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Houston K911 Rescue is a non-profit organization with a mission to address the immediate crisis of animal overpopulation in Houston by rescuing street dogs in poor health and in danger. They provide safe haven and rehabilitation. They place them in loving homes to be fostered and adopted. They turn their lives around. They encourage population control and we strive to be agents of change to raise awareness and to improve the protection and treatment of family pets and the homeless animals in the communities.

To educate people about spay/neuter and the need for sterilization of all pets, proper health care of a pet, and nutritional requirements. To promote humane principles, to protect homeless, abandoned, and mistreated Great Danes, and other animals as space allows. To work with animal shelters and humane societies to protect Great Danes. To locate life-long homes for the homeless Great Danes and any other animal in our care.

The corporation shall be non-membership organization. This corporation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of secton 501(c)(3) of the internal Revenue Code, compromising: to help ensure the health and security, shelter and care of abused unwanted, abandoned and otherwise endangered small breed dogs, rehabilitation, rescue from shelters and similar situations until proper homes for said animals can be found.

There are many guinea pigs who are brought into shelters because they are no longer wanted. For this reason, Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue, a non-profit Virginia corporation, was formed. Their purpose is to rescue, rehabilitate, and find new homes for guinea pigs in their area. They also work to educate the public on the proper care of guinea pigs. All guinea pigs are spayed and neutered, health permitting, before the animals are adopted into new homes.

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.

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.

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 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.