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Tipton County Humane Society opens shelter, leans on volunteers and community programs to keep pets at home
Summary
Adrian Hall, a board member, says the Tipton County Humane Society opened a physical shelter in November 2023, runs a high live-release (about 94%) no-kill program, and operates TNR, microchipping outreach and a pet food pantry while relying heavily on volunteers and donations.
Adrian Hall, a board member of the Tipton County Humane Society, said the group opened a physical shelter in November 2023 and now combines a small paid staff with roughly 25 regular volunteers to provide daily animal care. "We have a real life shelter," Hall said. "There's probably a solid 25 people who are regularly in the building doing animal care."
Hall said the shelter currently houses about 10 dogs and more than 30 cats on site, with roughly another 30 animals in foster care. He described the organization as a no-kill shelter, saying "I would I think it's 94 percent of our animals have a live release rate, which means they go…
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