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Jefferson County Humane Society

200 Air Park Drive, P.O. Box 233, Wintersville, OH 43953

Contact
Email adoptapet@jc-hs.org
Phone (740) 314-5583
cats, dogs, farm animals & horses at Jefferson County Humane Society
1 - 10 of 25 adoptable pets at this shelter

Areas Jefferson County Humane Society serves

We are located in Wintersville, OH and serve the residents of the cities of Steubenville and Toronto and all other villages and townships in Jefferson County, OH. We are only 1/2 hour away from Pittsburgh (PA)International Airport and 1/2 hour north of Wheeling, WV and we are happy to work with people from the tri-state area who may be interested in one or more of our available dogs and cats!

Jefferson County Humane Society's adoption process

Additional adoption info

Adoption fee varies. Application, references and landlord permission are required.

About Jefferson County Humane Society

We are the Jefferson County Humane Society and , except for our humane officers (who are paid very nominally), we are all volunteers! Our members were instrumental in getting a local levy passed to build a new and larger shelter and the doors opened in 2011. We are currently participating in Iams Home for the Holidays Program and the Purina Pets for People grant program. We are actively pursuing other grants and recently have been asked by the county to partner with them in the operation of the new shelter. Since we are a humane society, our main focus is on getting animals spayed and neutered so there are no more homeless pets. To that end, we bring in a mobile animal surgical clinic who performs spays and neuters at a reduced rate. We are always looking for volunteers to help us in our efforts and, of course, for financial contributions (we are a non-profit, 501 (c)3) and pet adopters! Other items such as food, treats, pet carriers, cages, leashes, collars, food bowls, etc. are also ALWAYS welcomed and appreciated. Please contact us if you have an item to be donated or would like to volunteer with us to try to save some of these homeless, but very loveable, dogs!

Jefferson County Humane Society'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.