Welcome to the Humane Society of St. Joseph County Indiana's website. Incorporated in 1886, we are one of Indiana's oldest service organizations and still the areas largest animal care facility. Servicing the greater St. Joseph County region and multiple municipalities, the HSSJC sees over 7,200 animals each year. Providing a vast array of community services and educational programs the Humane Society of St. Joseph County truly looks to embody it's motto of "WE CARE" on many levels.
Operating the Department of Animal Welfare, the Humane Society of St. Joseph County's Humane Officers respond to over 14,000 cruelty, neglect, and abuse calls each year. Comprising a team of highly trained officers with specialized study in everything from equine science to criminal justice, the Department of Animal Welfare is dedicated to ensuring the humane treatment of all animals within our community!
If you experience any problems with our online services, please contact us via telephone.
Our Mission
To instill reverence for all life and to enhance the human/animal bond through the compassionate care of animals and community education.
View Contact Information, Business hours and Adoption Hours by clicking here.
A big thank you goes out to Interlink Companies for donating us our much needed webspace!
NEW SHELTER HOURS
as of September 26, 2011
Office HoursAdoption Hours
Monday8:00am-5:30pmMonday12:00pm-5:30pm
Tuesday8:00am-5:30pmTuesday12:00pm-5:30pm
Wednesday8:00am-5:30pmWednesday12:00pm-5:30pm
Thursday8:00am-5:30pmThursday12:00pm-5:30pm
Friday8:00am-5:30pmFriday12:00pm-5:30pm
Saturday8:00am-5:30pmSaturday12:00pm-5:30pm
Sunday: Closed
Poker for Puppies
TEXAS HOLD'EM TOURNAMENT Saturday Feb. 25, 2012 Morris Park Country Club Registration 10am-11:30pm Poker starts at 12:00pm
Proceeds to benefit the Humane Society of St. Joseph County
Tournament Info -$50 entry fee with NO re-buys -$10/500 Chip add on available before tournament during registration -2,000 chips to start, blinds start at 25/50 & raise every 20 minutes -Cash prize to be determind by number of entries -$1|$2 No Limit Hold'em Cash games ($50 minimum/$200 maximum buy in)
REGISTRATION ONLINE WILL BE AVAILABLE HERE. PLEASE CHECK BACK OR CALL THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY FOR MORE INFO.
Special Thanks to: JK Noble Advertising, Lymelite Clothing and Morris Park Country Club
HOWL-O-WEEN 2011
Costume Contest First Place Winners
Best Costume: Humane Society Alumni- Gypsy as Ghost Rider
Best Costume: Pet under 10 years- Hunter as the Cowardly Lion
Best Costume: Pet over 11 years- Flounder as Peter Pan with his owner Sara as Tinkerbelle
Best Homemade Costume & Best Kid & Pet Combo- Aspen as Bullseye with Jesse and Woody
Funniest Pet- Suzi as Dorthy
Best Trick- Crystal the tricycle riding rabbit!
Thank you to all that participated! See you again next year!
WHITE PAGES & PUBLIC STANCES
The Board of Directors have put together some explanations for our membership and the public to better understand the issues that have been brought up in the newspaper by various groups and persons.We strongly feel that because of the Veterinary input we have from many community practitioners, the influence of business personnel, the guidance from our donors and the research that is done with other humane groups that we have a strong working policy for the care of our animals. We use the “Guidelines for Standard of Care in Animal Shelters,” 2010, for our basic guidelines. We use focus groups to have input to our shelter activities and recruit outsiders to come in and give constructive criticism on our operations. It is not logical for those who continually criticize us who have never been here or do not understand the depth of our activities. We have built a new shelter with hard work, dedication and the desire to give our animals a safe, healthy home while they are with us.We don’t have time to dive into the drama of others but will continue to strive for excellence.
Food donations made possible by Eagle Pet Food Products
The New Community Shelter is now open!______________________________________________
Please visit us and see what your donations have created starting October 18th, 2010! We are proud to present this new, state-of-the-art community animal shelter. We moved in nearly 300 animals from the old shelter into the new facility on October 8th and 9th. Like we expected, the animals are enjoying their new space. Thank you for all of your donations and support. We still need your life changing donations to complete Phase 2 which will add 38 kennels and space for future development. Make a life altering donation today!
March-May 2010
July & July 2010
August- October 2010
YOUR NEW COMMUNITY ANIMAL SHELTER
Demolition of the Old Facility October 12th-13th
HUMANE SOCIETY OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY’S WISH LIST
PREPARING FOR THE NEW SHELTER
Help us build our new community shelter with a cash donation or donate one of the following items to assist in the completion of our new building. Click here to make a safe and secured monetary donation online to help us raise $500,000 to complete our second and third stages of your new community shelter!
WISH LIST
THINK OF US THIS SPRING
*Kong toys for dogs
*Outdoor benches
*Area rugs
*Used blankets and towels
*Beds for dogs (see us for details)
*Patio blocks
*Garden wagons
*Bargeblack garbage bags
*Dish soap
*Grooming supplies
*Dog shampoo
*Squeegees (please see us for details)
*Gently used items for the 2011 Pet Week Garage Sale
*Monetary donations for trees and to complete the next phases of your community shelter
DONATE A DOG BED TODAY! Looking for a meaningful and lasting gift for a Pet Lover? Donate a Kuranda dog bed to one of our dogs in the name of a friend or family member. A personalized Gift Card will be mailed to them to inform them of the wonderful gift you have selected for them. Donate a Kuranda dog bed.
Thank you from the bottom of our paws for your generous donation !
FUR-EVER HOME
Looking for a great gift to give the children in your life? Fur-Ever Home: The Animal Rescue Game is just the gift you’ve been looking for! You can either buy this great educationally fun game at the Humane Society of St. Joseph County’s Boutique or online. If you purchase this game online please indicate the Humane Society of St. Joseph County as your local rescue. The Humane Society will benefit through a monetary donation for each game purchased. Click the picture below or visit us at the shelter for this awesome game.
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The Humane Society and Key Bank are teaming up to educate children in our community. See below for some great opportunities for the children in your life to interact and learn about being kind to animals!
Paws for Pages
We are now accepting children between the ages of 6-13 years old to participate in the Humane Society’s of St. Joseph County’s Paws for Pages literacy program. Children will have the opportunity to read to shelter pets, participate in hands-on projects and crafts, along with visiting with animal professionals. Sign up today by calling the Humane Society; space is limited!
Saturday: January 31st, February 25th 2012
From 10:00am-Noon @ The Humane Society of St. Joseph County
One parent/guardian must be present with the child at all times.
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It’s the Little Things…
A frantic call came in from a nice person who saw a squirrel trapped in a bird feeder. The squirrel, brown, squealing, chewing on its leg and alert would not be still while the officer that answered the call tried to get the little one unstuck. Missy is a kind soul and tried hard not to hurt the squirrel anymore than it was already injured. She gently pulled it out of its dilemma.
She called me as she was driving back to the shelter to tell me that she had an injured animal that may have to put to sleep. When she brought the animal into triage, we examined it through the cage and saw the dangling stump. When I looked into the eyes of this wild creature, I couldn’t imagine how terrified it was.
We took him back to surgery and my assistant and I anesthetized him and examined his leg. As I christened him “Burt” we decided to amputate, as this was the only way to help him survive. He has enough leg left to climb a tree and escape predators. We put him back n a cage and gave him a smaller cage to hide in from all the commotion of the ICU area.
Update: Burtland
It is a fine day for squirrels. If you remember, Burt is the little squirrel that I had to amputate part of his leg to allow him to live. Well alive he is in his little area behind the shelter. He now has not one but two friends which have taken up residents with him. The newcomer is a rabbit who now lives in Burt’s little trailer park. He also befriended another squirrel that we picked up that had been hit by a car, but not bad enough to injure him severely. All three feast on corn on the cob, thanks to Char who feeds them everyday. Burt is so very brave that when we walk our dogs out back, he does not run away but sits up to scope out the intruders. We keep tabs on Burt and his friends everyday to see what they are up to and how they are getting along. We will keep you updated on the Burtland activity. –Dr. Carol Ecker
Humane Society of St. Joseph County
2506 Grape Road · Mishawaka, IN 46545
574-255-4726 · Fax: 574-255-4767 info@humanesocietystjc.org
