Our Mission

To relieve animal suffering

To prevent animal cruelty

To eliminate overpopulation of animals

To promote humane education

To enhance the human/animal bond

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The Leon County Humane Society is Tallahassee's largest no kill, non-profit animal welfare organization dedicated to saving Tallahassee's homeless pets by educating our community about responsible pet ownership and reducing pet overpopulation through programs like Spay/Neuter, Rescue Ride, and Friends Fur Life. Because we are a no-kill organization, we are also a “limited intake” shelter.

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The Leon County Humane Society works closely with other animal welfare agencies in the community and transfers animals in from other shelters that euthanize for space, including the Tallahassee Leon Community Animal Services Center (City Shelter). We do not take animals in from the public.

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Once an animal is accepted in our foster and adoption program they are not euthanized for space reasons. Unless there are medical or behavioral issues that develop, deeming an animal un-adoptable, a cat or dog will stay in our adoption program until they find their forever home.

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Tallahassee is an APSCA Partnership Community, and LCHS is thrilled to be one of the organizations included in this innovative program. Over the next 3-5 years, the Partnership organizations and ASPCA will be working together to reduce the homeless pet population in Tallahassee and provide much needed resources for the pets in our area

Cat fees are $30-$150 depending on several factors. We sometimes do fee-waived promotions for cats.

Dogs are $250, other animals are generally $20.

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Our process:

Adopting a companion animal from LCHS involves a few simple steps...

View our adoptable animals, and select the pet(s) you are interested in adopting.

Talk to the animal(s) foster parent: Give our office a call at 224-9193 and talk with one of our adoption counselors. They will put you in touch with the animal(s)' foster parent.

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Some foster parents prefer to be contacted directly. If that is the case, the pet's profile will have a link to directly email their foster parent.

Fill out an adoption questionnaire.

If both you and the foster parent feel that it is a good match, make an appointment to do the adoption paperwork at our office.

Have a home visit completed by an LCHS representative.

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We believe in making the best match between pet and person, so our requirements tend to be based on the needs of the animal.