Metro East Humane Society
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- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Who it helps
- Owner surrenders are accepted as space and resources allow.
- Where
- St. Louis Metro East
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Shelter in Edwardsville with a second location in Highland, serving the St. Louis Metro East since 1986. Offers adoption, foster, owner surrenders as space allows, community vaccine and microchip clinics, humane education and pet ID tags. Finders of stray pets are referred to the local animal control agency.
How to reach them
Where: 8495 State Route 143, Edwardsville, IL 62025
Good to know
- Who can use it: Owner surrenders are accepted as space and resources allow.
- How to get started: Call 618-656-4405 (Highland location 618-654-6067) or use the online surrender and adoption forms.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
If cost is the barrier: Paying for Care compares grants, payment plans and fundraising, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet.
Also from this organization
- Metro East Humane Society and Metro East Friends of Ferals TNR Program · Edwardsville
- Metro East Humane Society Free Pet Food Pantry · Edwardsville
- Metro East Humane Society Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic · Edwardsville
More keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss near Edwardsville
- Madison County Animal Care and Control · Edwardsville · under 1 mi
- Belleville Area Humane Society · Belleville · 21 mi
- St. Clair County Animal Services and Dr. Tom Amlung Pet Adoption Center · Belleville · 21 mi
- Stray Rescue of St. Louis · St. Louis · 22 mi
- City of St. Louis Animal Care and Control · St. Louis · 22 mi
Other help near Edwardsville
- Vet clinic Belleville Area Humane Society SafePets Program · Belleville · 20 mi
- Pet food Belleville Area Humane Society Pet Food Pantry · Belleville · 21 mi
- Spay/neuter Belleville Area Humane Society TNR Program · Belleville · 21 mi
- Low-cost care APA Adoption Center Wellness Clinic · St. Louis metro · 28 mi