Our History
Our Purpose
From the very beginning, we aimed to prevent cruelty to animals and assist low-income residents in spaying and neutering their pets. These efforts laid the foundation for the growth and success that followed.
What we do?
Finding Forever Homes
Providing Care
Spay/Neuter Services
Pet Food Assistance
Humane Education
Registered with Florida State Agencies: Florida Dept. of State, Florida Dept. of Agriculture, Division of Consumer Services, and Florida Dept. of Revenue.
The organization was composed of just ten volunteers.
Received 501(c)(3) status from the IRS, allowing donations to be tax-deductible.
Formed the Disaster Animal Response Team (DART), providing trained volunteers for emergency animal rescues.
DART’s first deployment was during the fires in eastern Florida, where nearly 700 animals were rescued.
Provided food for pets housed at Sumter County Animal Control, helping to give more animals a chance at adoption.
Focus shifted toward saving homeless, abused, or neglected animals, expanding fostering and adoption programs.
Purchased five acres in Lake Panasoffkee for a future shelter and erected a shed for donations and pet food storage.
Introduced the Kibbles on Wheels pet food pantry for low-income residents.
Rescued and cared for 500 animals. Our cruelty investigator handled 260 cases, including the first prosecution under Florida’s animal fighting laws.
Deployed to Punta Gorda after Hurricane Charley, caring for 113 animals.
Constructed the Kathleen Mulholland Office/Teaching Library, providing educational resources to the community.
Our first “Big Fix” spay/neuter event provided free services for local pets, marking a significant step in reducing overpopulation.
Built a new barn for livestock and launched the “Get Off Your Cans” recycling program.
Began housing adoptable animals on our campus and expanded our Humane Education efforts to reach local children and adults.
Partnered with Sumter County Animal Services to improve the Live Release Rate (LRR) of animals in the county facility.
GreaterGood.org awarded us the 100th Rescue Rebuild project, upgrading our cat and dog housing facilities.
Launched our Big Fix Free Spay/Neuter Voucher program, providing over 874 pets with these services.
Sumter County officials committed to maintaining a 90%+ Live Release Rate, and we continued to expand our facilities.
Rebranded as YOUR Humane Society SPCA, emphasizing community ownership in our lifesaving efforts.
Added the Ralph Edmonds Memorial Canine Quarantine Unit, expanding our intake capacity by 25%.
Overcame the challenges of the pandemic by continuing to provide 700+ Big Fix vouchers and completed ribbon-cutting ceremonies for our new facilities.
Celebrated 40 years of service to the Sumter County community and began constructing a new office building to better serve our mission.
