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1. Pledge to save every healthy and treatable homeless pet and Community cat you take in. For more details on what we mean by this, See the Animal Evaluation Matrix.
2. You cannot purchase any animals from commercial organizations (direct to puppy mill, backyard breeders, breeder auctions, etc.). This is cause for immediate termination from the network and can only be reinstated by a governing committee appeal.
3. Before you go out of state to pull (transfer) a homeless pet, we strongly encourage your organization to check the Colorado network to see what is available in Colorado. If there is nothing local, then go out of your county, and if nothing is available then go out of state.
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Shelter and Rescue Alliance (SARA) of Colorado was formed to save every healthy or treatable pet in Colorado. This can best be achieved with an alliance of PACFA licensed organizations and animal welfare support organizations including trainers, medical organizations, shelters, rescues and any organization that helps homeless pets.
We invite you to join us by applying to our network here. Information and criteria for joining are below.
Shelter and Rescue Alliance (SARA) of Colorado
Mission:
Save every healthy and treatable homeless pet in Colorado.
Requirements and Expectations for Coalition Members
1. Pledge to save every healthy and treatable homeless pet and Community cat you take in.
2. You cannot purchase any animals from commercial organizations (direct to puppy mill, backyard breeders, breeder auctions, etc.). This is cause for immediate termination from the network and can only be reinstated by a governing committee appeal.
3. Before you go out of state to pull (transfer) a homeless pet, we strongly encourage your organization to check the Colorado network to see what is available in Colorado that fits your mission. If there is nothing local, then go out of your county, and if nothing is available then go out of state.
Sign Up for Shelter and Rescue Alliance of Colorado now!
Introduction
Recently, Colorado was ranked 10th in the nation for all animal-related issues. Colorado is also one of the top states for high animal shelter save rates. With a little effort, Colorado could be number one in the nation.
Colorado has PACFA (Pet Animal Control Facilities Act). PACFA requires that all licensed organizations report their numbers. This data provides a state, county, city, and facility view of Colorado's lifesaving. It also allows us to see exactly which Colorado organizations may need help to improve upon their lifesaving work and gives us access to more than 300 Colorado organizations. With this information, we can work to save every healthy and treatable Colorado homeless pet.
We aim to get all PACFA organizations working together to take care of Colorado community pets. With over 300 organizations in this network, we have experts in every possible competency needed to save every pet that is not irremediably suffering or a true candidate for euthanasia.
Need to transfer a pet because you cannot find an adopter? You have 300 options.
Have a pet in need of medical attention? There has to be one organization in 300 that can help.
Behavior issues? There are trainers in some of these 300 Colorado organizations.
Become a member organization of SARA, and join us in working to save every healthy and treatable pet in Colorado.
Sign Up for Shelter and Rescue Alliance of Colorado now!
1 Fully complete the membership form.