Monroe County Humane Association

Leading animal welfare advocate in Monroe County, Indiana. Offering a Nonprofit Veterinary Clinic, Pet Food Pantry, Street Outreach, Crisis Housing, Spay/Neuter Assistance, Education, and more

The Monroe County Humane Association (MCHA) is dedicated to promoting the welfare of animals, strengthening the human-animal bond, and providing access to veterinary care & humane education across our community. We have been responsibly & compassionately protecting, advocating and educating for animal welfare since 1956. In the 1950s, MCHA established the first animal shelter and operated what has become the City of Bloomington Animal Care and Control (BACC). Early initiatives for MCHA were to hire the first animal control officers, obtain a humane shelter certification, expand rabies vaccination opportunities, and share humane education in the community. While MCHA and BACC have always been separate entities, the two organizations have shared space, staff, programs, and visions of a humane community since the late 1950s. While BACC is fully funded by tax dollars, there are many things needed to strategically address a wide variety of animal related issues in our community in addition to sheltering homeless animals. Beginning in 1956, MCHA built and owned the original facility and managed all expansion projects and kennel improvements. In 2003, MCHA gifted the entire facility to the City of Bloomington to support the renovation project that would add what is now the adoption center on 3410 S Walnut St. While MCHA and BACC have a collaborative working relationship, the two organizations no longer share staff or programming. BACC oversees the care and housing of both stray and adoptable animals and ordinance enforcement, while MCHA continues to facilitate accessible veterinary care, humane education, therapy animals, and outreach services

Mission — MCHA supports and advocates for the welfare of companion animals and the human-animal bond through a nonprofit veterinary clinic, education, and community outreach programs