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Specialties
The Washington Humane Society (WHS), the only Congressionally-chartered animal welfare agency in the United States, has been the area’s leading voice for animals since 1870. As the open-access adoption center in the Nation’s Capital, the Washington Humane Society provides comfort and care to nearly 30,000 animals each year through its broad range of programs and services including sheltering, adoption, spay and neuter, CatNiPP, humane law enforcement, lost and found, human-animal therapy programs and humane education.
WHS enforces all of the District’s animal laws under an 1870 Congressional charter, and all animal control laws under contract with the DC government. WHS operates the only open-access adoption centers in Washington, DC; a private shelter at 7319 Georgia Avenue NW, and the DC Animal Shelter (under contract by the Department of Health) at 1201 New York Avenue NE.
WHS also operates the low-cost National Capital Area Spay & Neuter Center.
Top-Rated Nonprofit 2012
History
Established in 1870.
Established in 1870 Chartered by Congress 143 years ago, WHS established the city’s first public housing facility for stray and unwanted animals. A year later, WHS pioneered the creation of the District’s first ever animal cruelty law and for a period of time in the late 1800s, WHS also was given the power to investigate cases of child abuse.
Throughout the years, the organization has helped spearhead new legislation to protect the animals that live in the nation’s capital. In the 1960s and 70s, WHS helped DC create laws to prevent animal hoarding, and better health standards for pet shops and medical research clinics.
In 2001, after years of upholding and enforcing District animal cruelty laws, WHS was successful in its campaign to make animal cruelty a felony level crime.
WHS has 115 dedicated employees, twenty-two distinguished members on the Board of Directors, and more than 300 active volunteers.
Meet the Manager
Claudia R.
Manager
Claudia joined WHS as Director of Shelter Programs in July 2011. Claudia has over 15 years of experience in the animal care and welfare field with extensive working knowledge of shelter operations, population management, animal behavior, staff development and coalition building. Claudia most recently served as Program Manager for the City of Albuquerque’s Animal Welfare Department, and previously held positions with Animal Protection of New Mexico, Spay-Neuter Assistance Program in Houston and the Snyder Foundation for Animals in Baltimore.
