Marin Humane Society

The Marin Humane Society offers refuge, rehabilitation, and support services to more than 10,000 domestic animals and wildlife each year through a myriad of community services, including adoptions, foster care, behavior and training, humane education, pet assistance for people in need, lost-and-found pet services, low-cost clinics, and more. In addition to our role as non-profit animal shelter, MHS is responsible for upholding county and municipal animal services ordinances through a Joint Powers Agreement contract with the County of Marin.

It began with a dog kennel, an aging ambulance and a telephone. The year was 1907. The visionary was San Anselmo resident Ethel Tompkins and a group of concerned citizens who wanted to do something about lost and abused animals. Her revolutionary ideas laid the groundwork for what would become one of the most progressive and influential humane societies in the United States – The Marin Humane Society.

Today, nearly 100 staff and 800 volunteers care for nearly 9,000 homeless animals each year and assist all of Marin’s residents with their animal needs. The Marin Humane Society reunites hundreds of lost animals with their owners, assists seniors and the disabled with pet care, offers humane educational outreach programs, and places 98 percent of animals available for adoption into new homes. The Marin Humane Society is supported entirely by donations and bequests, and operates as a non-profit, charitable organization. As the Society surpasses 100 years of community service, we are looking back at where we have been as we plan for where we are going.

Dogs $150

Puppies (up to 6 months)$225

Cats $85 or $150/pair

Kittens (up to 6 months) $175 or $275/pair

Guinea Pigs $15 or $25/pair

Rabbits $40 or $60/pair

Hamsters $5

Mice $5

Rats $10

Chinchillas $35

Cockatiels $75

$130/pair Canaries

$40 Doves

$10 Finches, Zebra As quoted

Budgies $25 or $40/pair

Chickens & Pigeons $5

Geese $10

Lovebirds $45

Ducks $10

Peafowl $10