About Us

Shelter Care Insurance is given to each adopter at HES!

The first month is free!

Pet overpopulation is a national epidemic. Our mission is to educate the public concerning proper care and treatment of all companion animals and to utilize all our available resources to effectively reduce the number of those animals found homeless in our community. Our programs and services are designed to serve the animals in our care and to give them a second chance for a forever home. Our purpose is to help lost, abandoned, or abused animals. Our goal is to never again have to euthanize an animal because there is not enough room for them in our shelter.

However, these goals will never be obtainable without first changing the way animals are cared for and perceived in our community. Every day animals are brought to us for many reasons. Some of the most frequent reasons include not enough time, moving, too many, new child, or simply don’t want them anymore. At the same time we see so many animals for sale in our local newspapers. Very few animals brought to our facility have identification and most are unaltered.

The reality is that each year almost 15,000 animals are delivered to our facility. There are simply not enough homes for all of these animals. Our only hope is to convince our community to spay/neuter their animals; to adopt animals from the local animal shelter or rescue groups; to be responsible owners; to make sure their animals have proper identification; and to understand that you should not have an animal unless you are willing to fully commit to a permanent relationship with that animal.

We are the last hope for many of the animals received at the shelter. They deserve better. After all, their only mistake was being born into a world with no control over their destiny. Only responsible human guardianship and a heightened public awareness of the need for prevention through spay and neuter will bring about the changes in pet overpopulation so desperately needed.

212 N. Highland Park Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37404 | Phone: 423-624-5302 | Fax: 423-624-5017 | Contact Us