About Us | SoHumane

More than 97 years of lifesaving efforts invested into our community.

SoHumane provides quality care for dogs and cats while working to make a difference in the pet overpopulation problem. Annually, SoHumane serves approximately 1,600 companion animals. In 2024 we successfully adopted out 1,224 animals, and saved 264 stray animals from our own community.

Our Vision and Mission

To improve the lives of pets and people through sustainable programs of education, spay/neuter, and adoption.

Our strategic areas of focus are to provide shelter and adoption services for displaced pets while reducing pet overpopulation through spay/neutering. SoHumane provides humane education opportunities for people of all ages throughout the community. Additionally, we currently educate more than 1,000 children in our local schools each year via programs that foster compassion for all living things.

Did you know?

SoHumane is a registered not-for-profit organization dedicated to the humane treatment of companion animals. Mae Richardson founded the Humane Society of Jackson County in 1928 as an all-volunteer organization that initially provided services for displaced dogs and horses.