WHY ADOPT?
You'll save two lives. With more people surrendering pets than adopting, shelter staff are forced to make difficult decisions and euthanize pets to make space for incoming animals. Adopting rather than shopping for your next pet will help to reduce the number of animals euthanized. Adopting a pet actually saves TWO LIVES as you free up space for another animal in need to find lasting love through the wonder of adoption. It is a FUN experience and you’ll feel good opening your heart and home to a shelter pet.
Most shelter pets are homeless through no fault of their own. Divorce, financial constraints, time limitations, and NOT the animal’s health and/or behavior are the most common reasons an animal is left homeless. And, whenever someone buys a pet, a shelter pet loses out on a home. More often than not, puppies come from puppy mills - mass dog breeding facilities where the animals are housed in inhumane, filthy and deplorable conditions. Many never see the light of day, receive human attention, exercise, and veterinary care, and are repeatedly bred for profit. As a result, puppy mill animals often have behavioral and health issues. “Retired” breeders are often abandoned, sold at auction or inhumanely euthanized. ADOPT, DON’T SHOP. If people continue buying from pet stores and mills, there will always be a market for the animals raised in these horrid conditions.
WHY FOSTER?
Our rescue animals need a place to feel safe, a place to learn love, heal, and regain their trust in people.
FOSTERING SAVES LIVES
Animals that have foster families have a much greater chance of getting adopted. Foster families learn so much about their foster rescue that they become expert matchmakers resulting in successful loving forever adoptive homes!
FOSTER MADE EASY
Commitment issues? No worries! We are looking for overnight, weekend, weekly, monthly, and long-term foster homes. Love doesn’t cost a thing. We provide it all! Food, crate, litter, training tools, and medical care. You provide a loving home.
SIZE MATTERS?
No problem! All animals big and small are looking for foster homes.

Marvin
Male | 5 Years Old

Trooper
Male | 4 Years Old

Moose
Male | 2 Years Old

Maxine
Female | 7 Years Old

Kiwi
Female | 10 Years Old

Portia
Female | 12 Years Old

Poppy
Female | 6 Months Old

Red Tiger
Male | 8 Years Old

Clooney
Male | 2 Years Old

Pablo
Male | 5 Years Old

Buddy
Male | 3 Years Old
Testimonials
Heleen V.
"An organization concerned with all the animals in Nassau County who need help. They have a big heart for the animals under their care and find them loving forever homes."
Sami
"Phenomenal organization dedicated to protecting thousands of animals in the county and consistently putting away those who harm them...love that they have an Animal Disaster Response program."
Lauren G.
"The people who selflessly run this organization are worthy of so much. Thank you for your adoption services, and for protecting the animals in our communities."