Established in 1901, our humane society – which was known first as the Burlington Humane Society, then as the Humane Society of Greater Burlington, and since 1997, as the Humane Society of Chittenden County...

Established in 1901, our humane society – which was known first as the Burlington Humane Society, then as the Humane Society of Greater Burlington, and since 1997, as the Humane Society of Chittenden County – has grown with the community to serve its changing population. HSCC primarily serves the most populous and fastest growing county in Vermont. Chittenden County’s 532 square miles are home to 146,500 people, almost 25% of the state’s total population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001). In addition, HSCC serves as the principal sheltering organization for Grand Isle County, a neighboring county which consists of 83 square-miles and a population of 7,000 people, with no county humane society of its own.