The Humane Society of Harford County, Inc., (HSHC) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1946 and dedicated to the welfare and well-being of the approximately 3,500 animals that come to us each year. We are an independent nonprofit organization, and rely on the charitable support of friends like you to enable us to continue our lifesaving work! HSHC is an open-admission shelter. We accept every animal that is brought through our doors, if we cannot help the pet stay in its home. We give the animals the food, shelter, warmth, medical care and loving attention they desperately need. Although we are not part of the Harford County government or the Humane Society of the US, we do act as the County’s sole facility for the care and treatment of animals. This means that animals found as strays, or seized by animal control, come to our shelter to be cared for and rehabilitated if possible. We subscribe to the Five Freedoms: freedom from hunger or thirst; freedom from discomfort; freedom from pain, injury or disease; freedom to express normal behavior; and freedom from fear and distress.