Our Mission is to care for animals with compassion and respect for life. We will share the belief that animals are not to be abused, abandoned or harmed. The desire to demonstrate humane treatment with empathy and compassion we will educate with hands on experience with our Animal Family. Our goal is to help overpopulation of companion animals by example spay/neuter The focus to share positive ways to interact with animals and pass on a legacy for the future. We work with local shelters pulling animals when their at capacity, or when sick and they can not care for.

Use funds for medical, supplies and crisis fund.

Our organization is partnering with Pet Guardian Pet Services in saving more lives and helping the community keep their companion animals. As Annette lives on the Southside and I live on the peninsula, we work together to extend services on both sides.

Our rescue has helped approximately 700 residents since we have opened. This project will benefit animal lovers in our area. With this cottage, we can rescue more in need animals.

Our mission is to reduce the number of unwanted animals in our community by providing a means to obtain spaying and neutering. We will provide the community a kill free rescue where they can surrender their animals if necessary. Part of our mission is to provide the community, for anyone in a financial crisis, supplies or medical assistance so they are able to keep their companion and not be forced to surrender. By completing of the rescue cottage, it will allow us to pull in more animals from the local shelters and to receive surrendered animals.

It will get used to fully vet abandoned, abused and hurt animals to get them ready to be put up for adoption. This will give residents another avenue to find a companion and to stop over population of animals in the area.

The grant funds would be used for medical and any other required supplies for any surrendered pets and also to anyone in the community who needs to have some temporary assistance for their pet – medically or dietary.

The project will provide assistance to families in case of a financial crisis to keep their pet companion. However, if the worst happens, then it will provide another no kill rescue where families can surrender their pet companion knowing the beloved pets will find another home and not be put to sleep.

The project has several goals: pet health, crisis services and rescue cottage. The first step is to talk to the owner and discover as much about the circumstances as available.
• Evaluate the situation: is the owner able to keep their pet with some assistance, does the pet have extensive medical requirements which the owner can not afford – even with assistance, does the pet need medications , dental (if needed), shots or spay/neuter?
• Based on the outcome of the evaluation, a decision is made. If the owner can keep their pet with some assistance, then the owner will need to complete paperwork to continue the process. However, it is a medical emergency, the paperwork can be waivered until later to keep the pet from unnecessary pain and suffering.
• If the owner decides to surrender the pet, said pet will need to be reviewed by a vet before being put up for adoption.
• The crisis services as discussed above may be medical, food and/or other supplies. If a client is approved for services, then help is provided for his/her companion. If the request is time sensitive, then a couple of days of supplies can be provided until the application is officially approved.
• Crisis services for food requests: food will be purchased as required. Cost will depend on the type of food currently eaten and/or required medically for the animals.
• We give back to the community by donating to the Open Door Chapel of Virginia Beach Food Pantry – either by purchasing on sale items or passing on any items that were donated to our organization, which we can not use.

Our main focus for using the grant funds is to complete the Rescue Cottage.