HUMANE SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY

Established in 1978

A Not For Profit 501c3 Organization

We meet at 7:30 PM on the third Tuesday of each month.  Meetings are held in the basement of Salem United Methodist Church on the corner of High and Market Streets.

See our mission statement on our Home page.  We accomplish these things in the following ways:

We reduce the cost of adopting animals from the shelter down by paying part of the spay/neuter fee.  The Humane Society pays $35 for female dogs, $15 for male dogs, $35 for female cats and $20 for male cats. 

A microchip is donated for each dog adopted from the animal shelter.  Microchipping is also offered to the public through the Salem Animal Shelter.

Dog owners that are residents of Washington County and in financial need are offered free spay/neuter.  From February 2004 through December 2007, the Humane Society has paid $24,852 to spay or neuter 341 dogs.  Sixty-three percent of the altered dogs were females.  If those females had been allowed to have litters of 5 puppies each that would mean an additional 1,070 puppies would have been added to the pet population in Washington County

Spay/neuter assistance is offered to cat owners living in Washington County that are in financial need.  From January 2004 through December 2007, we have paid $4,056 to spay or neuter 186 cats.  Seventy-three percent of the altered cats were females.  If those females had been allowed to have litters of 5 kittens each that would mean an additional 680 kittens would have been added to the pet population in Washington County 

Food for the shelter animals and other supplies for the shelter are provided– either by soliciting donations or purchase.

We provide emergency medical treatment for animals in shelter care.

Currently we are writing grant proposals to provide needed equipment at the Salem Animal Shelter and for spay/neuter funds. 

The Ita Colglazier Educational/Awareness Program provide schools in Washington County with the “Kind News”.  “Kind News” is a publication of the Humane Society of the United States that teaches children how to interact with and treat animals humanely.  It is our belief that children are our hope for the future.

We actively work with other local shelters and rescues to place animals.

In 2007 we purchased new crates for the Washington County Animal Control officer; obtained a grant for storage cabinets, office supplies, and educational materials for the Salem Animal Shelter; we purchased a new fax, printer, copier and new phones for the Animal Shelter.