Animal Care Fund

2) kennel - dogs in our care receive daily enrichment activities to improve their quality of life. Acs staff and volunteers provide toys, treats, exercise and love to make the temporary stay at the shelter less stressful. On a daily basis acs provides dogs with 20 minutes of leash walking, off leash yard play or play group interaction, daily scents, blankets & toys, lights out and music therapy either live or via classical music played over the stereo system, treat dispensing toys, puzzles, or kongs, & daily positive reinforcement training. Acs was approved to be a partner with hsus to bring dogs up from the south. They are vetted and brought to st. Hubert's in nj for final health screening and then brought to acs. We also are working with rescues in tennessee and arranging transports to bring to acs.

3) veterinary care - animal care sancuary is one of the few shelters in the nation that has its own veterinary staff. It has adopted the standards of the american association of shelter veterinarians and participates in maddie's shelter medicine program at cornell's college or veterinary medicine. All animals at acs are evaluated by the veterinary team upon intake and a treatment plan is established. The veterinarian performs weekly rounds and adjusts treatment plans as necessary. Prior to adoption, a pre-adoption physical is completed and, if necessary, the veterinarian meets the adopter to explain any outstanding medical condition, how to care for it, signs and symptoms of ailments, and any required follow up. Having resident vets ensure that all acs animals are vaccinated, checked for parasites and disease, spayed or neutered, and microchipped for identification so that they are healthy and ready for adoption. Acs recognized the need in our rural area for a transport program to go to the rural communities and bring cats and dogs to the clinics to be spayed and neutered and then returned to their owners. Grants provided acs with a transport van that brings dogs and cats to the clinic for spay/neuter from rural areas. We expanded our clinic operations and performed thousands of spay/nueter surgeries and clinic wellness appointments in 2023.

Adoptions