Suwannee Valley Humane Society to celebrate 40 years

Jason Futch reporter2@riverbendnews.org The Suwannee Valley Humane Society, located in Lee, will be celebrating 40 years of providing service to animals in North Florida. The Suwannee Valley Humane Society is a limited space, no-kill shelter, providing homes to adoptable cats and dogs, and educating the public in the care and prevention of unwanted animals. According to its website, the organization was first established in 1984 as a not-for-profit shelter under the name of Live Oak/Suwannee County Humane Society. For the first 10 years, volunteers worked out of their homes before finding a permanent location on Houston Avenue in Live Oak in 1996. By 2002, the shelter needed more spac