ABOUT PCHuS

OUR HISTORY
The Ponca City Humane Society as formed in 1958, alt
hough its roots go back even further.
For years Neva Belle Harrod operated as a one-woman humane society caring for strays or finding others to care for them. Judy Elliott took over from Miss Harrod and with her husband, Ellis, formed the Ponca City Humane Society in 1958.
The Society was incorporated as a non-profit Oklahoma corporation in 1975. In 1986 a Board of Directors was formed with Larry Hughes as the first President of the society and Anne Denton as Executive Director.
After a successful local fundraising drive, a state of the art animal shelter was completed at 900 West Prospect in Ponca City, Oklahoma, in June, 1992. Prior to then, the society operated out of private homes, boarding homeless cats and dogs in foster homes and veterinary clinics.


OUR FUNDING
The society is funded solely by memberships, donations, bequests, and adoption fees, income from a memorial trust fund established by Reed and Lucy Stewart and an Endowment fund established from a donation by Judy Elliott covers about one-third of our budget. Trust and endowment fund income plus adoption fees comprise about half of our budget. The remainder must be raised annually through the generosity of caring people in the community. We receive no government funding and are not a part of Ponca City Animal Control. Our society is a charitable tax-exempt organization. All donations and membership fees are fully tax deductible.

Ponca City Humane Society
P.O. Box 1671
Ponca City, Oklahoma 74602