Pope County Humane Society

Pope County Humane Society Animal Shelter was established in 1985 and incorporated in 1987. Our organization was started by June Iverson, Lorraine Gandrud, and Willow Feigum in June's barn. In 2004, they raised enough money to build the beginning of our physical location that we have today with the help of many volunteers. We have had one expansion since then and are hoping to keep expanding. We We are a501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to caring for lost, abandoned, and stray animals. Our shelter is run by a crew of dedicated, hardworking staff, that put their hearts into caring for every animal that comes through our door.

Our mission: Help pets in need in our community and surrounding areas through sheltering, adoption, education, spay/neuter, and community outreach. Our goals: -To reduce the number of animals euthanized in our community by providing the animals temporary housing, foster homes, or other suitable venues, until they can be placed in adoptive homes. -To educate the public in areas of humane treatment of animals, the importance of spaying and neutering, the importance of pet adoption to help eliminate the need to euthanize animals due to lack of space in existing shelters and humane societies. -To work with other humane societies, other animal rescue groups, the public, and governmental agencies to offer relief from pet overpopulation. -To provide medical care to all animals in PCHS custody, through local veterinarians. -To grow Pope County Humane Society to fit the needs of our community