About Us!

Silver Creek Regional Humane Society is a grassroots organization that was formed by local neighbors and citizens primarily in the Snowflake, Taylor, Show Low and Holbrook areas. Their concern was for the significantly high numbers of abandoned and stray companion pets found wandering along the rural highways, in the forest and dumped in neighborhoods within the city limits. Another concern was for the numerous equine and livestock that have been neglected, starved or abused and the vague local animal control or cruelty ordinances or lack of enforcement and prosecution of the abusive caretakers.

Several organizational meetings were held in member homes to voice these concerns and needs and discuss organizational goals and objectives. By August, 2001 Silver Creek Humane Society became a reality with a Board of Directors, volunteers, and members. The Society became incorporated as a non profit organization in January 2002.

Members and volunteers work countless hours 7 days a week providing information and referral, direct animal care for pets in crisis through our First Strike-Safe Haven program, promoting National Pet Awareness and Education, prevention programs, coordinating agency animal cruelty and neglect reports, emergency services and evacuation assistance, microchip and vaccination clinics foster care, adoptions, emergency medical care, low cost spay-neuter clinics and pet food assistance for low income families.

In September, 2002 the Society received title to a 40 acre ranch East of Snowflake in Navajo County. Volunteer staff is dedicated to fostering and caring for abused, neglected or other equine that need a home. We now care for a total of 7 special needs equine with a waiting list. Volunteers and students alike show TLC for the horses and the grounds. Heinz-site Equine Rescue Sanctuary is in peaceful Black Mesa Valley with the property and riding trails backing onto the mesa itself.

We currently have no physical shelter to house the many homeless small companion pets or farm animals that need a safe place. We are diligently attempting to resource all options of a donation of land. The Board of Directors have developed a site and financial plan inclusive of receiving and adoption pet kennels, a barn or stable for farm or large animals, a unique community boarding kennel, a pet oriented boutique, a thrift store, a landscaped memorial park with walking and horse trails, a picnic area where families and pets can spend time together and arenas where competitions and shows for youth and adults alike can become personally involved with their pets. Teachers, 4-H leaders and other groups are anxious to volunteer time for workshops and hands on projects once we are established as an operating shelter.