Humane Society Calumet Area Inc

Volunteers are nice but don’t count on anyone there answering questions.

This place is always clean! There are a ton of staff and volunteers that seem to really care about the animals well-​being. My family will always adopt our animals from here.

Adopted my cats here in 2012. Love this place so much, its so clean and organized. It’s not crowded and filthy like other shelters… The adoption process was fairly easy and my two babies were happy and healthy. My neighbors also adopted there dog from that shelter.

Looking for a pit mix. They got it. They are over packed with animals that need a forever home. They really do CARE for their animals. One of the dogs did find a forever home with us!

Just an update… although our kittens were sick, they’ve since gotten better and are the cutest, most lovable things ever. The shelter did eventually call me back, but they were pretty much over being sick by that point.

I dare you to write something about this place. Yeah, I really do. They save the lives of animals and even if you didn’t get your pet from here, they are willing to help you adress issues and guide you to nurturing and taking care of your four legged friend.
Now, for those of you who have something bad to say, I will have to beat you up on behalf of the animals!

I love, love, LOVE! this place!
I adopted my puppy here in July 2012. The staff is so friendly and you can tell that they care about the animals. There are many volunteers there too all of which know the dogs by name.
The dog area is fairly clean considering how many dogs are in the shelter. Of course it smells a little bit and there’s the barking to deal with but, you’re in an animal shelter… EXPECT IT.
It has an outside run where you can play with the dog you are planning on adopting. The runs are large and you can really get a sense of the dogs energy (or lack-​thereof) and how it is out of a cage. The outdoor runs are by far my favorite part of the facility.
There are also smaller rooms where you are allowed to bring dogs/​cats/​rabbits etc. They’re not very big but have a bench and the volunteers bring you some toys that the animals can play with. None of the staff bother you too much but, they do look in through the window while walking by on occasion.
The adoption process was pretty straight forward —
Pick a Pup
Fill out the adoption paperwork and provide contact info.
Wait for a call back
Once accepted, it’s time to pick up. Puppies (less than 6 months) are $ 150 which includes all shots, Dogs 6 months and older are a bit less $ 75 if I remember correctly. The actual pick up is very easy, they can accommodate to your schedule and even let you do a pick up on a Sunday afternoon!
Upon pick up they give you a great little gift set filled with–
A free health check from Pet Vet Express in Dyer (another great place!)
A coupon for the store at the shelter and some other puppy swag.
About a week after taking her home they called to check up on how we’re doing. To see if we’re getting along and if her health check went well — you can see they really care.
I couldn’t be happier with the whole process, if you’re looking for a pet to adopt in Northwest Indiana, look no further. This is the place to go.

We adopted our second kitty from the Humane Society in Munster in October 2010. Let me be perfectly frank with you; that crazy cat lady? That could be me. I feed a number of «outdoor loveys» (much to the chagrin of our neighbors) and have a permanent soft spot in my heart for adopting special needs animals. My other kitty, a super chatty Oriental Short Hair, was adopted from a breeder and in need of a friend to… well…“talk” to. ;)
I was hugely impressed with the Munster Humane Society. The facility was super clean and the staff caring and knowledgeable. This Humane Society is home to a number of cats – not just kittens – and often offers discounts for adopting an older kitty or sibling set. In any case, we walked around for awhile and met the kitties before eventually coming upon a kitty who completely stole our hearts.
Paperwork filled out, short interview conducted, and we anxiously awaited the news as to whether or not we would be accepted as future adoptive parents. A week later we received the call and raced to liberate our newest kitty compatriot.
The Humane Society of Munster is an excellent organization where all animal residents (there are a number of guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, etc available for adoption if that is your thing) are treated with love and compassion. If you are ever in the situation to adopt, you should make your way to the Humane Society of Munster.

Adopted our second pit bull from here in March of 2011.
Overall: As a shelter, this place is the best I have ever been in. For the amount of animals and adopter traffic –this place is spotless. The animals are well-​cared for, and it’s easy to find a volunteer to help if you are interested in an animal. They also have a really cute store attached to the shelter that sells pet items.
Back to our adoption experience –we went in and found our dog. Played with her and fell in love. Filled out the application and waited anxiously. We received a call to bring our male in to meet her, and it was definitely a happy ending! Couldn’t have asked for a better dog, or a better staff to help us find our furry friend.
If you’re looking for a dog –adopt!

I adopted a dog in 2004 and a cat in 2009 from the Humane Society in Munster. Wow, let’s first start off by saying how is it possible for these people to keep this place, so clean with so many animals? They are cleaning every second of the day and it shows! The pets are generally healthy, but some of the dogs are on the thin side, but not starving.
One thing that I absolutely love about this place is that they have taken the no kill philosophy to a whole different level. The cat that I adopted was there for over a year before I decided to adopt her. They will keep their animals as long as it takes to find them a home. They have large bonding rooms and very knowledgeable staff to answer questions about animals, because to them the animals aren’t just there to find a home they are there to find the right home.
I encourage you to adopt from the Humane Society in Munster even if you live elsewhere. If you aren’t interested in adopting right now please see their website and provide them with much needed donations!
Their mission to save the lives of all animals and provide them with a safe shelter goes above and beyond what many shelters are doing right now. If you are an animal lover you can appreciate their efforts in saving the lives of innocent animals.

i was doing my community service there and its nice and clean in there
i was helping to keep it that way
and cleaning the outside windows and door glass too
and washing all the pets dishes,
lots of them.
they even have bonding rooms in there so you can take the pet youre thinking of adopting in a separate room to visit with them awhile and close a door
and the outside runs for the dogs are clean too
the guy in charge works hard at that
and the one who walks them, too
so if youre thinking of adopting a cat. dog, rabbit or guinea pig please go there first. also there is a lady in there that knows a lot about cat behaviors, so ask her about that stuff.
the cats and dogs are nicer than the lady whos the boss. i was doing my service, cleaning up lots of you-​know-​what, and washing tons of pet dishes (she will now regret that she kicked me out, because now the dishes will be stacked all day with no one to wash them, her loss, not mine.)only to be told i wasnt fitting in there, cuz i was talking to people and petting cats in cages, in between doing jobs, so she kicked me out. the animals loved me. the cats, birds, dogs. just not by 1 person. oh well, just make sure youre a volunteer or a paid person, not someone doing community service and youll be fine. i was treated basically like a slave, not a person to be treated as such. there is a cat in there that has been in there since last June or July
and shes really nice and very peaceful, somebody, PLEASE adopt her!
her name is Madonna and shes in a cage in the hallway there.