Whether its strays, puppy mill dogs, or neglect cases Adopt-A-Pet is always there to help these animals. The Adopt-A-Pet has been in Fenton since 1978, helping animals in need ("About"). Now Adopt-A-Pet serves more than 800 dogs and cats a year (Stone). Not only do they help animals in need but the educate and help the community by going around to the schools and providing low cost spay and neuter for those who qualify. The only way Adopt-A-Pet can do any of this is due to their volunteers and fosters who are constantly donating their time to help these needy animals. Although Adopt-A-Pet is a great organization they hope that one day they won't be needed, but until then they will always be in need of donations and help from the community.
             Adopt-A-Pet was founded in 1978 by Judy Neuwirth and Sue Lucas. During that time the Humane Society would euthanize all their animals on one day no matter when they were brought in ("About"). Judy and Sue were allowed to take some of these animals to Fenton and began to adopt them out, this is where Adopt-A-Pet began. They began to hold an open house on Sundays, one o'clock to three o'clock at the Schafer Realty center ("About"). Eventually Adopt-A-Pet became based on fosters and volunteers. Even though Adopt-A-Pet was founded over thirty years ago they are still powered by the same motivation, to help animals in need.
             "Adopt-A-Pet is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to assist the community by providing a means to place unwanted healthy, adoptable pets in good family environments and to make the public aware of such animal issues as care, welfare, and the hazards of overpopulation" ("About"). This is the mission statement that Adopt-A-Pet is based on. They don't want to keep their organization running, they want it not to be needed. Adopt-A-Pet gets hundreds of animals from chihuahuas to great danes, and calicos to...