The Humane Society of St. Joseph County is operating during normal business hours for Animal Control services (Monday-Saturday 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and after-hours emergencies in the evenings and on Sundays).

But animal control officers have been instructed to dedicate their workload to high priority and emergency services and to postpone low-priority calls for service until further notice.

The animal control officers will continue to respond to calls for sick/injured/aggressive animals, bite cases, cruelty and neglect complaints, and assisting local law enforcement when needed.

They will be managing other low-priority calls for service by mediating issues over the phone, sending notices via the mail, or postponing until the National Animal Care and Control Association recommends we return to normal service protocols.

The adoption center will remain closed until further notice. We will still continue to do adoptions but potential adopters will only be allowed to visit the shelter via a specific appointment time.

They are also asking that volunteers do not visit unless they have been approved via the Humane Society leadership team, in order to reduce the number of visitors to our shelter in an effort to keep their staff healthy.