Pet Partnership Program
Marin Humane Society
2008
A simple idea has been the springboard for a number of life-saving programs across the country. The idea is that while many counties are laden with overcrowded shelters, low adoption rates, and a high volume of euthanasia of healthy animals, other areas have a greater demand for animals than are available from their local shelters. By transferring the needy dogs to the shelters that are most successful with their adoption programs, lives have been saved and families enriched.
The Marin Humane Society (MHS) in Novato, California has such a program. Their Pet Partnership Program transfers animals from shelters around California to Marin, where every adoptable animal is placed in a new, loving home. Since the program's inception in 1998, over 8,000 animals have been saved.
Chrissie's Fund is proud to provide funding to expand this program. Our focus is on the older and the larger dogs that tend to be hardest for shelters to adopt out. The grant from Chrissie's Fund will target these dogs exclusively. We anticipate the grant will provide enough funding to save at least 100 dogs over the next twelve months. The dogs will be identified through the networking system already established by MHS.
Each will be spayed or neutered, assessed medically and behaviorally, and vaccinated. If medical or behavioral conditions warrant, we have provided additional resources for care and rehabilitation. Part of our funding will also support publicity about the advantages of adopting an older dog.
We are working with a talented group of people at MHS. The program is exciting and reflects the passion, expertise and creativity of a very dedicated team. We are honored to be a part of this great work of saving dogs who would have otherwise met an early death.