Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals

Mission: Animal Alliance is a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization, which finds euthanasia to be an unacceptable fate for adoptable dogs and cats in animal shelters, who will lose their life due to pet overpopulation. Animal Alliance places animals removed from shelters into temporary foster care where they are rehabilitated, spayed/neutered, restored to health, and readied for a speedy adoption. Animal Alliance focuses its efforts on injured animals, and victims of cruelty and neglect. Through its Planned Pethood Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic, Animal Alliance offers spay/neuter community outreach services to substantially reduce pet overpopulation. Its Robert W. Curts Memorial Pet Adoption Center offers pets for adoption in a retail-like setting to encourage pet adoption among those who might not ordinarily visit a traditional animal shelter, and to increase the visibility and accessibility of rescued animals for adoption. www. animalalliancenj. org

Results: Since 2002, Animal Alliance has rescued, rehabilitated and adopted over 6,000 animals. In the 5 years since we opened Planned Pethood, we have spayed/neutered over 12,000 animals and provided vaccines to thousands more.

Target demographics: stray, injured, neglected and abandoned pets

Direct beneficiaries per year: over 400 hundred animals

Geographic areas served: Greater Philadelphia area

Programs: rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption