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San Antonio Humane Society

Our Mission is to protect and improve the lives of dogs and cats by providing shelter, care, adoption, rescue, spay/neuter programs, and community education.

Our Vision is to end pet overpopulation and to create a community where every dog and cat is treated with respect and compassion and has a permanent and loving home.

The San Antonio Humane Society (SAHS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, no-kill organization that has served Bexar County and its surrounding areas since 1952. The SAHS shelters, medically treats, and rehabilitates thousands of dogs and cats every year. Many of the dogs and cats in our care have been abused, injured, surrendered by their owners, or found as strays. As a no-kill organization, every treatable pet in our care stays in our care until they find a home or necessary placement with another no-kill organization. No pet in our care is ever euthanized to create space. Thousands of dogs and cats in San Antonio and its surrounding areas are saved from euthanasia every year due to the mission and practices of the SAHS.

Through our adoption, volunteer, foster, spay/neuter, and educational programs, we inform and educate the public on the importance of responsible pet ownership. We serve as one of the largest dog and cat adoption organizations in San Antonio, Texas, helping to decrease the community’s large pet overpopulation problem in a humane manner. As a local nonprofit, we are not affiliated with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). We do not receive funding from the federal government, the HSUS, or the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

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Meet their adoptable pets

4804 Fredericksburg Rd.,
San Antonio, TX, 78229

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Shelter FAQs

San Antonio, TX and surrounding areas in Bexar County.

  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  • 2. Meet the Pet
  • 3. Submit Application
  • 4. Interview
  • 5. Sign Adoption Contract
  • 6. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

What is the process for adopting a pet?
After you’ve found the pet you would like to adopt,
1. Come spend 20-30 minutes with the pet you are interested in adopting before we can move forward with the application
2. Fill out an adoption application, visit sahumane.org/adopt

What is the adoption fee?
Puppies up to 1 year - $150
Dogs over a year - $75

Kittens up to 1 year - $150
Cats over a year - $75

Dogs - Adoption fee includes spay/neuter surgery, first set of vaccinations, microchip, de-wormer, flea and heartworm prevention, complimentary wellness exam (within 5 days of adoption) and follow-up care (within 14 days of adoption) at any VCA Animal Hospital.

Cats - Adoption fee includes spay/neuter surgery, first set of vaccinations, microchip, de-wormer, flea prevention, complimentary wellness exam (within 5 days of adoption) and follow-up care (within 14 days of adoption) at any VCA Animal Hospital.

For more information, visit the San Antonio Humane Society at 4804 Fredericksburg Rd. or call 210-226-7461.

*Ask about our Ambassador Pets and pets with Guardian Angels (fees vary)!

Adoption application

https://www.petango.com/Guest-Registration?callbackUrl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.petango.com%2fAdoption-Application%3fanimalId%3d44350181%26shelterId%3d6449%26_ga%3d2.36798760.960605130.1631631036-1657075978.1631631036

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