MISSION
Atlanta Pet Rescue is a non-profit, volunteer-based no-kill animal shelter dedicated to rescuing unwanted pets. We provide compassionate care for homeless dogs and cats.
VALUES
~Adoptability
We rescue dogs and cats after obtaining necessary medical attention and services (including spay/neuter) to make them healthy adoptable dogs and cats. We find qualified homes for our pets with people who are able to provide the pet with a permanent home including love, care, training and nurture required by these animals.
~Public Education
We educate the public about pet ownership issues through presentations, individual counseling, distribution of
educational materials and sponsoring educational seminars on dog training issues. Whether a guest leaves with the pet they came for, a different but better suited pet, or no pet at all, it is important that they leave with a feeling of
satisfaction, having received knowledge that will enable them to make more informed choices about pet ownership.
~Responsibility
We exercise fiscal responsibility in handling our adoption fees, donations and other fundraising receipts to provide the maximum care for our rescued pets and to ensure our financial viability into the future.
OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM
Atlanta Pet Rescue & Adoption provides shelter and medical treatment for approximately 1,200 pets each year. These pets come to us from animal shelters, other rescue groups, and owners who wish to surrender their pets. We help adoptable, but unwanted pets in the metro-Atlanta area find good homes. Our network consists of approximately 100 volunteers who foster, transport, counsel and place pets that come into our program. Over 9,000 pets have been
rescued through Atlanta Pet Rescue since 1999. We rely entirely on donations from individuals, companies and
foundations for support.
GOALS
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To accept adoptable pets whose owners can no longer or will no longer provide care for them
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To retrieve pets from shelters or animal control facilities so they may live to see another day
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To find responsible, stable, loving new homes for all of our rescued pets
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To spay and neuter all pets in our program, to help reduce the pet overpopulation crisis
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To rehabilitate pets before re-homing them, by providing the necessary medical treatment, as well as training
needed to increase their chances of successful (permanent) placement
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To place pets in suitable homes as soon as reasonably possible, so they can start their new lives quickly
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To thoroughly screen adoption applicants before making placement decisions
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To educate prospective adopters about our rescue program and the requirements for taking care of the pets in our program
