Woods Humane Society
Bio and Mission Statement

Woods Humane Society, Inc. is a locally owned private non-profit animal welfare organization that has served homeless companion animals since our founding in 1955 by Francis Newhall Woods. Our new shelter, located off of Hwy 1 and Kansas opened its doors in August of 2005 and has been going and growing strong ever since. Aside from the hundreds of animals we care for each year, the organization maintains partnerships with other local private and county operated animal shelters in our effort to provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of animals. Woods Humane Society is also the only animal shelter on the central coast with a fully operational spay & neuter suite, which opened in September of 2006 and has performed 7,500 surgeries. Our goal is to provide a premier level of care for all of the animals entering our doors.

As the needs of the county grows, so too does the cost to operate our facility. We are experiencing a 20% growth in all aspects of the shelter on an annual basis. Woods can rise to meet the needs of our local homeless animal population, but we cannot do this without the support of our community. We are solely funded through charitable gifts from our community and the need is greater than ever for ongoing financial support.

Woods Humane Society's mission is:

• To Serve, Protect, and Shelter Homeless Companion Animals;


• To place animals into humane environments;


• To promote responsible pet ownership, provide humane education, and reduce animal overpopulation;


• To celebrate the human and animal bond.

For more information contact us at info@wine4paws.com.