025, at the Valparaiso Moose Lodge on Indiana Avenue.

Pet Rock 2025 is happening Saturday March 29, 2025, at St. Sava Banquet Hall on Mississippi Street in Merrillville, Indiana. The annual rock music themed fundraiser raises money and awareness for the Humane Society of Northwest Indiana animal rescue and shelter. The event will feature live music by Mr. Funnyman Band (p...

Hagrid's Hope Cat Rescue says it is holding a cat adoption event on Saturday February 8, 2025. The rescue said they are looking for 'furever homes' for younger and adult cats and are also accepting donations. The event is also an opportunity to meet rescue staff and volunteers and will take place at the Pet Supplies Pl...

Humane Indiana Wildlife announces a new opportunity to help local wildlife in need this Groundhog Day, February 2, 2025. "This inaugural event isn't just about a shadow-it's about shining a light on the importance of every animal and the critical work of wildlife conservation," said Nicole Harmon, Wildlife Re...

In Munster, Humane Indiana says Region residents can help out the nonprofit and honor a longtime friend to animals. "Thank you for being a friend, Betty White Challenge" remembers the longtime actress who would have turned 103 on January 17th. Betty White, born in 1922 and originally from Oak Park, Illinois, ...

Region residents are invited to join the Lake County Master Gardeners on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 6 pm CST, as they present a free webinar with renowned author Doug Tallamy, on "Next Steps for Nature: Questions (and answers) for How to Save Nature in our Yard." His books include "Bringing Nature Ho...

In Westville, the Independent Cat Society will be hosting their Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday, December 15, 2024, from 12 noon to 4 pm. The annual fundraiser for the non-profit rescue on S. County Line Road in Westville in La Porte County will feature crafts, cat toys,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it is proposing protection for the monarch butterfly and urging the public to be part of the insect's recovery. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams said in a news release the proposed listing under the Endangered Species Act "invites and builds on unprece...

In Munster, Humane Indiana announces their Black Friday Adoption Special is happening Friday November 29, 2024, and Saturday November 30, 2024. When you adopt a dog or cat over one year old from the Humane Indiana Munster shelter on 45th avenue those two days, there's no adoption fee; plus, you can save 20-percent on p...

The nonprofit group New Leash on Life in Crown Point announces a "Raise the Woof" event for a new no-kill animal shelter in Crown Point. The event is scheduled for Saturday December 7, 2024, 12noon to 3pm, at Bulldog Park in Crown Point featuring special remarks from Mayor Pete Land and the Chief of Police Ry...