Joplin Humane Society provides contracted animal sheltering services to various municipalities in the Four State Area, as well as offering a safe haven to area residents who are no longer able to keep their pets. JHS is a "Receiving Shelter" which means that we accept pets that are brought to us from Animal Control Officers and/or residents from specific towns and cities; we do not pick up animals or provide animal control services ourselves. We are not empowered to investigate animal cruelty complaints or enforce state or local animal ordinances. If you have an animal that you need to have picked up, or wish to report animal abuse or neglect, please contact your local animal control officer, police department of sheriff.
Our shelter receives between 500-1200 animals every month. Joplin Humane Society is a busy, bustling place; the shelter is open seven days a week offering pet adoptions, we provide daily access to owners whose pets are lost or missing and we offer low cost spay/neuter to owned pets 1-2 days each week. Staff is in the building 365 days a year providing quality animal care to our homeless pets.
All animals that enter our shelter will receive an intake exam which includes a microchip scan, weight check, medical evaluation, vaccinations and treatment for internal and external parasites. All animals we receive are photographed and the information is entered into our shelter software system. It costs JHS an average of $47 per animal for just the first week the pet is in our shelter!
You can see some of the pets currently on stray hold here, but we are human and do make mistakes! If your pet is missing, you must come to the shelter every 2-4 days to physically look for your pet!
2CSR 30-9 (H) 13.
13) Holding Period. (A) Any live dog or cat, other than owner-relinquished or feral animals which are not known to have bitten anyone within the preceding ten (10) days, acquired by an animal shelter or contract kennel shall be held for a period of not less than five (5) business days before offering for adoption or euthanasia.
Our shelter receives between 500-1200 animals every month. Joplin Humane Society is a busy, bustling place; the shelter is open seven days a week offering pet adoptions, we provide daily access to owners whose pets are lost or missing and we offer low cost spay/neuter to owned pets 1-2 days each week. Staff is in the building 365 days a year providing quality animal care to our homeless pets.
All animals that enter our shelter will receive an intake exam which includes a microchip scan, weight check, medical evaluation, vaccinations and treatment for internal and external parasites. All animals we receive are photographed and the information is entered into our shelter software system. It costs JHS an average of $47 per animal for just the first week the pet is in our shelter!
You can see some of the pets currently on stray hold here, but we are human and do make mistakes! If your pet is missing, you must come to the shelter every 2-4 days to physically look for your pet!
2CSR 30-9 (H) 13.
13) Holding Period. (A) Any live dog or cat, other than owner-relinquished or feral animals which are not known to have bitten anyone within the preceding ten (10) days, acquired by an animal shelter or contract kennel shall be held for a period of not less than five (5) business days before offering for adoption or euthanasia.
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Posted by Joplin Humane Society Animal Adoption & Resource Center on Tuesday, March 3, 2015
