Q: Why can't I find an animal rescue to take in my pet? A: As noted above, most rescues are all volunteers and instead of having a shelter with lots of room, most rescues have volunteer foster homes which are people that are willing to take in a pet or two into thier home until a forever family to adopts them. Since most rescues are no-kill, how many pets a rescue can take in is dependent on how many volunteer foster homes they have and how often pets get adopted. Even if a rescue had a facility similar to a shelter where they can house more pets, the fact that they do not euthanize limits how many pets they can take in. Unfortunately, the supply of pets that are either unwanted or that their owners can no longer keep is much, much larger than the demand to adopt pets, so a rescue being "full" is all too common. There are resources on www.petfinder.com to help you place your pet.
Q: What can I do to help homeless animals? A: Adopt from shelters and rescue groups instead of breeders, spay/neuter and microchip your pets, and volunteer for rescues. This is just a start. Many other ideas can be found on animal advocate sites such www.aspca.com. The homeless/unwanted pet population can only decrease if pet owners are responsible. If you are adopting and do not find a pet you want at an animal rescue, please look at your local shelters and humane societies even if they are no kill because no matter how you look at it, you are saving an animal and giving them a loving home!