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Our Mission: To help those who have served our country honorably live with dignity and independence. The service dog programs of America’s VetDogs® were created to provide enhanced mobility and renewed independence to veterans, active-duty service members, and first responders with disabilities, allowing them to once again live with pride and self-reliance. Not only does a service dog provide support with daily activities, it provides the motivation to tackle new challenges. VetDogs trains and places guide dogs for individuals who are blind or have low vision; PTSD service dogs to help mitigate the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder; hearing dogs for those who have lost their hearing later in life; service dogs for those with other physical disabilities, and facility dogs as part of the rehabilitation process in military and VA hospitals. It costs over $50,000 to breed, raise, train, and place one assistance dog; however, all of VetDogs’ services are provided at no charge to the individual. Funding comes from the generosity of individuals, corporations, foundations, businesses, and service and fraternal clubs. Once they make the decision to get a service dog, applicants become part of VetDogs’ open and welcoming community. They are supported with an uncompromised commitment to excellence, from highly empathetic and certified trainers to a meticulously constructed curriculum. VetDogs teams each student with the dog that’s right for them – and the power of their bond makes ordinary moments extraordinary. Crossing the street independently becomes a moment of liberation. Traveling alone becomes a welcome adventure. Embracing new experiences becomes an everyday occurrence. America’s VetDogs launched in 2003 as a project of the Guide Dog Foundation. In 2006, it became a separate 501(c)(3) corporation; the two organizations continue to share staff and other resources to ensure people with disabilities receive the best services possible. With an assistance dog from America's VetDogs by their side, a hero is never alone. With their courage and determination, these remarkable teams reconnect us all to the highest form of freedom there is: the freedom to experience the world around us in any way we choose, and to live without boundaries.

The Institute of Range and American Mustang (IRAM) founded by Dayton O. Hyde in 1988 is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation registered in the state of South Dakota. IRAM manages the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary and owns 11,000 acres of private land dedicated to range preservation and a balanced ecosystem located in the Southern Black Hills. The principle mission was to save this sacred land with Native American and Early Pioneer history from development, preserve the natural habitat of the ingenious wildlife on the land and provide a home for unwanted American Mustangs.

Reduce pet overpopulation through spay/neuter programs.Promote respect & compassion for all creatures through humane education.Relieve the suffering of animalsPrevent cruelty to animals.Provide veterinary care for homeless animals.Seek quality homes for unwanted dogs and cats.

Valley of the Kings sanctuary and retreat provides a home for abused, abandoned, retired and injured large felids, exotics, and domestic non-human animals. We give the best available diet, housing, veterinary care and positive human interaction. Valley of the Kings educates the general public concerning the bond between human and non-human animals in the natural world. We teach that private or commercial ownership, hunting for profit or sport and the destruction of natural habitat will mean eventual extinction for these creatures. Lastly, we believe that when we remove animals from the wild, we take their freedom and wildness, the essence of their being.

How We Make A Difference (1) Offering adoption services, while fostering dogs in loving homes until placed with their forever family (2) Working towards our common goals of saving dog’s lives and reducing pet overpopulation (3) Educating the public on the importance of adoption, spaying and neutering of pets, proper diet and regular vet visits (4) Rehabilitation: Our dogs often need physical, social or medical rehabilitation (5) Minor to major medical/surgical needs (6) Our commitment to senior animals in shelters (7) Dogs with physical disabilities or handicaps.

We are a 501(c)(3) non profit based out of South Florida that transports animals from high kill shelters to pre-approved responsible 501(c)(3) rescues and no kill shelters for re-homing. The focus is to raise the funds needed to achieve our goal to rescue and re-home as many animals as possible each and every month. We work hard with the shelters and amazing Transport Partners across the country to fill the van with urgent pets that would have otherwise not have had a second chance at life.

BITS ETC seeks to provide effective therapeutic riding, hippotherapy, and equine assisted activities for people 2 to 92 living with disabilities in central NH. In so doing we maximize quality of life for our participants, volunteers, and equine partners alike.

To protect and enhance the lives of companion animals by promoting healthy relationships between pets and people. With a 93% adoption rate, the Boulder Humane Society is one of the most successful in the U.S. It is a private, nonprofit organization that relies entirely on donations from our generous supporters.

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. (CROW) is a teaching hospital and visitor center dedicated to saving wildlife through state-of-the-art veterinary care, research, education, and conservation medicine

The Friends of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge promote the enjoyment, understanding, and protection of native and endangered birds, other wildlife, and their habitats. We focus on our local community and the Pacific Northwest.