Are you considering adding a furry friend to your family this holiday season? The Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) and Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) will offer a Black Friday special from Nov. 29 through Dec. 1.

The Jacksonville Humane Society needs help finding new homes for young kittens after an unusual late-season influx in November.

The Jacksonville Humane Society is partnering with three local shelters for a free pet adoption event and festival at the Seawalk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach this weekend.

The Jacksonville Humane Society will host its annual Mega Pet Adoption event at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds next weekend.

The Jacksonville Humane Society is asking the community to help name its new kittens throughout the month of June.

The Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) is inviting the community, especially pet owners and lovers, to its fourth annual Mutt Market on March 23.

Over 7000 pets are looking for homes this holiday season.

Hundreds of available dogs and cats will be available at the JHS Adoption, Education and Pet Help Center located at 8464 Beach Blvd. and at ACPS located at 2020 Forest St.

The Jacksonville Humane Society is offering free adoptions Oct. 16-31 as part of Subaru Loves Pets Month.

Jacksonville's cutest pet for 2023 was announced Tuesday by the Jacksonville Humane Society after a contest that raised a total of $51,725 for the shelter.

More than 100 animals are heading to shelters up north to provide relief to other shelters in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia.

The public can help in many ways, the first being to act as temporary foster parents by bringing kittens into their homes and raising them until they are 8 weeks of age.

Want to work with dogs and cats all day? If that sounds like your dream job, the Jacksonville Humane Society wants you to mark your calendar for March 8.

Over 100 dogs at Jacksonville’s Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) shelter are still under quarantine Friday after one dog tested positive for pneumovirus, which is a highly contagious respiratory virus.

The Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) and Best Friends Animal Society, a leading national animal welfare organization working to save the lives of cats and dogs in America’s shelters by 2025, are teaming up for another adoption campaign to encourage people to adopt a new best friend.

Free adoptions will be available for military families on Veterans Day this Friday, and then will be open to all families at two PetSmart locations Saturday and Sunday.

The Jacksonville Humane Society is partnering with two area businesses, VyStar Credit Union and Subaru of Jacksonville, to offer free pet adoptions on Friday and Saturday.

The Jacksonville Humane Society and Animal Care and Protective Services are teaming up to offer a free adoption event this fall.

The results are in – The Jacksonville Humane Society announced the winner of its annual Cutest Pet Contest. It’s Raja!

The "Clear the Shelters" campaign is returning to Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Humane Society and Animal Care and Protective Services are teaming up for the national free adoption event.

If you’re looking for a new best friend, you have a chance to get one for FREE!

The Jacksonville Humane Society has been selected to appear on a national television show called “Shelter Me.”

The Jacksonville Humane Society was recently awarded a $900,000 grant from Petco Love, a nonprofit organization out of San Antonio that is committed to animal welfare.

Hundreds of eligible dogs and cats will be available at the JHS Adoption, Education & Pet Help Center at 8464 Beach Blvd.

The Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) and Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) are participating in PetSmart Charities’ National Adoption Weekend in an effort to reduce crowding at both locations.

Two local businesses, VyStar Credit Union and Subaru of Jacksonville have stepped up to provide relief.

If your family is feeling one fur-baby short these days, the Jacksonville Humane Society and Animal Care and Protective Services are ready to help.

Adopters can choose how much to donate toward the adoption of any dog over 30 pounds or adult cat.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Humane Society invites pet owners to sit, stay, and play at the organization’s annual Mutt March. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, JHS has reimagined the event as the newly-dubbed Mutt Market for 2021. The event will be held outdoors and will feature market vendors and free adoptions. “Mutt Market is a variation of Mutt March, Jacksonville’s Largest Pet Walk and Festival,” Jacksonville Humane Society CEO Denise Deisler explained. To learn more about the Jacksonville Humane Society and its upcoming 2021 Mutt Market, please visit jaxhumane.org or call 904-725-8766.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Sunday, Jan. 24, is National Change a Pet’s Life Day, and the Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) offered a unique adoption opportunity for community members. On Sunday, Jan. 24, JHS offered free adoptions in exchange for a bag of pet food for the JHS pet food bank. The goal of this event was to assist both pets and people in need by finding new homes for the animals at JHS while providing pet food to community pet owners. “This event is a wonderful way to give back to both pets and people in need,” Denise Deisler, CEO of JHS, said ahead of the event. JHS prefers Purina brand pet food, but any brand is OK.

Published: November 26, 2020, 10:40 am Updated: November 30, 2020, 11:14 amJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Great update: 149 animals have new homes after the Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) and Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) hosted a Black Friday event offering free adoptions. JHS told News4Jax that 92 cats and 57 dogs were adopted from Nov. 27 through Nov. 29. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Those interested in viewing JHS’ adoptable pets can visit www.jaxhumane.org. Visitors to can also help the pets in our community by bringing a bag of dog or cat food as a donation. For more information, visit www.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Get ready to fall in love with a furry friend this Leap Day! The Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) and Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) are hosting an adoption event to celebrate Leap Day on Saturday, Feb. 29 and Sunday, March 1. The event will be held at Petsmart’s Regency location between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Both shelters will be offering free adoptions on site as well and will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.“A leap year gives us one extra day to save more lives,” Denise Deisler, JHS CEO, said. “We are very thankful to PetSmart Charities for allowing us to host this event and for all their life-saving support.”All animals will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and up-to-date on vaccines.

Luckily for the animal residents of the Jacksonville Humane Society, they'll spend Hurricane Dorian in their new foster homes. In less than a week, about 250 dogs and cats moved out of the shelter and in with temporary foster families called Storm Troopers. These urgent housing pushes are nothing new for the Jacksonville shelter, she said. "Really, we hope that they'll fall in love while they're out in homes and they never come back," she said. BringFido compiled a list of shelters in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas that accept pets ahead of Hurricane Dorian.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) and Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) want you to take home a four-legged friend this weekend. The adoption special waives the regular adoption fees that range from $50-$125 to encourage the public to adopt. Were excited to partner with the city and offer this holiday special to the public, said Denise Deisler, CEO of the Jacksonville Humane Society. You can visit the Jacksonville Humane Society on Beach Boulevard from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and 10 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free adoptions are also available at Animal Care and Protective Services.