Pets In Need

TO ADVANCE THE NO-KILL MOVEMENT, REDUCE PET HOMELESSNESS, AND FIND EVERY DOG AND CAT A LOVING HOME.

ANIMAL CARE / RESCUE - EXCELLENT CARE, QUALITY MEDICAL SERVICES AND GOOD TRAINING ARE THE KEY COMPONENTS OF ANIMAL CARE. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A SHELTER WHERE ANIMALS ARE CARED FOR AND TRAINED BY QUALITY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. MOST OF THE SHELTER GUESTS ARE LOVING ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM PUBLIC FACILITIES WHERE THEY WERE IN DANGER OF BEING KILLED. THE ORGANIZATION GOES ON RESCUE RUNS TO PUBLIC SHELTERS TO RESCUE CATS AND DOGS IN NEED OF A SECOND CHANCE. ONCE BACK AT THE SHELTER, THE ANIMALS ARE SCREENED, GIVEN A BASIC MEDICAL EXAM BY VETERINARY STAFF, VACCINATED, DEWORMED AND SPAYED OR NEUTERED. THE ORGANIZATION'S CANINE TRAINER WORKS WITH VOLUNTEERS TO TRAIN AND ENRICH DOGS TO BECOME MORE ADOPTABLE. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION) THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEERS ALSO WORK WITH CATS TO SOCIALIZE THEM AND FIND THEM SUITABLE HOMES. IF AN ANIMAL BECOMES ILL AFTER IT ARRIVES AT THE ORGANIZATION, A MEDICAL TEAM GOES TO WORK TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP THE ANIMAL TO A SPEEDY RECOVERY.

ADOPTIONS - VISIBILITY AND SERVICE ARE THE KEY COMPONENTS OF ADOPTION. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A SHELTER, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, STAFFED WITH TRAINING ADOPTION AND ANIMAL CARE SPECIALISTS WHO COUNSEL THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PET OWNERSHIP AND ASSIST THEM IN SELECTING AN APPROPRIATE PET FOR THEIR LIFESTYLE. IN ADDITION TO WORD OF MOUTH, THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES THE ADOPTIONS BY MAINTAINING A PROFESSIONAL AND UP-TO-DATE WEBSITE WITH AVAILABLE ANIMALS, HIGHLIGHTING ADOPTABLE ANIMALS ON VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, HIGHLIGHTING ANIMALS ON LOCAL TELEVISION, AND BRINGING ADOPTABLE ANIMALS TO OUTREACH EVENTS. THE DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN, WEBSITE, AND E-MAIL NEWSLETTER KEEPS DONORS INFORMED OF THE WORK THE ORGANIZATION IS DOING TO ADOPT ANIMALS.

MEDICAL - THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PETS OF ANY CALIFORNIA RESIDENT. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT AN AGGRESSIVE SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM IS A KEY COMPONENT TO PREVENTING ANIMALS FROM ENTERING PUBLIC SHELTERS AND LOSING THEIR LIVES. IN ADDITION TO THE IN HOUSE SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A MOBILE SPAY/NEUTER VAN THAT IS TAKEN TO LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FREE SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES TO THE PETS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OPERATES LOW COST VACCINATION CLINICS. IN 2020, THE ORGANIZATION FORMED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ("EAP") IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION) THE PURPOSE OF EAP WAS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY AID TO THOSE PET OWNERS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE ORGANIZATION AIMED TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY OWNER SURRENDERS TO ITS PARTNER SHELTERS AND THE SHELTERS IN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR ONE TIME VETERINARY CARE GRANTS OF UP TO $1,500 PER HOUSEHOLD AND MONTHLY FOOD AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLY ORDERS OF UP TO $150 PER MONTH PER HOUSEHOLD. THE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 1,000 HOUSEHOLDS, ORIGINALLY TARGETING THE SIX BAY AREA COUNTIES INVOLVED IN SHELTER IN PLACE, BUT ULTIMATELY EXTENDING TO 12 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.