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SAVE-A-PET ANIMAL RESCUE INC

Compassion is our compass

Port Jefferson Station, NY   |  www.saveapetusa.org

Mission

At Save-A-Pet we believe it is our moral responsibility to protect and improve the lives of abuesed,abandoned, and homeless animals, and to place them in loving, permanent homes. We provide spay and neuter services and any necessary medical care. We work diligently to educate the public, especially children, on the importance of pet sterilization and responsible pet ownership.

Notes from the nonprofit

For almost 30 years, Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue has been serving the local community, and beyond. We created it with our hearts, and have lead it with our integrity, business sense, strategies and transparency. Over 25,000 companion animals have been saved, and rehomed into loving homes. Each year, we continue our mission of saving lives. We grow a little each year and are truly privileged to be pioneer animal advocates.

Ruling year info

1996

President

Ms. Dori Scofield

Main address

608 Route 112

Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 USA

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EIN

11-3290684

NTEE code info

Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

We are working to address the need for more space in our shelter to accommodate our growing rescue efforts. We have expanded our programs by helping more dogs and cats all over the United States and need more space to provide a safe haven for them.

Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Low cost spay/neuter

At Save-A-Pet, we work hard to protect and improve the lives of all animals. We believe in TNR (trap, neuter, return) of feral and free roaming cats. We provide traps, spay/neuter service, boarding and vaccines for feral cats.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Our primary program is finding homes for orphaned companion animals. Our adoption program is successful due to our integrity. We make sure every animal gets spayed/neutered, vaccinated, micro chipped, blood tested and healthy before he/she leaves to a new, forever home.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue goes into schools from K-12 educating children on the importance of spay/neuter and responsible pet ownership. We also go into nursing homes and other facilities to spread awareness and education with therapy dogs.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

Saving animals from high-kill shelters in southern states.

Population(s) Served
Adults

This program is designed to help senior animals find forever homes. So many older dogs and cats die in kill shelters every day, whether their owners passed away or they required too much medical care, surgeries, or are ill. These animals are so deserving of love and life. Senior pets make wonderful companions. They are usually housebroken, gentle and eager to please. This program provides free adoption, free food, and annual vaccines to any owners who adopt one of our seniors!

Population(s) Served

The “Pit Bull Problem” is a human problem, as with most “animal problems”. But Save-A-Pit and you can be the solution.

Save-A-Pit works to change this misguided stigma through education, awareness and providing these wrongly mis-understood dogs with the chance to show what, loyal, intelligent loving family members they truly are.

Save-A-Pit:

– Fights against the unfair and bias Breed Specific Legislation

– Promotes the positive with focus on what heroes they are today being service animals in Search and Rescue, K-9 officers, therapy dogs, in addition to loyal family members.

– Supports legislation that protects victims of dog fighting.

– Saves Pit Bulls on death row

Population(s) Served
Families of choice
Families of choice

It happens quite often in kill shelters, mother dogs only allowed a short time with their new- born puppies before having them removed forever, leaving the confused mother dog behind and, sadly, unlike their puppies, these poor females rarely ever make it out of the shelter alive.
We do not believe any mother dog should ever be left behind to die! We believe she should be able to safely raise her puppies from birth to weaning and be given the same opportunity as her pups to be adopted into a loving, forever home.

Save-A-Pet works with rescues in several southern states to get these vulnerable mother dogs and their sweet puppies removed from kill-facilities and bring them to our shelter on Long Island. Here, moms and puppies stay together in their own little safe haven. Moms get the medical care they need (often times they are Heartworm positive) and are spayed when it is time. When they arrive at Save-A-Pet, they get to do what they were meant to –raise their puppies in a safety.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of animals rehomed

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Adoption Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We plan to expand to better help with the ever growing population of homeless companion animals, especially seniors. We have a wonderful building in Massachusetts in which to provide these animals with a safe, loving environment. This will give us two locations to save lives!

We will continue to raise awareness, raise funds and continue our humane education programs throughout New York , Massachusetts and beyond so that people are educated on the plight of homeless, abandoned and abused animals, and encourage people to adopt a pet in need. We are proponents of equality, sustainability and recycling.

Save-A-Pet will continue fundraising efforts and social media campaigns, and bequest opportunities to reach beyond the existing donor base. We are expanding our humane education program to become a formal program to adhere to the New York State Education standards. Our fundraising efforts include: Hounds on the Sound( a dog walk and adoption festival) which is held in June, Mutts & Merlot(fundraiser in the vineyards of Eastern Long Island) and our annual Fur Ball, (a dinner/dance and auction), held in November.

We have rescued and rehomed over 40,000 companion animals who's fate would have been uncertain or certain death. We are a no-kill shelter and our animals are treated as family. Each animal is an individual that receives the utmost care, medically, physically and psychologically and we are very proud of that. Our reputation is stellar and our TNR clinic is busy spaying and neutering feral cats all week long. Our team has decades of experience and knowledge. We have transformed two, once empty buildings, into a safe haven and refuge for orphaned animals.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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SAVE-A-PET ANIMAL RESCUE INC

Board of directors
as of 03/28/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Alicia Kirschenheiter

Dori Scofield

Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue

Janice Dooley

Kimberly Taliercio

Alicia Kirschenheiter

Peter Stella

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/18/2024
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/23/2024

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.