03/09/2020
**IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT**
Please excuse my delay in posting
As of March 1st, 2020 The Shelter started using a new software program that no longer connects to Petharbor. As you know, I depended on petharbor to be able to post animals from the shelter. There may be another way that I can find in the future to be able to continue but not having links or organization makes it a challenge. As of now, its hard to distinguish the strays verses the adoptables etc. I am hoping this new software works out for the shelter and provides many benefits, most importantly I hope it helps the shelter babies......as that is all that matters...... As many of you know, I started this page in October of 2013, and have done my best to make this a "one stop place" for rescues, fosters, and all in the community to have a place to see/access all the babies in the shelters. I tried to keep everything organized by "found/stray" and "adoptables" along with the "happy tails"... My dream was always to just find a way to make ALL the shelter babies be seen... to be given EVERY chance.....It has been a HUGE part of my life for many years and I would be lying if I said this didn't upset me....I have faith and pray that whatever changes the shelter has made by doing this will outweigh any inconviences we have now and that in time be easier for everyone to access and help the babies more but.... Due to this change, sadly I can't continue to keep this page going.... not in the way It has been. I want to say "THANK YOU" to ALL Who have followed this page, and supported us... to ALL of the rescues/fosters/transporters/volunteers... to EVERYONE who cared and shared to help the babies be seen. Without ALL of you, this page would have never made it this far, I will forever be thankful to ALL of you...... I will always be thankful, for ALL the shelter babies who WERE helped because of this page, all those who decided to FOSTER, all the rescues who stepped up to SAVE them.... Because of this page, because of the SUPPORT of ALL OF YOU! Thank you........ Many lives were saved since 2013, BECAUSE of all of YOU.....and we have witnessed MANY changes, and I am sure many more will come....... Please don't give up on the shelter babies, please keep trying to help them........ Please consider volunteering at the shelter, please continue to foster........ please just don't give up on them...... ALL their lives matter, even when new changes make it a challenge, please...... don't give up on them....... Don't bash the shelter for these new changes, try to see the positive as hard as that may be...... in time, everything will hopefully get easier and more organized.... lets focus on the positive changes!
For now, if you wish you see the animals in the shelter here is the link.......
https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/387/Animal-Services
If you look on the "left side" you will see the links for adoptables and found/stray. It is not very user friendly right now, and honestly not as easy to look through etc BUT, hopefully all the kinks will be worked out and it will be better in time......
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask, I am always here to help anyone in any way I can, however I can, that will never change......
Thank you all so much, hopefully one day I will be able to continue and find a way to help again, everyone stay positive.... and thank you all so much for the support over the last 7 years! Never forget the shelter babies, no matter what... they will always need us! Keep the faith!
*Melissa
Learn about the Animal Services Department, and their involvement in the community, including animals up for adoption.
