was formerly a non-profit organization formed to promote the humane treatment of animals, responsible pet ownership, shelter pet adoption and pet spay and neuter, all with the goal of increasing the live release rate of animals from our local animal shelter. All activities are performed by volunteers. We are not currently active in fundraising, so we cannot offer any financial assistance to pet ow
ners at this time. We do continue to use this page to share lost/found pets, and to help pets find new homes. Reducing the intake rate at the shelter also reduces the number of pets that need new homes. To accomplish this:
• We offer advice and assistance to owners to help them keep their pets, if they can, and help them re-home the pets themselves, if they can't. Assistance to pet owners could include pet food, pet confinement, training, assistance with veterinary costs, etc.
• We encourage people to get their pets altered (unless they are going to be shown, or thoughtfully and deliberately bred) and tell them about low cost options to get that done. When funding allows, we offer financial assistance. We also help with transportation to the clinics, if the pet owners are unable to get the pets to the clinics, themselves.
• We assist with the trapping of feral kitties, have them vaccinated and altered, and release them back where they live.
• We attempt to help lost pets get home, through the use of the internet and social media, and by posting fliers where the lost pets were found. To increase the live release rate, we promote the adoption of the pets from the shelter. We do this by:
• Posting pictures of the adoptable pets in local businesses, and on the internet, and social media.
• We occasionally offer special incentives to people who adopt from the shelter, such as gift baskets, or reduced price adoptions.
• We attend events in our community, and set up a booth with a display of the pets available, and discuss with people the importance of adopting from their local shelter. Eventually, we hope to be permitted to take the shelter pets out to these events with us. One of our future goals is the development of a Humane Education Program, to reach the youth of our community with our message of compassion towards animals. We will also encourage the Carroll Co. Humane Society to make improved efforts toward all these goals, as they are primarily funded through our tax dollars, and should do their best to serve our community, and our community's homeless pets.
