Suncoast Humane Society

About Us

Founded in 1971, Suncoast Humane Society is Suncoast Florida’s go-to animal welfare organization. We have established a rescue partnership with 24 counties in Florida and extends to Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Puerto Rico. Our shelter helps more than 50,000 animals and people each year.

Our Mission: Because pets need people and people need pets, Suncoast Humane Society provides sheltering to the most vulnerable animals, affordable prevention services to the community and ongoing support for pets and the people who love them. We have developed an innovative, community-focused approach to care for pets and the people who love them:

Sheltering – We rescue, house, care for, and adopt pets from our Englewood shelter. To add to our capacity, we’ve developed a network of foster families throughout the Suncoast region. And to foster better human-animal bonds, we developed the innovative Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender (PASS) program, leveraging the greater community to keep families together.

Prevention Clinics – To reduce pet overpopulation and illness we also invest in prevention efforts including low-cost spay/neuter clinics, vaccinations, and other preventative care.

Community Outreach – We educate the community to help them build stronger bonds with their pets through positive behavior training programs and pet therapy. And we have services to help them keep their pets, despite temporary challenges, with our community pet food bank.