PET HAVEN INC OF MINNESOTA

What is Pet Haven?

Pet Haven is similar to a humane society. We help homeless cats, kittens, dogs and puppies. Pet Haven was founded in 1952 and is a charitable 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Everyone in Pet Haven is a volunteer.

What does Pet Haven do?

Pet Haven has four primary purposes, as noted in our mission statement. We rescue and re-home cats and dogs, spay and neuter to reduce overpopulation, promotes companion animal welfare, and advocate on behalf of companion animals.

Pet Haven's adoption program helps homeless dogs and cats find new homes. We provide them with veterinary care including a spay or neuter. All of the animals in our adoption program stay in volunteer foster homes until they are adopted. The foster families care for the animal and learn about its needs and temperament. This helps us to find a suitable permanent home that is a good match for the cat or dog. Pet Haven is 'no kill'. This means we do not euthanize any of the animals taken into our adoption program unless they have an untreatable health or behavioral condition that prevents an acceptable quality of life or makes them a serious threat to the safety of people or other animals.

Pet Haven also is committed to reducing pet overpopulation and the needless suffering and killing of unwanted companion animals that results. We offer low cost spay and neuter surgeries for the pets of low-income families and grants to other animal rescue groups to help them spay and neuter more animals. Finally, Pet Haven volunteers educate the public about responsible companion animal care. We convey our respect for animals as we talk with prospective new homes for the cats and dogs in our adoption program, meet people at public events, and socialize with friends and family. We encourage others to view their pets as members of the family and to treat them as such. We are their guardians and they depend on us for our companionship and care.