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1. A Few Facts

   08.May.07, 22:35 EDT
   
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   ENVIRONMENT

   
   

   APR reduces the feral cat population through a rescue/neuter/release program, preventing the birth of thousands of unwanted cats each year. After endless calls about cat colonies breeding with no limits and people unable to spay/neuter their pets for lack of funds, it was time for APR to take action.  

   
   

   One of APR’s primary responsibilities is to keep the animals we have rescued healthy and happy by building a safe, secure, and protected environment at our no kill shelter. What happens to stray animals that no one will adopt?  They get a cushy place to live at APR.  Any animal can be saved with enough caring.  APR hopes to build a no kill sanctuary to house all pets in need of a loving home until that special someone comes along.    

   
   
   

   SOCIAL SERVICES

   
   

   APR educates the public on the problems of pet over population through the PET-A-KID program-kids and pets working together to make a difference. The children come to our no kill shelter because they have little to no parental guidance due to long work days and broken families.   The program will keep the children off of the streets, teach them responsibility, love, respect for life, and team work. The kids turn the animals into wonderful pets-and the animals turn the kids into wonderful people!  

   
   

   EXCEL WITH ANIMALS-APR offers pre-vocational, social and recreational opportunities for persons with mental illness. People with disabilities and economic disadvantages become self-sufficient  and become contributing members of the community through  skills training and career building opportunities at our no kill shelter 

   
   
   

   COMMUNITY

   
   

   The Animal House Gazette is a quarterly publication that has helped to increase adoptions and helped to increase public awareness of the pet over population problem.  

   
   Financial Support: APR is funded by donations from individuals like yourself. Planned gifts and bequests are essential to the growth and development.  Financial support has made it possible to carry on our mission of helping unwanted pets and the expansion of our many programs.

2. Why we do what we do

   06.May.07, 20:28 EDT
   
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   Can you imagine the life of an abandoned pet?
   
   
   
   
   From the day of your birth, you were all alone on the face of this earth When you are hungry and cold, not a soul in this world cared, or so you were told When your love to someone was given with joy, you were cast aside, like a worn out toy When you were hungry and needed to eat, all you could find were scraps on the street When you wanted to give someone your love, there was no one there, just the dark sky above When you were feeling ill, there was no medicine, not even a pill You cannot talk, you cannot plead, that just a little love is all you need You were confined to a 4 foot cage, not knowing you were about to die, at a very young age
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Then someone - a stranger - a person who cared, came to your rescue and your life was spared This stranger fed you and sheltered you and ended your grief, for the rest of your life, however brief This person will soon come to know, that your love for them will forever grow You will not lie to them, cheat them, or steal them blind, for you are an animal, and can only be kind You will love them so much for ending your strife, and protect them from harm, at the expense of your life
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Hopefully my friend, this will happen to you, this stranger will come calling, right out of the blue They will love you, feed, you, and care for you too, and know that you love them as much as you do And through your loving, they will learn this someday, that when its time for them to die... ...the only thing they can take with them, is what they gave away.