

So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group. The Joplin Humane Society (JHS), is a private, non-profit, 501(c)3 animal welfare organization. The Joplin Humane Society is dedicated to finding forever homes for the unwanted, abandoned, and neglected dogs in our care.

Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder? The 2018 Joplin Humane Society calendar is available for purchase for 20 at the animal shelter, 140 E.

Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life. Working with other rescues and shelters, coupled with aggressive adoption programs JHS is working to eliminate the euthanasia of adoptable animals. Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. The Joplin Humane Society receives more than 12,000 animals annually. Joplin Humane Society Animal Adoption & Resource Center, Joplin, Missouri. Our shelter receives between 500-1200 animals every month.
