Bay Area Humane Society helps the people and pets of Brown County and beyond. We're located on the east side of Green Bay. Visit Mondays through Saturdays to shake paws or claws with someone who sounds like the friend and family member you're looking for!

Bay Area Humane Society's first priority is stray or abandoned animals in our community, then animals from overcrowded shelters where they face imminent death. Because we do not euthanize animals for lack of space or for the length of time they have been at our shelter, we ask local pet owners who no longer want or are unable to keep their pets to work with us to ensure the best possible outcome for their animals. When our shelter is full, pet owners who want to surrender a pet are offered several options, including providing advice and resources to help deal with behavioral or financial issues so they can keep their pet, and alternatives for rehoming so the animal doesn’t have to enter the shelter at all. If these options don’t work, we offer a waiting list whereby owners are called to surrender their animal when space becomes available. We’ve found that by giving pet owners multiple options, euthanasia is decreased, the shelter doesn’t become overcrowded, risking the spread of contagious disease, and more pet owners are successfully learning to work through behavioral issues or are able to rehome their own pets.

The Bay Area Humane Society does not believe in euthanizing any animal that can be medically treated or successfully completes a behavior modification program. We believe if an animal is in excessive pain with a poor prognosis, or has an incurable condition which will be severely detrimental to its quality of life; the animal should be humanely euthanized to alleviate its suffering. We also believe any animal in our possession, which poses a threat to public safety, should also be humanely euthanized.

Our mission is to offer the best possible care and future for companion animals in our community through leadership, placement, and outreach.