The Best Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ Dog Rescues & Shelters in 2026

Humane Society of the White Mountains

We are the only Humane Society in a rural area in the White Mountains located in Lakeside AZ. We serve over 1,000 homeless, abandoned, and abused animals a year. We are not funded or affiliated with any national or state organization. A LITTLE ABOUT HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS The Humane Society of the White Mountains was incorporated in 1970 by a group of caring and dedicated individuals who were concerned for the plight of homeless animals in the area. Unfortunately, the beauty of our natural forests compel many irresponsible acts. Pets are often abandoned in the forests by people who truly believe that these domesticated puppies and kittens, dogs and cats will revert back to the wild and learn to fend for themselves. Sadly... they do not. Those of us who choose to serve and help homeless animals do so because the need is great and will never diminish. We are the only open admission Humane Society in Apache and Navajo Counties. Animals cannot help themselves. They depend solely upon the generosity and compassion of humans. Our Humane Society is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals. The homeless animals we serve also rely upon the generosity and compassion of our supporters. Our Humane Society houses over a thousand animals each year. Many are rescued from the forest, the streets and from lives of starvation and abandonment through our efforts. The animals we serve greatly depend on us. Shelter medicine is something that is taken very serious here, we use Cornell University as our guide. We start vaccinations on intake with all animals, this is for their protection and the protection of the animals already in our care, this includes all animals and all appropriate vaccines for them! We also worm them, the vaccinations are repeated every TWO weeks and continue until they are vaccinated or adopted. At the point of adoption the adopter is told if the pet needs more vaccinations and also given their vaccination records to share with their veterinarian. We are transparent and welcome anyone to come visit us and our procedures.