Each community is unique, however, in terms of the particular sources and causes
of companion animal homelessness and the primary barriers that exist to having pets altered.
Their dedicated and caring staff work to ensure many goals, one being, as stated by the Carl Morgan, President and CEO of AHS, «Our strategic vision as an organization is to reduce and eventually eliminate
companion animal homelessness in Georgia and the Southeast.»
For Animals is dedicated to
eliminating companion animal homelessness, engaging our larger community as vital and active participants in this shared social and ethical responsibility, and providing that community with the resources and education necessary to achieve these goals together.
In examining communities around the country that are having significant success in
reducing companion animal homelessness, it appears that the common denominator is a multifaceted, targeted community program that:
During this time the For Animals adoption program has also placed hundreds of homeless cats and kittens in loving, permanent homes while raising awareness
about companion animal homelessness and the importance of spay / neuter.
We do very limited work on advocacy around other specific animal issues such as use of animals in laboratories and
companion animal homelessness, because we think good opportunities to help animals are much easier to find in the area of farm animal advocacy (and additionally the less popular area of wild animal suffering).104 The work we do in these areas serves mainly to check our assumptions about the scale, tractability, and neglectedness of various causes.
As a result, many communities are currently searching for methods to reach those who are still contributing disproportionately to
companion animal homelessness.