Humane Society of Wayne County

03/01/2025

Congratulations to our good girl JuJu on finding her forever home today! Come on out to the Rochester International Auto Show and check out more of our adoptable dogs at the Subaru of America, Inc. pet adoption area! Another round of congrats for JuJu and her new family! Have fun living your best life, sweet girl!!! 

03/01/2025

It's DAY TWO of the Rochester International Auto Show !

Visit us in the Subaru of America, Inc. pet adoption area to meet your new best friend!

Today's adoptable dogs are BOJACK, JUJU, and BUDDY! 🐶 🐾 💕

02/28/2025

Jared is 3.5 years old. He came to the shelter when his owner could no longer care for him. Jared is nervous in new environments and can take a long time to warm up to new people. He is very affectionate after he is comfortable. Jared loves other cats and would need to go to a home where he would have feline friends.

02/28/2025

Ryker is 3.5 years old. He came to the shelter when his owner could no longer care for him. Ryker is nervous in new environments and can take a long time to warm up to new people. Ryker loves other cats and would need to go to a home where he would have feline friends.

02/28/2025

Jasper is 10 months old. He came to the shelter when his owner could no longer care for him. He is very affectionate with people but also enjoys his alone time. He has previously lived in a home with dogs and other cats but we believe he would be happiest being the only cat in the home.

*Special needs - Will need future dental work. Call the shelter for details.

02/28/2025

The Rochester International Auto Show kicks off TODAY at NOON!!

Visit us in the Subaru of America, Inc. pet adoption area to meet your new best friend!

Today's adoptable dogs are Buddy, Juju, and Dash!

02/27/2025

Coco is 2 years old. She came to the shelter when her owners could no longer keep her. Coco is very shy and nervous in new environments but does warm up quickly. She has no past experience with dogs that we are aware of and she does not appear to care much for other cats. We believe Coco would thrive in a quiet home.

02/27/2025

Cuddles is approximately 9 years old. She came to the shelter when her owners could no longer care for her. Cuddles is a very affectionate girl and craves human attention. Currently Cuddles spends most of her time following the shelter staff around, bird watching or just lounging in her favorite chair. In the past Cuddles has lived with both dogs and cats but we do believe she would be happiest in a home all her own.

*Special needs - Cuddles has early kidney disease. This will need to be monitored regularly with a Veterinarian.

*Cuddles qualifies for the shelters Adult Companion Program, for adopters aged 50+

02/25/2025

2nd Annual Pins & Paws Bowling Event!

Everyone had such a great time last year, let's do it again! Get your friends, family, co-workers together and sign up for a great time!

Sign up by calling the shelter or by using Venmo!

02/22/2025

HSWC Online Auction 2025!
February 22 @ 8:00 am - March 22 @ 5:00 pm

500 amazing items are available for viewing on February 22! Pick out your favorites and make your auction plan!

Live bidding begins March 1st at 8a.m. and ends March 15th at 5pm.

Auction link: https://www.32auctions.com/hswc2025?r=1&t=all

Pickup will be March 22nd between the hours of 10a.m. and 2p.m. at the Newark VFW, 225 E. Union Street, Newark.

Silent auction 'Humane Society of Wayne County 2025 Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.

02/22/2025

*Note: Adoption applications are processed daily – if you are interested in meeting/adopting a specific dog or cat featured on our website or page, please feel free to contact the Shelter by phone to verify current adoption status!

02/21/2025

Are you ready to meet your new best friend at the Rochester International Auto Show ?

Find us at the Subaru pet park in the Subaru of America, Inc. booth from February 28th - March 2nd!

Stay tuned to see which of our adorable, adoptable doggies will be there! 🐾🐾

Tickets to the auto show are available at: https://therochesterautoshow.com/

01/29/2025

Thank you, thank you, thank you Ontario American Legion!! Paw Palooza was a great time and so successful.
What a great bunch of people, and Jesse James (an HSWC alumni) is always ready for a picture!
Your support is very much appreciated!

01/26/2025

Do you ever look at your dog and imagine what they'd be like if they were a human? We were looking at our guy Vader earlier, and it didn't take long to reach a conclusion:

If Vader were a human, he'd be a dude-bro.

✅ He's got a lot of muscle.
✅ He's got... enough brains to get by.
✅ He's always in a good mood.
✅ He's a little rowdy, and
✅ he's always ready to party (aka, shred some stuffy toys).

🏈🏈🏈 If Vader were a human, he'd watch the game with you, chug some beers, and probably crush the empty cans on his forehead to show off. He'd high-five you every time the Bills score a touchdown.

🍺🍺🍺 Since Vader is a dog, and not a human, we definitely don't recommend that beer chugging stuff we mentioned earlier. And, you may have to settle for a paw shake instead of a high-five - but we do think this lovable doof would be a great buddy to watch the game with!

❤️🤍💙 If this all sounds like just the bro-mance that's been missing from your life, please consider coming to meet Vader!

Vader is available for a reduced adoption fee, since he has been at the shelter for 8 months (since arriving as a stray in May). Vader is also eligible for our Adult Companion program, for bro-dopters aged 50 and up!

You'll find Vader's complete info, and link to adoption application, right here:

https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/41639910-lyons-new-york-pit-bull-terrier-mix

01/12/2025

*Note: Adoption applications are processed daily – if you are interested in meeting/adopting a specific dog or cat featured on our website or page, please feel free to contact the Shelter by phone to verify current adoption status!