Humane Society of South Mississippi - Pet Resource Center (Pet Retention Programs)

What it is

Crisis and temporary pet care

Who it helps

Pet owners who need help keeping their pets.

Service area

Mississippi Gulf Coast

Status

Accepting applications

Checked

on the official website, November 5, 2026

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Pet retention programs to help families keep their pets instead of surrendering them: pet food and supply assistance, behavior support for dogs, low-cost veterinary services, secure fencing, crisis animal housing and pet deposit assistance.

Checked on the official website · November 5, 2026 What this means
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Good to know

• Who can use it: Pet owners who need help keeping their pets.
• How to get started: Call the Pet Resource Center at (228) 822-3824 and ask about the help you need.

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

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Also from this organization

• Humane Society of South Mississippi - Adoption Center · Gulfport
• Humane Society of South Mississippi - Owner-Requested Euthanasia · Gulfport
• Humane Society of South Mississippi - Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic · Gulfport
• Humane Society of South Mississippi - Veterinary Urgent Care · Gulfport

More shelters, foster and boarding, end-of-life care and pet loss near Gulfport

• Jackson County Animal Shelter · Gautier · 24 mi
• Pearl River County SPCA · Picayune · 36 mi
• Pearl River County SPCA - Animal Control, Wildlife and Cruelty Contacts · Picayune · 36 mi
• Mobile SPCA · Mobile · 57 mi
• Mobile County Animal Shelter and Animal Control · Mobile · 57 mi

Other help near Gulfport

• Emergency Gulf Coast Veterinary Emergency Hospital · Biloxi · 10 mi
• Spay/neuter Spay Neuter Impact Project (SNIPMS) - Vancleave · Vancleave · 27 mi
• Pet food Pearl River County SPCA - Pet Food Pantry · Picayune · 35 mi

See every listing in our Gulf Coast guide → · All 47 programs in Mississippi →

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Sources

Humane Society of South Mississippi - Pet Resource Center (Pet Retention Programs) official page, checked November 5, 2026.

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