I recently was asked, “What makes your organization different from other rescue groups and shelters? Why should someone choose to donate to you?”
After being asked that question, I realized that a lot of supporters might be asking the same thing… Especially new supporters that may not truly know our organization yet. I thought I would take the opportunity to create a post a lay out what we are about and how we may differ from other organizations.
We Do Not Discriminate: A lot of organizations specialize in a specific breed, they may only take seniors or they may specialize kittens and puppies and there is nothing wrong with that! Demi’s Animal Rescue realizes that all types of animals are in need and are a victim of the pet homelessness, so we are open to take all cats and dogs. We have taken pit bulls, healthy kittens, special needs seniors, etc. As long as there is a foster available that is equipped to take the animal in need, the rescue is willing to support that animal and take it under it’s wing!
Demi’s Animal Rescue is a Place That an Animal Can Grow, Improve and Rehabilitate: This is not just another place for a pet to pass through, but rather a place for improvement. We believe that there is no point in taking an animal and passing onto an adopter in the same day, without true knowledge on the pet. Pet Retention (or preventing animals from being rehomed) is a key ingredient to solving pet homelessness. Truly knowing a pet before sending him or her off to a forever home has the largest success rate for a pet staying in their forever home. When an animal comes to Demi’s Animal Rescue, a 7 step checklist will be followed for every pet to ensure that the pet is ready for adoption and to ensure that a proper match is found.
Demi’s Animal Rescue Has Big Goals: We are growing and taking steps forward every day. We strive to become better at what we do and more importantly to save more animals! We have many long term goals that we are working towards and need help to reach them!
We Do Work on All Sides of the Issue: Although our work is based around taking in homeless pets and finding forever homes for them, we do work on all sides of the issue. We do work to end Breed Specific Legislation, participate in Spay and Neuter efforts, help low income families feed their pets to help them be able to keep them, provide resources to families having issues with their pets to increase pet retention, involve the younger generations in pet rescue and more. If there is an opportunity to help with the big picture of pet homelessness we jump on it and try to work all sides of the issue.
We Are a Young and Innovative Group: The majority of our board is it’s 20’s. A large portion of our foster homes and volunteers are also in their 20’s. We are experienced, professional, but also bring a new and innovative effort to animal rescue.
