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The mission of the Washington Humane Society (WHS) is to protect animals in the Washington, DC area from cruelty and harm.  WHS, the only Congressionally-chartered animal welfare agency in the United States, has been the area’s leading voice for animals since 1870. As the only open-access shelter in the Nation’s Capital, the Washington Humane Society provides comfort and care to nearly 30,000 animals each year through its broad range of programs and services including sheltering for homeless animals, a comprehensive adoption program and off-site adoption events to find new families for the animals in our care, low-cost spay and neuter for pet owners and other local organizations, an aggressive TNR (trap-neuter-return) program for feral cats (CatNiPP), investigations of each allegation of animal cruelty or neglect through the Humane Law Enforcement, lost and found services to help reunite lost pets with their families, pet behavioral advice to help resolve issues that lead to animals being relinquished to shelters, working with breed rescue groups to find more homes for more animals, volunteer and foster programs to allow other members of the community to help us help more animals and an award-winning Humane Education program that teaches kindness to animals to the next generation of animal lovers.

The mission of the Louisa Humane Society is to improve the quality of life for the homeless and abandoned animals of Louisa County; and to provide a clean, safe environment for these unwanted animals while making every effort to place adoptable animals into new, loving, responsible homes.

Our Mission is to promote and provide for the humane treatment of cats and dogs in Forsyth County. In support of our mission, the Forsyth Humane Society (FHS) is committed to achieving a save rate of 90 percent for shelter animals in our County. Forsyth Humane Society has set a goal of reducing the euthanasia rate in Forsyth County from 64 percent in 2017 to 10 percent by 2023. The Forsyth Humane Society will achieve this goal through: Education – FHS will educate the public about the importance of spaying/neutering pets and will provide affordable spay/neuter options to decrease the number of shelter animals living in Forsyth County. Outreach – FHS will support people who want to keep their beloved animals in their homes, but need help with food, vet bills, pet supplies, or training and behavioral resources. Foster – FHS will provide foster care for adoptable animals when shelter space is limited or when animals require specialized care to become adoptable, such as very young puppies and kittens, or animals healing from medical issues. Adoption – FHS will find safe, loving homes for each animal in the adoption program. Regardless of the animal's age, breed or length of stay in the shelter, they will remain in the FHS program until a “forever" home is located. Care – FHS respects the life of every animal. We will provide physical and emotional care to each animal that comes through our doors.

Founded in 1889, Portsmouth Humane Society is the oldest continually operating animal welfare organization in the Commonwealth. Our mission is to provide shelter, care, and treatment to homeless animals in the City of Portsmouth community through permanent adoptions, spay/neuter programs, and community education.

They are dedicated to helping all stray, abandoned, and abused animals in Klamath County and to controlling the overpopulation of pets through education and spay / neuter programs. We strive to teach principles of kindness and humane treatment by educating the public regarding animal care and the prevention of pet overpopulation.

The Humane Society feeds and cares for homeless and unwanted animals in the Casper and surrounding areas. We provide medical care, shelter and love to those who have been abandoned, lost, or surrendered to us. We educate people on the proper care and ownership of animals and the importance of spaying and neutering

Our mission at the Humane Society of Sedona (HSS) is to build a caring community where every adoptable and treatable companion animal finds a loving home. We are an organization dedicated to improving the lives of companion animals in our community and beyond. The Society has served the Verde Valley since 1966.

The Frisco Humane Society (FHS) is dedicated to saving the lives of homeless, abused or unwanted animals. We strive to provide caring, responsible homes for these animals. We endeavor to reduce animal overpopulation through spay or neuter and to prevent cruelty to animals. It is our hope and dream that someday there will be no unwanted animals and that the animals will no longer need our advocacy. Frisco Humane Society is an all-volunteer, foster home based, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for animals in Frisco and the surrounding communities. FHS provides temporary foster care and medical attention for homeless animals until permanent homes can be found. FHS also helps to reduce the number of unwanted animals through education and spay/neuter.

Valley Humane Society (VHS) creates a brighter future for cats and dogs by encouraging and strengthening the bond between people and pets. VHS rescues and rehabilitates companion animals, champions responsible caretaking, shares pets’ soothing affections with people in need of comfort, and supports and preserves existing pet-guardian relationships.

To help those who cannot speak for themselves. To provide humane care for unwanted, abused and injured animals. To prevent cruelty to animals. To place adoptable pets into good, permanent homes with responsible owners. To make every effort to return stray animals turned into the shelter to their original owners. To promote spay and neutering, to prevent overpopulation through education.

The YHS mission is to promote and protect the health, safety, and welfare of companion animals. YHS envisions the day when every pet born has a good home and is well cared for all of its life. Our goal is to create happiness by bringing pets and people together. We empower our communities to make humane choices and are committed to eliminating euthanasia as a means of fighting pet homelessness and overpopulation.

The Cache Humane Society is the center of animal welfare, recovery, and adoption activity in Cache Valley. We cultivate innovative programs that inspire personal commitments to loving pet ownership and community participation in companion animal well-being. We work with local government officials, animal care providers, rescue organizations, and citizens to diminish homelessness and abuse and to support compassionate stewardship of animal welfare.