Greater Birmingham Humane Society

Greater Birmingham Humane Society GBHS's mission is to promote the humane treatment of animals and people. We are funded by generous donors in our community and abroad.

The Greater Birmingham Humane Society, founded in 1883, is the largest and oldest humane society in Alabama. Over the course of our history we have witnessed the changes in our community and yet have never left the original mission of Dr. Phillips “to promote the humane treatment of people and animals through education, advocacy and services.”

The Greater Birmingham Humane Society is an open access humane society, meaning that we will accept any owned animal in need of our services.

🎄🐾 Happy Howl-idays from all of us at GBHS! 🐾🎄 We’re so grateful for the love and support from our amazing community. Be...
12/25/2024

🎄🐾 Happy Howl-idays from all of us at GBHS! 🐾🎄

We’re so grateful for the love and support from our amazing community. Because of you, countless tails are wagging, purrs are louder, and lives are brighter. 💖🐕🐈

Here’s to a season filled with joy, love, and furry cuddles. Thank you for making our work possible—wishing you and your furry friends a wonderful holiday! 🐾✨🎅

12/23/2024

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING:

Dr Russell Johnson gives an update on our sweet dog Carlos, and the dangers of prolonged collar or harness use on your pets.

Please make sure to regularly check your animals harnesses and collars to ensure they are not harming your pets.

Carlos is available for foster! To apply to our foster program click this link: https://gbhs.org/fostercare

To donate to Gabby and Carlos’s care and the care of animals like him click here: https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062

The GBHS Adoption Centers and GBHS Animal Care and Control will be closed to the public December 24th-25th in observance...
12/23/2024

The GBHS Adoption Centers and GBHS Animal Care and Control will be closed to the public December 24th-25th in observance of the holidays. We will resume regular operating hours on Thursday, December 26. Have a happy and safe holiday! 🎄

🎁✨ This holiday season, give a gift that truly warms hearts! ✨🎁 Honor your loved ones by donating in their name to GBHS...
12/22/2024

🎁✨ This holiday season, give a gift that truly warms hearts! ✨🎁

Honor your loved ones by donating in their name to GBHS. Instead of wrapping paper and bows, your gift will bring warm beds and shelter to animals in need. 🐾

Please read our full holiday appeal: https://ow.ly/rlLl50UvHzr

Make your meaningful and long-lasting gift here: https://ow.ly/1pl050UvHzo

Together, let’s make this season brighter for everyone—furry friends included!

🎅🎁 Be a Secret Santa for a shelter pet this holiday season! 🎄🐾 Spread the holiday cheer by gifting our furry friends som...
12/21/2024

🎅🎁 Be a Secret Santa for a shelter pet this holiday season! 🎄🐾

Spread the holiday cheer by gifting our furry friends something special. Check out our wishlist and have your gift delivered straight to the shelter — it’s that easy to make a tail wag! 🐕🐈

💌 Click here to shop for your Secret Santa gift: https://ow.ly/xXhZ50UuxpK

Every toy, treat, and comfy bed brings joy to a pet in need. Let’s make their holidays merry and bright! ❤️

Join us for our first GBHS Paw-liday Camp of the year! This Paw-liday Camp will be one session. Paw-liday Camp allows ki...
12/20/2024

Join us for our first GBHS Paw-liday Camp of the year! This Paw-liday Camp will be one session. Paw-liday Camp allows kids to come in and work on enrichment activities and get hands-on experience with the shelter animals - all with a Good Samaritan-themed spin!
Paw-liday Camp is for ages 6-12 years old. The link to register is: https://ow.ly/P32P50Uv2U1
We hope to see you there!

Our winter Empty the Shelter event was a huge success! We are overjoyed that so many of our furry friends found their FU...
12/19/2024

Our winter Empty the Shelter event was a huge success! We are overjoyed that so many of our furry friends found their FURever homes for the paw-lidays. A huge thank you to BISSELL Pet Foundation and Cathy Bissell for incredible support in making all these adoptions possible 🐾🎉

To better serve our community, we have updated our phone system. If you experience connectivity issues and are unable to...
12/18/2024

To better serve our community, we have updated our phone system. If you experience connectivity issues and are unable to reach one of our staff members, please email us at [email protected]. Thank you for your understanding!

12/16/2024

GABBY UPDATE 12/16/2024

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING

We are still searching for whoever is responsible for Gabby’s abuse.

Gabby is stable and continues to recover under the care of our dedicated GBHS Veterinary Team. She is heading to one of our designated medical foster homes to receive the round-the-clock care she needs. Gabby still has a long road ahead, but she’s already showing incredible strength.

We’d also like to introduce Carlos, another survivor in need of your support. Carlos came to us with a harness embedded 1/4 to 1/2 inch into his skin, causing him immense pain. He’s now in our care and beginning his own journey of healing.

If you’d like to donate to Gabby, Carlos, and animals like them, please visit:

https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062

To follow Gabby’s journey, visit:
https://gbhs.org/gabby

Together, we can give them the second chances they deserve. ❤️

12/13/2024

🚨REWARD UPDATE 🚨
**Video with captions in comments**

Thanks to the incredibly generosity of an anonymous donor, the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Gabby’s abuser!

If you would like to donate to the medical care of gabby and animals like her, please visit this link:

https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062

12/13/2024

GABBY UPDATE 12/12/2024
**PLEASE SHARE! We are still searching for whoever is responsible**

Gabby is stable and recovering in the care of our GBHS Veterinary Team. She will be heading to one of our designated medical foster home once she is cleared to do so.

Gabby with need 24/7 care, and has an extensive medical journey ahead of her. If you would like to donate to her medical care, and the care of animals like her, please visit:

https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062

To learn more about Gabby’s journey, please visit : https://gbhs.org/gabby

HELP GABBY HEALGabby, the innocent puppy abandoned outside our GBHS Animal Care and Control facility, has endured unimag...
12/12/2024

HELP GABBY HEAL

Gabby, the innocent puppy abandoned outside our GBHS Animal Care and Control facility, has endured unimaginable cruelty. Her injuries are extensive and heartbreaking, and she will take extensive medical treatment to heal. She now faces a long road to recovery.

Your support will help Gabby receive the critical treatment and care she desperately needs. Every donation will go directly toward her healing and the healing of GBHS animals like her.

Please consider donating today. Gabby is depending on all of us.

https://ow.ly/yWlc50Uq0be

Together, we can show Gabby the compassion and love she has been denied for so long.

12/11/2024

Video with captions in comments

UPDATE ON GABBY:

Join us on a live with our CEO Allison as we bring an update to the public on Gabby, our abused and abandoned animal left at our facility.

Link to donate to gabby and animals like her : https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062

🚨HELP US IDENTIFY GABBY🚨Early yesterday, December 10th, 2024, a severely abused animal that we have named Gabby, was hea...
12/11/2024

🚨HELP US IDENTIFY GABBY🚨

Early yesterday, December 10th, 2024, a severely abused animal that we have named Gabby, was heartlessly abandoned at our GBHS Animal Care and Control facility. Gabby deserves justice, and we need your help to find the person responsible for this cruel act.

If you recognize Gabby or have any information, please call GBHS Animal Care and Control at 205-591-6522. Your identity will remain completely anonymous.

Let’s stand together against animal cruelty. Gabby’s voice deserves to be heard.

If you would like to donate to Gabby to help offset the cost of her care and the care of other dogs like her, please donate today at: https://ow.ly/fioy50UpoGG

12/10/2024

UPDATE: If you would like to donate to Gabby to help offset the cost of her care and the care of other dogs like her, please donate today at: https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING:

This morning at 5:30 a.m., an abused animal was heartlessly dumped outside our GBHS Animal Care and Control facility. We need your help to identify this animal and bring the abuser to justice.

GBHS offers a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for this act of cruelty.

If you have any information, please come forward. Your identity will remain completely anonymous.

Please call: 205-591-6522.

Together, we can seek justice for this innocent animal.

Have you read our Holiday Newsletter?! Click to here to read it online and see the heartwarming tales of how YOU saved c...
12/10/2024

Have you read our Holiday Newsletter?!
Click to here to read it online and see the heartwarming tales of how YOU saved countless animals this year. https://ow.ly/rHoA50UopN9

It's not too late to make your holiday donation! Click here to help us save more lives next year: https://ow.ly/XvEK50UopNa

🚨DONATIONS NEED🚨 We’re running low on supplies and need your help! Your donations make a world of difference for our she...
12/07/2024

🚨DONATIONS NEED🚨
We’re running low on supplies and need your help! Your donations make a world of difference for our shelter friends. ❤️ You can drop off supplies at our shelter located at 300 Snow Drive or order from our Amazon wishlist https://ow.ly/Tq9Y50UmVlY for delivery straight to us. Thank you for supporting GBHS and our furry friends! 🐾

Address

300 Snow Drive
Birmingham, AL
35209

Opening Hours

Tuesday 1pm - 5pm
Wednesday 1pm - 5pm
Thursday 1pm - 5pm
Friday 1pm - 5pm
Saturday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+12059421211

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Carlos update
Carlos update

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Dr Russell Johnson gives an update on our sweet dog Carlos, and the dangers of prolonged collar or harness use on your pets. Please make sure to regularly check your animals harnesses and collars to ensure they are not harming your pets. Carlos is available for foster! To apply to our foster program click this link: https://gbhs.org/fostercare To donate to Gabby and Carlos’s care and the care of animals like him click here: https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062

GABBY UPDATE 12/16/2024 GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING We are still searching for whoever is responsible for Gabby’s abuse. Gabby is stable and continues to recover under the care of our dedicated GBHS Veterinary Team. She is heading to one of our designated medical foster homes to receive the round-the-clock care she needs. Gabby still has a long road ahead, but she’s already showing incredible strength. We’d also like to introduce Carlos, another survivor in need of your support. Carlos came to us with a harness embedded 1/4 to 1/2 inch into his skin, causing him immense pain. He’s now in our care and beginning his own journey of healing. If you’d like to donate to Gabby, Carlos, and animals like them, please visit: https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062 To follow Gabby’s journey, visit: https://gbhs.org/gabby Together, we can give them the second chances they deserve. ❤️

🚨REWARD UPDATE 🚨 **Video with captions in comments** Thanks to the incredibly generosity of an anonymous donor, the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Gabby’s abuser! If you would like to donate to the medical care of gabby and animals like her, please visit this link: https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062

GABBY UPDATE
GABBY UPDATE

GABBY UPDATE 12/12/2024 **PLEASE SHARE! We are still searching for whoever is responsible** Gabby is stable and recovering in the care of our GBHS Veterinary Team. She will be heading to one of our designated medical foster home once she is cleared to do so. Gabby with need 24/7 care, and has an extensive medical journey ahead of her. If you would like to donate to her medical care, and the care of animals like her, please visit: https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062 To learn more about Gabby’s journey, please visit : https://gbhs.org/gabby

Video with captions in comments UPDATE ON GABBY: Join us on a live with our CEO Allison as we bring an update to the public on Gabby, our abused and abandoned animal left at our facility. Link to donate to gabby and animals like her : https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062

ABUSED AND ABANDONED ANIMAL
ABUSED AND ABANDONED ANIMAL

UPDATE: If you would like to donate to Gabby to help offset the cost of her care and the care of other dogs like her, please donate today at: https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/17062 GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: This morning at 5:30 a.m., an abused animal was heartlessly dumped outside our GBHS Animal Care and Control facility. We need your help to identify this animal and bring the abuser to justice. GBHS offers a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for this act of cruelty. If you have any information, please come forward. Your identity will remain completely anonymous. Please call: 205-591-6522. Together, we can seek justice for this innocent animal.

Update: Video with captions in the comments Congratulations to our Wicked Giving Tuesday winner, Lindy Mitchell! Even though #givingtuesday is over, there are still plenty of ways to donate to GBHS linked here: https://gbhs.org/donate

This GIVING TUESDAY We are showing how POPULAR our Pets are and giving you an opportunity to Win a Trip for Two to New York to see Wicked on Broadway (and help save abused animals)! Here’s how to enter: $25 donation is one entry $50 donation is five entries $100 is ONE HUNDRED entries! Make sure to copy this link: https://gbhs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/16976 (The link is also in our bio)

Wicked Giving Tuesday
Wicked Giving Tuesday

Donate for the magical chance of a lifetime! See Wicked, live on broadway with a (2) night stay and airfare included! Your donation not only enters you in the contest, but also helps to save abused animals in our care and community! $25 for one entry $50 for five entries $100 for 100 entries Click the link in our bio to enter! 🧙💚💖

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The Greater Birmingham Humane Society, founded in 1883, is the largest and oldest humane society in Alabama. Over the course of our history we have witnessed the changes in our community and yet have never left the original mission of Dr. Phillips “to promote the humane treatment of people and animals through education, advocacy, and services.”