Humane Society of Pinellas

What Humane Society of Pinellas does

Humane Society of Pinellas (HSP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal welfare organization founded in 1949 and headquartered at 3040 FL-590, Clearwater, Florida, with a pre-merger headcount of 33 employees. On January 13, 2026, HSP officially merged with the Humane Society of Tampa Bay (HSTB) to form a unified Tampa Bay-area animal welfare organization operating two campuses — Hillsborough and Pinellas — under the HSTB brand while retaining HSP's Pinellas presence. The organization is independent of the Humane World for Animals national body and holds EIN #59-0799907.

The combined entity's service portfolio spans the full animal welfare value chain: shelter intake and adoption (dogs, cats, rabbits, pocket pets, working cats, and specialty programs such as Dolly's Dream Dogs), an owned HSTB Animal Hospital offering medical, surgical, and online pharmacy services, population control programs (spay/neuter and Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return for feral cats), and surrender-prevention services including pet rehoming and lost-and-found assistance. Community-facing programs include the Animeals free monthly pet food delivery for homebound Pinellas residents and a Humane Education Center offering camps, school presentations, literacy programs, and youth volunteer pipelines.

The business model is donation- and fee-based nonprofit. Revenue derives from individual one-time and recurring donations (Givecloud-powered, with tiered monthly pet partner programs), adoption fees, veterinary service revenue, an online pharmacy, retail merchandise, events (galas, fundraisers), and grants. No pricing details or financials are publicly disclosed. Customers and beneficiaries are individual pet owners, adopters, donors, and homebound residents in the Tampa Bay region; geographic scope is regional, concentrated in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. No AI or proprietary technology platform is evident; operations run on standard nonprofit digital infrastructure.

Name

Humane Society of Pinellas

Legal name

Humane Society of Pinellas

Website

https://humanesocietyofpinellas.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Humane Society of Pinellas is a 501(c)(3) animal welfare nonprofit serving the Tampa Bay region through sheltering, adoption, veterinary care, and community programs. In January 2026 it merged with the Humane Society of Tampa Bay to operate two unified campuses in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.

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Product category

Animal Welfare Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (541940), Veterinary Services (54194)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Shelters & Adoption Services (BPAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Veterinary Charity Clinics & Medical Aid (BPAGAIAD), Spay/Neuter & Population Control Programs (BPAGAIAE)

Keywords

• Animal shelter services
• Veterinary hospital services
• Pet adoption services
• Animal welfare programs
• Spay and neuter services

Headquarters

HQ city

Clearwater

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Humane Society of Pinellas is a nonprofit animal welfare organization providing shelter, adoption, veterinary hospital, spay/neuter, and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) services. Following its January 2026 merger with the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, the unified organization also runs the Animeals free monthly pet food delivery program for homebound residents, humane education programming for children and families, foster care, and end-of-life services. Operations are anchored at the Pinellas Campus in Clearwater, FL and the Hillsborough Campus in Tampa.

Product overview

Humane Society of Pinellas (merged with Humane Society of Tampa Bay in 2026) is a nonprofit animal welfare organization offering a unified portfolio of shelter and veterinary services. The core offerings include animal adoption (dogs, cats, rabbits, pocket pets, working cats, and specialty programs like Dolly's Dream Dogs), the HSTB Animal Hospital providing veterinary care and an online pharmacy, spay/neuter and TNVR services for population control, the Animeals food assistance program for homebound residents, and Humane Education programming for children. Additional services include foster care, pet assistance programs to prevent surrender, event spaces, and end-of-life care. The organization operates two campuses in Tampa and Clearwater areas.

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Products and services

• Animal Adoption Shelter-based animal adoption services placing homeless pets including dogs, cats, rabbits, pocket pets, barnyard animals, reptiles, and working cats into homes.
• HSTB Animal Hospital Full-service veterinary hospital offering medical care, surgeries, and an online pharmacy for pet medications and preventatives with convenient home delivery.
• Animeals Program Free monthly pet food delivery program for eligible homebound residents in Pinellas County, helping keep pets with their owners.
• Spay/Neuter Services Surgical spay and neuter services for pets to control pet overpopulation and promote animal welfare.
• TNVR/Feral Cat Services Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return program for feral and community cats, providing humane population control.
• Humane Education Center Educational programming for children and families including Birthday Parties, Critter Camp, Field Trips, Girl Scout Programs, Paws for Literacy, and family volunteer activities.
• Pet Assistance Programs Services to help pet owners keep their pets including pet surrender prevention, pet rehoming assistance, and lost and found pet services.
• Foster Care Program Volunteer foster home program for pets in need, including short-term, long-term, and fostering for specific populations like neonatal animals.
• Humane Euthanasia Services Compassionate end-of-life services for pets when other options are not possible.
• Dolly's Dream Dogs Special adoption program featuring dogs from Dolly's Dream foundation, providing second chances for at-risk shelter animals.
• Working Cats Program Adoption program for cats better suited for barn or warehouse environments rather than traditional home settings.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Humane Society of Tampa BaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2026The Humane Society of Tampa Bay (HSTB) and Humane Society of Pinellas (HSP) officially joined forces in January 2026, unifying their animal welfare missions. This merger creates a more comprehensive organization serving the greater Tampa Bay area, combining resources for animal sheltering, veterinary care, adoption services, and community programs like the Animeals pet food assistance program that serves Pinellas County residents.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals): The ASPCA is a national incumbent animal welfare organization with similar adoption, veterinary, spay/neuter, and advocacy programs; it operates at vastly greater scale and competes for national donor dollars and grant funding that also flow to regional shelters.
• PetSmart Charities: PetSmart Charities is the largest funder of animal welfare adoptions in North America and a frequent grantmaker and partner to shelters like HSP; it overlaps operationally on adoption programs and influences the donor/funding ecosystem.
• Petco Love (formerly Petco Foundation): Petco Love is a national animal welfare foundation funding adoption, veterinary care, and pet retention programs; it partners with and competes for donor attention against regional shelters offering overlapping services.
• Best Friends Animal Society: Best Friends runs a national network of animal sanctuaries and partners with regional shelters on no-kill initiatives; it overlaps directly on adoption and spay/neuter services and competes for the same high-value national donors.
• Humane World for Animals (formerly HSUS): Humane World for Animals is a national advocacy and animal welfare umbrella that historically has been organizationally distinct from local humane societies; it competes for national donor dollars and shapes policy affecting local shelter operations.

Direct peers

• Humane Society of Tampa Bay: HSTB was HSP's direct peer and merger counterpart as of January 2026; it offers the same portfolio of adoption, veterinary hospital, spay/neuter, TNVR, and education services in the adjacent Hillsborough County market and is now the surviving combined entity.
• SPCA Tampa Bay: SPCA Tampa Bay is a direct regional peer operating an animal shelter, veterinary services, and community programs in the same Tampa Bay market; it directly competes for adopters, donors, and volunteers against the merged HSTB/HSP organization.
• Jacksonville Humane Society: Jacksonville Humane Society is a Florida-based regional shelter offering a comparable portfolio (adoption, low-cost veterinary, spay/neuter, pet assistance); it is directly comparable as a same-state peer of similar scale.
• San Diego Humane Society: San Diego Humane Society is a large multi-campus regional shelter with adoption, veterinary hospital, spay/neuter, TNVR, and humane education programs; it is a useful operational benchmark for the merged HSTB/HSP entity's trajectory.

Regional players

• Pasco County Animal Services: Pasco County Animal Services is the government animal shelter operating adjacent to the Tampa Bay region; it competes for adopters and provides spay/neuter services, but as a public entity competes on price rather than donor engagement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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