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Welcome to the Humane Society of North Iowa!
The Humane Society of North Iowa operates an animal adoption shelter located in Mason City, IA. In the past 25 years, we have found loving homes for over 7000 abandoned, displaced, and neglected animals. We hope we can help you find your new best friend too! Please view our available animals online, or even better, come visit them in person!
What’s New?
There is always something fun & exciting going on at the Humane Society of North Iowa!
“Take Us With You”-Photo Contest 2012
The Humane Society of North Iowa has fun logo apparel in lots of new colors for sale; to show them off, this summer we are holding a photo contest!
Here’s how it works:
- Purchase any of our logo apparel at the shelter.
- Wear it on your vacation and take lots of photos!
- Submit your BEST photo (and story) to us!
We will give prizes at the end of summer to the 2 photos that feature our apparel in these categories:
- Most unique location
- Farthest distance away (from our shelter in Mason City, IA)
Photos must be digitally submitted by Friday, September 7th, 2012 by e-mail: hsni@hsni.org or through the Humane Society of North Iowa Facebook page where all photos will be displayed.
Here’s a preview of just some of the fun apparel items we have available for sale at the shelter: HSNI Logo Apparel
Calling all Foodies!!
And cooks! And anyone who has the “BEST” recipe for something yummy!
The Humane Society of North Iowa is collecting recipes through the month of May for a cookbook we are putting together to sell as a fundraising item.
Do you have recipes you’d like to share with us? We are accepting up to 3 submissions per individual!
Recipes must be sent to us on an official submission form no later than May 31st! Here is the official form: Recipe Submission Form
Once you have your recipes complete you can send them to us using one of the following methods:
- Drop them off at the shelter during our open hours.
- E-mail them: planghoff@hsni.org
- Fax them: 641-424-3617
- Mail them: (before the deadline of May 31st!)
Humane Society of North Iowa
2700 South Birch Drive
Mason City, IA 50401
If you have any questions, please call the shelter and talk to Pam! Bon Appetit!
Bark in the Park 2012: Sunday, June 10th!
Click here to open event brochure and to find out more information: Bark in the Park 2012
Humane Society of North Iowa offers micro-chipping service
The Humane Society of North Iowa offers a pet micro-chipping clinic for only $40 per pet!
We proudly use the “Home Again” microchip, a safe, easy and reliable chip that gives your pet the BEST chance to be returned to you should they ever get loose, stray or become missing.
Micro-chipping provides the peace of mind that you’ve given your pet the permanent, lifetime ID he needs for the best chance to come home!
The process is quick, simple and relatively painless. To have your pet(s) micro-chipped, you must make an appointment! Please call the shelter to make your appointment today! 641-423-6241
For more information about the micro-chipping process, please visit the Home Again website:
Mason City man writes book about his experience adopting a cat from the Humane Society of North Iowa
Mason City resident Chuck Caponi adopted Kolby from the Humane Society of North Iowa in the Spring of 2011. After sharing a brief, but hilarious essay with friends and family about the adoption process, he was encouraged to continue to write about his “adventures” of adapting to life with a new pet. In his book “My Adventures with Kolby (and I don’t mean the cheese)” Chuck shares humorous, witty, and often self-deprecating stories of life with Kolby and also other short stories from his personal life.
Chuck has decided to sell his book as a fundraiser for the Humane Society of North Iowa. A MAJOR portion of the profits from this book will go directly to the Humane Society of North Iowa and help other displaced animals like Kolby find homes!
The book costs $12.99 and is for sale at the Humane Society of North Iowa shelter, Health Country in Willowbrook Mall and at Book World in Southbridge Mall in Mason City.
WE MADE THE NEWS! The Globe Gazette did a feature story on the release of Chuck’s book. Click here for full article!
For more details, (including an excerpt from the book) please click here.
4-17-12: UPDATE! Kolby has his own website! Now you can learn more about Kolby AND order copies of this hilarious book online! Check it out: http://flubbycat.com/
The difference between the HSUS and HSNI:
Executive Director, Sybil Soukup, was interviewed recently by KIMT News Channel 3 about the difference between the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the Humane Society of North Iowa (HSNI) Click here to watch video
And….they’re off!!!
Humane Society of North Iowa builds four new dog runs; Dogs go nuts! (click on link for full story)
Before and After: Have you noticed???
A few weeks ago, I saw a news story about a professional photographer that donated their talents to a local shelter by taking photos of some of the shelter dogs for their website. In doing so, it helped the animals get adopted MUCH faster! I posted the story on the Humane Society of North Iowa’s facebook page asking if their was anyone like that in our area who could help us do the same thing. And guess what? A fabulously talented woman had stepped forward!! THANK YOU DeAnn Waitek from Ames Photography in Mason City! Check out just one example of her work:
BEFORE: 
AFTER: 
Quite a difference huh?????? Of course, she got adopted right away!!! DeAnn is working on updating more photos of the shelter animals but is also keeping busy with her business, Ames Photography. Please support this local business as she is so selflessly giving her time and talents to animals in need of good homes!! THANK YOU!!!!
PART TWO:
Another talented professional photographer has stepped forward to help us with our online photos!!! Katie Jennings of Arickx Photography in Osage has also come to the shelter to help us get better photos of our shelter animals! Thank you Katie!!! Check out an example of her work:
Max: After (with his brother Squeak) Photo by Arickx Photography of Osage
- BEFORE: Our photo of Max
PART THREE!!!:
AND ANOTHER talented professional has has stepped forward to help us with our online pet photos!! Nikki Bahler of lifephotography in Clear Lake has been taking some really beautiful photos of our shelter cats and dogs with excellent results! An example of her work:
BEFORE: The photo we took.
AFTER: The photo Nikki took! 
THANK YOU to ALL of these talented photographers for helping us to better showcase the animals in our shelter!!! We truly appreciate what you are doing for us!!!
Humane Society of North Iowa honors 25 years of Service
HSNI recently honored Kennel Manager Rachel Hinrichs for her 25 YEARS of service to the Humane Society of North Iowa! In 25 years, Rachel has fed, loved, and cared for over 6700 animals!!!! WOW! How many people can say that? Rachel is a valuable asset to the Humane Society of North Iowa and we couldn’t do what we do without her! THANK YOU RACHEL!!!!!!
Rachel (left) is presented with the “Golden Scooper Award” for her 25 years of service by HSNI’s Director Sybil Soukup.
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