Beatrice Humane Society Inc

Our clinic provides affordable, accessible sterilization services to reduce pet overpopulation and improve community health across Southeast Nebraska. As part of our no-kill mission, we offer high-quality care regardless of income, helping owned pets and community cats live healthier lives. With targeted outreach in underserved areas, we support responsible pet ownership while reducing shelter intake and euthanasia rates. Every procedure is a step toward a more humane and sustainable future.

At the heart of Beatrice Humane Society’s mission is a steadfast commitment to being Southeast Nebraska’s only open-admission, no-kill shelter. Through our Stray Holding, Reunion, and Adoption Program, we provide a compassionate pathway from rescue to forever home. Stray Holding: We offer a safe haven for lost and abandoned animals, ensuring they receive shelter, medical care, and emotional support while waiting to be reunited or rehomed. Reunion Efforts: We works diligently to reconnect lost pets with their families through proactive outreach, social media sharing, and microchip scanning. We have an annual return to owner rate of over 60% which surpasses most if not all larger and smaller shelters in Nebraska and the Midwest. Adoption Services: For animals not claimed, our adoption program matches them with loving homes. Each placement is guided by our no-kill promise—every animal stays in our care until they find a family, no matter how long it takes.

IN MAY OF 2023, WE OPENED THE DOORS OF OUR PUBLIC FACING LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC. WE HAVE KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS THAT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PREVENTATIVE CARE HAS BEEN IMPACTING THE INCOME RESTRICTED FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. PROPORTIONALLY THEY PROVIDE A LARGER NUMBER OF STRAYS, SURRENDERS AND PET RETENTION ASSISTANCE REQUESTS THAN OTHER PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. BY PROVIDING THEM ASSISTANCE TO GET PREVENTATIVE VETERINARY CARE SUCH AS SPAYS AND NEUTERS, WE WILL SEE A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS BEING SURRENDERED AND BY INCLUDING MICROCHIPPING IN OUR PACKAGES WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO REUNITE THEM WITH THE FAMILIES THAT LOVE THEM EASIER. WE ARE ECSTATIC ABOUT BEING ABLE TO OFFER TRAP, VACCINATE, NEUTER AND RETURN TO THEIR HOME TO THE FERAL CATS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AT A PRICE POINT THAT CITIES, TOWNS AND EVEN INDIVIDUAL OWNERS CAN ACCESS THAT CARE. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE FORM OF OUTDOOR CAT POPULATION CONTROL AND ARE EXCITED TO SEE OUR COMMUNITIES IMPROVE WITH THE ROLLOUT OF THE TVNR PROGRAM. FINALLY, WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING IN HOUSE SPAYS AND NEUTERS AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL ADVANCED VETERINARY CARE FOR OUR SHELTER ANIMALS ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE THEM THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE THEY DESERVE WHILE PROVIDING US CRITICAL ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO CARE FOR AS MANY ANIMALS AS WE CAN ALONG THEIR PATH TO ADOPTION.