The Arlington Humane Society is a no-kill, non-profit, privately funded Society chartered and operated for the purpose of helping animals through community education and awareness. Toward this end, the goal of the Arlington Humane Society is to teach "Responsible Pet Ownership" through the following programs:
OBEDIENCE TRAINING CLASSES , LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS, LOW-COST VACCINATION CLINICS, LOST AND FOUND DOG SYSTEM , ADOPTIONS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS . The Society supports municipal operated and funded animal control agencies and does not attempt to duplicate their mission, purpose, services or legal responsibilities. All of the cities within the service area of the Society
fund and operate animal control departments and shelters to care for, and when necessary, humanely destroy unwanted and stray animals.