This policy frequently forces them to turn away people who want to
surrender their pets, but they often soften the blow
by maintaining a waiting list or referring
owners to other
private shelters or rescue organizations in the area.
As a
private nonprofit animal welfare organization with a central mission to place companion animals in loving homes with compassionate people who will make lifelong commitments to them
by accepting them as a member of their family, we give priority status to the intake of neglected, abused and abandoned animals over those animals whose
owners are simply seeking to
surrender them.