•OUR COMMITMENT POLICY TO SAVING PETS ENTERING OUR CARE.

We do not euthanize healthy or treatable pets even at an owner’s request. We only euthanize a pet if:

•A veterinarian or trained medical staff, under guidelines set by a veterinarian, has deemed the prognosis to be poor or grave, there is no chance of recovering an acceptable quality of life, or

•It would be clearly inhumane or unsafe not to do so immediately, or

•In cases of irremediable canine aggression,

1. A veterinarian has eliminated medical treatment as a solution;

2. Rehabilitation by a specialist in canine behavior has failed; AND

3. Staff and public safety cannot be reasonably assured, or other management protocols seriously compromise quality of life.

Our shelter has a relatively high number of animals that are euthanized in our care because we serve a community that has few, if any, veterinary resources. We provide a compassionate end-of-life service for members of our community who request euthanasia and could not otherwise afford the service at a veterinary clinic.