Humane Society Of South Ms

Adoption:the surrender department of hssm is committed to reuniting as many lost animals with their caregivers as possible. The organization is proactive in engaging the community to get their pets micro-chipped. The organization has seen an increased number of stray animals entering the shelter with micro-chips. The micro-chips allow staff to quickly and easily locate the animal's caregiver, which allows the pet to be reunited with that caregiver. In 2024, 671 pets were returned with their owners.other services statistics:- 966 orphaned animals were placed into foster care with weekly medical check-ups.

Clinic:hssm is aggressively addressing pet overpopulation in south mississippi through a high volume, high quality spay/neuter program. In 2024, 5,582 free or low cost spay/neuter surgeries were performed in the clinic, servicing both the shelter animals, as well as, the public in general. Other services offered by the clinic are microchip, rabies and other breed specific vaccinations.409 pets were served through hssm's "pop-up" pet resource wellness fairs with free vaccinations, check-ups, microchips, flea/tick preventative and heartworm tests/preventative.5,992 micro-chips have been implanted into animals making them 80% more likely to be reunited with their families when/if they should ever go missing.5,046 public pets were treated at hssm's wellness clinic at a steeply reduced cost to assist with pet retention.

Surrender:248 animals were loaded aboard hssm's love train and were transported to other shelters where there was a need for an excess of adoptable pets.15,947 pounds of pet food was collected and distributed to pet parents in need through hssm's community pet food pantry.30 young animal advocates went through the junior humanitarian club paws summer day camp.