Welcome everyone to the official website of HART (Homeless Animal Rescue Team). We are very proud of our rescue, and our website. We hope you enjoy your visit here. We will be adding more and more information every day, so please check back often.
Homeless animals may get into trash containers, defecate in the neighborhood and bite or attack. Spaying or neutering your pet means that your animal and its potential offspring won't contribute to the population of unwanted pets. You can also enjoy your spayed or neutered pet more. Female pets that have been spayed do not go into heat. You won't have the mess that comes with the female reproductive cycle or the boisterous, noisy male suitors. Spaying and neutering may also reduce the risk of certain health problems, offering you more years with your beloved dog or cat.
Many people are surprised to learn that nationwide more than 3 million animals are euthanized in shelters. You might think that these are animals born in the streets or there is something "wrong" with them. But more often they are the offspring of cherished family pets, even purebreds. Maybe someone's dog or cat got out just that one time or maybe the litter was intentional, but efforts to find enough good homes failed.
Still the result is homeless animals that have to be euthanized because there are more dogs and cats entering shelters than there are people willing to provide them with loving care. Even if you do find homes for your pet's puppies or kittens, that means there are fewer homes available to take in other pets from shelters. Spay/neuter is the only permanent, 100-percent effective method of birth control for dogs and cats.
HART is made up of the following team:
Laurie Wheeler - President, (902) 847-9582
Jessica Klee - Vice President
Barbi MacDonald - Secretary
Anthony Watton - Treasurer
Chris Moore - Officer
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HART's Volunteers are:
Susan MacDonald
Tammy Euloth-Clark
Ryan Watton
Liam Carroll
Rick and Debbie Ackland
Angela Strang and Tiffany Buchanan (Foster Moms)
If you'd like to be a volunteer please let us know. We are also looking for serious foster homes.
We are very proud that all of our cats and kittens are looked after by Dr. Jody Rice of Port Royal Animal Hospital in Annapolis Royal, NS. Dr. Rice is highly experienced with early spay and neutering. She is an amazing woman and an outstanding veterinarian. Thanks Dr. Rice! Donations can be made directly on our account at the Port Royal Animal Hospital. You can call them and use your Visa or Mastercard, (902) 532-7387. If you choose to donate this way please make sure you tell the Receptionist at the Port Royal Animal Hospital that it is to be put on H.A.R.T.'s account!
Please visit Pick of The Litter's website: www.pickofthelitter.ca They are in Bedford, NS and are a WONDERFUL organization working with kittens.
DON'T FORGET TO SIGN OUR GUESTBOOK!! We enjoy hearing from all of you.
BEING A RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER:
As much as we want to help all of the cats and kittens that require our help we cannot help them all. We receive a lot of phone calls from people that simply want to be rid of their pets, for various reasons. Some have somewhat legitimate reasons, but most are just looking for someone to rid them of their problems. We are mainly concerned with HOMELESS cats. Whether it be strays, ferals, or abandoned cats/kittens. We realize that some times there are very good reasons that someone cannot keep a pet any longer, such as a senior going into a senior's home where they do not allow cats. However, if you are experiencing a behavioural problem with your kitten or cat perhaps you should seek your veterinarian's advice first. If we were to take kittens and cats from homes where people were having "issues" with their cats, we would NEVER be able to help the homeless, stray, feral, and abandoned cats and kittens that require our assistance. So PLEASE when you agree to take a cat or a kitten for a pet, be as responsible as you can, and remember it's a very serious commitment.
We are now pleased to be able to accept donations through credit card and paypal!! Please visit our Donations page and click on the "Donate" button and give us whatever you can afford. Please remember this - EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR COUNTS! If you can only afford $1.00, $2.00 or $5.00 that is wonderful! We ask you from the bottom of our "harts" on behalf of the homeless cats and kittens to please donate. Thank you so much.
Turn up your speakers, we have great music on every page! We sure hope you enjoy our website, PLEASE sign our guestbook, thank you so much!
We have received our official NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION status! We are so happy about this and we hope that this will FINALLY open many doors for us. Please continue to support us as much as you can, we have only JUST BEGUN!
Please visit our EVENTS page and purchase a H.A.R.T. cook book! T-shirts coming soon!!!
HART Homeless Animal Rescue Team Annapolis Valley Cat Rescue