Kathy Collinsworth of the Monadnock Humane Society
Sit, stay, and listen up to this very special episode of Local Interest!
Hosts Danielle Ruffo and Dominic Perkins sit down with Kathy Collinsworth, Executive Director of the Monadnock Humane Society, to share how the organization supports pets and the people who love them.
Far beyond shelter adoptions, MHS offers affordable veterinary care, pet food support, fostering, training, animal safety net services, cruelty investigations, and more!
Kathy explains how community support sustains the Humane Society’s work, and why helping animals and their families stay together matters.
Listen to Learn:
- The many ways the Monadnock Humane Society is there for pets and their people in the local community
- The animal safety net program and support for families navigating difficult circumstances
- How animals are assessed and matched with potential adopters
- Behavior support, training, and follow-up help for adoptive families
- What it means to be community-funded and what it takes to care for animals year-round
- How volunteers, foster families, donations, and local fundraisers support the organization
- The joy of seeing animals find loving homes
- And more!
About Kathy Collinsworth
Kathy Collinsworth has been the Executive Director of Monadnock Humane Society for over 10 years. Before that, she was President of Monadnock United Way and Executive Director of Stonewall Farm. Kathy has dedicated most of her career to nonprofits, both in her career as well as in volunteering. Kathy believes that the vital work of the nonprofit sector and the economic impact that it has dramatically improves the quality of life in our region and beyond. She is President of NH Federation of Humane Societies, a member of Ladies Charitable Society, 100+ Women Who Care Cheshire County, and Trustee of Savings Bank of Walpole. During Kathy’s leadership over the past 10 years, Monadnock Humane Society received the Business Excellence Award for Nonprofits through NH Business Review, the Ken Jue Nonprofit of the Year Award through Greater Monadnock Collaborative, and Kathy received the Nonprofit Leader of the Year from Business NH Magazine. Kathy is a native of the Monadnock Region and resides in Keene with her husband, Bob, her dog, Hunter, and cat, Marti.
Monadnock Humane Society Website: monadnockhumanesociety.org
Monadnock Humane Society Instagram: instagram.com/monadnockhumane
Monadnock Humane Society Facebook: facebook.com/MonadnockHumane
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