A call to the community

The Humane Society of the Black Hills (HSBH) has been serving Rapid City and surrounding communities for more than 50 years with quality animal care, Animal Services and Enforcement, and shelter services. We have done very well with very little but too many...

Now accepting local annual business partners!

The Humane Society of the Black Hills (HSBH) has been a community partner for decades and takes in more than 4,000 animals each year – dogs, cats, chickens, goats, rabbits, reptiles, and more all come through the doors and receive humane, compassionate treatment...

Looking ahead to 2024

Community support is what makes it possible for the Humane Society of the Black Hills to take in nearly 4,500 animals each year. The Humane Society is a non-profit, open admission animal shelter serving western South Dakota. An open admission shelter is an animal...

Why spaying and neutering your pet matters

We love animals at the Humane Society of the Black Hills and, last year, we saw more than four thousand come through our front door. You can imagine that with so many animals, there are plenty of puppies and kittens. We’ll admit it – puppies and kittens are awfully...

New year, new challenges

I want to sincerely thank those who have supported the Humane Society of the Black Hills with financial support, donations of blankets and toys, supply drives, adoptions, or care for an animal in foster. And I won’t forget our generous media friends, veterinarians,...