ACADIANA HUMANE SOCIETY INC

Acadiana Humane Society rescues rabbits, ferrets, chinchillas, guinea pigs, iguanas, reptiles, birds, poultry, mini potbelly pigs, goats, and other animals as our space and resources allow. All animals receive the appropriate veterinary care before they are available to the public for adoption. All dogs, cats, ferrets, and rabbits are spayed or neutered before adopted. All dogs, cats, and ferrets receive rabies and basic vaccinations as soon as they come into our care. All animals are examined and receive treatment for any illness, injury, or parasites. All cats are tested for feline leukemia and FIV. All dogs are tested for heartworms, and kept on heartworm prevention for as long as they remain in our care. We hold adoption events at both Petco stores in Lafayette, Louisiana. We also do adoptions by appointment. We also hold special events at other locations around Acadiana throughout the year.Our Mission:To work with other animal rescues, shelters, and fostering programs, to make this world a better place for animals by networking together with others to get animals out of animal control facilities.To provide food, shelter and medical care to those animals in our care that are awaiting placement into good permanent homes.To heighten awareness of animal cruelty and to strive to prevent it. While we do not have cruelty investigators, we do pass on reports of abuse to the Humane Society of Louisiana, as they do have the ability and manpower to handle these calls. You can also report animal cruelty directly to the Humane Society of Louisiana through their website.To educate the public in the critical need to spay or neuter their pets and in proper care and ownership as well as providing genericinformation that further empowers responsible pet ownership.To promote the end of the use of euthanasia as a form of animal control.To instill a sense of stewardship in the next generation of companion animal caretakers.To assist qualified low income persons/families with the cost of spaying/neutering their cats and dogs through Spay Nation in Lafayette, when funds are available.To temporarily provide free dog or cat food to qualified persons/families during times of economic crisis through our Pet Food Bank, when donated pet food is available.