Huntington County Humane Society

Huntington County Humane Society Our purpose and passion is to save animals. Join our cause at huntingtonhumane.org/donate We’re on PETFINDER!
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Check out some of our adoptable animals here:

https://www.petfinder.com/search/pets-for-adoption/?shelter_id%5B0%5D=IN88&sort%5B0%5D=recently_added

🎀 Meet Emma Lee: The Cutest Button on the Emotional Support Cardigan 🎀4 years old | Pittie/Bulldog mix | Professional So...
11/23/2025

🎀 Meet Emma Lee: The Cutest Button on the Emotional Support Cardigan 🎀
4 years old | Pittie/Bulldog mix | Professional Softie

If ever there was a dog who deserved a break, it’s Emma Lee.
This sweet, gentle little dumpling has lived more plot twists than a Lifetime movie. She’s been through homelessness… a drunk driving incident (not her fault, we promise)… police impounds… and more home-hopping than a traveling salesman.

And honestly? That kind of unpredictability would make anyone a little nervous.

Despite all that, Emma Lee remains:
💗 Kind
💗 Soft
💗 Quiet
💗 And just SO ridiculously cute it should be illegal

She’s not high-maintenance, but she will require an emotional support human.
Meaning she’s going to thrive with patient, consistent humans who understand that trust is built slowly, warm blankets are healing, and routines make her feel safe again.

She came in with another dog, Grace. Grace is… unbothered. Emma, however, lights up like a Christmas tree around her. She doesn’t need a dog friend, but having a calm, steady canine companion might help her confidence bloom.

Emma would be happiest in a home with older kids—gentle hearts, quiet energy, predictable vibes.

What she wants most?
Someone who will look at her and say,
“You’re home now, and you don’t have to guess what tomorrow looks like.”

If you’re ready to help this tender soul find the safety and consistency she’s been missing, Emma Lee is ready to love you right back. 🐾💞

🌟 MEET MELISSA: Our Programs & Community Relations Manager 🌟If you’ve noticed things at Huntington Humane suddenly level...
11/23/2025

🌟 MEET MELISSA: Our Programs & Community Relations Manager 🌟

If you’ve noticed things at Huntington Humane suddenly leveling up like we just unlocked a cheat code…
🎉 You’re not imagining it.
🎉 It’s Melissa.
🎉 She’s everywhere. All at once. With a laptop AND tears in her eyes.
(If she’s not crying, is it even a weekday?😉🤣)

Let’s talk receipts, shall we?

📈 VOLUNTEER PROGRAM GROWTH:
Two months ago? 22 volunteers and 128 hours.
Last 30 days? 43 volunteers and 201 hours.
That’s practically double the army of helpers.
And guess who is running our very first official volunteer orientation on 12/2?
Yep. Melissa. You dont want to miss it!

🐾 FOSTER PROGRAM?
Growing like a Chia Pet on Miracle-Gro.
Melissa is matching animals to fosters like she’s running a dating service and the algorithm is fueled by kindness and caffeine.

🎒 COMMUNITY EDUCATION? ✅
🎪 EVENTS & FUNDRAISING?✅

❤️ AND THE BIG ONE…
She’s spearheading a major 2026 initiative that we’re not ready to announce yet (shhh 🤫),
but trust us… it’s going to change the way this community thinks about sheltering.
(It’s huge. And beautiful. And needed. And she’s the perfect human to lead it.)

✨ SO WHO IS MELISSA?
She’s passion.
She’s grit.
She’s empathy in a human body.
She’s years of animal welfare experience wrapped up with a heart that can barely fit inside her chest.
She’s the person quietly saying “Yes, we can help” even at 10 p.m.
She is, quite literally, changing the trajectory of this shelter.

And we think she deserves the biggest Huntingon Hello 👋🏻, a standing ovation, and twelve gold stars💛

So please join us in saying hello and sharing some love for Melissa ⬇️

**OWNER FOUND** ‼️⚠️URGENT: DO YOU KNOW ME? ⚠️‼️Altered male, no collar or chip, found on clear creek road. We are very ...
11/23/2025

**OWNER FOUND**

‼️⚠️URGENT: DO YOU KNOW ME? ⚠️‼️

Altered male, no collar or chip, found on clear creek road. We are very concerned about his health and need to make contact with his owner ASAP. Please help us find this guy’s family.

📣 Sorry we’ve been a little quiet this week…We promise we didn’t get abducted by aliens or run away to join a circus (th...
11/22/2025

📣 Sorry we’ve been a little quiet this week…
We promise we didn’t get abducted by aliens or run away to join a circus (though honestly the circus might be less chaotic 😂). It’s just been… A Week.

🐱 What’s been happening? Oh, you know. The usual:
All of our cat kennels? Full. Again.
With kittens. Again.
Remember when spring was advertised as “kitten season”? HAHA. Buddy… it never ends. It’s more like a year-round kitten firehose and we’re just here with a mop and a prayer. 😵‍💫🍼

😿 Medical cases?
Oh yeah, plenty. Sweet Murdaugh, our little double-eye-enucleation warrior king, is healing like a champ. But holiday season isn’t slowing down OR getting any cheaper in our neck of the woods. Veterinary bills come wrapped like gifts… except the surprise is always a dollar amount that makes us want to just cry. 🎁💸😭

🐶 Dogs?
Full. Still full. With more surrender requests in the inbox labeled “URGENT,” which is… not our favorite subject line.

💔 Animal control calls?
We’ve had some truly heartbreaking ones this week. The kind that sit heavy on your chest.
One home had a deceased dog left in the yard for several days while the other dog watched and deteriorated herself. We tried, but we couldn’t save her either. It was too late. If you want something that punches you right in the gut and haunts your dreams? That’s it.

🧩 And in between all that?
We’re finalizing a BIG program we’ll be announcing next week. We’re pumped. We’re excited. We’re also… 🫠 exhausted.

So, in conclusion (TLDR for our fellow tired humans):

➡️ We need adoptions (we know, we know… broken record 🎶).
➡️ We need donations (shocking, we’re sure 😅).
➡️ And if anyone feels compelled to send us Starbucks liquid happiness?
Well. We would not fight you on that. ☕️😌

Thanks for sticking with us, caring with us, and lifting us up during the messy, beautiful, heartbreaking, hopeful work of saving lives. 💛🐾

Raise your paws if you’re absolutely SHOCKED Zoe hasnt been adopted yet?! ✋🏻🤯Zoe is a 5-year-old Catahoula mix with the ...
11/20/2025

Raise your paws if you’re absolutely SHOCKED Zoe hasnt been adopted yet?! ✋🏻🤯

Zoe is a 5-year-old Catahoula mix with the perfect combo of cute, clever, and “did someone say outside?” energy. She’s got those gorgeous dapple spots, a big happy smile, and a bounce to her step that says she’s always ready for a good time.

She loves exploring the yard, sniffing every interesting smell (and the not-so-interesting ones too… just in case), and doing her signature “joy laps” to show off how much she enjoys the simple things in life. She also enjoys playing with other dogs and would love a canine friend who appreciates her happy-go-lucky play style.

She’s great with kids and thinks every human is her new bestie. That said, when excitement strikes, Zoe tends to use her whole body to express her happiness, so older kids who can handle a happy shoulder bump are the best fit.

Looking for a cheerful buddy who makes you laugh daily and absolutely brightens every single walk? Zoe might just be your girl. She’s beauty, she’s grace, she’ll sniff every place. 🐾✨

Something big is coming 👀🤭For years, we’ve helped families keep their pets during hard moments…But soon, we’re taking th...
11/17/2025

Something big is coming 👀🤭
For years, we’ve helped families keep their pets during hard moments…
But soon, we’re taking that mission to a whole new level! 😬

Stay tuned. Something special is on the horizon.

🐑 Meet Shirley: The Farm Hand You Didn’t Know You Needed But Now You Do 😉If you’ve been searching for a hardworking, loy...
11/17/2025

🐑 Meet Shirley: The Farm Hand You Didn’t Know You Needed But Now You Do 😉

If you’ve been searching for a hardworking, loyal, highly intelligent companion, congratulations 🎊 You’ve just met Shirley, the 3-year-old Anatolian Shepherd who came pre-installed with instincts, opinions, and a resume full of potential.

She’s an Anatolian Shepherd, which is basically a job title. Adopters should expect her to be protective of you, your animals, your land, your grandma’s heirlooms, your favorite boots, the entire property line, and maybe your soul.
(We’ll give you a breed guide. Read it. Twice.)

She recently went on a farm field trip. Here’s the scoop: Let off leash in a fenced chicken area and behaved like a refined lady of agriculture, just sniffing, following, and absolutely not acting like a walking poultry disaster.
With sheep? She displayed some “hey, I might actually be good at this” herding behavior. Give her some direction and she’ll be writing her own herding manual.

She’s kid-approved, LOVES belly rubs, takes treats gently, walks beautifully on leash, and knows sit, shake, lay down, and roll over. Did we mention she’s incredibly intelligent?

🚫 No cats
🚫 No small animals
🚫 No tiny dogs who look like squirrels

Her ideal home is a farm, a homestead, a ranch, or a kingdom she can oversee from a slight hill.
Someone who understands that with her size comes presence, and with her breed comes purpose. She’s ready to work AND provide companionship.

Bring treats. Bring land. Bring this girl home.

Who says you can’t teach old dogs new tricks?Romulus is out here proving science wrong and doing backflips about it.Meet...
11/16/2025

Who says you can’t teach old dogs new tricks?
Romulus is out here proving science wrong and doing backflips about it.

Meet Romulus (aka Your Future Pocket-Sized Bestie): A 10-year-old Jack Russell with 16lbs of zest, s***k, and unfiltered enthusiasm. Truly the espresso shot of small dogs. He wears his heart on his sleeve… no seriously, look at his photos. 😍👀🖤

He’s playful. He’s sweet. He’s social. He makes new friends easily. Romulus absolutely has plenty of miles left on the odometer, and he’s looking for a home that will treat him like the tiny royalty he fully believes he is. 👑

He does great with other dogs and would shine brightest with a buddy who understands that:
• He is small
• He is mighty
• He is 10 and therefore grants himself the right to set at least a couple boundaries

Now, let’s talk cuisine etiquette.
Romulus must dine alone like a Michelin-star chef preparing for service. He believes food is sacred and should not be shared. He’s not possessive with toys or people, just food, so he’ll need an owner who understands the assignment:
Feed separately. No table scraps. Consistency is king.

It’s easily manageable but it must be managed.
Do that, and you’re getting the full Romulus experience: joy, silliness, snuggles, and the absolute most charming little old man energy.

If you’re ready for a seasoned dog with a jovial spirit and a whole lot of love left to give…
Rommy is your guy. 🐾✨

**ADOPTED** Meet Nolan: the shelter’s undisputed favorite child…and we’re not even pretending otherwise.Yeah, yeah, yeah...
11/16/2025

**ADOPTED**

Meet Nolan: the shelter’s undisputed favorite child…and we’re not even pretending otherwise.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We get it… parents “don’t pick favorites,” but look us in the eye and tell us this walking russet potato shouldn’t be everyone’s No. 1. 👀👀 You can’t. Because he is perfection 😇

Nolan arrived a week ago as a strayand immediately said, “Hello, it’s me, your pride and joy.” And honestly? He’s not wrong. 💁🏼‍♂️

About Nolan:
🔅 General Aura: Golden Retriever energy trapped in a baked potato body.
🔅 As wide as he is tall (we respect a king built like a throw pillow)
🔅 Intelligence? Can’t confirm, but he feels like he always knows where the snacks are so that’s says something, right?
🔅 Kiddos: Loves them; distributes kisses like they’re free samples at Costco
🔅 With Dogs: Bro-tier friendly. Gives off “I brought the chips to the party” energy.
🔅 With Cats: Walks past them like a middle-aged man ignoring drama at work.
🔅Leash Skills: Surprisingly pristine for a root vegetable
🔅Treat Taking: Delicate. Gentle. Would absolutely say “pardon me” if he could talk.
🔅Special Ability: Makes adults speak in baby voices within 0.4 seconds of meeting him
🔅 Weakness: Smooshy face is dangerously kissable

Overall Rating: 13/10 Favorite child energy

🎃🐾 OCTOBER WAS A WILD ONE! 🐾🎃If you’ve been wondering what we’ve been up to… whew! Working hard! Every single one of the...
11/15/2025

🎃🐾 OCTOBER WAS A WILD ONE! 🐾🎃
If you’ve been wondering what we’ve been up to… whew! Working hard!

Every single one of these numbers represents a life saved, a family helped, and a community supported. And while we’re proud of the work, we couldn’t do any of it without YOU!

🧡 Donations truly make the difference between “we hope we can” and “we absolutely will.”

Food, vaccines, medical care, foster supplies, enrichment… it all adds up fast!

If you’re able, please consider making a donation - big or small- so we can keep showing up for those in need! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

🌪️🐾 THEY’RE HEEEEEREEEEE! 🐾🌪️Like tiny tornadoes wrapped in fur…Like tater tots with legs…Like squishy cinnamon rolls wh...
11/14/2025

🌪️🐾 THEY’RE HEEEEEREEEEE! 🐾🌪️
Like tiny tornadoes wrapped in fur…
Like tater tots with legs…
Like squishy cinnamon rolls who bark instead of rise…

Behold:
THE HEINZ 57 PUPPY PACK.

Mama is a boxer/pittie.
Dad? We’re thinking shepherd.
The vibe? Large breed chaos babies destined to become majestic house hippos with superior snuggle capabilities.

These 10-week-old spud nuggets have been in foster care living their absolute best lives and are now:
✔️ Social butterflies
✔️ Cat-tolerant
✔️ Kid-approved
✔️ Farm-animal familiar
✔️ Professionally trained in stampeding toward anyone who says “puppy!”

🔅 5 females / 2 males 🔅
They’re scheduled for their glow-up (alter surgeries) Monday and will be ready for their forever families Wednesday!
But listen… these potatoes will NOT last.
We’re taking applications now so they can roll into their new homes ASAP.

💸 $200 adoption fee
Includes spay/neuter, vaccines, deworming, microchip, and a lifetime supply of “OMG LOOK HOW CUTE THEY ARE” reactions.

Come get your emotionally-supportive potato while supplies last.
Seriously. Run.

Address

390 Thurman Poe Way
Huntington, IN
46750

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 6pm
Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+12603560355

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