Wyandot County Humane Society, Inc.

The Wyandot County Humane Society is an animal protection organization whose primary missions are to prevent and relieve animal suffering and cruelty and to foster an environment of respect, responsibility and compassion for all beings through education and public advocacy.

In 1985, there was no local entity in Upper Sandusky dedicated to the protection of animals. The local dog pound disposed of stray and unwanted dogs by either selling them to a research dealer or inhumanely euthanizing them, a process during which many simply suffocated to death. As soon as they could afford it, our founders began taking in stray dogs, spaying and neutering them and finding them good homes, and WCHS was born.

During the early years, WCHS operated solely on the volunteer efforts of its two founders and one or two other dedicated individuals. These people all worked full time jobs, then spent their evenings and weekends caring for, euthanizing and adopting-out animals. In 1988, the founders started a charitable bingo, which, after many growing pains and start-up costs, became the primary source of funding for the shelter and made possible the many services and programs currently available.

The shelter has grown from 3-kennels in the founders’ garage to a multi-building facility that now houses up to 250 or more animals at any given time, and provides outreach and rescue services to several surrounding counties. A low-cost spay neuter clinic now operates on-site with facilities generous enough to allow three to four veterinarians to operate full-time serving both the public and our shelter animals. The shelter is a licensed wildlife rehabilitation center, and treats and rehabilitates all species of injured and orphaned wildlife. Every adopted animal is spayed or neutered before it leaves the shelter for its new adopted home. Most important, the shelter is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and no animal is ever turned away for any reason. Through this open-door policy, our founders’ dream of creating a safe haven for all injured, homeless or unwanted creatures has been realized.

WCHS is funded almost exclusively through the volunteer efforts of its dedicated founders and other volunteers. WCHS does not receive any governmental support from any local, regional, state or federal entity. WCHS' Saturday and Sunday night charitable bingo provides the bulk of the shelter's operating funds, with the generous donations of our supporters and some private grant funding providing the rest.

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