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OUR MISSION:
The Fort Defiance Humane Society is a non-profit, compassionate, animal-advocacy organization established in 1966 to provide the Defiance area community with resources to:
- Rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome abused, neglected, or unwanted animals
- Develop and administer programs designed to educate the community on responsible pet ownership
- Aggressively control animal abuse and overpopulation.
Caring for Animals in Defiance County
Fort Defiance Humane Society (FDHS) is an independent, registered 501-c3 nonprofit, local animal shelter. We work to help those animals that cannot help themselves through focusing our efforts on rescuing animals, caring for them, and finding them a new home. While animals are in our care, we keep them safe and provide them with shelter, medical care, and nutrition so that they are prepared to thrive at their new “furever” home, and lead a happy, healthy life.
FDHS employs the only Humane Agent in the area, responding to reports of animal abuse, neglect, and cruelty. We rely primarily on donations, grants, and fundraisers to continue our work of “rescuing the abused and loving the abandoned” animals in Defiance County.
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What’s Happening
🚨 Important Notice: Information Needed on Abandoned Tortie Cat 🚨![]()
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This morning, a young, female Tortie cat wearing a tattered purple collar was abandoned in a prohibited area of our facility, designated only for FDHS employees. This poor cat was left loose, dangerously close to the dog kennels and an exit leading outdoors. Additionally, this incident took place before we opened, meaning someone trespassed onto our property.![]()
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An employee arriving this morning witnessed a blonde-haired woman speeding out of our parking lot in a silver van. We will be reviewing camera footage to identify the individual responsible, and we need your help.![]()
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We understand that people fall on hard times, find strays, or may believe they’re doing the right thing—but this was not the right way to handle the situation. There was no note, voicemail, email, or any information about this cat’s history, health, or needs. As a result, we are now left with a terrified animal and no resources to help others in urgent need. Dumping animals on our property is illegal and puts both the animal and our staff at risk. It also severely limits our ability to assist those who follow proper procedures.![]()
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We are open during regular hours and are always willing to help when we’re given the proper information. If you know anything about this cat or the person responsible for abandoning her, please come forward. This was not fair to our employees or this frightened cat. We need your cooperation to ensure something like this doesn’t happen again.![]()
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Please contact us if you have any information.
🎲CASINO NIGHT WAS FANTASTIC!!🎲![]()
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We wanted to share a few pictures from our fundraiser event on Saturday. Thank you to all who came out to support our furry friends. Our event "guest", Helen, was a fan favorite. She sold lots of 50/50 tickets for us too! Everyone had a great time. We had lots of fabulous prizes too!