Hours : Closed on Tuesdays
Mon. - Sat. 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sun. 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Roice-Hurst is a "No Kill" animal shelter and adoption
center, providing loving care for homeless dogs and cats.

Roice-Hurst Humane Society has served the homeless
dog and cat population of Mesa County for fifty years.
Through the decades, the organization has weathered
financial ups-and-downs of our local economy and
substantial population growth.
In January of 2010, the Board of Directors of RHHS adopted new Mission and Vision statements and developed guiding principles to help promote consistency, accountability, and transparency. It is with these new pillars that RHHS will move forward into the future.

Our Mission:

To provide safety, shelter and care for homeless dogs and cats in Colorado’s “Grand Valley.” As a “no-kill” shelter, we are dedicated to placing these companion animals in loving, permanent homes. We promote responsible pet ownership and humane education through collaboration with the area’s animal welfare community.

Our Vision:

We envision a unified Western Slope society that values the life of every companion animal; where no healthy, treatable and adoptable dog or cat is euthanized; and where every pet finds a safe, loving and permanent home.

Our Guiding Principals:

WE SHARE A GOAL to provide shelter for homeless dogs and cats and find everyone who comes to our door a “forever” home.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING an organization and facility where the public learns about animal welfare, rescue and responsible pet ownership; where volunteers are involved in the care and placement of homeless pets; and where staff has the resources to not only feed and house our animals, but to enrich their lives.

WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS A COMMUNITY that not only provides financial support for its homeless animals, but which gives its time, talents, and heart to ensure that every pet has a safe and loving home.

WE WILL DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT, COMPASSION and COURAGE in our efforts to lead by example and be transparent and authentic in everything we say and do.

Business Description:

Roice-Hurst Humane Society, Inc. is a nonprofit organization providing safety, shelter and care for homeless dogs and cats in Mesa County, CO, since 1963. Operating a “no-kill” adoption facility, we promote no euthanizing of any healthy, treatable and adoptable pet. As a private 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation, the society is funded by contributions, service fees, and grants.

Today, the shelter remains a vital, supported, and recognized community asset in helping to provide a safe haven to homeless pets in the Grand Valley.
A Brief History
Roice-Hurst is a long standing animal shelter serving Mesa County and Western Colorado. We have helped thousands of amazing pets find loving human companions since 1963. Roice-Hurst was founded by a grass-roots citizen's group led by the Ival Hurst and Joe Roice families who were concerned for the welfare of animals in, at that time, a predominately agricultural area.

Initially the goal was to simply provide a home for stray, unwanted animals with whatever monies the two families and their friends could spare. Joe Roice donated the first shelter, a chicken coop on his land. With diligent work the families brought the small rescue operation to life and the Society was formally born.
Today Roice-Hurst Humane Society finds homes for hundreds of animals each year. Our newly remodeled facility allows us to offer shelter to more animals and our enhanced skill level offers a consistently higher level of care.

We are a "no-kill" shelter, meaning as long as an animal that arrives at our shelter is healthy or treatable and capable of being adopted, we will care for that animal until we find it a loving, forever home...no matter how long it takes!

We do not euthanize animals because of a lack of space or resources.

We champion outreach in our community, low cost spay/neuter opportunities and engage a group of dedicated, animal loving volunteers to help us fulfill our life-saving mission.

Roice-Hurst Humane Society is a member of WeCare (Western Colorado Animal Resources). This coalition covers 14 counties and 25 agencies. This coalition is tracking statistics using Asilomar Standards to track individual agency live release rates and also as a means of determining a live release rate for our region.