Safe At Last Animal Rescue, Inc. is an all-volunteer 501c3 not-for-profit corporation dedicated to saving the lives of shelter animals. Every day, staggering numbers of wonderful animals are discarded in shelters across the country. Irresponsible pet ownership - be it the failure to spay/neuter or a lack of commitment - results in a tragic loss of life every hour of every day in shelters across the U.S. We feel these animals need a voice. It is Safe At Last's mission to help ease the suffering, as well as stop it at its source. We do this by taking animals into our organization from shelters across the country. We do not have a centralized facility. Rather, we foster these animals in our own homes, providing them with proper veterinary care, good food, warmth and love. And then, when they are ready, we match them with wonderful forever families that will make a commitment - forever, for life. Another vital part of our mission is to assist the shelters, which are so overloaded with the never-ending influx of new animals (now being seen in record numbers). Our goal is to ease the shelters' financial plight by sending the bulk of our adoptions fees back to them, to be used for food, medicines, cleaning supplies, and other necessaries. We also do fundraisers, which provide additional monies that can be used to assist shelters that are barely able to keep their doors open in these difficult economic times. Beyond assisting shelters in being able to maintain the "basics," our hope is that increased financial support will also allow them to provide for special medical care (such as heartworm treatment or surgeries), thus increasing the likelihood that the more needy animals will also be able to get to rescue, rather than being euthanized. Safe At Last is also working with other rescue friends to facilitate adoptions directly from shelters. We help with administration, coodination, transport, financing, and in any other way we can, to help shelter pets find their forever homes. We strongly encourage adoption through rescue or directly from shelters, as we know that every such adoption is surely a life saved. To that end, Safe At Last is likewise dedicated to enhancing public awareness of the over-population problem and responsible pet stewardship. We are active in providing the public with "animal-related" information (both online and through events). Our informational efforts are multi-dimensional. We educate relative to stopping the overpopulation problem at its source, by emphasizing the need to spay and neuter. We also educate to increase awareness regarding animals already in need, stressing adoption from rescues and directly from shelters, rather than from pet shops or breeders. Finally, we educate regarding responsible pet stewardship and general "pet-related" matters.
All of us at Safe At Last Animal Rescue wish to thank you for wanting to open your heart and home to a rescue pet. Adoption through rescue (or directly from shelters) surely saves lives!! To adopt a Safe At Last pet, you must first complete our online adoption application and go through our review & approval process, which involves reference checks and a home assessment. We do this for the protection and well-being of our animals, as well as to try to ensure that the adoptive family and pet are well-suited for one another, thus, resulting in a match for life. Accessing and completing the online adoption application is easy. First, you must register with us -- by clicking "Register" under "My Rescue" on the bottom lefthand side of our home page. Once you have registered, a password will be sent back to your email address. Then, you must log back on to our website using your user name and password. You will then be able to access our forms by clicking "Forms/Applications" on the left hand side of our home page (under "Website Features"). Then, click "Adoptions (new)," complete the form, and submit it. Once we have received your completed application, a Safe At Last volunteer will be in touch shortly thereafter to confirm receipt and provide status reports as we proceed with our review. We are all volunteers with other commitments (work, family, etc), but we very much value our adopters and will do our best to expeditiously process your application and timely respond to your questions. Of course, if you experience any difficulty in accessing our forms, or if you have any other questions about our process, please email us at info@safeatlast.net. Again, thank you for your interest in our wonderful rescue animals & helping us save shelter pets, one life at a time.