Chartered in 1934, the Animal Defense League (ADL) is a true no-kill shelter for abandoned, abused, neglected, or surrendered dogs and cats. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for these animals by providing needed medical care, including spaying and neutering. Food, shelter, safety, and behavioral are also provided, along with compassion and loving attention. While maintaining a healthy and loving facility, ADL consistently works to find the best possible home for each resident animal. The ADL provides programs and services which strengthen the bond between animals and people. Through grass roots advocacy, education, legal intervention, and rescue, the organization is the leading voice for dogs and cats in crisis.
Chartered in 1934, the Animal Defense League (ADL) is a true no-kill shelter for abandoned, abused, neglected, or surrendered dogs and cats. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for these animals by providing needed medical care, including spaying and neutering. Food, shelter, safety, and behavioral are also provided, along with compassion and loving attention. While maintaining a healthy and loving facility, ADL consistently works to find the best possible home for each resident animal. The ADL provides programs and services which strengthen the bond between animals and people. Through grass roots advocacy, education, legal intervention, and rescue, the organization is the leading voice for dogs and cats in crisis.
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What is your organization aiming to accomplish?
1. ADL's goal is to be the most effective, creative and impactful shelter in San Antonio, fully contributing to a sustainable future as a no-kill city. 2. Embrace the importance of the pet/human bond offering alternatives to pet surrender through accessible training support and veterinary services. 3. Eliminate the cycle of pet overpopulation through education on all levels. 4. Develop unique partnerships to increase our effectiveness as a shelter.
What are your strategies for making this happen?
1. In 2018 ADL's goal is rescue and find homes for 5,900 homeless, abandoned and abused cats and dogs in our community. Nearly 5,000 of those pets will be rescued directly from the City of San Antonio's Animal Care Services and placed in our Community Shelter Kennels and Puppy Building, built specifically to rescue and house more dogs from ACS' euthanasia lists. 2. ADL will offer low-cost Wellness Clinics to provide low-cost vaccinations and basic pet care to the public to increase pet retention and decrease pet abandonment. 3. ADL will continue to develop key partnerships to increase adoptions in 2018 to 5,900. 4. ADL will continue to run a second permanent adoption location in 2018 - the Paul Jolly Center for Pet Adoptions - to increase adoptions and public access to our pets. 5. ADL will continue to strengthen our relationships with the staff at Animal Care Services to maintain our designation as one of the largest high-volume pet partners. This will be achieved through increased communication about specific pet needs, increased pick-up visits and by maintaining experienced Animal Defense League staff who are connected and informed about the rescue process and needs at Animal Care Services. 6. ADL will continue to support our trainer and the training programs for both our shelter residents and owned pets. The training provided for shelter pets increases their adoptability and provides the best shelter environment possible, based on each pet's individual needs. Access to a professional trainer for pet owners, both ADL adopters and the public, provides low-cost or free assistance to help increase pet retention, assist with problem/resolution and provides the owner an alternative to pet surrender or abandonment. 7. ADL will develop creative volunteer and foster programs that allow our volunteers to have more impact on our rescued pets and their adoptability. 8. Participate in humane education partnerships and programs both on and off campus.
What are your organization's capabilities for doing this?
ADL has a dedicated, focused team that continually strategizes on resource use, partnerships, community impact and sustainability, that includes our Board of Directors, staff, and volunteers.
How will your organization know if you are making progress?
1. City impact information - the number of homeless animals and ACS' Live Release rate 2. Number of pets rescued annually 3. Number of public pets that receive low-cost services, including training 4. Number of pets adopted through ADL 5. Number of children who receive humane education training
What have and haven't you accomplished so far?
We have made significant strides to increase adoptions and rescue more homeless pets in 2018 by increasing key partnerships. We will continue to develop resources and creative partnering to make an even larger imprint on community impact and sustain San Antonio's future as a "no-kill" city.
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Ratings History Animal Defense League of Texas has received 6 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator.
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Charity Contact Info
Animal Defense League of Texas
11300 Nacogdoches Road
San Antonio,
TX 78217
tel: (210) 655-1481 fax: (210) 655-4498 EIN: 74-6002033
