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Especially for Pets is dedicated to responsible pet care and our retail
stores
serve as venues for teaching and educating the public. We offer specialty
seminars where you can meet professionals and learn about nutrition, dental
care, training, health, and wellness. All of our stores have resource centers
offering free information on all aspects of pet care as well as information
about
kennels, breeders, shelters, and breed rescue groups.
Especially for Pets recognizes its responsibility to contribute to the solution
of
the overwhelming problem of homeless and abandoned animals. We welcome
and encourage rescue organizations to use our stores as visible sites to
promote their cause.
All of our stores host local pure and mixed
breed rescue groups for adoption information days on a monthly basis. Additionally,
we
offer discounts on purchases and grooming for newly adopted dogs and cats
and free obedience training for all foster and service dogs in training.
To further support our commitment to these not-for-profit organizations,
we serve
as drop-off centers for donated articles such as crates, toys, and collars
and raise significant money in donations by offering free pet nail clippings
and
holiday pet photos; various raffles and educational seminars.
Below are some of the organizations that have benefited from our efforts:
- German
Shepherd Rescue of New England, Inc. (GSRNE) - a volunteer,
charitable organization dedicated to providing veterinary care,
evaluation, and adoptive homes for German Shepherds left in pounds
awaiting uncertain fate.
- Greyhound
Friends Inc. -
a small, not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating the public
about the plight of racing greyhounds and finding loving and
responsible homes for these magnificent creatures.
- Greysland
Greyhound Adoption Inc. - an organization founded to create much
needed additional kennel spaces for greyhounds and dedicated to
finding loving, responsible homes for greyhounds that otherwise would
never have had a chance, such as those with badly fractured legs,
heartworm disease, tumors, and seniors, who are often overlooked.
- Baypath
Humane Society - a not-for-profit, no kill shelter devoted to
facilitating the placement of stray and unwanted animals and pets in
desirable homes; to promote the health, care and adoption of these
animals; and to educate adopters and the public on proper pet care and
handling, over population and the prevention of cruelty to animals.
- Kitty Angels -
a not-for-profit, private, no-kill shelter whose objective is to
place
cats and kittens into permanent loving and responsible
homes.
- Massachusetts Canine Response Team, Inc.
(MACRT) - a
not-for-profit
charitable organization dedicated to the
training of search and rescue
dogs, handlers and support personnel
in order to provide professional and
highly-skilled search and
rescue canine teams in the event of an
emergency response
event.
- Massachusetts
Vest-a-Dog - a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to raising
funds to purchase bullet/stab-proof vests for police
dogs throughout Massachusetts.
- MetroWest
Animal Humane Society - an organization guided by the humane ethic and
devoted to the protection of animals from neglect, abuse and
exploitation; to advocate for their interest and welfare, and to
inspire awareness and compassion for all living things.
- MSPCA Methuen
(Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals) - a not-for-profit organization which protects animals, relieves
their suffering, advances their health and welfare, prevents cruelty,
and
works for a just and compassionate society.
- MSPCA's Phinney's
Friends - a not-for-profit organization created to assist
people living with HIV/AIDS and their pets.
- NEADS (National
Education for Assistance Dog Services) - a not-for-profit
organization established to provide Hearing and Service Dogs for people
who are deaf or use wheelchairs.
- Northeastern
Boxer Rescue - a not-for-profit organization which is an all-volunteer
effort to rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home unwanted and abandoned
boxer dogs within the Northeastern United States.
- Save a Dog - an
all-breed, all volunteer dog rescue group devoted to
helping adoptable and friendly dogs find permanent homes in the New
England area.
- Second
Chance Shelter - a
small, no-kill shelter made up of a network of loving foster homes,
friends, sympathetic veterinarians and feline rescuers who are
committed to reducing the number of homeless cats.
- The
Pat Brody Shelter for Cats -
a not-for-profit, no-kill shelter devoted to rescuing stray and
abandoned cats and kittens and caring for them until they are placed
in good homes.
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