I refuse to consider ours a real animal shelter. It is a place that refuses to take animals. Anyone with a animal that needs a home has to sign a paper that they will foster the animal until a home is found. I know of someone who had a old dog dumped at his house, the humane society said they wouldnt take him because they'd never find him a home. We found a cat that needed help and a home, they wouldnt take her and now we still have her. In my eyes and many others in this area, it is not considered a true humane society. It's a name only.