Halfway Home Animal Rescue Inc. is a registered charitable organisation and an all-breed dog and cat rescue which is staffed by volunteers and entirely funded by public donations that go straight into helping animals in our care. We rely upon a network of volunteer foster homes that care for the rescue animals while a forever home is being found. All animals that we take in are vaccinated, desexed, micro-chipped, heart worm tested and groomed before being rehomed.
We believe that all breeds of dogs and cats deserve loving and caring homes and any medical care necessary to ensure the best possible quality of life, regardless of their age or condition. Through our endeavours we shall seek to educate the public about responsible pet ownership, as well as the cruelty to animals that exists in our country, and how they can help to end it. We take in the really desperate dogs and cats in need of our help - we cover all veterinary treatment for them when necessary, rehome them in suitable, loving homes and monitor their progress in their new homes, until we are satisfied that all is well and both animal and owner are happy.
Our aim is to continue to keep in touch with all our owners throughout the lifetime of the animal they adopt, to help and advise the owners if problems arise and to take back into our care any of the dogs or cats we place, should this become necessary at any time. We have found that most dogs and cats end up in pounds and shelters for various reasons, not only are there the kind of cruelty cases we all hear about in the media, but there are also less obvious causes such as: Inadequate socialisation at the critical stages and behavioural issues never addressed
Family / relationship breakdowns
Change in work commitments
Having to move to accommodation unsuitable for their pet
The guardian passes away
The guardian just can't be bothered anymore
Family members develop an allergy
Bringing a baby into the household and not having the time any more
Sadly we often find dogs and cats that are just no longer wanted simply because they are old and infirm
It's a pity that so few people never consider such "golden oldies", and it's a pity so few people invest in learning the skills that dog training provides but whatever the reason that leads to an animal coming to us, we try to establish a successful outcome for both the animal and its new owners. All dogs and cats are assessed by an experienced behaviourist before being placed in a new home. We want to further raise awareness of the plight of unwanted dogs and cats. One day we may have a combined education and care centre where we can house urgent, sick and special needs animals until new homes are found for them. In the mean time if you think you could offer one of our orphans a good temporary or permanent home, please contact us. If you are unable to but would still like to help, you could send a donation or assist with other fundraising activities.
The way forward... We are all aware we have a long way to go to achieving our aims, but all of us have the courage and faith to know we will get there. At present Halfway Home is working very hard to raise the profile on animal welfare, promoting regulatory improvements and responsible ownership. We know the road will be long and hard and we have to tread it step by step, one day at a time.
We strive to help every dog that has been dumped, every little kitten that has been abandoned, those wandering the streets starving, those starving for attention, every big dog that has a bad rep, for every abused or neglected cat, for every dog and cat with no family so that they don't become a stastic as have so many animals that were not rescued in their darkest hours.
Interested in the type of work we do? To see the difference rescue groups can make, watch this video of a USA group that does similar work to Halfway Home Animal Rescue. We had an almost identical situation with a Mastiff X named Chloe recently (just didn't have the cameras rolling!). http://www.blip.tv/file/3014054
