Welcome to our Rescue Section! In the Spring of 2002, we embarked on an ambitious program with the ultimate goal that 100% of the adoptable animals at the city shelter would be adopted. One of our efforts toward this goal is the Special Breeds Adoption program.

There are thousands of no-kill rescue organizations around the country that focus on particular breeds of dogs and cats. If an animal arrives at the shelter that we believe one of these organizations might be interested in, we contact them, arrange transportaion if necessary, and get the animal into rescue with that organization.

The successes we have achieved in just the first few months of this program are phenomenol! You will find lots of happy endings in this section.

If you are with a breed rescue organization and are interested in working with us, You can also send us your information by filling out one of our rescue applications - available both online and for download, in either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Please check our links section, too, to make sure we have you listed there. And if you'd like to post your availability, you can do so in both our Forum and our Classifieds Section.

If you are interested in helping us with our rescues, there are many opportunities to do so. For example, Do you like short road trips? When we find new homes for the animals at the shelter at out-of-town rescue organizations, they must be transported to either Indianapolis or Cincinnati, where they are picked up by another pre-arranged volunteer for the next leg of the trip. If you would like to help with any of these transports, let us know!

Aug 23, 02 | 12:10 pm

Gypsy: A Rescue Story

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Gypsy, a 1 year old black lab/Rottweiler mix female, arrived at the shelter in early June. She had already had her share of puppies and obviously a hard life on the road.

She was very good with people, but didn't seem to like other animals at all. It was determined that she would need to be an 'only pet,' where she could get the love and training she needed to be a great dog. We knew she had a lot of love to give, but we also knew that because of her circumstances, it was unlikely that she would be adopted.


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Aug 23, 02 | 10:47 am

Cinnamon Has a Home!

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The little snowshoe kitten we rescued has been placed in her forever home.

Just wanted to let you know that Sandy -> Cinnamon went to her new home tonight. I am enclosing a set of three pictures of her new Mom, Barb, and Barb's daughters, Jennifer and Meghan. Look at the smile on each face! They all look happy.

   

Thanks again for all your help in getting this little girl to her new home.

Katie Smith

215 West Market St.
New Albany, IN 47150
(812)948-5355

Hours
Tuesday - Friday
Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday
10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Fees
Cats & Kittens $50-$60
Dogs & Puppies $70

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