A major change for the animals in the metropolitan area!
The Washington Humane Society and the Washington Animal
Rescue League today announced a definitive agreement to merge the two
organizations to create the first end-to-end animal care organization in a
major U.S. city. Founded in 1870 and 1914, respectively, WHS and WARL will bring
together a comprehensive set of animal care and protection programs that touch
the lives of more than 60,000 animals each year, including: Rescue and
Adoption, Humane Law Enforcement, Low Cost Veterinary Services, Animal Control,
Behavior and Learning, Spay/Neuter, Pets for Life and many other programs.
To read the official document, click here: WashingtonHumane Society and the Washington Animal Rescue Merger
Washington Humane Society
The WHS Mission
The Washington Humane Society inspires and creates a
community where all animals have secure homes and where people and animals live
together with joy and compassion.
About WHS
The Washington Humane Society (WHS), the only
Congressionally-chartered animal welfare agency in the United States, has been
the area’s leading voice for animals since 1870. As the open-access shelter in
the Nation’s Capital, the Washington Humane Society provides comfort and care
to over 51,000 animals annually through its broad range of programs and
services including sheltering for homeless animals, a comprehensive adoption
program and off-site adoption events to find new families for the animals in
our care, low-cost spay and neuter for pet owners and other local
organizations, an aggressive TNR (trap-neuter-return) program for feral cats
(CatNiPP), investigations of each allegation of animal cruelty or neglect
through the Humane Law Enforcement, lost and found services to help reunite
lost pets with their families, pet behavioral advice to help resolve issues
that lead to animals being relinquished to shelters, working with breed rescue
groups to find more homes for more animals, volunteer and foster programs to
allow other members of the community to help us help more animals and an award
winning Humane Education program that teaches kindness to animals to the next
generation of animal lovers.
Website: Washington Humane Society
Washington Animal Rescue League
For more than 100 years, the Washington Animal RescueLeague has rescued, cared for and adopted homeless companion animals in our
nation’s capital. The Washington Animal
Rescue League is the oldest animal
shelter in the District of Columbia. Its
mission continues to evolve as conditions change and animals face new and
different challenges, but the core of that mission remains unchanged: to honor and strengthen the human-animal bond
by providing the best quality care for homeless dogs and cats, and supporting
companion animals in their homes through affordable veterinary care, community
outreach, and education.
The Washington Animal Rescue League is known not only for
its long history of compassionate care for animals, but for its innovative
shelter, which is designed to promote the physical, emotional, and social
healing of animals recovering from past traumas, and for the progressive
programs that benefit animals and the community.
Website: Washington Animal Rescue League
Lisa LaFontaine, President and CEO of the Washington Humane
Society, will become President and CEO of the combined organization.
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