Program areas at Pets Lifeline
Animal Shelter/Adoption Services - Pets Lifeline takes in and cares for stray and abandoned dogs and cats by providing them with food, shelter, medical attention and human kindness. We place animals into loving, permanent homes if their owners do not reclaim them. Pets Lifeline averages an intake of 500 cats and dogs per year with a 98% live release rate. All shelter animals are spayed or neutered before adoption to help control future unwanted animals. In addition, they are seen by a veterinarian before adoption and receive all necessary vaccinations.
Behavioral Training - Pets Lifeline offers a variety of ongoing classes for canines and their owners, including Family Dog I (a beginning level course that covers all the behavioral fundamentals), Family Dog II (an intermediate course addressing the AKC's Canine Good Citizen criteria), as well as courses providing volunteer canine handlers with the requisite skills needed to effectively work with shelter dogs. Approximately 50 dogs go through these training programs each year.
Humane Education - Pets Lifeline offers educational programming that has a two-pronged approach. One, teaching compassion for all living things, and two, offering a humane education curriculum for the learning needs of students in Pre-K, T-K, and K-5th grade classrooms. The programs are taught by Pets Lifeline educators on Sonoma Valley elementary school campuses, as well as at our own facility, and include programs such as "Kids Speak for Pets", "Early Literacy Intervention", "Library Skills Instruction", and "Humane Education Summer Camp". These education services reach approximately 500 students each year.