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Welcome to the Animals at Heart Community!
Thank you for visiting the Animals at Heart Pet Community. Animals at Heart is a 501c3 non-profit charity dedicated to all aspects of responsible pet ownership. This is the place for pet owners, shelter workers, and anyone interested in the welfare of pets to come and participate in improving the quality of life for pets everywhere!
Our mission at Animals at Heart is to educate the community about all aspects of animal welfare - from the pros and cons of declawing your cat to the controversial no-kill vs. kill shelter debate. Here you'll find articles written by people with firsthand experience in animal welfare who can provide a glimpse inside the hidden world of shelter life that most of the general public never sees.
While visiting our site, don't forget to take advantage of our best features. The "Our Programs" link listed in the Community Center to the left will take you to pages with important information about the euthanization process, compassion fatigue, pet loss and aftercare, the stages of grief, as well as important information about bite prevention and safety.
Be sure to take a moment to become a member of our Animals at Heart Community. It's free and will enable you to post articles and news stories; post comments; and participate in our discussion forums. Your membership will give you a voice in our Community and provide you with support and understanding in difficult times. To join, simply click here!
Thanks for visiting and for having Animals at Heart! |
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Pet Prayer Network
Started in January of 2004, this program has already posted thousands of pets from 4 different countries. Our Pet Prayer Network creates a sense of community support and comfort to pet owners whose pets are ill, injured, or lost. Pet Owners can submit their pet's information to be placed on the list and then that pet's information is published in our forums. A weekly prayer list update is sent out that includes a current status report on all the pets listed. The list is non-denominational and participants are encouraged to remember the prayer list pets in whatever manner they prefer. There is also a special section in our Forums specifically for the families of our prayer list pets and those offering support to them. If you have a pet in need of prayer, please email us at petprayer@animalsatheart.org and include: pet's name and age; what type of pet it is (dog, cat, etc.); what state/country you're in; and a brief description of why your pet needs prayer. Your request for prayer will be posted within 24 hours after we receive your email. |
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Documenting Disaster: a behind the scenes look at hurricane rescues - Conclusion
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God Help You if You’re Not a Hurricane Rescue
As word spread through the community that we were now doing adoptions, people began calling us and asking when we could pick up their animal that they no longer wanted. We agreed to take in a couple, to see if we could get them adopted out as easily as we had our hurricane pets.
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Documenting Disaster: A behind the scenes look at hurricane rescues - Part 4
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Politics, Politics, Politics
The first bump came bright and early the next morning with a phone call from a shelter representative. They were calling to confirm which animals we had brought back, and it was a good thing they did because they had us listed as having taken several more animals than we did. I had to explain to them – several times – that the animals they had us listed as having taken were ones I had originally chosen to bring back but that we couldn’t find when searching the shelter. Once that was cleared up we discussed the 30 day hold policy, which simply stated that the animals were still property of the national organization until after 30 days. After 30 days they became property of Animals at Heart and I could do with them as I chose. If someone tried to reclaim a pet after the 30 day hold, it was my discretion whether to release the pet back to the original owner. It was during this part of the discussion I got the mother of all bombs dropped on me…..
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Documenting Disaster: A behind the scenes look at hurricane rescues - Part 3
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We Don’t Need Your Charity I was only a few pages in when the enormity of what I was doing dawned on me. I held the lives of these animals in my hands. Each page that I turned I wondered whether I had just sentenced that pet to be euthanized. I could only take a few out of so many, and the rest had little chance. I took a deep breath and asked the Lord to help me pick the ones He wanted me to take. Almost an hour later I had a handful of pages and a heart heavier than stone. There were so many that needed help, and I could take so few.
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Documenting Disaster: A behind the scenes look at hurricane rescues - Part 2
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Arriving in Hell
I was met at the entrance by a National Reserve Guard in full uniform, complete with semi-automatic machine gun. After showing him every form of ID that I had with me, he finally let us in. By this time the rest of the caravan had arrived. We were anxious to load up whatever animals they would let us bring back and get back on the road. Base camp had called just as we were arriving and had told us that there was another hurricane on the heels of Katrina that we might encounter on our ride back.
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Documenting Disaster: A behind the scenes look at hurricane rescues - Part 1
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This was submitted anonymously by one of our program coordinators. All names and locations have been intentionally omitted to preserve the privacy of those involved
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Not All Pets Created Equal in Viriginia
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littlevansmom writes "RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Achieving equality for cats isn't as easy as it sounds. State Delegate Jennifer McClellan found that out Monday when a legislative panel wrangled over a proposal to make stealing a cat a felony - the same as for swiping a dog.
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The Truth about No-Kill Shelters
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If you stop anyone on the street and ask them which is better, a no-kill shelter or a "kill" shelter, most if not all of them will respond that a no-kill shelter is better. But is it really?
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