Pet Cottage Inc

GENERAL PROGRAM - IN FISCAL YEAR 20/21 WE SERVED 46 PETS AND 41 PEOPLE THROUGH THE SANCTUARY RESIDENCE PROGRAM AND THE LIFELONG GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAM. AT THE PET COTTAGE WE PROVIDE HOMESTYLE CARE FOR PETS WHO LOSE THEIR HUMANS TO DEATH, DISABILITY, OR DEPLOYMENT. OUR SIGNATURE PROMISE MEANS PETS WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE HOME, CARE, AND LOVE THEY DESERVE FOR LIFE. IN THE LIFELONG GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAM, A PET, TYPICALLY A SENIOR PET (AGE7+) IS PLACED UNDER THE CARE OF A GUARDIAN, TYPICALLY A SENIOR PERSON IN THEIR HOME AND FOLLOWED FOR LIFE. WE COVER ALL MEDICAL EXPENSES AND CHECK IN PERIODICALLY WITH THE GUARDIAN THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE PET AS OUR COMMITMENT TO EACH PET IS TO ENSURE ITS HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR ITS ENTIRE LIFE. WE SPECIFICALLY SEEK PETS WHO BECOME HOMELESS DUE TO THEIR OWNER'S DEATH, DISABILITY, OR DEPLOYMENT. MATCHING THESE PETS WITH A GUARDIAN REDUCES THE NUMBER OF SENIOR PETS FORCED TO TRANSITION ( QUITE BEWILDERINGLY) FROM THE COMFORT OF YEARS IN A LOVING HOME TO LIKELY LIVING OUT THEIR REMAINING YEARS IN A SHELTER OR BEING EUTHANIZED.BY PLACING THEM UNDER THE GUARDIANSHIP OF PEOPLE, PRIMARILY SENIORS WHO NEED, DESIRE, AND BENEFIT FROM THEIR COMPANIONSHIP, THE PET LIVES THE REST OF HIS LIFE CARED FOR IN A MANNER THAT HIS OWNER DESIRED. THIS ARRANGEMENT BENEFITS THE PET, HIS OWNER, THE GUARDIAN, THE SHELTER, AND OUR COMMUNITIES! WE ARE UNIQUE IN THAT WE MAKE A PROMISE TO THE PET THAT HE/SHE SHALL HAVE A HOME AND A LOVING COMPANION FOR LIFE. WE DO SO BY FOLLOWING EACH PET IN ALL OUR PROGRAMS FOR THEIR LIFETIME AND COVERING ALL VETERINARIAN EXPENSES INCLUDING MEDICATIONS. THIS INNOVATIVE ASPECT OF OUR PROGRAM NOT ONLY REMOVES THE OBSTACLE OF FEAR OF A LARGE MEDICAL EXPENSE, THEREBY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL GUARDIANS, BUT ALSO ENSURES THAT OUR PROMISE TO THE PET FOR HIS WELLBEING IS KEPT. IN THE SANCTUARY RESIDENCY PROGRAM, THE PETS HOME IS AT THE PET COTTAGE. PETS WHO BECOME SANCTUARY RESIDENTS ARE THOSE WHO WOULD NOT BE EASILY PLACED WITH A GUARDIAN IN THE COMMUNITY.