Humane Society For Hamilton County

Great place, they were very organized and very professional. I couldn't be happier with my dog Milo Sir Patrick he's doing very well!!! I'm so very thankful for him!!!! So far I've lost 15 lbs just walking him every day!!!!!

I am impressed beyond words! I was welcomed at the front door, n directed to the front desk. I was kindly greeted and told the lady the name of the dog I had traveled 2 1/2hrs to meet. I also told her I had submitted my application online. She reviewed it with me, then paged a young man to help me. This whole place was so clean, fresh and beautiful! He nicely introduced himself and led me out to an incredibly large fenced, astro turf meeting area with a bench, and asked me to wait while he got Lacey. I've had numerous dogs through the years, but you never know what to expect from a dog that's been in a shelter. When he brought her in and set her down, she instantly ran straight to me! I knew in that moment she was for me! She didn't care about running around the rest of the yard. She just wanted to be with me. We talked, and he said she would need to meet my Golden Retriever. I had her in my van, so I brought her in. They acted like they'd known each other forever! Next was completing the paperwork. So he took me back inside and told me I could have a seat till they called my name. It was only a few minutes, but it gave me time to look around. They have beautiful cat kennel rooms and a lovely little shopping area. It's obvious how well all the pets are cared for. They're all so happy and clean. My name was called, and a receptionist introduced herself. We completed all the paperwork, which I was impressed was so thorough and well explained. Then she paged a behaviorist to further discuss what to expect and what to do. If I had any problems or questions, I should contact them. She handed me the folder of copied paperwork and a bag of food. The nice man brought Lacey to me in a brand new collar and the harness I'd gotten her. It was such an Awesome experience, I have Never seen a Humane Shelter like it! WoW! We made the long trip home, and Lacey is so happy and spoiled, of course. She goes everywhere with me and instantly wins the hearts of every person and pet she meets!! Thank you All, for the love and care you shared with her. I know it made a big difference! I even got a call from a lovely volunteer a couple of weeks later to see how we were doing. We will live happily ever after together! I just hope and pray that you can maintain your high standards, and that other shelters will follow your example! Thank you again and again!

A wonderful experience and a very clean, organized, and welcoming facility. I was amazed how all the staff and volunteers know their animals so well. We came in with an idea of what we were looking for, and they immediately started giving suggestions! They gave us all their time and attention and made us feel completely comfortable with the process. Highly recommend this shelter!

Wonderful place. Originally we went looking for a different dog, but we didn't know he had quite the extensive medical background, my partner and I wouldn't have made a good match for him and one of the front desk girls explained his situation very well and pointed us in a new direction with our current living situation (apartment) and work schedules. We met a cute pitty, but we fell in love with our original pup that we saw instantly online, Mister Loki, and she explained his background and how he would be with our cat. Everyone was super helpful through the whole process. We've had him for 4 months now and chose to name him Stark, he is such a good, sweet, goofy boy. We also got him neutered here and everything went so smoothly, the staff is super nice, very helpful, and invested in all the animals. We've also donated quite a few items to this place. I would 100% recommend this place to everyone and if we adopt again we will be going back here! Thanks again to the staff!

We surrendered Suzu to hamilton humane, not because we are terrible pet owners, but because financially it was not in the budget to care for her or her sister judi (who was also surrendered to hamilton humane). Working for a vet clinic, another employee had suzu and judi as farm cats. They needed a "foster" home until they could find their forever home. We decided to take them in under the condition it was temporary. 3 months later, the owner decided to cut contact with us and literally abandoned them to our home. At that point, we already had 2 cats and a dog. Our home was congested at that point and suzi and judi were not meant to stay with us permanently. We had them a little over a year before we decided to surrender them. So there's that. The description of suzu is NOT correct. We NEVER CORNERED any of our animals to cut their nails or "check them". They always came to us and at that point it was gental interactions. The staff at this establishment is a joke. They look at you and treat you like trash just because you cant care for the animal(s) you bring to them. THATS WHAT YOUR BUSINESS IS LITERALLY THERE FOR PEOPLE!!! If you dont like how it is, then find a different job not dealing with people, because nobody wants to deal with your snarky attitude towards them when they bring animals to you. Its hard enough to make the decision to surrender them, let alone feel like you are being scolded for doing so by the staff.

My family has adopted 2 sets of bonded pairs. 2 cats & 2 Chihuahuas. Also did a foster to adopt special needs kitty. Always an easy process here, the staff is so friendly & helpful. Every animal here is loved for sure! Go get one (or two)!

A couple of years ago we adopted our beautiful boy Jack from this place. He was a young pup and full of potential. Over the years we put him through training and he has turned into the bestest boy! When we brought him home we had three other dogs and one cat and he fit in like a glove. Unfortunately we lost our cat Josh due to health issues. Recently we decided it was time to adopt another cat. We decided to come back to Hamilton Humane Society because that's where we got our Jack from and we thought they stood for something and believed in rehabilitation and reformation. They denied us immediately because when they first tested Jack he failed the cat test due to high prey drive when he first arrived at the shelter, even though we showed pictures and videos of Jack and Josh playing and loving on each other. Even if that wasn't the case, the woman we were speaking with was incredibly cold and didn't even look us in the eye when she spoke to us. I can not assume that she was homophobic but that was vibe. Because of this experience unfortunately we will never adopt from them again. We had a much better experience at Indy Humane, they were nicer, cleaner, more professional, and we saw the staff and volunteers interact and care with the animals more often. It seemed like there was discrimination towards "Pit Bulls" at Hamilton and there should be no room for that at ANY shelter!