The mission of SPCA International is simple but vast: to advance the safety and well-being of animals.
St. Francis Animal Shelter, a no-kill shelter in Buffalo, WY, was founded in 1997 to meet the dire need for humane stray population solutions in its community. Before 1997, the City of Buffalo had no animal shelter and the city pound gave lost, stray and unwanted animals only 72 hours to find their owners or […]
Fairfield Area Humane Society, located in Lancaster, Ohio, was formed by a community that was interested in protecting the rights of animals. In 1980, this small organization became an official nonprofit and since then it has made remarkable strides to improve the well-being of animals within its community and beyond. This mostly volunteer-run organization works […]
Shelter to Home started as an informal grassroots effort back in 2005. Local citizens were astonished by the high euthanasia rates at their local animal shelter. Stray animals were not held long enough for their owners to be found; they were simply euthanized when no one came for them. That was until a small group […]
The tragic truth is that every day dogs with wonderful personalities are euthanized because they are considered “old” by many shelter standards and often deemed unadoptable. Shelter workers see it every day; a dog is brought in because he can no longer go for that morning run, or needs a little extra time to get […]
The mission of Sun Cities 4 Paws is to rescue cats and provide them with temporary care either in foster homes or in a permanent shelter, while facilitating their adoption in appropriate homes. Sun Cities 4 Paws is sincere in its effort to cooperate with other organizations also dedicated to the rescue and care of […]
SPCA International is pleased to recognize the accomplishments of Fast Friends Greyhound Rescue in Boonsboro, Maryland. Operated by a team of dedicated volunteers, its foremost goal is to do what is best for greyhounds. Founded in April 2005, the organization’s initial mission was to help place any greyhound that had lived its life in the […]
Carolina Canines for Service, located in Wilmington, NC, is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to achieve greater independence and enhanced quality of life through the services of specially trained dogs. It achieves this mission through multiple innovative programs, the invaluable help of foster home volunteers and seven volunteer and staff trainers. Some of the […]
Animal Friends Foundation (AFF) is an entirely volunteer run organization committed to finding solutions for the unwanted companion animal population. Founded in 2003, its crucial work now helps thousands of animals in its community every year. AFF has forged strong relationships with many organizations and municipalities in its area to build a great animal care […]
Second Chance Animal Shelter is a unique organization that has been serving the East Brookfield area in Massachusetts since 1999. Second Chance is fulfilling a vital need in its community by combining many standard shelter services with other, more innovative programs needed as communities change and expand. In 2008, a Second Chance volunteer came up […]
Furkids was founded in 2002 by Samantha Shelton. Samantha was compelled to start a no-kill shelter after finding a stray mother cat with her kittens and was unable to locate a shelter to take them. Now, Furkids is the largest cage-free cat shelter in Georgia. The organization’s main goals are to provide a cage-free, no-kill […]
