If you determine that a shelter or rescue group is
most needed, see the Association
of Shelter Veterinarian's Guidelines for
Standards of Care to learn about
basic standards for humane shelter operations, and visit Rescue Central for information on starting and operating an effective, humane rescue group.
Frequently overseen by ineffective and incompetent directors who fail to hold their staff accountable to the
most basic standards of humane
care, animal shelters in this country are not the safe havens they should and can be.