Helping Animals Left Orphaned, Inc.

What We Do: In addition to rescuing animals at imminent risk of being euthanized, H.A.L.O. also works closely with affiliate rescues to save as many death row animals as possible by offering pledges for vetting, medical care, transportation services, supplies, temporary fostercare, emergency respite, networking and other services.

Why We’re Important: Each year, approximately 2.7 million healthy, adoptable animals are euthanized. Numbers this large are often difficult to conceptualize but its eye-opening statistics like this that inspire us to rescue animals. We liken our small organization to the young man in the Starfish parable and believe until there are none, save one.

“One day, an old man was walking along a beach that was littered with thousands of starfish that had been washed ashore by the high tide. As he walked he came upon a young boy who was eagerly throwing the starfish back into the ocean, one by one. Puzzled, the man looked at the boy and asked what he was doing. Without looking up from his task, the boy simply replied, “I’m saving these starfish, Sir”. The old man chuckled aloud, “Son, there are thousands of starfish and only one of you. What difference can you make?” The boy picked up a starfish, gently tossed it into the water and turning to the man, said, “I made a difference to that one!”

How We Impact the Community: We help families find livelong companion animals and promote responsible pet ownership by ensuring all of our animals are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped prior to adoption. We are not only advocates against animal abuse, but are also advocates against domestic abuse. Our passions for people and paws have us working diligently to secure adequate funding, space and resources to provide temporary care of animals for families that are fleeing domestic violence.