How does Homeless Pets Foundation help animals?

Homeless Pets Foundation helps cats, dogs and other companion animals through a variety of programs, including adoption, veterinary assistance, dog training and other services. These programs fulfill Homeless Pets Foundation's mission by ensuring the humane treatment of companion animals, and bringing people and animals together to enrich each other's lives. Homeless Pets Foundation animals all receive medical care, socialization and love, and all are spayed or neutered prior to adoption. Homeless Pets Foundation provides support in the form of training, advice, etc., to all adopters throughout their animal's lifetime. Should circumstances arise that leave an adopter unable to keep their animal, Homeless Pets Foundation will assist the owner in finding a new home.

How is Homeless Pets Foundation different from County Animal Services?

Homeless Pets Foundation is a private, non-profit, animal welfare organization, dependent on donations. Animal services a county agency, funded by taxpayer dollars, which primarily meets a county's animal control needs. Homeless Pets Foundation and local animal services work together to save as many lives as possible. At Homeless Pets Foundation, healthy and loving animals are never put to death to make room for incoming animals. At Homeless Pets Foundation, as new homes are found for shelter guests, staff rescues more animals who have run out of time at public shelters.

Is Homeless Pets Foundation a No Kill organization?

Homeless Pets Foundation guarantees to find a home for adoptable dogs and cats — animals healthy and free of serious behavior problems. In addition, Homeless Pets Foundation helps hundreds of companion animals requiring medical or behavioral treatment before they're ready for adoption. Animals are euthanized only if they are too sick to be rehabilitated, or too aggressive to be placed safely in a home.

Why can't Homeless Pets Foundation take in more animals from the people who call to ask for help?

Homeless Pets Foundation receives more than 30 calls per day, and many of these calls are from people trying to place dogs and cats. Every caller is provided with resources and suggestions. Homeless Pets Foundation takes in as many dogs and cats as financially able through the generosity of Homeless Pets Foundation supporters. Homeless Pets Foundation offers available space to loving animals who have run out of time and would otherwise be put to death at public shelters if they are not rescued.

Why is Homeless Pets Foundation particular about who adopts an animal, if so many animals need a home?

Homeless Pets Foundation is committed to placing animals with caring and responsible adopters. Animals count on Homeless Pets Foundation to do so, and Homeless Pets Foundation makes a financial and emotional commitment to every animal which comes through Homeless Pets Foundation's doors. Homeless Pets Foundation's objective is to place animals with adopters who understand and accept that they are making a lifetime commitment to the animal.

What is Homeless Pets Foundation's facility?

Homeless Pets Foundation's headquarters is Town & Country Veterinary Clinic located in Marietta, GA, and it is a community center where the Homeless Pets Foundation is able to rescue, treat and adopt more animals who would otherwise have been put to death.