Terrific Tuesday of Giving 2025

Every day, animals arrive at the Humane Society of St. Joseph County in need of safety, healing, and a second chance. From essential vaccines and diagnostic tests to daily meals, medications, and lifesaving surgeries, the cost of care adds up quickly, especially for the thousands of pets who rely on us each year. This Giving Tuesday, your impact goes even further: a generous donor is matching the first $6,375 in gifts, doubling your contribution and doubling the number of animals you help. Every donation, whether it covers a microchip, a warm meal, a day of care, or a lifesaving heartworm treatment, creates immediate and meaningful change.

Your generosity powers everything we do. When you give, you’re not just donating, you’re feeding hungry pets, treating illness, healing injuries, preventing homelessness through spay/neuter, and helping fragile animals become adoptable. With the match in place, your gift today does twice as much good. This Giving Tuesday, join us in giving hope. Together, we can create brighter futures for the pets who need it most.

Thank you for helping us save lives!

2025 Giving Tuesday Donation Breakdowns

$5 – Provide Lifesaving Comfort

• Covers a round of fluids to stabilize a dehydrated or sick animal.

$10 – Ease Pain & Anxiety

• Provides post-surgical pain medication or a 1-month supply of FAS (fear/anxiety/stress) medication for pets who need extra support.

$15 – Essential Health Screening

• Provides a Heartworm Test or FELV Test for a dog or cat entering our care.

$20 – Critical Diagnostic Care or Vaccinations

• Covers vaccinations, a Parvo test, or a Giardia test—preventing and diagnosing dangerous illnesses before they spread.

$25 – Protect a Pet or Feed a Crowd

• Provides Simparica Trio (heartworm, flea, tick prevention)
• Or a Convenia antibiotic injection
• Or feeds 40 dogs or 67 cats one nutritious meal

$36 – One Day of Safety

• Covers one full day of boarding & shelter overhead for an animal in need.

$50 – Nourish Shelter Pets

• Feeds 80 dogs or 133 cats one complete meal.

$55 – A Month of Medication

• Provides one month of critical meds for pets recovering from illness or chronic conditions.

$60 – Lab Work That Saves Lives

• Covers a CBC/Chemistry panel, giving our medical team crucial insight into a pet’s health.

$110 – Neuter Surgery

• Funds a neuter surgery, preventing accidental litters and helping make adoption possible.

$120 – Spay Surgery

• Provides a spay surgery, one of the most impactful medical services we provide for shelter pets.

$150 – Adoption Preparedness Package

• Covers vaccinations, microchip, parasite prevention, and basic diagnostics for an animal being prepped for adoption.

$300 – Heartworm Treatment

• Helps a heartworm-positive dog begin lifesaving treatment — giving them a chance at a pain-free, healthy future.

$500 – Sponsor a Shelter Pet’s Full Journey

• Supports one animal’s complete care, from intake to adoption: food, vaccines, spay/neuter, microchip, daily care, and medical support.

$1,000 – Empower Lifesaving Medical Care

• Offsets expenses for complex medical needs, emergency interventions, and chronic illness management for animals with nowhere else to turn.

$2,500 – Transform a Life. Transform a Future.

• Helps fund major medical cases, long-term care animals, or multiple heartworm-positive dogs needing extended treatment.

$5,000 – Be a Lifeline for the Underdogs

• Supports emergency surgeries, cruelty case care, long-stay animals, and lifesaving medical supplies our team relies on every day.