The Utah Humane Society will maintain its current COVID-19 safety practices, including the mandatory wearing of masks.

As COVID-19 restrictions begin to relax and the statewide mask mandate was lifted on April 10, 2021, we want to reiterate our approach to keeping our staff, volunteers, guests, and our animals safe.

We want to protect our staff. Our frontline workers come face-to-face with community members every day. We want them to feel comfortable and safe at work.

The Humane Society of Utah transfer team has a new name—Shelter Overpopulation Animal Rescue or SOAR for short. In 2020, our transfer team gave 2,657 at-risk animals a second chance by bringing them to the Humane Society of Utah to offer medical and behavioral help and to find new loving homes through our adoption center.

The mission of SOAR is simple—to save as many lives as we can. SOAR partners with over 150 shelters and rescue groups across Utah and neighboring states to safely transfer animals from overcrowded and underfunded shelters to the Humane Society of Utah.

"What breed of dog is that?" This is one of the most common questions we hear at the Humane Society of Utah. What breed would you guess for this Utah Humane Society alum, Rosco? Rosco came to our shelter two years ago with his littermates. His family recently sent her DNA results to us, which we have shared below. 

The year 2020 has posed a lot of challenges, but that hasn't stopped our Humane Education program. After a few adjustments, we were able to continue reaching school-age children via Zoom presentations. 

In 2020, our Humane Education team has taught 6,778 children—2,656 of those children were educated virtually. 

Not only are we reaching kids across the Salt Lake Valley, but also school districts as far north as Cache County and all the way to St. George, Utah.