The Pets Bring Joy
Mission Statement
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Pets Bring Joy's mission is to
bring joy to people and pets in an animal-centric way
in the Virginia/Maryland/Washington, DC metro area ... we do so by:
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Rescuing and fostering animals from shelters and as strays, emphasizing often-overlooked (older and/or special needs) pets;
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Promoting fostered animals to prospective adopters through social media, the Internet, and face-to-face adoption events;
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Orchestrating a formal adoption process to ensure their placement in qualified, loving forever homes;
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Overseeing two adoption venues and a network of volunteer foster homes to care for the animals while in PBJ's care;
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Teaching compassion and care skills to enrich animal and human lives in our homes and in the community at large;
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Mentoring youth to instill a love for animals and a passion for community service, so that they may serve as our next generation of non-profit entrepreneurs, volunteers, and philanthropists;
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Offering the healing therapy of animal companionship to all in our community (visit catniphaven.org for more information on our Catnip Haven mission);
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Supporting the Trap Neuter Return community by teaming with them to find adoptive homes for kittens and friendly strays that they encounter through their TNR work;
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Mentoring small "grass-roots" rescues with regard to best rescue practices;
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Encouraging collaboration within the local rescue community so that our
combined rescue efforts have a greater impact on reducing the homeless animal population
than any one of us might achieve single-handedly.
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