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The Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM) is the largest animal welfare organization in the state of Mississippi. We are committed to ending pet overpopulation and homelessness, and our dream is to make South Mississippi a community in which no adoptable pet is ever euthanized..

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2023 Stats

Intake: 4,854

Adoptions: 3,047

Returned to Owner: 555

Fosters: 996

Spay/Neuter Surgeries: 6,521

Community Wellness Appointments: 4,716

Shelter Animal Prescriptions: 24,962

Community Pet Food Pantry Families served: 1,000+

Pet Retention Families served through Pet Resources: 224

100% Nonprofit

Contrary to popular belief, HSSM receives no “trickle down” funding from any national animal welfare organization or any local, state, or federal governmental funding. We depend on the generosity of our community to provide the high quality services and compassion we are renowned for.