The Nebraska Humane Society was founded in 1875. It is the fifth oldest humane society in the nation, and, today, is also one of the largest. We offer shelter to animals who have no place to call home and provide vital services to them and to the people who love them.
15,000+
Animals, including wildlife, find their way to our doors each year
200,000+
People impacted annually through our programs
170
Dedicated staff members and 500 volunteers
What We Do
- Provide animal medical services for animals in our care
- Offer training classes and behavior modification programs
- Run a low cost spay/neuter center
- Provide humane education programs
- Run a free behavior help line
- Run a pet food pantry for residents in economic distress
- Offer Project Pet Safe for companion pets of victims of domestic abuse
- Run Animeals, a program to deliver pet food to elderly pet owners who no longer have the freedom or ability to leave their homes.
- Advocate for animal welfare in our state. We have written and lobbied the Department of Agriculture, the Nebraska Unicameral and local city councils to close puppy mills, to stop dog fighting, to insist on responsible pet ownership guidelines and to enforce dangerous dog ordinances.
- Provide animal control services to Omaha and all of the communities within Sarpy County
- Provide shelter and a second chance to all of the stray, lost, abandoned, and often abused animals roaming loose in our jurisdiction.
- Our innovative Molly Project works to rehabilitate unruly, aggressive and fearful dogs, who, just a few years ago, would have been considered ‘‘unadoptable and untreatable.” In it’s first 4 years this program successfully placed, and kept in homes, almost 2,000 “unadoptable” dogs.
Our Leadership
Pam Wiese
Lindy Hess
Steve Glandt
Sara Schmidt
Steven Elonich
Financial Information
NHS is a not for profit 501-C3 organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. As a non-profit agency we rely on private donations to keep our doors (and kennels) open. We do not receive tax dollars, nor do we receive any portion of dues or donations paid to national animal welfare agencies.
We rely on donations from annual donors who include individuals, corporations and foundations to fund the cost of sheltering tens of thousands of animals, our animal medical program, animal care facilities, adoption counseling, pet training and our behavior modification program, The Molly Project. NHS also raises lifesaving funds via adoption fees and the Animal Outfitters retail store, along with offering services such as training classes, humane education camps and Rainbow Bridge private pet cremations.
