Winnie Berry Humane Society of Angelina County

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Our Story

A long-term interest and involvement in humane causes was brought to a head for Ms. Winnie Berry on a cold winter day in 1959, when a co-worker at Lufkin Industries told her about seeing a group of dogs huddled together for warmth at the Library. She knew something had to be done for the homeless, unwanted animals of Angelina County. Shortly after this, Fred Woods, a local pharmacist and animal lover, called her about forming a Humane Society. They held the first meeting at the old TP&L conference room to organize and apply for a charter. With the help of the press, there were 40 to 50 people in attendance. The late Roy Saunders, DVM, donated $50.00 dollars (quite a sum in those days) for the building of the shelter. Others paid a $3.00 membership fee as a donation. In 1964, the Humane Society of Angelina County received its 501(c)3 federal tax exemption, and the City of Lufkin agreed to give $120.00 a month to offset utility bills. In 1979, the City of Lufkin formed an Animal Control Department, and an agreement with the Humane Society of Angelina County was reached between the two entities that gave the existing Humane Society use of the City of Lufkin’s Animal Control facility. At that time the Society was under the direction of Buddy Zeagler as President and Vice-Prsident Sandy Vann. In 1993, the Humane Society separated from the City of Lufkin animal Control facility and

built its new facility at 1102 N. John Redditt Drive and was able to start providing Low Cost Spay and Neutering programs to help the community control the pet population. To this day, under the direction of Christina Carter, Executive Director, Board President Jackie Zimmerman, and Vice-President Yana Ogletree, over 750 low-income spay and neuters are facilitated by Winnie Berry Humane Society and over 325 cat and dog adoptions were made possible, just in the last fiscal year. The Winnie Berry Foundation is proud to be the only no-kill shelter in Angelina County, and provides the only no kill, dog and cat shelter, for a stretch of several hours drive, from North of Houston all the way to Tyler.