Shelter Services

What Can Your Shelter Do For You?

Veterinary Services

Shelters do not simply adopt out animals. Hundreds of dollars of veterinary care is usually put into each animal before it ever reaches the adoption floor. Shelter vets perform surgeries, amputations, vaccinations, general wellness exams, blood work and much more to make sure each pet goes home as happy and healthy as possible. Often, the adoption fee that adopters are asked to donate is to make sure the pets remaining at the shelter can continue to the best care available.

Trap-Neuter-Release

Some shelters provide Trap-Neuter-Release programs (TNR) for feral cats in their community. Cats that are not fit for adoption are brought into the shelter, given vaccinations and health exams, are spayed or neutered, and then released back to the area they originated from. Although this practice is controversial, it is one way shelters are trying to help with the cat overpopulation problem and decrease the number of homeless cats out in nature.

Humane Investigations

Some shelters have humane investigations and law enforcement teams whose purpose are to rescue animals being neglected or abused. Many times, these teams must go into dangerous situations to convince pet owners to relinquish their animals or seize the animals against the person’s will. Without support by shelters many animals would continue to live in misery. Once they are rescued, the shelters work with the animals to get them ready to be adopted into appropriate homes.

Low Cost Spay and Neuter

Most shelters spay or neuter their animals before adoption as a matter of course. There are many benefits to spaying or neutering your pet, including behavioral improvements, decreasing pet homelessness and overpopulation, and can improve their health: Certain diseases or disorders can be prevented by spaying or neutering. Talk to a vet or a shelter worker about spaying or neutering your pet today.

Adoptions Counseling

The shelter's main goal is to place animals in appropriate homes. The workers and volunteers come to know each animal in their care, and will do all they can to set up potential adopters for success. If you are looking for a new forever friend, talk to a shelter worker, they will help you down the right path.