W PA Humane Society

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Who We Are

At the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society, the area's oldest and largest animal welfare organization, we believe that every pet deserves a loving home and the chance to be someone's best friend. Since 1874, we have been providing shelter and care for Pittsburgh's unwanted animals - over 129 years of matching wonderful pets with wonderful people.

Our goal is to make this region a better place for people and their pets, and in doing so we have developed many innovative outreach and educational programs. In addition to facilitating adoptions, we also:

• Helped to establish the first spay/neuter program for Pittsburgh shelter animals.
• Partnered with the Pioneer School to develop the "Pioneer Pet Patrol", a therapeutic program for children with disabilities.
• Employ PA certified Humane Society Police Officers who investigate over 1000 cruelty and neglect cases each year.
• Offer obedience classes and Canine Good Citizen and Therapy Dog International certification testing.
• Host off-site adoptions throughout the community and provide low or no-cost adoptions to senior citizens with our "Pets for People" program.
• Visit local schools to present animal safety and humane education programs.
• Organize a monthly Pet Support Group for those dealing with the death of a pet.
• Counsel pet owners about animal behavior in an effort to prevent and repair breakdowns in the relationship between pet and owner.
• Accept all animals surrendered to us, regardless of "adoptability"; both of our facilities remain one of Western Pennsylvania's few open-door shelters.
• Created www.TelephonePole.org, a website where good Samaritans in Western Pennsylvania can post found-pet notices and pet owners can search a database for their lost pets.

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