Venango County Humane Society

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to positively impact homeless companion animals through advocacy, education, community awareness, compassionate care, and adoption. For over 50 years the Venango County Humane Society has found loving homes for thousands of companion pets in our community. We are a no-kill shelter that employs compassionate staff. The Venango County Humane Society is operated by a Board of Directors. The staff includes a Shelter Manager, a Board Certified Veterinarian, a Veterinarian Technician, Accountant, Marketing Director, Kennel Attendants, and a Front Desk Ambassador. In June of 1956, the Venango County Humane Society was incorporated with the stated purpose of the corporation to “Provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals; to provide proper care for stray and injured animals; to enforce all laws designed for the protection of animals; to secure in lawful manner the arrest, conviction and punishment of persons violating such laws; and through the dissemination of literature and other educational means, to instruct and induce people to be kind, considerate and merciful in their treatment of animals.” The original incorporators were H. D. Brown, Jr, Ruth M. Oliver, Mary M. Bouquin, Helen James and Adelaide E. Fike, all of Oil City. The first shelter was established on property owned by board members Mr. and Mrs. William Stahlman along Horsecreek Road in Cranberry Township, which was also listed as the initial registered office in the papers of incorporation. Animals were housed in makeshift crates, which have been described as ramshackle, but the animals were safe and well fed.