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ACN Assistance Programs for Public Animals
In addition to helping homeless pets find loving families, Animal Compassion Network is committed to keeping family pets in the homes they already have. Sometimes it's as simple as walking someone through the how-to's of housetraining or providing pet food to a guardian while they are between jobs. Please read on to see how we can help you keep your pet where they belong - with you!
Referral Service. Please call (828) 258-4820 if you have a question regarding training, behavior therapy, nutrition, animal communication, grooming, training, pet sitting, boarding, or other animal-related topics. If our phone counselor is unable to answer your question, we will refer you to someone who can.
Low-Income Spay/Neuter Assistance for Public Animals. Please refer to The Betty Fund for details »
A.C.N. deserves the middle name "Compassion"
"Recently I have fallen on difficult times. My Real Estate business is in the most precarious position of my twenty five year career. At the grocery store I would buy dog food, often at the sacrifice of my needs. This became overwhelming and it became apparent that I could not keep my beloved animals in the 'style in which they had become accustomed'.
At this point, facing the heartbreaking option of putting them back into the adoption mill, I reached out to Animal Compassion Network. To my pleasant surprise, they acknowledged my value as a caretaker and agreed to supplement the animals nourishment until I could resume on my own.
This was done with great sensitivity, allowing me to retain my dignity through out the process. I will be forever grateful for this assistance and choose them as my nonprofit recipient in the future.
Sincerely,
Frank S."
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The Outside-Only Dog:
Things to Consider.
Things to Consider.
Most of the behavioral problems incurred by dogs stem from boredom and lack of human companionship. Chronic barking, digging, licking of feet, legs and underside, running away, and eating foreign debris are all examples of common problems which occur when a dog is kept entirely outside. Every day, animal shelters like ours receive countless numbers of stray dogs who have wandered away from their homes. They also receive dogs relinquished by their owners because of behavioral problems caused by neglect. A good number of these dogs must be euthanized because we can not place animals with such severe behavioral problems, or simply because people are not as likely to adopt a dog that has not been properly socialized with humans. Continued »