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Animal Shelter and Adoption Services: We offer a safe, loving environment for nearly 1,400 dogs and cats each year, ensuring they find permanent, loving homes.
No-Kill Shelter: We are one of the area’s largest no-kill animal shelters, providing a lifetime return policy for our adopted animals.
Medical Care and Daily Needs: Each day, we provide food, shelter, medical care, and love to over 350 animals.
Cage-Free Living: Our residents enjoy a largely cage-free living environment, promoting their physical and emotional well-being.
Spay-Neuter Program: We offer a low-cost spay-neuter program to help reduce pet overpopulation.
Humane Education Program: Our humane education program helps to educate the community on responsible pet ownership.
Pet Food Pantry: We operate a pet food pantry to support families in need, ensuring pets can stay in their homes during difficult times.
Who Needs Us:
Stray, Homeless, and Unwanted Cats and Dogs: These animals need a safe place to stay, medical care, and the chance to find a loving home.
Families Looking to Adopt: Families in search of a pet need a reliable, compassionate source for pet adoption.
Community Members: Those who need assistance with spaying/neutering their pets or require pet food support benefit from our services.
Animal Lovers and Advocates: People who are passionate about animal welfare and looking for a place to support or volunteer can find a meaningful outlet with us.
How We Solve Problems:
Providing a Safe Haven: By offering a no-kill shelter, we ensure that cats and dogs are not euthanized for space or because they are hard to adopt, giving every animal a chance at life.
Promoting Responsible Pet Ownership: Our spay-neuter program and humane education initiatives address the root causes of pet overpopulation and neglect.
Supporting Families in Need: Our pet food pantry helps families keep their pets during tough times, reducing the number of animals surrendered due to financial hardship.
Why We Are the Answer People Need:
Compassionate Care: We are dedicated to providing the highest quality of life for every animal, with a focus on love, trust, and rehabilitation.
Commitment to No-Kill Philosophy: Our steadfast commitment to not euthanizing animals for space or adoptability issues sets us apart and assures the community of our dedication.
Comprehensive Support: From medical care to adoption services, spay-neuter programs, education, and food support, we address a wide spectrum of needs within the community.
Uniqueness, Our Longevity and Experience: Since 1975, we have been a pillar of hope, help, and healing for tens of thousands of animals, making us one of the most experienced animal sanctuaries in the area.
Lifetime Return Policy: Our commitment to a lifetime return policy ensures that any animal adopted from us will always have a place to come back to, providing peace of mind to adopters.
Largely Cage-Free Environment: By offering a more natural and stress-free living arrangement, we enhance the well-being of our animals, making us unique in our approach to animal care.
CONNECT:
Open Door Animal Sanctuary was founded in 1975.
The mission of Open Door Animal Sanctuary is to provide homeless cats and dogs with the highest quality of life and a second chance to find a forever family.
We are a “no-kill” animal sanctuary; we do not euthanize cats and dogs for space or because they are hard to adopt.
We provide dedicated love and care to over 350 homeless cats and dogs each day.
We provide our residents with a largely cage-free living environment.
We reduce pet overpopulation by offering a low-cost spay-neuter program and a humane education program to the community.
We operate a pet food pantry to provide support to families in need.
SUPPORT:
What We Want People to Know:
Open Door Animal Sanctuary is deeply committed to the well-being of homeless cats and dogs, providing a no-kill refuge where they can find love, care, and a second chance at life. Our mission goes beyond just sheltering animals; it extends to educating the community, supporting pet owners in need, and promoting responsible pet ownership.
How We Support Our Clients:
Loving Care for Animals: We ensure that every animal in our sanctuary receives daily shelter, food, medical care, and love, creating a nurturing environment for their rehabilitation and well-being.
Adoption Services: By facilitating the adoption of nearly 1,400 animals each year, we help match pets with loving families, providing a lifelong support system through our lifetime return policy.
Spay-Neuter Program: Our low-cost spay-neuter program helps control the pet population, reducing the number of homeless animals in the community.
Humane Education: We offer educational programs to teach responsible pet ownership, helping to foster a compassionate community.
Pet Food Pantry: Our pet food pantry supports families facing financial difficulties, ensuring their pets remain well-fed and cared for.
How Our Mission Supports the Festus-Area Community:
Reducing Stray Animal Population: By taking in and rehoming stray and unwanted animals, we reduce the number of homeless pets on the streets, contributing to a safer and healthier community.
Providing Community Education: Our humane education programs promote responsible pet ownership, helping to prevent future cases of neglect and abandonment.
Supporting Families in Need: The pet food pantry ensures that families can keep their pets even during tough financial times, strengthening the bond between pets and their owners and enhancing community welfare.
How People Can Support Us:
Adopt a Pet: By adopting a cat or dog from our sanctuary, you provide a loving home to an animal in need and help us continue our mission.
Volunteer: Volunteers are essential to our operations, assisting with animal care, administrative tasks, and community outreach.
Donate: Financial contributions are crucial to sustaining our programs. Donations help cover the costs of food, medical care, and shelter for the animals.
Participate in Events: Attend or support our fundraising events, which help raise the necessary funds to keep our sanctuary running.
Spread the Word: Share our mission and work with friends, family, and the community. Increased awareness helps attract more supporters and adopters.
By supporting Open Door Animal Sanctuary, you are directly contributing to the welfare of animals in the Festus area and helping us create a compassionate, responsible community.
CONTACT:
| Primary Phone | 6366713643 |
| Secondary Phone | 13142268572 |
| Address | 6065 Duda Rd, House Springs, MO, 63051 |
| Email Address | development@oads.org |
| Website | www.odas.org |
| Facebook Link | https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorAnimalSanctuary |
| Instagram Link | https://www.instagram.com/opendooranimals/ |
| X/Twitter | https://twitter.com/OpenDoorAnimals/ |
| Additional Social Media Links | https://www.youtube.com/user/OpenDoorAnimals |
Granite Pros has generously sponsored this online space for the incredible nonprofit organization, Open Door Animal Sanctuary, to be highlighted on MyFESTUS.com + our MyFESTUS social media channels. To Jamie and the Granite Pros family, your talented and professional team is helping to CONNECT PEOPLE & CREATE COMMUNITY, One Story at a Time.
Our Jefferson County community thanks you.
May we all support our local people and places who are spreading love in our community.
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