Upcoming Events

Spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat

Saturday, October 24, 12–2 PM
Highland County YMCA — Liberty Park

Bring your ghosts and goblins to the Highland County YMCA’s Annual Spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat!

Join us on Saturday, October 24, from 12–2 PM at Liberty Park for an afternoon full of yummy treats, Halloween fun, and some sweet adoptable animals from Highland Humane Society!

Come dressed in your favorite costume, grab some treats, and maybe even meet your new best friend!

We can’t wait to see all our little ghosts and goblins!

Can’t wait to meet them? See our adoptable dogs and adoptable cats now.

Third Annual Pet Pix Photo Contest

Contest runs 9/25 to 11/20

Top 12 photos will be featured in the 2027 calendar and receive a FREE calendar.

• 1st Place: Calendar Cover + $100 Chewy Gift Card
• 2nd Place: $50 Chewy Gift Card
• 3rd Place: $25 Chewy Gift Card

The next 12 runner-up photos will also be featured in the calendar!

In the event of a tie, the earlier submission wins.

Reserve a Day

Want to guarantee your pet a spot? Reserve a calendar day for a birthday, adoption anniversary, memorial, or any special occasion! First come, first served.

Rainbow Bridge Memorial

Honor a beloved pet who has crossed the Rainbow Bridge with a photo, name, and date in our special memorial collage.

Business Sponsors

For just $100, businesses can place an advertisement in our community calendar while supporting animals in need!

Enter. Vote. Celebrate your pets. Help animals!

Businesses can also support the shelter all year as a sponsor.

4th Annual Beef Raffle Fundraiser

Drawing: Monday, November 2, 2026, 9 AM
Live on Facebook

Support the Highland Humane Society and get a chance to win some amazing prizes in our 4th Annual Beef Raffle Fundraiser!

Tickets: $20 each — only 250 tickets available!

Prizes

• 1st Place: 1/4 Freezer Beef (approx. 250 lbs), provided by Maplecrest Meats & More
• 2nd Place: 4-burner Char-Broil Grill donated by Lowe’s in Hillsboro

Drawing Date: Monday, November 2, 2026
Winners will be drawn LIVE on Facebook at 9 AM!

Your ticket purchase helps provide food, shelter, and care for animals in need — all while giving you a shot at some mouthwatering beef!

Thank you for helping us help them!

See more ways to give to the shelter.

No Wait Vaccine & Microchip Appointments

Available on select days and times

Can’t make it to the scheduled clinic day? Don’t want to wait in line? No problem!

We’ve Got You Covered!

You can schedule up to 2 pets per appointment to receive their FREE vaccines (and more)!

Appointments are available on select days and times — book easily using our Calendly link or give us a call!

During your appointment, you can also purchase a microchip, dewormer, or flea & tick treatments to keep your furry friends happy and healthy!

Don’t wait — secure your spot now and give your pets the care they deserve!

More detail on our year-round services is on the vaccinations & microchips page.

Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic Sign-Ups

Open to anyone in any county

These appointments are first come, first served. Scheduling continues every day we are open until all appointments are full.

How to schedule

• Come in or call to make an appointment during open hours
• Click here to schedule online (opens in a new window on an external site)
• Prepayment is required to reserve your spot
• Feline Fix-It and K9 Snip It appointments can only be scheduled in person because proof of residency and income is required

Open hours

Monday through Friday 12 – 5 PM, Saturday 11 AM – 3 PM. We are currently located at 3559 State Route 136, Hillsboro.

Full pricing and preparation instructions are on our spay & neuter page.

Foster Needs

Ongoing — foster homes needed now

We are on the lookout for foster homes for:

• Pregnant mommas
• Mommas and babies
• Underage babies
• Animals injured or recovering from surgery
• Animals needing a break from the shelter

We cover all the costs for medical care and provide supplies, training and support.

Getting started

• Fill out the foster application on our website
• You will receive a confirmation email with links for signing up for orientation
• Take the basic orientation, virtually or in person
• Fostering cats or kittens? You are ready
• Fostering dogs or puppies? You will also need the dog body language course, in person or virtually. This helps animal introductions go smoothly and is a requirement of our insurance.

Volunteer Orientation

Scheduled year-round, in person or virtual

We love getting new volunteers, and we want your time here to be fun, meaningful and safe. Orientation gets you started on the right foot: who we are, what you will be doing and where you will be working when you come to the shelter. Once you have finished, you can get started right away. Thank you for helping us help the animals.

How to sign up

• Fill out a volunteer form on our website
• Schedule an in person volunteer orientation (opens in a new window on an external site)

To work with dogs and puppies

You will also need our Dog Body Language and Behavior Course.

• Sign up for the in person class (opens in a new window on an external site)
• Sign up for the virtual class (opens in a new window on an external site)