Mission Statement
H.E.L.P. is a volunteer based not-for-profit organization in the Fox Valley area. H.E.L.P. strives to provide medical care and a safe, happy, and comfortable living environment for as many cats and dogs possible while maintaining a high standard of care for these animals and making a best effort to ensure these animals are adopted into quality adoptive homes. H.E.L.P. is committed to educating the community on improving the lives of pets, and reducing the stray and abandoned domestic animal population as well as to promote spay/neuter programs.
About H.E.L.P.
H.E.L.P. is an all-volunteer animal rescue organization. We obtain medical care and shelter for stray and abandoned cats and dogs until they are adopted.
H.E.L.P. is not an animal shelter. The animals live in our volunteer’s homes. We feel that providing foster care in a home benefits the animal and the potential adopter. By fostering, we can work on health or behavioral issues with the animal, and the cat or dog may live in a loving, healthful environment until a suitable adoptive home is found. In addition, fostering gives us a better idea of what type of home would be the best match for the cat or dog.
Homeless pets are referred by police departments, veterinarians, other shelters and people in the community. Each animal is first taken to a veterinarian for a thorough examination, vaccinations, worming, and spaying or neutering. They are then taken to a foster home for recovery from surgery, if necessary, socialization and evaluation.
H.E.L.P. is essentially a no-kill organization. We do not have time limits on the animals in our care and we do not euthanize animals with health issues or non-terminal illness. However, we will not prolong the suffering of an animal with a personality that would make living in a home with people a miserable experience. Furthermore, we do not keep animals in foster care whose temperament poses a danger to people or other animals. We do have foster animals who have been in our care for many years.
H.E.L.P. relies on donations and volunteers from the community as well as fundraisers to support the organization. We receive no money from Federal, State, or local government.
H.E.L.P. is glad to share its years of animal experience and knowledge with others who need this information. We can answer everything from health questions to helping you locate a lost pet. Call our HELPLine toll-free, (877) 364-2286 for assistance.
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