SOUTH SUBURBAN HUMANE SOCIETY
Intake: Strays and Owner Surrender
The South Suburban Humane Society (SSHS) is a managed-admission shelter that accepts domestic animals, whether stray or owner-surrendered by appointment only. We understand that sometimes it may be necessary to rehome a pet, and we will do our best to find a new home for yours. However, shelters are places with many animals, strangers, and new routines. They can be stressful for animals accustomed to being in a home environment.
Shelters should be used as a last resort.
If you have found a stray animal, please get in touch with the animal control or police department for the town/city where you found the animal. Chances are, if someone is looking for that pet, they will start with their local animal control or police department.
Giving Up Your Pet
In the event that the resources that SSHS has provided don’t work out for you, we are here to help.
The SSHS admissions center is open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
To surrender a pet, please click one of the links below. This is for an intake REQUEST, all requests must be approved. We will be in contact within 72 hours to set up an appointment.DO NOT ABANDON YOUR PET. This is a felony and our security cameras will see you and you will be prosecuted.
Will my pet get adopted?
To be placed up for adoption, your pet must pass a health evaluation and a behavior assessment. If both are passed, your pet will be placed up for adoption and will stay available for adoption until a new home is found provided your pet remains healthy both medically and behaviorally. We do not place time limits or an expiration date on an animal’s time with us.
Unfortunately not all animals are considered adoptable. Some animals may be disqualified at intake from being placed up for adoption by obvious signs of disease or those that display severe aggression at intake. We will try to disclose this information with you at the time of intake to allow you to make a decision on the outcome of your pet before you relinquish ownership to SSHS.
It is important to keep in mind, the shelter environment is stressful and your pet may react quite differently than they have in a home environment and we strongly recommend using the resources listed above.