The Arizona Humane Society is a privately funded shelter that runs three Phoenix campuses, a trauma hospital for sick and injured homeless pets, and a field rescue fleet that responds to animals in distress every day of the year. Here is how adoption, surrender, and its clinics work, plus the numbers behind the organization.
Yes, in its own words. The organization describes an ethical no-kill philosophy and says it never euthanizes a pet for space or length of stay. It works as a safety net, taking in stray pets that are sick, injured, or abused, so it is a limited-admission shelter rather than the county pound.
Animal control for the area is a separate government agency, Maricopa County Animal Care and Control. The two partner on transfers and licensing, but the Arizona Humane Society holds no animal-control contract and takes no government funding. It calls itself one of the largest privately funded animal welfare organizations in the country.
The shelter does not publish a fixed fee schedule. Fees vary by age and type, with seniors at the low end and puppies and kittens higher, and the organization runs frequent promotions such as reduced or waived fees during overcapacity. Check the current fee on the animal's profile before you visit.
Each adoption includes spay or neuter surgery, a microchip, current vaccinations, a free follow-up exam at a VCA hospital, a starter bag of food, and a 100 percent adoption guarantee. Adoption floors are open at all three campuses daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Owner surrender runs through the Pet Resource Center by appointment, and the fee is $90 per pet or per litter under six months. Demand is high, with waitlists that have run two months or more for cats and four months or more for dogs, so the team first offers resources meant to help owners keep their pet.
Two public clinics, the Marge Wright Clinic in Sunnyslope and the Margaret McAllister Brock Clinic at South Mountain, perform more than 22,000 spay and neuter surgeries a year for owned and shelter pets, with periodic $20 specials. Standard prices are not posted online, so call ahead.
If you find a sick, injured, or abused animal, call the Pet Resource Center at 602-997-7585. The society's Emergency Animal Medical Technicians work the road every day and take part in roughly 10,700 cruelty investigations a year alongside law enforcement.
Volunteers start at age 16, with younger helpers able to make enrichment treats and toys at home. New volunteers begin with support tasks and move up to hands-on animal care after a set number of hours. The foster network houses several hundred pets at any time and is a major reason the trauma hospital can take in newborns and critical cases.
The Arizona Humane Society holds four stars from Charity Navigator with a 98 percent overall score, and its EIN for tax-deductible gifts is 86-0135567. It keeps online wish lists for donated goods, and the fastest way to give is through the donate page.
Emergency and critical care for homeless pets, including kitten and parvo-puppy ICUs.
Emergency Animal Medical Technicians respond to injured and abandoned animals 365 days a year.
Field staff assist law enforcement on roughly 10,700 cruelty investigations a year.
Two public clinics performing more than 22,000 surgeries a year.
Surrender prevention, behavior help, food, and low-cost vet referrals to keep pets in homes.
Temporary homes for newborns, medical cases, and pets awaiting adoption.
Sources: Arizona Humane Society (azhumane.org) and its IRS Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 2024; Charity Navigator (EIN 86-0135567); local news reporting, retrieved June 2026. We are not affiliated with Arizona Humane Society and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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