About Us

Our shelter is committed to saving every animal in our care who can be saved. We do not end the life of healthy or treatable pets even at an owner’s request. We only euthanize a pet if:

• A veterinarian has assessed that there is no chance of recovering an acceptable quality of life, or

• It would be clearly inhumane or unsafe not to do so immediately

The reason(s) our shelter falls below the 90% benchmark is: 

Died in care:  our shelter has animals who die in care because:

• We have a neonatal kitten program. Neonatal kittens have fragile immune systems and often arrive at the shelter as orphans and with compromised health. We make every effort to treat and care for kittens until they are eating on their own and healthy enough to become available for adoption, but some lives are still lost despite those efforts. 
• We accept and provide medical care to old, injured, and sick animals. Some do not make it, despite our best efforts.   

Euthanized – our shelter has animals who are euthanized in our care because: 

• We accept and provide medical care to old, injured, and sick animals and are responsible for end-of-life care for that population.