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Celebrate Your Child's Birthday At the Western PA Humane Society!

Your child will have the opportunity to

• interact with appropriate shelter animals
• learn about pets and their behaviors
• learn about being a responsible pet owner
• go "behind the scenes" to learn how shelter animals are cared for
• have his/her photo taken with the shelter mascot!
  
  

  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.

  Information on Adopting a friend

  www.wpahumane.org
  

  Come Visit Us!

  
  

  North Side
  1101 Western Ave.
  Pittsburgh PA 15233
  
  Offices open Monday thru Friday 8:30 - 4:30
  Kennels open Monday through Friday 10:00 to 7:00, Saturday and Sunday 10 - 5
  412-321-4625
  
  Fallen Timber
  1680 Fallen Timber Rd
  Elizabeth PA 15037
  
  Sunday thru Saturday 10 - 5
  412-751-2010
  
  

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