Each year, approximately 5,000 animals receive shelter and care within our facility. Because we are a nonprofit organization, Shelby Humane Society relies on individual donor support, fundraisers, special events and corporate sponsorships.

In addition to the thousands of owner-surrendered animals that we care for each eyar, we also provide medical attention and a safe-house to abused and neglected animals that come into our shelter via animal control. Many of these animals require expensive medical care and constant nurturing.

Our adoptions and shelter partnering programs place thousands of animals each year. Through adoptions from our main shelter in Columbiana, PetSmart Alabaster, PetSmart 280 and various off-site adoptions, we have provided individuals and families with animal companions that suit their lifestyles. Our extensive pre-adoption survey helps us place animals in appropriate and loving homes, and our constant attention to our pet population and the varying personalities of our animals helps us easily match pets to potential adopters.

Our programs provide education information and supplies to the public to reinforce the important of animal population control. Through our Quick Fix program, we spay and neuter pets old enough to undergo the procedure, to help slow the number of pets seeking refuge at our shelter.