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  Rescuing and ministering to the indigent animal population.

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  Providing shelter, love and medical care for all of our animals until they find a loving home.

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  Promoting responsible pet ownership.

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  Providing on-going adoption support services to ensure a lifetime commitment from pet owners.
  

• Eliminating animal cruelty through education.

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  Helping to reduce animal over-population with low-cost spay/neuter referral programs.

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  Fostering a respect for all living creatures.
  

VOLUNTEERING



If you love dogs and cats, we offer plenty of opportunities for you to express this love through our volunteer program. If you long to be around animals, you may be interested in the following:

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  Dog or Cat Socializer: In this role you would have the chance to walk, groom, play, train, and pet our dogs and cats.

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  Foster Parent: In this role you would give TLC to adult pets, kittens, puppies, or sick and injured animals in the comfort of your home.

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  Adopt-A-Pet Assistant: You would assist with adopting dogs and cats at our off-site locations on weekends.
  

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FERAL CAT & SANCTUARY PROGRAMS



DKC provides assistance to the community in an effort to reduce the feral cat population. If you would like to capture a feral cat in your neighborhood, we offer humane traps for rental. Low-cost spay/neuter certificates and referrals are also available at the shelter.


Unique among shelters, we provide sanctuary for pets that are not good candidates for adoption, such as older or disabled pets, and cats that are FIV or FeLV positive. For the virus positive cats we do everything possible to keep them healthy and make sure they have the kind of attention that keeps them healthy and happy. In spite of their illness, many are quite adoptable, and can live long and comfortable lives as long as the virus stay dormant. Occasionally, we place on of these cats, but most of them have a home with us, and live a good life due to the staff and volunteers.

SUCCESS STORIES



One of our happiest success stories is about Bruno, a senior Doberman Pinscher that was brought to a local vet by one of their customers. The family felt that they no longer had time for Bruno, so they decided to have him euthanized. The vet thought that Bruno was a great dog that still had a lot to offer, so he talked the family into surrendering him to us instead. Quite honestly, we were happy to take Bruno, but we were concerned that there wouldn't be any interest in an eleven-year-old dog. We've never been so happy to be wrong. Within two weeks Bruno had a foster home, and in about two more weeks he found a permanent home with a single female in Kessler Park. Bruno has now been named Buddy, and he gets to sleep inside a nice, comfortable home, and is treated like a king. We're so happy for you Buddy!

ANIMAL SURRENDER POLICY



We accept new animals on a space available basis, and by appointment only. We do require a surrender fee. If the shelter is full, and you are willing to foster the animal, we will place the pet's name on a waiting list and post their picture and description to our website. You may also bring the animal to our off-site adoption locations on weekends in order to find a home.