Homeless pets abound in the US and Canada. While many have a second chance through adoption and foster, many other animals remain in care. Not all animals are in the care of animal shelters. Many rescues are run by vast networks of volunteers who take in, nurse, and foster animals that would otherwise be killed in conventional shelter settings.
There are dog sanctuaries, where formerly unsociable dogs are rehabilitated, cat sanctuaries where ferals find food, housing and safety from poisons and traps. There are also rescue groups that care for animals that are at the end of life, with terminal illnesses, major medical concerns, defects such as blindness or deafness, who are waiting for that very special someone who can ease their last days with love and caring.
All of these groups need help from you. Most are totally run by volunteers. They have the smallest of organizational structures, and they are often not as well off as some of the larger chariities such as humane societies or SPCA's.
Please offer a program to them. Their animals will likely never find permanent homes, but they still need to be feed and cared for in the best way possible.
This is what the public wants to see; a caring concern for those in need. Thank you for listening.
