Our Euthanasia Policy

The Humane Society Calumet Area operates under a "no kill" philosophy. This means we never euthanize an animal to provide space for another incoming animal, nor do we euthanize based on age or breed. We do our best to place every adoptable animal that comes through our shelter. Animals suffering untreatable illnesses or that are too agressive for adoption are euthanized for the benefit of the animal and the community. We make every effort to ensure the animals we adopt to into the community are healthy and behaviorally safe.

Because we do not euthanize for space or based on time limit, we are sometimes forced to turn animals away. We make every effort to avoid this unfortunate reality, but it is important to the health and safety of the animals in our care that we know our limits. We are always trying to find way to expand the scope of what we are able to do and how many animals we are able to help.

Behavior Program

Jennifer Sims, our Behavior Specialist works full-time temperment testing dogs at the shelter and rehabilitating dogs with behavioral problems. Since she started working at the shelter in Jennifer typically works with anywhere from five to ten dogs at a time. Several graduates are currently available for adoption at the shelter.

Jennifer began working with animals more than 10 years ago beginning at the Pennisula Humane Society & SPCA in San Mateo, California. From there she went on to create her own business providing at home care for animals with special health and behavior needs. She graduated from Jean Donaldson's Academy for Dog Trainers in San Fransico and attended dozens of seminars by trainers and behaviorists such as Ian Dunbar, Pat Miller, Susan Freidman and Kim Moeller.

Asilomar Accords

The Asilomar Accords is a set of Guiding Principles, standardized definitions, a table for tracking shelter populations and a formula for determining live release rates for a no-kill system. This provides a universal system for shelters operating within a no-kill philosophy.

The Asilomar Accords were created in 2004 by a group of animal welfare industry leaders from around the country to create guidelines to significantly reduce the euthanasia of healthy and treatable animals in the United States. They were created by representatives from organizations like the Humane Society of the United States, American Humane Association, Society of Animal Welfare Administrators, Maddie's Fund and various individual Humane Socities.

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This policy was last modified on 03/26/11.

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Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding our policies you may contact us using the information below.

info@hscalumet.org
421 45th Street         
Munster, IN 46321
219-922-3811