Great Lakes Bengal Rescue is an entirely volunteer-run organization committed to protecting the welfare of Bengal cats in the Great Lakes region. These unique cats, which were originally bred between the Asian leopard cat and the common house cat, have become a great family pet. Unfortunately, many people do not do research before purchasing a Bengal cat and quickly find that it may not be a good fit for their home.
Save-A-Life, Inc., based out of Savannah, Georgia, is an all-volunteer organization created to save adoptable animals from local shelters and to help prevent overpopulation of companion animals through low cost spaying and neutering.
The Wonderful Animals Giving Support (WAGS) program, created in 1999, is the first of its kind for the Midwest AIDS Prevention Project and provides direct services to people infected with HIV or AIDS. Recognizing the positive impact that pets and companion animals provide their owners, the Midwest AIDS Prevention Project created the WAGS program, designed to keep people with HIV or AIDS and their companion animals together.
The Humane Society of the Ohio Valley works diligently everyday to help animals in their community. Located in Marietta, Ohio, the shelter cares for an average of 1,800 animals per year. The staff and volunteers are successful in getting about half this number of dogs and cats adopted annually. They measure their successes in happy endings and there are plenty at this shelter located close to the Ohio River.
The Concord-Merrimack County SPCA, located in Penacook, New Hampshire, opened in 1910 to relieve suffering and cruelty to animals in their community. These efforts were enhanced by offering humane education programs to show people the importance of being compassionate towards all animals.
When SPCA International launched the Shelter of the Week Program it was our goal to help animal organizations that struggle with funding, but have an over abundance of spirit and determination to make this world a better place for all creatures. When we learned about Help Labus we found an organization that certainly meets these goals.
This is the time of the year when people, especially children, make wishes. They ask for a comfy pair of slippers, a shiny bike, the coat they’ve been eyeing in a store window, and on a much grander scale, world peace. If animals were given the opportunity to wish too, what would be at the top of their list? The volunteers at Loving Companions Animal Rescue in North Pole, Alaska, know the answer to this. Life!
The Mason Cat Coalition is a dynamic and ever-changing group of students, faculty, staff, and alumni at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. The Coalition began rescuing abandoned campus cats in September 1994 and has now rescued nearly 1,000 cats and kittens from Mason’s campus, other campuses, and other areas of the community.
The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley (ASWRV) is a no-kill shelter with innovative programs and superior community outreach. Founded in 1972 as Animal Hospice, ASWRV functioned as a placement network without a facility for 10 years. In 1982, it moved to its five-acre facility in Hailey, a small town in central Idaho. ASWRV typically has approximately 45 cats in residence and 43 dogs. They consume 15,000 lbs of food each year.
Dog Town Canine Rescue is located near Carson City, Nevada. This haven for “recycled” dogs is out where there is an over abundance of sand and bitterbrush, where everything has thorns or stings, the wind blows nearly every day and the sun beats down without mercy. For the 30 dogs that make it to this shelter in the middle of the desert it is truly an oasis.
