Visit our booth at the 2005 Veterinary Medicine Open House on Saturday, April 2 from 9am-2pm at the Veterinary Medicine building on the Urbana-Champaign University of
Illinois
campus.
View directions to
the open house.
Approximately 8-12 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide
every year and approximately 5-9 million are euthanized (60% of dogs and
70% of cats). — Annual Shelter Statistics, ASPCA
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
answers the question Why
Spay or Neuter? (PDF—15K). This low-cost surgery keeps your
animal healthier and helps fight pet overpopulation.
Try the ASPCA's "Is
your Home Poison Safe?" Interactive Quiz on the ASPCA
web site.
Elizabeth Riddle, our rescue president, outside
of her full-time job and continuing educational pursuits, is an animal
behaviorist and an obedience instructor, with a Bachelor's degree in
Biology from the University of Illinois with a specialty in Ethology
(the study of animal behavior). She officially founded this rescue in
November of 1997 while attending the University of Illinois. Learn
more about this rescue...
learn
about how to adopt a dog
