INDIANA — Animal welfare organizations across Indiana work tirelessly every day to save lives, support pet owners, care for community cats, and find loving homes for animals in need. To celebrate this incredible dedication, voting has officially opened for the Pet Friendly Services Community Choice Awards.
The public is invited to vote for their favorite rescues and shelters across four distinct categories. Beyond well-deserved recognition, a total of $24,000 in spay/neuter funding—generously provided by the Pet Friendly Plate Grant—will be distributed among the winners.
The top three organizations in each of the four categories will receive critical funding to continue their missions:
- 1st Place: $3,000
- 2nd Place: $2,000
- 3rd Place: $1,000
How to Vote
Voting is completely free and open to the public. Supporters can cast one vote per category per day. The voting window runs from June 15 through July 2, and the official winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 7th.
To help you cast your daily votes, here is the complete list of competing animal welfare organizations in each category:
1. Volunteer-Based Rescue of the Year
- Action for Animals, Inc. (Muncie, IN)
- Alliance for Responsible Pet Ownership (ARPO) (Fishers, IN)
- CILRA – Central Indiana Lab Rescue & Adoption (Indianapolis, IN)
- Creekside Animal Rescue (Roachdale, IN)
- Cuddle Me Cat Rescue (Indianapolis, IN)
- Dog It Dig It Rescue, Inc. (Farmersburg, IN)
- Dogs 4 U Inc. (St John, IN)
- Foster Fur Love (South Bend, IN)
- Hagrid’s Hope Cat Rescue (Greenwood, IN)
- Happy Tails Animal Care Center Inc. (Monticello, IN)
- Homer’s Helpers Inc. (Alexandria, IN)
- I Wanna Go Home Rescue (Dyer, IN)
- Independent Cat Society (Westville, IN)
- Indigos Rescue Ranch and Sanctuary (Vallonia, IN)
- Kitten Cove Inc. (Delphi, IN)
- Love of Labs Indiana (Indianapolis, IN)
- Loving Paws Animal Center (Battle Ground, IN)
- Lucci’s House Bully Rescue (Indianapolis, IN)
- Lucky Pups Rescue (Brazil, IN)
- Mango’s Miracles (Muncie, IN)
- Mended Hearts Rescue (Indianapolis, IN)
- Mercy Rescue and Adoption (North Vernon, IN)
- New Hope Pet Rescue (Syracuse, IN)
- Pals For Paws (Kokomo, IN)
- Paws of Adams County (Decatur, IN)
- Pawsitive Purpose Rescue (Gaston, IN)
- Pepper’s Pals Cat Rescue (Indianapolis, IN)
- Purrfectlittlepaws, Inc. (Fair Oaks, IN)
- Robin’s Nest of Indy (Indianapolis, IN)
- Silverstray Social (LaPorte, IN)
- SOS Saints on Our Side Animal Rescue (Brownstown, IN)
2. Small Shelter of the Year
- Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County (Pierceton, IN)
- Bartholomew County Humane Society (Columbus, IN)
- CAnine REscue CARE Inc (Jasonville, IN)
- Feline Community Network (Hobart, IN)
- Fulton County Animal Center (Rochester, IN)
- Greene County Humane Society (Linton, IN)
- Happy Tails Animal Rescue NP LTD (Terre Haute, IN)
- Humane Society of Noble County (Kendallville, IN)
- Marshall County Humane Society (Plymouth, IN)
- Newlife Rescue and Adoption (Mt Vernon, IN)
- Rushville Animal Shelter (Rushville, IN)
- White County Animal Wellness Center (Monon, IN)
- White River Humane Society (Bedford, IN)
3. Large Shelter of the Year
- Almost Home Humane Society (Lafayette, IN)
- Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) (Muncie, IN)
- City of Marion Animal Control (Marion, IN)
- Humane Society for Boone County (Lebanon, IN)
- Indianapolis Animal Care Services (Indianapolis, IN)
- Johnson County Animal Shelter (Franklin, IN)
- The Animal Protection League (Anderson, IN)
- The Dubois County Humane Society (Jasper, IN)
- The Humane Society of Hobart, Inc. (Hobart, IN)
- Vanderburgh Humane Society (Evansville, IN)
4. Community-Cat / TNVR Group Award
- 4 Precious Paws Low Cost Spay/Neuter (Lafayette, IN)
- Barco Feral Friends (Columbus, IN)
- Catsnip Etc (Goshen, IN)
- Community Cats of Hamilton County (Fishers, IN)
- Feline Fix (Evansville, IN)
- Furrever Home Rescue (Bristol, IN)
- Furry Fix (Wabash, IN)
- Hendricks Humane (Danville, IN)
- Kokomo Community Cats (Kokomo, IN)
- Kosciusko Community TNR (Warsaw, IN)
- Spay Away the Stray (Portland, IN)
- Street Cat Community Outreach Inc (Martinsville, IN)
- The Meow Mission (Mishawaka, IN)
Make sure to cast your daily ballot before the July 2 deadline to support the incredible humans and animals making a difference in our Indiana communities!
