Our mission is to provide caring, compassionate shelter and enrichment for homeless companion animals, find loving lifelong homes, reunite pets and owners, promote population control and advocate for all animals. (bitterroothumane.org)
In an effort to make good matches between people and animals and to place pets in lifelong homes, many shelters provide adoption counseling and follow - up assistance, such as pet parenting and dog - training classes, medical services, and behavior counseling. (yourpetsuniverse.com)
«Adoption is one of the key ways to save pets and end pet homelessness, not to mention enrich our own lives with a loving companion,» said Susana Della Maddalena, executive director of PetSmart Charities, Inc. «Thanks to generous donations from our supporters, PetSmart Charities funds hundreds of adoption events and awareness programs each year that have helped find lifelong homes for nearly 5 million pets since our organization was created in 1994.» (petsmartcharities.org)