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The Hawaii Island Humane Society is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization founded in 1963 in Hilo. We serve the entire Big Island while continuing to promote compassionate and humane treatment of animals in our community.
Programs and services include:
Shelter for homeless, stray, injured, lost and abandoned animals
Enforcement of animal control laws & animal cruelty investigations
Animal adoptions
Administration of County dog licensing program
Low-cost microchipping clinics
24-hour on call emergency service to all districts of the Island
Administration and promotion of the Spay/Neuter Community Assistance Program
Legislative support for animal welfare laws
Humane education program for children
Shelter animal health care and vaccination program
Reunification of lost pets with their owners
Volunteer program including partnerships with community groups such as Mental Help Hawaii, First to Work, and local high schools.
The Hawaii Island Humane Society is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization founded in 1963 in Hilo. We serve the entire Big Island while continuing to promote compassionate and humane treatment of animals in our community.
Programs and services include:
Shelter for homeless, stray, injured, lost and abandoned animals
Enforcement of animal control laws & animal cruelty investigations
Animal adoptions
Administration of County dog licensing program
Low-cost microchipping clinics
24-hour on call emergency service to all districts of the Island
Administration and promotion of the Spay/Neuter Community Assistance Program
Legislative support for animal welfare laws
Humane education program for children
Shelter animal health care and vaccination program
Reunification of lost pets with their owners
Volunteer program including partnerships with community groups such as Mental Help Hawaii, First to Work, and local high schools.
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Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?
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.
