Capital Campaign
Help Us Double Capacity to Serve Pets
To meet the growing demand for affordable veterinary services in Southwest Florida, we are launching the Paws for Wellness: Building a Healthier Tomorrow campaign — a bold step toward ensuring more pets receive the care they need by building the new Gulf Coast Humane Society Veterinary Clinic.
Adopt from GCHS Help Us to Serve Pets Our dogs and cats are eager to find their new best friend and our team is excited to help you decide which animal is the right fit for you and your lifestyle.
Give to GCHS
Be Their Lifeline
Gulf Coast Humane Society does not receive federal, state, or county funding. Every adoption, every medical treatment, and every second chance is made possible through the generosity of people like you.
Your support provides safety, healing, and hope for pets in need and helps strengthen the bond between animals and people across Southwest Florida.
Medical Clinics
Pet Services
Gulf Coast Humane Society is dedicated to being a safe haven for pets in need by providing medical care.
Our Programs
Help Us to Serve Pets
Programs offered by Gulf Coast Humane Society are designed to help up us achieve our mission of helping find loving homes and care for the pets of SWFL.
Resources
Help Us to Serve Pets
Gulf Coast Humane Society provides vital resources to our community every day. Our programs are designed to support our mission of ensuring pets across Southwest Florida receive compassionate care and find their way to loving homes.
About Us
A Mission to Serve Pets
Dedicated to being a safe haven for pets in need by providing medical care, promoting adoptions, and nurturing the bond between pets and people in Southwest Florida.
Spreading positive awareness of misunderstood pups.
Dolly’s Dream was created to rescue, rehome, and one day help restore the image of all bully breed type dogs. Thanks to the Dolly’s Dream Project, Gulf Coast Humane Society has the opportunity to highlight two bully breed type of dogs at a time to help enhance their odds of being adopted and also to spread positive awareness these dogs so justly deserve.
The Adoption Fee has been paid for by Dolly’s Dream!
Helping reduce stress on owners, pets, and animal shelters.
Home to Home helps pets go from one home to another, without ever entering a shelter.
How Home To Home Works:
Pets listed in the Southwest Florida area Home to Home website are shared on our website. Potential adopters communicate directly with owners, and owners remain in charge of the entire rehoming process, pets stay out of the shelter avoiding stress and anxiety.
What we provide.
All adoptable pets:
In addition, our staff evaluate each animal’s behavior and personality to help guide adopters toward a suitable match for their home environment.
Our team is available to provide resources and answer questions as your pet adjusts to their new home. If an adoption does not work out, we will work with you to determine the best outcome for both you and the animal.
As a private nonprofit organization, Gulf Coast Humane Society relies entirely on donations and fundraising to continue our mission. While adoption fees help, they only cover a portion of the true cost of care for each animal.
On average, it costs $425 to prepare a cat for adoption, plus $14 for each day they remain in our care. For dogs, the cost averages $490, with a daily care cost of $23 until adoption.
Your adoption fee ensures that your new companion comes to you healthy, safe, and ready for their next chapter. Each pet receives a complete veterinary examination, age-appropriate vaccinations including Rabies, spay or neuter surgery, and a microchip for lifelong identification. Every adoption also includes a complimentary office visit at the GCHS Veterinary Clinic. In addition to medical care, your pet has been fed, cared for, and enriched daily by our compassionate shelter team.
These services provide your pet with the best possible foundation as they transition into your home and family.
Cat Adoption Fees
Dog Adoption Fees
Your gift supports our mission to be a safe haven for pets in need by providing medical care, promoting adoptions, and nurturing the bond between pets and people in Southwest Florida.
