Scooters Pals

OUR SANCTUARY PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO CARE FOR OUR ADOPTED OUT DOGS THAT RETURNED TO US WITH NO GOOD OPTIONS FOR THEM TO BE RE-HOMED. SOME WERE TOO OLD AND SOME SICK BUT NOT TERMINAL. SCOOTER'S HAS AS A CONDITION OF ADOPTION THAT ADOPTERS FIND GOOD SAFE PLACES TO CARE FOR THEIR DOGS SHOULD THEY NO LONG BE ABLE TO. MOST COMPLY WITH THAT CONTRACT PROVISION BUT SOME DO NOT AND THOSE ANIMALS NEED A SOFT LANDING PLACE AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE SPAN. WE, WHILE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE OWNERS AND HOMES FOR THESE RETURNING DOGS, PROVIDE A SANCTUARY PLACE FOR THEM.

SCOOTER'S PALS CONTINUES TO BE COMMITTED TO BE AN ALL VOLUNTEER NO PAID STAFF RESCUE WHERE ALL OUR RESOURCES GO TO THE ANIMALS CARE.THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC HAS TAKEN A SUBSTANTIAL TOLL ON OUR EFFORTS AND IMPACTED OUR AVAILABLE RESOURCES BOTH FINANCIAL AND WITH OUR VOLUNTEER BASE.OUR INABILITY TO GATHER AND MEET IN PERSON HAS DIMINISHED OUR IMPACT TO OUR MISSION IN SUBTLE BUT SUBSTANTIAL WAYS. FUND-RAISING HAS SLOWLY LESSENED. AND SOME EXPENSES THAT CAN'T BE AVOIDED SUCH AS VET SERVICES HAS INCREASED. IT HAS FORCED US TO BE MORE CREATIVE AND DRIVEN TO CONTINUE TO AIDE ABANDONED DOGS AND CATS TO THE EXTENT OUR RESOURCES ALLOW. WE HAVE HAD MORE CALL TO ASSIST DOGS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO FIND NEW HONES TO AVOID THEM GOING TO SHELTERS.HELPING THE DISPLACED FIRE VICTIMS FIND TEMPORARY AND IN SOME INSTANCES PERMANENT RE-HOMES HAS BEEN AN INCREASED NEED WE MEET TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. SOCIAL NETWORKING HAS BEEN ENORMOUSLY HELPFUL TO US IN THESE EFFORTS. WE HAVE BEEN FORCED BY NECESSITY TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S CHANGING NEEDS. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR RESOURCEFULNESS AND HOW WE HAVE ADAPTED TO THE CHANGING WORLD AROUND US. OUR DEVOTION TO ABANDONED ANIMALS AND OUR COMMUNITY'S ANIMALS IN NEED DRIVE OUR COMMITMENT TO MEET THESE NEEDS. WE STILL RESCUE AS MANY DOGS AS WE CAN FIND FOSTERS AND HOMES FOR AND WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW OUR SAFETY AND IN-HOUSE PROCEDURES THAT PROTECT THE ANIMALS WE HELP ASSIST TO STAY ALIVE AND FIND GOOD HOMES. WE STILL TAKE ALL OUR RETURNED DOGS BACK AND EITHER RE-HOME THEM OR PLACE THEM IN A SAFE SANCTUARY SETTING FOR THEIR REMAINING LIFETIME IF THEY ARE NOT TERMINAL BUT ALSO NOT EASILY RE-HOMED. OUR FOCUS IS COMMITTED TO THE ANIMALS THAT ARE INCREASINGLY VULNERABLE TO CHANGES IN A WORLD THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.OUR MISSION HAS NOT CHANGED AND WE PUT THE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THE ANIMALS WE HELP AS OUR PRIORITY.WE CONTINUE TO SHARE WITH OTHER GROUPS WHEN WE HAVE EXCESS FOOD AND GOODS FOR THEIR ANIMALS. WE CONSTANTLY LEARN AND GROW AND DO OUR BEST FOR THESE ANIMALS IN NEED.