Mission
Statement of SOS Beagle Rescue, Inc.
SOS (Save Our Snoopies)
Beagle Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to
the placement of abandoned and neglected beagles.
Our Purpose
To rescue abandoned dogs
from shelters and provide temporary housing for them via our foster
network until such time that each may be placed in a loving, safe
environment and a permanent home.
To assist owners no longer
able to care for their beagles in finding new and permanent homes for
them.
To provide public
education and training on the beagle breed including characteristics,
physical form and known breed health related issues.
To reduce pet
overpopulation by spaying/neutering all beagles prior to adoption.
Our Vision
All beagles
in our care will be raised in a secure, nurturing environment. We will
provide veterinary care including vaccination, heartworm testing and
treatment (if necessary) and other procedures on an as-needed basis to
ensure each dog adopted from our Rescue is physically and mentally sound.
We also will provide each animal with behavioral evaluation, socialization
and humane training so that every dog placed through SOS is given the best
chance possible to live out his/her life fully in a loving, permanent
home.
We will
make a special effort to assist in placing senior beagles and infirm or hard-to-place
beagles with ongoing medical issues into good homes.
We will work with local and national humane societies,
breed rescues and animal shelters in an effort to foster a positive
community of networked rescue professionals.
The basis for our decision-making will be our knowledge of
the breed, and our experiences with working with rescued animals. When
necessary, medical decisions will be handled collaboratively between SOS founding
members and qualified Doctors of Veterinary Medicine.
Our volunteer staff will be knowledgeable about the breed.
They will be professional in all dealings where they serve as
representatives of SOS Beagle Rescue.
Short and
Long Term Goals
To build and maintain funds for routine medical care and
housing of each dog in our fold.
To microchip
and spay/neuter all dogs prior to adoption.
To provide a positive impact on every animal in our care by
providing each a permanent, loving home including senior and/or special
needs dogs.
To increase public awareness of the beagle breed and SOS
Beagle Rescue, by attending shelter showcases, meet and greets, and by
participating in an ongoing exchange with others in the business of
rehoming pets.
To build our volunteer and foster home base.
