The Humane Society of Northeast Iowa (HSNEI) began operations in Decorah, Iowa in 1995. We help people, cats, and dogs in need across our 5-county area (Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek). Creating the best possible outcomes for cats and dogs in our care and in our communities: we improve quality of life through quality care, adoption matches, and pet family & community services.
HSNEI improves quality of life through quality:
1. Care for dogs and cats in need--in our custody and in our community. We provide the best possible animal care, considering the animals’ mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing; current situations; and available resources.
2. Adoption and foster matches--we match families with pets who fit their homes, personalities, and lifestyles. We work hard to find the best match for our animals. We partner with other organizations to find homes for as many animals as possible, including sanctuaries, behaviorists, extended networks, and other animal welfare organizations. We place animals in foster homes when we can while awaiting their forever homes, with a focus on animals who do poorly in a shelter environment.
3. Services for our pet families and community members. We are continuously learning what helps people in our neighborhoods and which services provide the most-needed support. We do our best to understand and help where we can. Current services include pet adoptions, animal surrenders, humane education, neighborhood spay/neuter and microchip & nail trim clinics, and pet owner support.
HSNEI is a private nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer board of directors. We are not affiliated with or funded by any national group, nor do we receive financial aid from the United Way, local, state, or federal government. We do receive and appreciate service-supported funding from city and county governments in our 5-county area. We support operations and programs through donations, bequests, grants, special events, adoption fees, service fees, and merchandise sales. HSNEI is a tax-exempt organization as recognized by the IRS (EIN: 42-1447461). No goods or services are provided for donations. Please consult your tax advisor regarding specific questions about your deductions.
Adoption Policy
Adoption Policies & Procedures
We provide safe shelter for cats & dogs in need while we find their forever families.
Adoption is a lifetime responsibility and commitment to your new family member.
• We advocate for humane treatment of cats and dogs in our care and in our communities.
• We make a commitment to be there for your family and assist with adjustment(s) and resources.
• After submitting our short adoption application, we complete a public record search and contact people to acquire information as necessary to review your application.
• We will follow up with next steps, and our adoption counselors will be there to guide you each step of the way.
• Applications are valid for one year after acceptance.
If you do not receive this acceptance email, please make sure to check your junk or spam folders.
• We encourage the entire family to meet with your matched candidates before adopting a new family member.
• Adoption fees range from $50.00-$75.00 for cats and $100.00-$300.00 for dogs depending on the animal's age and gender.
We intentionally keep these fees as low as possible, even though they do not fully cover veterinary expenses and housing costs.
• We promote and provide assistance for dog and cat spay/neuter surgeries.
• Rabies vaccinations are required for spay-neuter surgeries.
• Adopters must be 21 years old to apply to adopt a HSNEI dog or cat, with exceptions at staff discretion.
https://www.hsnei.org/adoptabledogs
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