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Metro East Humane Society Edwardsville

8495 State Route 143, Edwardsville, IL 62025

Contact
Email info@mehs.org
Phone (618) 656-4405
cats & dogs at Metro East Humane Society Edwardsville
1 - 10 of 48 adoptable pets at this shelter

Areas Metro East Humane Society Edwardsville serves

We currently serve a 5-county area in southwestern Illinois, offering an adoption program for homeless animals.

Metro East Humane Society Edwardsville's adoption process

Additional adoption info

An adoption application must be filled out and approved by MEHS staff prior to an adoption. Adoption fees are $175 for dogs over 4 months of age, $200 for puppies under 4 months of age. Kittens under 4 months of age are $100 and cats over 4 months of age are $50. We have promotions on adoptions regularly which are posted on our Facebook page, Metro East Humane Society.

About Metro East Humane Society Edwardsville

The Metro East Humane Society (MEHS) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals, the relief of suffering among animals, the provision of appropriate care and medical attention to an disposition of animals committed to its care, the extension of humane education, and the encouragement of animal population control.

It is our policy to provide humane care and treatment for all animals needing protection in the area served by the Society, to seek to return lost animals to their owners, and to seek suitable homes for animals without owners.

MEHS is financially supported solely through the generosity of the public. We receive no financial support from taxes or from the government. Our financial survival depends on generous donations from humane members of the public like you.

Metro East Humane Society Edwardsville's adopted pets

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Why should you adopt?

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.

What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?

When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.

So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.