Peoria Humane Society

The Peoria Humane Society's Education Center is home to a unique and comprehensive animal resource library. The PHS library exists as an educational tool for the community to engage in animal welfare through books, brochures, DVDs, learning sessions, training, and environmental conservation aimed at informing the public while upholding our core values of respect, responsibility, peace, and kindness.

Pet Therapy has been shown to improve the quality of a person's life in a variety of ways, both physically and mentally. Due to these benefits, the Peoria Humane Society has implemented the PAWS 4 Therapy and PAWS to Read programs. You can learn more about each of PHS's pet therapy programs below. Research has shown that the physical well-being of people improves when pet therapy is available.

The Peoria Humane Society believes that educating children about how to love and respect animals will contribute to a new generation of caring and compassionate people. A love for animals should be nurtured and celebrated. The Peoria Humane Society is offering a reading to dogs program to benefit children and dogs.

The Peoria Humane Society helps to fund a low-cost spay and neuter program for residents of Peoria County. If you meet our income requirements, you can have your dog or cat spayed or neutered for only $68! This includes a rabies shot and registration tag. 2. Your pet must be at least 6 months of age and in reasonably good health at the time of the surgery.

The Peoria Humane Society promotes the humane treatment of animals in several ways. We are comitted to bringing public awareness to issues of animal cruelty and neglect, proper pet care, and the problems surrounding pet overpopulation. You may have seen our billboards around Peoria County. These billboards focused on our core values of Kindness, Respect, Peace, and Responsibility.