The Arizona Humane Society is a Phoenix nonprofit, founded in 1957, that runs pet adoptions, foster care, low-cost vet clinics, a trauma hospital and pet paramedics from its Papago Park, South Mountain and Sunnyslope campuses.
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About Arizona Humane Society
The Arizona Humane Society is a Phoenix nonprofit animal welfare organization that has served the Valley since 1957. It runs pet adoptions, a foster program, low-cost veterinary clinics and a team of Emergency Animal Medical Technicians who respond to rescues and cruelty cases.
Its main shelter is the Rob and Melani Walton Papago Park Campus on E Van Buren St, a 72,000-square-foot campus that opened in March 2024 and includes its trauma hospital. Adoptions also run at the South Mountain and Sunnyslope campuses. Dr. Steven Hansen is president and CEO.
Arizona Humane Society at a glance
What Arizona Humane Society says it offers
- Says its EAMT team works 365 days a year and responds to more than 11,000 rescues and investigations a year
- Says it runs the largest shelter-based animal trauma hospital in the Southwest
- Says it performed 11,000 spay and neuter surgeries by mid-2026
- Shows a Charity Navigator four-star rating and Candid Platinum Seal on its website
- After-hours Urgent Pet Care clinic at the Papago Park campus
Programs and services
- Pet adoption
- Foster program
- Emergency Animal Medical Technicians (pet paramedics) and the Animal Rescue & Cruelty Team
- Animal trauma hospital with ICUs
- Bottle Baby ICU and kitten nursery
- Spay, neuter and low-cost veterinary care at South Mountain and Sunnyslope
- Healthy Tails Mobile Veterinary Clinic
- Urgent Pet Care walk-in clinic and online vet care
- End-of-life services
- Thrift stores in Phoenix and Mesa
Nonprofit status
- Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 86-0135567
- IRS tax exemption issued in February 2001, per ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer
Service area
Greater Phoenix, with campuses in central, south and north Phoenix, thrift stores in Phoenix and Mesa, and a mobile clinic that travels the Valley.
Campuses: Papago Park Campus: 5501 E Van Buren St, Phoenix, AZ 85008; South Mountain Campus: 1521 W Dobbins Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85041; Sunnyslope Campus: 9226 N 13th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021
Phone: (602) 997-7585
Common questions about Arizona Humane Society
Where is the Arizona Humane Society?
Its main campus is the Papago Park Campus at 5501 E Van Buren St, Phoenix. Adoptions also run at the South Mountain Campus on W Dobbins Rd and the Sunnyslope Campus on N 13th Ave.
When was the Arizona Humane Society founded?
The Arizona Humane Society has served the Valley since 1957.
Who runs the Arizona Humane Society?
Dr. Steven Hansen is president and CEO.
Is the Arizona Humane Society a nonprofit?
Yes. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 86-0135567.
Does the Arizona Humane Society have a vet clinic?
Yes. It runs low-cost clinics at South Mountain and Sunnyslope, a mobile clinic, an after-hours Urgent Pet Care clinic and a trauma hospital at Papago Park.
⚡ How this profile was built
Facts on this page come from the Arizona Humane Society's website, ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer and local news coverage, checked October 27, 2026. Ratings change often, so open the linked sources for current numbers. Placement on AZ Charged is never sold by rank.