Founded in 1957, the Potsdam Humane Society (PHS)* has been providing love and humane care for unwanted, abandoned and sick animals in Potsdam and surrounding areas for more than 50 years. With the support of the Potsdam community and 10 surrounding townships, PHS delivers services and protection to over 1,200 cats, dogs and other animals each year. The compassionate, humane care you help us provide also makes our community better, as the kindness we extend to animals will inevitably influence our lives in immeasurable ways. PHS aspires to find homes for all animals that find their way to our doorstep, and to ensure that none of them will ever lose their lives due to lack of space or the resources to care for them. We welcome your support and assistance in achieving these goals, and in continuing a 50-year tradition of humane and compassionate care for the animals with which we share our lives here in our own hometown area. In 2010-2011, the building where we care for our animals was expanded and existing areas improved to be able to house more animals and provide the ability to separate healthy animals from others. The improvements expanded and improved facility cost $1,000,000. Half of this project was paid for by private donations, $90,000 came from a grant from the USDA and the balance of the expenses will be financed over 30 years. Although our capital campaign is over, public support is needed now more than ever to help pay our new mortgage and the increased operating expenses that we have as a result of a larger space and increased volume of animals. Please consider a monthly donation to help us care for the more than 1,200 animals that find their way to our Shelter every year while waiting for their forever home.
File an application. Provide required documentation. Interview conducted by shelter staff if necessary. (NOTE: If traveling a long distance, avoid an unproductive visit by contacting the shelter first to confirm your application and all necessary documents have been received). References are checked. Decision is made on application. There can be up to a 24-hour waiting period for applications to be processed. Animals that have multiple families interested (for example litters of puppies) will have separate adoption procedures in place. It is not on a first come- first serve basis. If you have not received a response from PHS staff about your application, please contact the shelter (315)265-3199 or [email protected] to verify your application was received. On occasion, the online application does not work on some smartphones. If the adoption application is time sensitive, please contact PHS to verify the application was received.