Check out Pet of the Month for pictures of one of our latest rescue cases. Chico is one cute and friendly small yellow lab mix. His previous owner is now in the service and her job requires she be gone from her home ten to twelve hours at a time leaving Chico to mope in a kennel. She will miss Chico but is happy that he will find a new home where he will get plenty of exercise, a family to love, and maybe another dog he can play with. Being two years old in a few months, he will not get any bigger, is house trained and very affectionate. Could yours be the forever home Chico was meant to complete? Newton, our last pet of the month is now making a family very happy. Because of the high costs of rescuing dogs (food, medicines, shots, transportation to and from Petsmart, veterinary costs for spays/neuters and special cases such as broken legs from car hits to treatment for heart worm), our normal adoption fee of $200.00 does not cover everything we do for our rescues. Occasionally we are lucky enough to have what we call “fund-raising” adoptions. When we get a special dog as a donation, the donor can designate the dog a fund raiser by allowing S.A.F.E. to ask for a larger adoption fee to help us make up for the extra costs of some of our fosters. Watch for these special “fund-raising” descriptions in our dog write-ups and help us out if you can. If you are not in a position to adopt a dog from us, consider a tax deductible contribution to help us keep up the work we are doing. We now accept PayPal donations. If you would like to make a donation on your credit card or from your bank account, please click the button below. We have 501-C3 status so any donation is tax deductible. We are finding a lot of dogs at the shelter that have heart worm. They have already passed our tests for adaptability, so it always comes down to, 'should we save this one and run up a large bill, or let this one die. We keep running up the bills. Please HELP.
ADOPTING AT PETSMART-SATURDAYS NOON TO SIX
CALL 989-793-4266 FOR DIRECTIONS. LOTS OF GREAT PETS LOOKING FOR GREAT HOMES.
Who We Are
S.A.F.E. (Save Animals From Euthanasia/Experimentation) is a volunteer non-profit group based in Harrison, Michigan. We rescue adoptable animals from the Clare County Animal Shelter, get their shots up to date, spay/neuter them if they are old enough, get them health certified, dewormed, and heartworm & flea immunized before adopting them out to responsible families. Once an animal is saved by S.A.F.E., it is fostered until the right family is found to find the perfect home. Sorry, but we do not ship our animals. We also contribute to the county spay/neuter program so, ideally, one day our group might not be needed.
Adopting a Friend
Adoption is a simple matter of paperwork. Adoption fees for dogs run from $200.00 for an adult dog that is spayed or neutered, health certified, shots up to date, heartworm tested, dewormed and treated with flea control, down to $75.00 for a puppy that has only had one shot. There is a refundable $100.00 spay/neuter deposit required for puppies that are not old enough to be fixed.
S.A.F.E. is always in need of new members and volunteers. We can use help walking dogs when we are at PetSmart in Saginaw and Midland. Contact us by e-mail (E-mail address below). The group is in need of kennels, crates, blankets and our biggest need is for a van to transport the animals. We have 501-C3 status so all donations of items, or cash is tax deductible. Make out checks to S.A.F.E. and mail to S.A.F.E. P.O.Box 963 Harrison, MI 48625-0963.
Since the animals are all kept at private foster homes, the animals can be only seen by appointment or at PetSmart on Titawabasee Road in Saginaw, or the new PetSmart on Eastman in Midland. Contact us to make sure the pet you want to meet will be the store you will be at.
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For more information about dogs or donations (see above)
Email:
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