The Humane Society of Southern Illinois was first founded in 1956. We are an open-access shelter that accepts animals from three separate animal control officers, as well as the general public. We are mainly funded through donations and every little bit helps.
We work with a few independent rescue coordinators to place adoptable animals in high quality rescue programs.
As always, this would never have been possible without the kind and generous donations of our members and supporters. Please donate to help sustain this vital Life Saving program!
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
95 Humane Road
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
HSSI is a non profit animal shelter in Southern Illinois. We adhere to three separate animal control officers for three separate cities and an entire county. Murphysboro, IL, Carbondale, IL, and all of Jackson County are the animal control officers we act as the holding facility for on top of owner surrenders.
Additional adoption info
Adoptions fees vary depending on what of companion animal you decide to adopt from us.
Dogs: $225 Dogs or special needs $200
Cats: $125 Cats or special needs $100
All animals must be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and rabies vaccinated before they can go home. If these procedures are not already done at the time of adoption, an appointment must be made and the cost of these procedures CAN be included in the cost of adoption under most circumstances which will be discussed at the time of adoption.
The potential adopter has to fill out a pre-adoption application before any adoption is finalized. The staff at our facility will go through the application with you to make sure your home is the best home possible for our shelter babies. Our first and foremost concern is for the happiness and welfare of the companion animals in our care.
For any other questions regarding the adoption process, please contact our shelter at 618 457 2362. We will try to answer any questions you may have.
Adoption application
https://service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=hssi1&method=online_form_html&formid=45
52 Dog Walk Rd,
Anna,
IL
62906
PO Box 190,
Mount Vernon,
IL
62864
359 Cree Lane,
Jackson,
MO
63755
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