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National Humane Education Society

The Briggs Animal Adoption Center houses and cares for the animals available for adoption through The National Humane Education Society. In 1948, Mrs. Anna C.

Spay Today, our low cost spay and neuter service, also runs out of the Briggs Animal Adoption Center. Briggs founded The National Humane Education Society as a private nonprofit animal welfare organization. Our mission is "to foster a sentiment of kindness to animals in children and adults." Now, more than 70 years after its founding, without financial assistance from local, state, or federal gove

rnments, NHES continues to grow and help countless animals through its Humane Education and Animal Care programs. The Briggs Animal Adoption Center (BAAC) houses and cares for the animals available for adoption through the National Humane Education Society. Spay Today, our low cost spay and neuter service also runs out of the Briggs Animal Adoption Center. Please come visit for a tour or to see our many wonderful adoptable animals!

12/07/2024

Happy Caturday everyone! Here's our feature for this week, the adorable and playful kitten Kana! 🥰 Give her a home for the holidays ❄️☃️🎄She's sure to keep your spirits merry and bright!
Learn More About Kana: https://www.baacs.org/adoption/kana/?category=feline

12/07/2024

The National Humane Education Society is participating in this year’s “Lights on the Lake” at the Mountain Lake Club in Harpers Ferry, WV, to help raise money for our animals. We want to thank Matthew Sites for sponsoring our tree that we decorated based on the classic holiday movie "It's a Wonderful Life". We hope you will check out all of the gorgeous trees. Voting is underway until December 29th. Winners are determined by the amount of donations received through Lights on the Lake’s website and by the number of Likes on each participant's photo on Lights on the Lake's Facebook. Votes do cost $1 but Likes are free and we need your help!

Vote here: https://www.ticketsignup.io/TicketEvent/CommunityTrees

and Like here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=573412952083335&set=pb.100082439041030.-2207520000&type=3

12/03/2024

$20,000 Match: You can make your gift to help animals in need go twice as far this and for the rest of the month thanks to our friends at the Gerald B. Schreiber Foundation. Give here https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/xnX6pg

11/30/2024

Meet our featured felines this Catturday, Sunni & Tom! This adorable senior bonded pair are perfect for a family that loves watching kitties snooze in the sunshine and feeding them lots of treats! Sunni & Tom are available for adoption in our cattery, where they'll make you feel right at home ❤💕

11/27/2024

We had some amazing visitors drop off donations for our fur babies today. Thanks to Gabrielle and Powhatan School for treats, toys and MORE! We are so thankful for your kindness! ☺️

11/27/2024

Come see our three new feline additions! We're open until 5pm today, closed Thursday & Friday and resume our normal business hours on Saturday!

🐾Mazie is a fabulous, one-of-a-kind fluffball, poised to whisker away your heart! She’s a certified people magnet and a cuddle expert, but her fellow furballs? Nope, not interested! Her attention is fully on you!

🐾Goldie is a tiny bundle of sweetness that’s absolutely addicted to your affection! She’s all about those playdates and snuggles. Plus, this little lovebug is totally cool with sharing the spotlight with her furry feline pals!

🐾Maple is a bashful little sweetheart, tiptoeing through the wild ride of life! She blossoms in peaceful atmospheres and with soft-hearted pals that gently nudge her out of her snug cocoon. Plus, a chill kitty companion might just be her ticket to a purr-fectly cozy home!

11/24/2024

Ready to dive into a world of pint-sized puppy love?
Meet two sweet and gentle new additions waiting for their forever homes!

Journey is a certified snuggle enthusiast, on a mission to destuff fluffy toys and shower everyone with her sweet puppy kisses!
https://www.baacs.org/adoption/journey-2/?category=canine

Polly Pocket? She's the ultimate lap warmer who can’t get enough of her favorite humans!
https://www.baacs.org/adoption/polly-pocket/?category=canine

These bashful cuties are looking for fenced yards and confident canine buddies to help them feel at ease in their new homes. They thrive in calm and quiet homes, so please no young kiddos or tiny tots.

We're open until 4pm! Come by and meet your new best friend!

11/21/2024

Have you been thinking about adopting a cat? Well, don't
purr-cat-stinate any longer! Fred is a pro at giving head bumps for attention and Princess Fisher can't get enough of your love!
Come see all of our amazing adoptable cats today. We're open until 5pm.

11/21/2024

Tank reporting for duty! He's ready to win hearts and minds with his goofy and sweet personality. This guy already knows sit, is a gentle treat taker and loves to be with his people. Come meet him today! We're open until 5pm.

https://www.baacs.org/adoption/tank-2/

11/20/2024

Some adoptions from the past few weeks. Thank you to all our supporters! 🐾

11/20/2024

Iris is ready to zoom her way into your heart! She may stop to smell the roses and everything else along the way too! Come see her today. We're open from 10-5pm!

https://www.baacs.org/adoption/iris-2/?category=canine

11/19/2024

Update on funds raised to replace roof after Megan's 101-Mile Hike: Megan shares, "I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for helping us ensure that children have a space where they can foster compassion towards animals at NHES. They are the pivotal ones who will break barriers and make a positive change for animals to create a more humane world in the years to come."

11/16/2024

The last 3 of the siblings (who were named for our favorite scary movie stars) are on the prowl for their next victim! Could it be you? Don’t hide in the closet because they will just stick a paw under the door to grab ya! Come meet them this weekend. We’re open from 10-4

11/15/2024

The first 3 (of six) siblings named for our favorite scary movie characters are now available for adoption. They can't wait to sneak up on you and go full claws out on their favorite toys! No need to worry though because these little cuties just want to love you to death! So, stop in and meet them today! We're open til 5pm and 10-4 this weekend.

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3731 Berryville Pike
Charles Town, WV
25414

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Website

http://www.baacs.org/

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Briggs Adoptions

Briggs is a popular place where many people want to come to adopt an animal. This is because we are known for loving and taking the utmost care of the animals we receive. We provide the highest standard of medical care to each animal before it is placed for adoption. That’s also why so many people want to surrender dogs and cats to us. However, because we don’t euthanize a healthy animal just to make room for a more popular or more easily-adoptable animal, we often only have a few pups, kittens or popular breeds at any given time. Adopting an animal is a very emotional process and no one is more aware of that than the staff at Briggs.

When we have one adorable puppy or kitten available, we can, and do, receive as many as 20 applications on just that one animal in a day. This is why we state that we will choose what we feel would be the “best match” between the applicants’ lifestyle, home environment and the animal’s personality. We are upfront at the beginning of the application process and ask that if the applicant doesn’t agree with our process, that they don’t continue moving forward with the application. We wish we had the room and money to save many puppies and kittens at one time but we rely on our donation income to staff our building and help the animals. We ask that if you do not receive the animal you are looking at here, please go to another shelter, possibly animal control or a “kill” shelter and save another life. Thank you.