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State Federations of Humane Societies

ALABAMA
Alabama Humane Federation
Rea Cord, President
2280 Weldon Rd.
Tallassee, AL 36078
334-567-3377
Fax: 334-567-8774
E-mail: hselco@bellsouth.net
www.alabamahumanefederation.org  

ALASKA
Alaska Animal Care and Control Association
Marianne Clark, Vice President
c/o Soldotna Animal Control
177 N. Birch St.
Soldotna, AK 99669
907-262-3969
E-mail: mclark@ci.soldotna.ak.us  

CALIFORNIA
State Humane Association of California
Erica Gaudet Hughes, Executive Director
P.O. Box 2098
El Cerrito, CA 94530
510-525-2744
Fax: 510-525-2772
E-mail: ed@californiastatehumane.org
www.californiastatehumane.org  

COLORADO
Colorado Federation of Animal Welfare Agencies
Leslie Yoder, President
1805 South Bellaire St., Ste. 400
Denver, CO 80222
E-mail: info@cfawa.org
www.cfawa.org  

CONNECTICUT
Animal Welfare Federation of Connecticut, Inc.
Susan B. Linker, President
P.O. Box 673
Bloomfield, CT 06002
E-mail: info@awfct.org
www.awfct.org
(see also New England Federation of Humane Societies)

GEORGIA
Humane Association of Georgia
1317 Hearst Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30319
404-827-0603
E-mail: info@humaneassociationofgeorgia.org
www.humaneassociationofgeorgia.org  

HAWAII
Hawaii Association of Animal Welfare Agencies
Pamela Burns, President
c/o Hawaiian Humane Society
2700 Waialae Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96826
808-946-9067
E-mail: pburns@hawaiianhumane.org

ILLINOIS
Illinois Animal Welfare Federation
Angie Wood, President
1013 Garfield St.
Oak Park, IL 60304
630-420-8989, ext. 11
Fax: 630-420-9380
E-mail: awood@napervillehumanesociety.org
www.iawf.net  

IOWA
Iowa Federation of Humane Societies
Tom Colvin, President
c/o Animal Rescue League of Iowa
5452 NE 22nd St.
Des Moines, IA 50313
515-261-3545
Fax: 515-262-2612
E-mail: tcolvin@arl-iowa.org
www.iowafedhumane.org

LOUISIANA
Coalition of Louisiana Animal Advocates
Paul Benoit, Treasurer
P.O. Box 3636
Pineville, LA 71361-3636
318-484-6207 (day)
Fax: 318-484-6238
E-mail: pbenoit@dhh.la.gov
www.colaa.org 

MAINE
Maine Federation of Humane Societies
Deb Clark, President
c/o Franklin County Animal Shelter
550 Industry Rd.
Farmington, ME 04938
207-778-2638
E-mail: labsrtops@aol.com
www.mainefederationofhumanesocieties.org
(see also New England Federation of Humane Societies)

MARYLAND
PAWS of Maryland, Inc.
Paul Miller, Vice President
Humane Society of Washington County
13011 Maugansville Rd.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-733-2060
Fax: 301-733-0248
E-mail: pmiller@hswcmd.org  

MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Animal Coalition
Anne Lindsay, President
P.O. Box 766
Westborough, MA 01581-0766
978-779-9880
E-mail: info@massanimalcoalition.org
www.massanimalcoalition.org
(see also New England Federation of Humane Societies)

MICHIGAN
Michigan Federation of Humane Societies and Animal Advocates
Scott Harris
P.O. Box 641
Charlotte, MI 48813
E-mail: harriss@voyager.net
http://my.voyager.net/~harriss/harriss/default.html  

MINNESOTA
Minnesota Federated Humane Societies
6613 Penn Ave. S., Ste. 100
Richfield, MN 55423
612-866-8663
Fax: 612-861-1786

MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Animal Control and Protection Association
Aileene Maldonado
405 Bolton Brownsville Rd.
Bolton, MS 39041
601-969-1671
E-mail: aileenem@netdoor.com  

MONTANA
Montana Animal Care Association
Phyllis Ruana
P.O. Box 202
Corvallis, MT 59828
406-370-6668
E-mail: macausa@aol.com
www.montanaanimalcareassociation.org  

NEW ENGLAND
New England Federation of Humane Societies
Leslie Harris, President
Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society
163 Montague Rd.
Leverett, MA 01054
413-548-9898, ext. 2
E-mail: lharris@dpvhs.org
www.newenglandfed.org  

NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Federation of Humane Organizations
Caroline Boyd, President
c/o Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire
545 Route 101
Bedford, NH 03110
603-472-5710
Fax: 603-471-9036
E-mail: caroline@rescueleague.org
www.nhfho.org
(see also New England Federation of Humane Societies)

NEW JERSEY
Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey
191 North Ave., #350
Dunellen, NJ 08812
856-740-1344
Fax: 856-740-1345
E-mail: info@awfnj.org
www.awfnj.org  

NEW MEXICO
Animal Humane Association of New Mexico
615 Virginia St., SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
505-255-5523, ext. 105
Fax: 505-265-6470
E-mail: info@ahanm.org
www.ahanm.org  

NEW YORK
New York State Humane Association (NYSHA)
Lia Albo, Administrator
P.O. Box 3068
Kingston, NY 12402
845-336-4514
E-mail: nystatehumane@aol.com
www.nyshumane.org  

OHIO
Ohio Federated Humane Societies
Jodi Lytle Buckman, President
P.O. Box 21328
Columbus, OH 43221
614-777-7387, ext. 242
www.ohiofederatedhumanesocieties.org

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Humane Federation
Clova Abrahamson, President
P.O. Box 20061
Oklahoma City, OK 73156
918-336-0442
E-mail: PERCOABE@aol.com  

PENNSYLVANIA
Federated Humane Societies of Pennsylvania
Anne Irwin
c/o Bucks County SPCA
P.O. Box 277
Lahaska, PA 18931
215-794-7425
Fax: 215-794-2750
E-mail: airwin@voicenet.com
www.humaneinpa.org  

RHODE ISLAND
(see New England Federation of Humane Societies)

TENNESSEE
Companion Animal Initiative of Tennessee (CAIT)
Teresa Jennings, Program Administrator
University of Tennessee
College of Veterinary Medicine
2407 River Dr.
Veterinary Teaching Hospital A205
Knoxville, TN 37996-4543
865-755-2276
Fax: 865-974-5640
E-mail: cait@utk.edu
www.vet.utk.edu/cait  

Tennessee Humane Association
Teresa Jenings, President
P.O. Box 9115
Knoxville, TN 39740
E-mail: helpingcritters@yahoo.com
www.tnhumane.org  

TEXAS
Texas Federation of Humane Societies
Patt Nordyke, Executive Director
P.O. Box 1346
Manchaca, TX 78652-1346
512-282-1277
E-mail: txfederation@austin.rr.com
www.txfederation.org  

VERMONT
Vermont Humane Federation
Joanne Bourbeau, President
P.O. Box 311
Waterbury, VT 05676
802-244-5895
E-mail: vthumanefed@aol.com
www.vermonthumane.org
(see also New England Federation of Humane Societies)

VIRGINIA
Virginia Federation of Humane Societies
P.O. Box 50058
Arlington, VA 22205-9998
703-294-4949
E-mail: info@vfhs.org
www.vfhs.org  

WASHINGTON
The Washington State Federation of Animal Care and Control Agencies
Don Jordan, President
c/o Seattle Animal Shelter
2061 15th Ave. W.
Seattle, WA 98119
206-386-4286
E-mail: don.jordan@seattle.gov
www.wafederation.com  

WEST VIRGINIA
Federation of Humane Organizations of West Virginia
Betty Burkett, President
P.O. Box 662
Mineral Wells, WV 26150
304-845-6306
E-mail: info@fohowv.com
www.fohowv.com  

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Federated Humane Societies
Debby Lewis, President
N115 Two Mile Rd.
Appleton, WI 54914
920-733-1717, ext.101
Fax: 262-728-1459
E-mail: deb.lewis@foxvalleypets.org
www.wifedhs.org  

Last updated January 2009.