TUCSON, AZ – After 73 years the Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) is relocating to a new address, and the public is invited to visit our new campus.  Visit HSSA’s new campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. on Saturday, April 7th from 11am to 3pm for site tours, refreshments, and half-off adoption fees.

The new location features jumbo dog runs, several large off-leash play yards, a designated dog walking path, indoor/screened outdoor cat habitats, and includes innovative and green building practices, including solar covered parking, the use of existing native plant life in landscaping, and rainwater harvesting.

“We don’t receive any government funding or assistance from national organizations. We are completely locally funded by our community, and they have been extremely generous in helping us raise the funds for this new campus. It is a pleasure to be a part of this momentous occasion for the homeless pets in Southern Arizona,” says Diana Cannon, Chief Development Officer.

HSSA’s last day at 3450 N. Kelvin Blvd. will be Tuesday, March 27^th. HSSA will remain closed to move Wednesday, March 28^th through Sunday, April 1^st. During this time PAWSH Park Place, PAWSH La Encantada, and HSSA Thrift Store will still be open regular hours for supplies and adoptions. These locations are unable to intake any animals. If you need immediate assistance please contact your local animal services. On Monday, April 2^nd the doors opened at 635 W. Roger Rd. just west of Oracle.

HSSA has helped more than one million pets in their 73 years, and thanks to the overwhelming support of the community, they will be able to save the next million. Learn more about their big move and the new building at www.hssaz.org/building

TUCSON, AZ – Thanks to the generosity of Southern Arizonans, The Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) is currently 8th in the entire world for the Newman’s Own Foundation $500k Holiday Challenge. The contest runs until January 3rd, with the top 10 organizations taking home cash prizes to support their missions.

Newman’s Own Foundation $500k Holiday Challenge, a fundraising competition on CrowdRise, the largest crowdfunding platform for good. Newman’s Own Foundation $500k Holiday Challenge is a friendly fundraising campaign for eligible US-based 501(c)3 charities. Participating organizations are competing for half of one million dollars in prize money. The Humane Society of Southern Arizona has joined the challenge on CrowdRise in hopes of raising money to support the care of homeless pets in Southern Arizona.

All the money raised by HSSA, including any additional cash prizes they win in the challenge, will go directly toward caring for pets in need right here in our community.

If you would like to donate to HSSA’s Newman’s Own Holiday fundraiser, visit www.hssaz.org/TopTen to make your tax deductible gift and show the world how much Southern Arizona loves pets!

TUCSON, AZ – A local Tucson group of Good Samaritans left for Texas last week with a horse trailer full of animal supplies to help assist shelters in need in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

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HSSA Chief Operations Officer, Brandy Burke,  encouraged the team to get in touch with the larger groups working in the Texas area (HSUS, ASPCA, Best Friends, etc.), to make sure they didn’t accidentally take dogs that may just be temporarily separated from their families. What the team found, when they arrived at the surrounding areas, was that most of the smaller Humane Society groups were inundated with existing pets, and no one was helping them. The team’s leader, Megan Rombalski, contacted a local animal hospital in Greenville, Texas, asking if they could help her team rescue a few dogs from some of the groups most in need.

Megan called around 10am on Friday morning, saying she had a trailer full of dogs and they were an hour outside of Tucson. She asked if HSSA could take some of them in, and of course the answer was yes!

Close to a dozen Texas dogs now call HSSA their temporary safety net, until they find new families here in Southern Arizona.