Humane Society of Missouri

Medical centers - the Society's medical centers provide a wide variety of veterinary services. In addition to the treatment of routine injuries and illness, wellness care, low cost/no cost spay/neuter, physical therapy and extensive surgical care are provided. Approximately 29,000 client visits.

Animal cruelty taskforce - the Society is the only Humane organization in Missouri to provide comprehensive investigative and emergency rescue services for animals statewide. Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, Humane officers from the animal cruelty taskforce (act) respond to complaints of animal cruelty or abuse. A significant number require emergency medical assistance or dramatic rescue efforts. The act staff members are trained at law enforcement academies and work in tandem with area police departments to assist and expedite the legal system. Approximately 23,000 animals served.

Adoption centers - formerly-owned or abandoned pets are given a second chance to find loving homes through the Society's adoption centers. The health and temperament of each animal is extensively evaluated prior to being placed for adoption. Great efforts are made to match adoptable animals with potential owners utilizing a pre-adoption questionnaire. This process helps the Society determine that an animal will be placed in a loving home. The Society experiences the highest volume of incoming animals and adoptions in metro st. louis with services at three locations. Approximately 9,600 animals served.

1. Longmeadow rescue ranch - longmeadow rescue ranch is one of the largest facilities in the country for the rehabilitation of starving, neglected and abused horses and farm animals. This facility is utilized to temporarily foster the animals impounded as evidence by the Society's animal cruelty taskforce and law enforcement agencies. This program allows the mistreated animals to be rehabilitated while awaiting adoption placement. Clients served: approximately 6,600.2. Education - the education office is responsible for providing training for people on pet-related topics focused on developing attitudes of respect and responsibility. The Humane education helps the Society impact the community. Clients served: approximately 18,000.3. Volunteer programs - the volunteer office is responsible for the placement of volunteers into such programs as daily dog walkers and gift shop volunteers and to foster animals in their homes. The office also places volunteers in the adoption centers, medical centers and longmeadow rescue ranch. 1,500 volunteers in database.4. Community programs - community programs include spay/neuter services, care of abused, sick or injured animals, foster programs, and other services provided for pets' owners at various facilities.5. Gift shop - the gift shops, in the Society's adoption centers, sell pet supplies, Society logo merchandise and other pet related items.6. Memorial dog parks - the parks provide a safe area for dog walking and off leash play. The carol gates throop park also has a columbarium for pet burials and the celebration of the lives of pets and people.