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Shining Hope Farms is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to enable children and adults with disabilities to achieve functional goals through the use of equine assisted activities and hippotherapy.

Animal Samaritans was founded in 1978 by local animal lovers determined to end the suffering, abuse and unnecessary death of local shelter animals and educate the pet owners of tomorrow on responsible pet ownership. After more than four decades of service, Animal Samaritans has grown to become the desert’s largest, most-comprehensive animal welfare organization by adopting out more than 15,000 homeless dogs and cats, rescuing more than 14,000 adoptable, at-risk shelter animals, and spaying and neutering more than 200,000 pets. We’ve educated more than 250,000 school children on kindness to animals and responsible pet ownership, and made tens of thousands of pet therapy visits to people in need. Animal Samaritans views all living creatures with compassion and respect, with a primary focus on dogs, cats, and the people who love them.

The Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) is a non-profit, tax exempt organization providing humane care and services for horses in need of lifetime homes, and in crisis, through rehabilitation, training, adoption, lifelong follow-up, or lifetime sanctuary; and offers therapeutic equine opportunities for children, and adults.

Dominique’s Smiles is our mission to bring smiles and love into everyone’s life. We visit hospitals, nursing facilities, Ronald McDonald Houses, private homes, schools and wherever else needed to bring hope and sunshine into children and adults’ lives through an exceptional mini horse named Dominique.

Our mission is to end feline overpopulation in West Michigan through community education and empowerment.

Founded in 2016 our mission is to educate humans on canine body language and behavior. To rehabilitate canines that were born with learning disabilities or surrendered to local shelters for basic canine behaviors that have gone unchecked. Our motto: "Education through rehabilitation one relationship at a time."

The Gentle Barn is a national nonprofit organization, founded in 1999 as a safe haven and place of recovery for severely abused animals. The Gentle Barn offers their unique philosophy of rehabilitating animals and connecting their stories of survival and healing to the personal experiences of inner city, at-risk and special needs children who have suffered physical, mental, or emotional trauma. By interacting with The Gentle Barn’s approximate two hundred animals and taking a hands-on role in their welfare, those who participate in the programs at The Gentle Barn learn empathy, trust, and forgiveness. The Gentle Barn is run by Founder Ellie Laks and her husband and Co-founder Jay Weiner, both of whom were healed and supported by animals as children. The Gentle Barn’s mission is simple: “Inspiring Kindness and Compassion towards Animals, Our Planet, and Each Other.”

To improve the health of sighthounds worldwide through education, research, and accessibility for owners, adopters and those in veterinarian fields.

Saving ONE senior dog at a time and educating MANY young minds to create a legacy of compassion and advocacy!

* Rescue, rehabilitation and release of native wildlife * Public education about native wildlife * Humane Nuisance Wildlife Control

Longmont Humane Society is an open admission facility with a mission of: Caring, serving and educating to improve the lives of companion animals.

Provide sanctuary and life-time care to animals in need and to educate the public on wildlife, the life sciences and the environment we share.