Jessica interviews Vicki Swanson, a volunteer at the Allen County SPCA, about what it's like to be such an integral part of
the mission of an animal shelter.
For a century the primary
mission of animal shelters had revolved around sheltering and rehabilitating unwanted pets.
Not exact matches
When you purchase any
of the zesty products listed there, the manufacturers donate a portion
of the proceeds to various charities and nonprofits including breast cancer research, protection
of endangered species, church youth groups &
missions, soup kitchens & families in need,
animal shelters and rescue groups.
The Bottles and cans turn into dollars for the organization to help support the
mission of the organization, including
sheltering, adoption, education, advocacy and the prevention
of cruelty to
animals.
As an organization whose
mission is to end the killing
of pets in
shelters,
of course Best Friends
Animal Society encourages people looking for a pet to adopt from a
shelter or rescue group, rather than buying from a pet store, breeder or online retailer.
Last but certainly not least, a very warm thank y ou to Vanessa Wandersee
of Mission, SD, a dedicated research assistant who spent countless hours reaching out to
shelters and documenting the status
of companion
animals in Oklahoma.
It's rare for an
animal shelter to fund such a costly procedure, but SDHS got Princess the lifesaving surgery she needed — showing the lengths the agency will go to in pursuit
of its
mission to end the euthanasia
of treatable
animals in our community.
Founded in 2015, Share The Love Rescue Inc has a simple
mission and simple goals: provide care and find homes for dogs in high kill
shelters, as well as offer education and support services to the public regarding the treatment
of animals.
As part
of a public / private partnership with the City
of Los Angeles, Best Friends
Animal Society, the only national animal welfare organization focused on ending the killing of shelter pets, operates a Pet Adoption & Spay / Neuter Center at a city - owned facility in Mission Hills at its own ex
Animal Society, the only national
animal welfare organization focused on ending the killing of shelter pets, operates a Pet Adoption & Spay / Neuter Center at a city - owned facility in Mission Hills at its own ex
animal welfare organization focused on ending the killing
of shelter pets, operates a Pet Adoption & Spay / Neuter Center at a city - owned facility in
Mission Hills at its own expense.
The
mission of the Denver All Breed Rescue Network, Inc., is to provide a vehicle for the fostering and re-homing
of abandoned purebred dogs, to assist in increasing the adoption
of shelter dogs by promoting awareness and working with
shelters, and to educate the community regarding responsible dog ownership including the spay / neuter
of companion
animals.
Our
Mission The purposes for establishing Peewee's Pet Adoption World and Sanctuary are: • To operate a non-profit, no - kill
shelter and adoption center for indigent
animals, exclusively for charitable purposes; - To rescue, rehabilitate, and care for lost and abandoned
animals; - To reunite lost
animals with their owners; - To find loving and caring new homes for those
animals which are suitable for adoption; - To provide
shelter and care for those
animals not suitable for adoption, for the duration
of their lives; - To promote the humane and proper treatment
of all
animals.
In keeping with the ASPCA's outreach
mission, to find their
animals the best possible parents, they recommend that
shelters request proof
of your intent to provide a caring and safe home.
Volunteers also help provide outreach and education programs, which play a vital role in the organization's
mission: reducing the
animal overpopulation problem and keeping them out
of shelters entirely.
The longer an
animal stays in your
shelter, the more likely it is to get sick in your care, and the larger your
shelter population becomes; therefore, understanding the Length
of Stay (LOS) at your
shelter is a key component to your
shelter's life saving
mission.
The number
of animals we serve has varied over the years based upon our
mission and role as
animal control or in our current role as a companion
animal adoption
shelter.
* Our
mission is to improve the welfare
of animals in
shelters and rescues across the country.
Our
mission is to create and strengthen a network
of foster families who can provide loving homes until forever homes can be found for
animals in our area, and to help minimize the number
of animals currently in
shelters or unhealthy living situations.
Once the
mission was complete, rescue teams transported all
of the rescued
animals to the Boulder Humane Society for
sheltering and pick - up by their owners.
But a lot
of people in the
animal welfare world were averse to terms like «customer service,» thinking the language
of business reduces
animals to a commodity and
shelters» compassionate
mission to a commercial transaction.
Our goal is to assist these organizations in their
mission to: * Increase the number
of animals spayed / neutered * Increase the adoption rate
of homeless
animals * Decrease the euthanasia rate at local
animal shelters
Our movement has never had a surfeit
of resources to advance its
mission of helping
animals, and this makes innovation and creativity in the management
of local organizations and the process
of modern
sheltering all the more important.
As explained,
shelters are as unique as the
animals within their walls; even organizations
of the same type can have numerous differences in their
missions and daily operations, particularly with the way they manage the flow (intake and outcome)
of their
animal population.
The Friends For
Animals of Metro Detroit joins thousands of other shelters around the United States in the mission to help reduce the number of homeless a
Animals of Metro Detroit joins thousands
of other
shelters around the United States in the
mission to help reduce the number
of homeless
animalsanimals.
In 2016, Best Friends
Animal Society - Los Angeles cared for close to 2,700 neonatal kittens and dozens
of nursing mothers from city
shelters through its onsite kitten nursery in
Mission Hills last year, while coalition partners such as Kitten Rescue, Heaven on Earth, and SNPLA took in an additional 1,300 kittens.
The primary goal
of MarylandPet.com is to vigorously support the efforts
of the state's
animal welfare organizations,
animal shelters and numerous pet rescue groups in their
mission to save the lives
of homeless
animals, prevent
animal cruelty, and further educate the public about responsible pet care.
Our
mission is helping dogs that are homeless, in public
shelters where they are at risk
of euthanasia, or given up by owners due to inability to properly care for the
animal.
Our
Mission The mission of the Maude Schiffley SPCA is to be a no - kill, non-profit adoption center, which provides care for sheltered dogs and cats: Facilitates placement of adoptive animals in nurturing, responsible homes; reduces pet overpopulation through spaying and neutering; and offers various educational opportunities to the
Mission The
mission of the Maude Schiffley SPCA is to be a no - kill, non-profit adoption center, which provides care for sheltered dogs and cats: Facilitates placement of adoptive animals in nurturing, responsible homes; reduces pet overpopulation through spaying and neutering; and offers various educational opportunities to the
mission of the Maude Schiffley SPCA is to be a no - kill, non-profit adoption center, which provides care for
sheltered dogs and cats: Facilitates placement
of adoptive
animals in nurturing, responsible homes; reduces pet overpopulation through spaying and neutering; and offers various educational opportunities to the public.
Mission Statement: HELP Humane Society is a 501 (c)(3) corporation committed to ending the suffering and killing
of homeless, abused and neglected
animals by rescuing,
sheltering, rehabilitating and seeking forever families for these
animals and educating the public on proper pet guardianship and the importance
of spaying and neutering.
After researching the details
of the Pets for Patriots program and its
mission to pair at - risk
shelter animals and veterans, they visited the Michigan Humane Society, the nationwide charity's adoption partner located closest to their home.
The
mission of All Breed Rescue Network, Inc., is to provide a vehicle for the fostering and rehoming
of abandoned purebred dogs, to assist in increasing the adoption
of shelter dogs by promoting awareness and working with
shelters, and to educate the community regarding responsible dog ownership including the spay / neuter
of companion
animals.
Mission Statement PAWS» mission is to prevent cruelty to all animals by promoting humane standards through education and example, to provide care and shelter for homeless animals, aid in the reduction of domestic animal overpopulation, and aid in the enforcement of laws, including the investigation of animal cruelty and
Mission Statement PAWS»
mission is to prevent cruelty to all animals by promoting humane standards through education and example, to provide care and shelter for homeless animals, aid in the reduction of domestic animal overpopulation, and aid in the enforcement of laws, including the investigation of animal cruelty and
mission is to prevent cruelty to all
animals by promoting humane standards through education and example, to provide care and
shelter for homeless
animals, aid in the reduction
of domestic
animal overpopulation, and aid in the enforcement
of laws, including the investigation
of animal cruelty and abuse.
Our new
mission will allow us to Paw it Forward to any area
animal rescue or
shelter organization that may be in need
of our help.
Ninety - five
of the chinchillas are now at the Humane Society's small
animal shelter in Oceanside and the rest are at its main
shelter in
Mission Valley.
The SPCA
of Wake County is a non-profit
animal welfare organization whose
mission is to protect,
shelter and promote adoption
of homeless
animals; to provide education about responsible pet ownership; and to reduce pet overpopulation through spay / neuter programs.
You will see more on this topic in posts to come, as it is Hand2Paw's
mission to help fill this need and be the voice for quality
of life for
shelter animals.
American Humane Association BayPath Humane Best Friends Calvin & Susie Hawaii
Animal Foundation Can Do Canines Canine Assistants Canine Companions for Independence First Step (ARK Program Only) Freedom Service Dogs Hearts United for
Animals Heaven Can Wait
Animal Society Helping Hounds Hounds For Heroes Humane Rescue Alliance Humane Society
of Broward County Humane Society
of Greater Miami Humane Society
of Hamilton County K9s4COPs Lange Foundation Legacy
of Hope Long Island Cares Marin Humane
Mission K9 Rescue Mount Pleasant
Animal Shelter NEADS Oregon Humane Society's Doggie Pasadena Humane Society Paws & Stripes Paws for Life Pets for Patriots Pets For Vets Philadelphia
Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Potter League for
Animals /
Animal Protection Center
of South Eastern, MA Project Paws Alive Puppy Rescue
Mission Rebecca's Rainbow Red Rover San Diego Police Department Foundation K9 Unit Sergei Foundation Sheriff's Foundation
of Boward Silicon Valley Pet Project Soldier's Best Friend / Paws & Stripes Southern Alliance for People and
Animal Welfare spcaLA Speranza
Animal Rescue Thank Dog Rescue Tony La Russa's
Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) Veterans Assistance Dogs
of Texas Veterans Moving Forward WSU Rabies Vaccination Program
Ruth Steinert Memorial SPCA's
mission as a no - kill
shelter is to protect the welfare
of all domestic
animals and promote the humane treatment & well being
of these
animals by the following:
It is the
mission of Father John's
Animal House to provide quality loving care to the cats and dogs that arrive at our
shelter.
Dr. Sandra Newbury, Extension Veterinarian for the Koret
Shelter Medicine Program at University
of California, Davis, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Shelter Medicine at the University
of Wisconsin School
of Veterinary Medicine and Chair
of the Association
of Shelter Veterinarians» Task Force, gives a state
of the art presentation at the 2012 ASPCA / Maddie's ®
Shelter Medicine Conference that reviews these ground - breaking guidelines which are based on the «Five Freedoms» and are designed to achieve outcomes that protect the health and well - being
of sheltered animals regardless
of the
mission of the organization.
The SNiP
mission is to prevent the suffering and death
of dogs and cats due to overpopulation and preventable diseases, to eliminate the need for euthanasia in our community's
animal shelters, to reduce the number
of homeless
animals, and to educate the public about the importance
of spay / neuter.
DFW Humane Society is thrilled that we are now a partner
shelter with Pets For Patriots and look forward to supporting their
mission to «give the gifts
of fidelity, joy and love to both veteran and pet through companion
animal adoption.»
In addition to our primary
mission of sheltering homeless
animals, BHS offers many vital programs and services that benefit owned
animals and their people in our community.
First the dogs are fostered then re-homed, as the nonprofit organization upholds its
mission of protecting the lives
of good - natured companion
animals who wind up in kill
shelters.
Our
mission is to facilitate the placement
of stray and unwanted
animals and pets in desirable homes; to establish and maintain an
animal shelter and associated procedures which promote the health, care and handling, and prevent over population
of cats and dogs.
The
mission of The Dodge County Humane Society, Inc. is to promote
animal welfare by providing care and
shelter to
animals in need, by facilitating adoptions and by educating the public.
Heartland's
mission is: a) to provide a no - kill
shelter for the care, humane treatment, and adoption
of lost, stray, and abandoned
animals; b) to find permanent, loving homes for homeless
animals and promote responsible pet ownership through education, community outreach, and collaboration while maintaining respect and compassion for all creatures.
The
mission of Friends
of Norfolk
Animal Care Center is to support the Norfolk
Animal Care and Adoption Center in
sheltering and caring for Norfolk's stray and homeless
animals, to promote and facilitate adoptions, to assist with special medical care, to promote and support spay / neuter in the community and to educate the public about responsible pet ownership.
April 26, 2017 Maddie's Fund ®, a national family foundation established by Dave and Cheryl Duffield to revolutionize the status and well - being
of companion
animals, has surprised 15
animal welfare leaders with Maddie Hero Awards for their incredible efforts in furthering the no - kill nation
mission through
shelter medicine, community lifesaving and big picture thinking.
ACCT Philly's
mission is to provide
shelter, care and life saving efforts for homeless, abandoned, and abused
animals and protect the health, safety and welfare
of the citizens
of Philadelphia, providing a benefit to all
of the citizens
of the City regardless
of race or economic status.
* In 2012, RCHS merged with Friends
of County
Animal Shelters (FOCAS), a La Jolla based non-profit whose mission was to take animals from our three County animal shelters and place them within a network of foster homes until they could be ad
Animal Shelters (FOCAS), a La Jolla based non-profit whose
mission was to take
animals from our three County
animal shelters and place them within a network of foster homes until they could be ad
animal shelters and place them within a network
of foster homes until they could be adopted.