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Our primary mission is to provide shelter for cats and kittens that are homeless, abused, neglected, casualties of economic misfortune, or otherwise unwanted, and to facilitate their placement into loving homes. We ensure that every cat and kitten has been tested, vaccinated, and sterilized before being adopted.We do not compromise on health care and if we have room we do not reject a cat because of age, medical condition, or behavioral disposition.

Increasing public awareness against animal cruelty and overpopulation while rescuing and placing displaced and unwanted dachshunds throughout the continent of North America. DRNA has a long-term dedication to this breed and its fair and humane treatment. This organization provides two services: the rescue and placement of unwanted or displaced dachshunds and mostly dachshund mixes regardless of age, size, sex or health and education on responsible pet ownership.

MISSION STATEMENTThe Bangor Humane Society champions the humane treatment and adoption of companion animals, provides quality care for homeless pets, and promotes animal welfare through education and advocacy. OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES• Treat all animals and people with respect, dignity and integrity.• Work diligently to end companion animal overpopulation by increasing awareness of spay and neuter programs.• Promote adoption of physically and mentally healthy companion animals.• Educate and train caretakers to develop fulfilling and lifelong relationships with their companion animals.• Serve as responsible stewards of our resources. • Hold ourselves to the highest standards of safety, care and cleanliness. • Raise public awareness with regard to the humane treatment of all animals. • Use euthanasia only as a last humane option when in the best interest of an animal.

The Gentle Barn is a national nonprofit organization, founded in 1999 as a safe haven and place of recovery for severely abused animals. The Gentle Barn offers their unique philosophy of rehabilitating animals and connecting their stories of survival and healing to the personal experiences of inner city, at-risk and special needs children who have suffered physical, mental, or emotional trauma. By interacting with The Gentle Barn’s approximate two hundred animals and taking a hands-on role in their welfare, those who participate in the programs at The Gentle Barn learn empathy, trust, and forgiveness. The Gentle Barn is run by Founder Ellie Laks and her husband and Co-founder Jay Weiner, both of whom were healed and supported by animals as children. The Gentle Barn’s mission is simple: “Inspiring Kindness and Compassion towards Animals, Our Planet, and Each Other.”

Rescue City is a no-kill, non-profit pet rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption organization. We believe it is our moral responsibility to defend the lives of abused, abandoned, and neglected animals. We take on helpless stray and surrendered animals, as well as those at the top of the euthanasia list at local and national shelters. We place our rescues in nurturing foster homes while they rebuild their lives through physical and mental rehabilitation. Following a hassle free adoption process, our Rescues are placed in loving & committed permanent homes. Our commitment to our rescues does not stop once the adoption paperwork is signed. We stress the importance of responsible pet ownership, and we educate our Fosters, Adopters, and community on what it means to be a good pet owner.

Canine Pet Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit animal rescue organization focusing on saving German Shepherds from high kill shelters in the South. Our dogs are housed in both foster homes as well as in our cozy 7 run kennel located on the horse farm of our founder Carla Brown. All our dogs are spayed/neutered, current on vaccines, microchipped, and on flea and Heart Worm preventative prior to placement. We teach a mutual respect between canine and human, which tends to be the source of problems many dog owners face with pet ownership. During training and rehabilitation, each dog is given adequate shelter, food, water, and mental stimulation. Typically, this organization has anywhere from 10-20 dogs in rehabilitation status at any given time.

The Human-Animal Connection is an educational training program designed to bring out the best in people and animals. We bring therapy animals to anyone experiencing stress or compassion fatigue in the line of duty -- Veterans, health care providers, and first responders. Our services are offered free of charge to people and we use a structured method of therapeutic interaction based on mutual respect, gentleness, and empathy with the goal of increasing resilience and well-being.

NEER North actively rescues horses and donkeys in need. There are a wide variety of situations including owner surrenders, abuse and neglect, where these majestic animals are at risk of diminished health or, worse yet, heading to slaughter. NEER North is a safe haven where these animals are rehabilitated with the intention of adoption into new families. NEER North also networks closely with other like minded equine rescue organizations, assisting where needed.

Pug Rescue of Austin is a nonprofit 501c3 organization dedicated to the rescue and placement of abused, neglected and unwanted pugs. We do not discriminate on the basis of health or age.  Our mission is to provide a safe, caring and humane refuge for abandoned pugs and to ensure quality adoptive homes.  Pug Rescue of Austin also promotes responsible pug ownership through public education about the unique needs of pugs and a mandatory spay/neuter policy.

The Twin County Humane Society (TCHS) seeks to enhance the lives of animals in Carroll and Grayson Counties and the City of Galax. Primarily, the TCHS is dedicated to providing spay/neuter assistance, shelter assistance, veterinary care assistance, and community education and outreach in order to promote the health and welfare of owned and community animals, and reduce the number of animals entering the Galax Carroll Grayson animal shelter. TCHS promotes the compassionate care and treatment of all animals.

The objectives of this non-profit Society are to support and maintain one or more shelters and staffs for the humane housing of stray, unwanted, or abused animals; to procure safe and loving homes for the animals by all appropriate means; to promote humane education by all appropriate means; to maintain a clinic for the health of the animals and population control; to provide effective measures for the prevention of cruelty to animals and for the enforcement of all laws enacted for the protection of all animals within its corporate limits.

The mission of the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation is to promote and inspire passion for the conservation of Common Loons. With the Common Loon as our centerpiece, our work encompasses scientifically driven research on loon health and population dynamics; educational outreach to residents and visitors in the Adirondack Park; wildlife biology and conservation training for college students and volunteers; and conservation and management activities related to maintaining robust populations of Common Loons in New York state and throughout North America.