Humane Society of Greater Miami

The Humane Society of Greater Miami — usually shortened to HSGM — was founded in 1936, which makes it one of the oldest humane societies in Florida. The organization's current operational footprint includes two adoption centers — the original Soffer & Fine Adoption Center in North Miami Beach and the South Dade Adoption Center on SW 137th Avenue — which together handle one of the largest combined intake operations in Florida.

HSGM operates as a no-kill nonprofit (it is not the contracted municipal services provider for Miami-Dade — that role belongs to Miami-Dade Animal Services). The organization's caseload is therefore drawn from a mix of public surrender, transfer intake from municipal partners, and from out-of-state rescue transports.

How they work

HSGM adoptions begin online or in person at either adoption center. The application is short, the interview is conversational, and meet-and-greets happen the same day for animals that look like a fit.

Adoption fees vary by animal and time of year. Fees cover spay or neuter, age-appropriate vaccinations, microchipping, and a starter pack.

HSGM is no-kill in the strictest sense. Animals are not euthanized for space, time, or treatable conditions. Animals with significant medical or behavioral issues are given long-term care, sometimes for months, while veterinary and behavior teams stabilize them for adoption.

Beyond standard adoptions, HSGM runs:

• A spay and neuter clinic providing high-volume, low-cost services across Miami-Dade County.
• Foster networks handling puppies, kittens, post-surgery recoveries, and animals requiring long-term care.
• Transfer partnerships with Miami-Dade Animal Services and with rescues across the southeastern United States, moving animals out of higher-pressure intake situations into HSGM's adoption pipeline.
• Disaster response — a meaningful operational specialty in a city where hurricane preparedness is a permanent part of the animal welfare landscape. HSGM's disaster planning is coordinated with the broader Florida humane society network.
• Community education including spay-and-neuter outreach across South Florida.

The Miami context

The South Florida animal welfare landscape is shaped by factors that few other American metros share. Year-round warm weather produces continuous breeding cycles (puppies and kittens are not seasonal in Miami the way they are in colder climates). Hurricane season produces displacement events every few years that ripple through the intake system. The city's housing market produces particular forms of pet instability — short-term rentals, tourist-economy housing flux, and economic pressures that drive surrender.

HSGM's role in this landscape is, structurally, to absorb the no-kill share of the intake that the municipal system can't fully accommodate. The dual-campus model — one center in North Miami Beach, one in South Miami-Dade — is part of the organization's response to the geographic scale of the metro.

The Soffer & Fine Adoption Center on West Dixie Highway has been the organizational center of HSGM's operations for several decades. The volunteer dog-walker rotation passes through the surrounding North Miami neighborhood regularly. The organization's fundraising calendar includes events tied to the broader South Florida philanthropic community.

You can support HSGM in the standard ways:

• Adopt from either the North Miami Beach or South Miami-Dade campus.
• Foster — particularly during the year-round puppy and kitten surges and during hurricane season.
• Volunteer — dog-walking, cat socializing, medical clinic support, and disaster-response training.
• Donate — financial reports are publicly available.

Field & Era at the Humane Society of Greater Miami

The North Miami Beach coordinates appear in Companion Edition orders shipped throughout South Florida and across the broader Caribbean and South American expat communities that maintain ties to Miami. If you adopted from HSGM and want the address set on archival paper, see the Companion Edition. 10% of every Companion order supports a rescue partner.

Last verified May 29, 2026. Facts about hours, intake policies, and adoption fees can change. Confirm with Humane Society of Greater Miami directly before visiting.