Potential adopters should visit the shelter to complete the processing of this questionnaire. We won’t process the form until you visit the shelter because we want you to meet the pet before you decide to adopt.
Completion of this questionnaire does not hold a pet or guarantee you will be matched with the pet.
NOTE: We do not do out-of-state adoptions.
2024 By The Numbers
Adoptions in 2024: 1,699
Spay/Neuter in 2024: 3,001
Volunteer Hours in 2024: 9,822
A typical rule of thumb is to determine whether a shelter saves more than 90% of its animals. That is its Live Release Rate. The annual Live Release Rate is calculated by dividing the total live outcomes (adoptions, outgoing transfers, and return to owner/guardian) by total outcomes (total live outcomes plus euthanasia not including owner/guardian requested ethanasia or died/lost in shelter/care). Today, many leaders are raising the bar and stating that the real No Kill Live Release Rate should be 95%.
Licking County Humane Society is a non-profit organization devoted to the humane treatment of animals.