What You Can Do
The animals in Maricopa County don’t have the ability to speak for themselves, but you do. RESCUE focuses solely on the orphaned dogs and cats on the euthanasia list in the Valley, however there are many other animal causes that also need your help.
If you have stray or feral cats in your community, you can help. Please contact AzCats for more information - 480-968-4TNR (4867).
There are many legislative issues that affect animals here in the valley. Animal Defense League of Arizona has an excellent website https://www.adlaz.org/ with information on how you can help.
For more information on National and International issues effect animals, https://www.api4animals.org/ and www.peta.org are other great resources.
Please visit this website - https://www.petpopulation.org/ . There is a wealth of information that all pet owners and non-pet owners need to know. Click here for an article on the Over Pet Population.
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Misc. animal facts:
The Top Ten Reasons for Pet Relinquishment to Shelters in the United States
Dogs |
Cats |
Landlord issues
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Allergies
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Cost of pet maintenance
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Moving
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No time
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Cost of pet maintenance
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Inadequate facilities
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Landlord issues
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Too many pets
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No home for littermates
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Pet illness
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House soiling
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Personal problems
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Personal problems
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Biting
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Inadequate facilities
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No home for littermates
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Doesn't get along with other pets
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An estimated 52 million dogs and 57 million cats live with U.S. families.
One female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in 7 years.
One female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies in 6 years.
For every human born, 7 puppies and kittens are born.
As many as 25% of dogs entering shelters each year are purebreds.
Approximately 61% of all dogs entering shelters are killed.
Approximately 75% of all cats entering shelters are killed.
It costs approximately $150 to capture, house, feed, and eventually kill each stray animal -- a cost which you, the taxpayer, eventually pay.
Various Donation Programs
Include RESCUE in your estate planning. For some helpful information on the subject, please see this website - https://www.estateplanningforpets.org/
Buy all your pet products through Only Natural Pet Store. A portion of your purchase price is donated back to RESCUE - https://www.onlynaturalpet.com/?Click=2083
Selling something on eBay, please go to MissionFish, to learn how a portion of your proceeds can be donated to RESCUE - https://www.missionfish.org/NPMMF/nphomepage.jsp?NP_ID=19099
One of our favorite magazines is Animal Wellness. We highly recommend subscribing to this wonderful magazine. If you subscribe through this site, a portion of your subscription price is donated to RESCUE - https://www.animalwellnessmagazine.com/wp/idevaffiliate.php?id=2436
The following companies have employee giving programs and have contributed to RESCUE:
Exxon |
Gap |
American Express |
Microsoft |
Avnet |
Dial
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Please ask your employer if they have similar programs. Every dollar helps our cause.
Help spread the word about RESCUE, our website and all the information available on this site.
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