About CARE Humane Society

52 Years of Compassion, Rescue, and Education

Founded in 1974, CARE Humane Society, formerly known as Lee County Humane Society, has proudly served the Auburn and Opelika communities for more than 50 years. What began as a small group of dedicated volunteers fostering stray animals and finding them loving homes has grown into an organization committed to improving the lives of companion animals and the people who love them.

CARE Humane Society is dedicated to promoting the humane treatment and responsible ownership of companion animals through Compassion, Adoption, Rescue, and Education. As an open-entry animal shelter serving Auburn and Opelika, CARE provides a safe haven for homeless, abandoned, and neglected animals, offering compassionate care, essential medical treatment, and the opportunity for a brighter future.

Beyond sheltering and adoption, CARE works to strengthen the human-animal bond and keep pets with the families who love them. Through programs such as Intake Diversion, low-cost spay and neuter assistance, microchipping, and the Ann Pearson Memorial Community Cat Program's Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) initiative, CARE addresses the root causes of animal homelessness while promoting responsible pet ownership. Its growing foster program also provides temporary loving homes for animals needing additional care, socialization, or time to prepare for adoption.

Today, CARE continues to build upon its legacy with a vision of a community where every companion animal is valued, pet overpopulation is reduced, and every adoptable animal has the opportunity to find a loving home.

Over the past five decades, CARE has provided lifesaving care and second chances to more than 100,000 animals. This remarkable impact would not be possible without the generosity of donors, volunteers, foster families, adopters, and community partners who believe in its mission.

Together, we are creating a future where every paw deserves a place to call home.