Mission Statement

Dedicated to ending animal homelessness and providing care and comfort for companion animals in need.

The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is a limited admission shelter.  We only accept animals that we feel we can adopt.  We do not take in stray animals.  They need to be taken to the county facility where their owners can look for them.

We are a “No Kill for Space” shelter.  That means our shelter will not euthanize an animal to make space for another animal.  We do euthanize animals that are too sick to be treated or too aggressive or behaviorally unsound to be suitable for adoption.

We at The Humane Society of Tampa Bay do our best to find homes for as many animals as possible.  We are committed to a community approach to help lower the euthanasia in our county.   We have an aggressive transfer program which takes in animals from other shelters that are open admission and house animals that are at risk of being euthanized.