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ABOUT
HUMANE EDUCATIONAL 

SOCIETY

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MISSION & HISTORY.

Provide a safe haven for homeless, abused and neglected animals in our community and advocate on their behalf.

Humane Educational Society was incorporated in 1910 by Ethel Hardy who was known for picking up stray cats and dogs while driving her carriage through the streets of Chattanooga.  Since then, we have grown to serve Hamilton County and take in four to five thousand homeless pets each year.  We are an open-door facility to residents of our service area that provides adoption services, animal protection, cruelty investigation, pet licenses, and essential care for homeless pets.  Humane Educational Society is committed to finding each and every treatable, adoptable, trainable animal in our facility a loving home to make Hamilton County a better place for pets.

Programs & Services.

  • Animal Services

  • Pet Food Assistance

  • Lost & Found Pets

  • Thrift Store

  • Pet Licensing

  • Vaccine Clinics

  • Humane Education

  • Volunteering

  • Fostering

  • Area Resources

How to support our programs & services.

Kindness

We strive to lead our community by example in providing outstanding, compassionate, healing care for animals in our guardianship. We treat each and every animal that comes through our facility with respect and dignity.

Advocacy

Animals are adopted to loving, responsible homes. Change starts with educating our community about animal welfare principles and what each of us can do to make this a better place for pets. 

Stewardship

Every effort is made to be excellent stewards for the animals and resources entrusted to us. Our resources will be allocated to best serve our mission and our community.

  • Vaccine Clinic
    Vaccine Clinic
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, May 31
    Hwy 58 Fireman Dept. Training Center
    May 31, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Hwy 58 Fireman Dept. Training Center, 9100 Snow Hill Rd. Ooltewah, TN
    Low-Cost Vaccine Clinics are located within Hamilton County most months on the last Saturday. Locations and times may vary.
  • Yappy Hour
    Yappy Hour
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jun 21
    Oddstory - The Greenhouse
    Jun 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Oddstory - The Greenhouse, 336 E M L King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA

PARTNERS.

Establishing effective partnerships in animal rescue is critical to our success.  We are proud to closely work and partner with these organizations.

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You help make our programs successful!

Be the reason a pet's life is enriched

HOURS

Tue - Sat:  11am - 5pm

Sun:  Adoptions Only

11am - 4pm

PHONE

423-624-5302

After Hours Emergencies: Call 911 to have Animal Control dispatched. 

ADDRESS        [Google Map]

4155 Randolph Circle  

Chattanooga, TN 37406

FAX

423-624-5017

© 2024 by Humane Educational Society

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