Animal Protection Association (APA)

The Animal Protection Association (APA) was organized in August 1999. It is a 501c3 tax-exempt organization and operates solely on monies from donations and fund raising. Mission: To rescue and secure good homes for stray and abandoned animals, promote humane education in local schools and community and prevent cruelty to animals through spay/neuter programs. We are a no-kill shelter. APA is located at 425 Meigs Avenue in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The use of this facility is donated and only cats can be housed there. Dogs are adopted through a foster care program. Since its formation, APA has rescued and adopted over 550 cats, 35 dogs, 1 rabbit and several birds. Before placing these animals all were spayed or neutered, vaccinated and tested for heartworms and leukemia. Since we are a no-kill shelter, no healthy animal was euthanized. We have an outreach program at Feeders Supply in Clarksville and Superpetz in New Albany for adoptions. Two cages are kept at Feeders and one at Superpetz with cats for adoption. Feeders Supply and Kentucky Humane Society also sponsors APA in our biggest money making project Picture Your Pet with Santa. APA has written over 100 spay/neuter vouchers that are usually between $20 and $35. We also have helped with vet bills for people who have great need and have purchased medicine and food as well. Since humane education is so important in our community, APA works with the local schools as much as possible. APA has several junior members and we work closely with the Animal Awareness Club at River Valley Middle School and the Humane Society Club at Jeffersonville High School. Presentations are made upon request to any elementary through high school class in this area. Since there is a proven link between abuse to animals and abuse in families, APA sees a real need to teach empathy and compassion to our children. Learning compassion for animals has a definite carryover in compassion to people. APAs biggest asset is its body of volunteers. There are over thirty dedicated and giving people who give our animals so much more than basic care. We have been extremely blessed in finding quality people. Volunteers go to the shelter every morning and evening. They clean cages, pet and groom the cats as well as answer phone calls. APAs dream is to have our own facility where we can house dogs as well as cats. We need this facility to be a state-of-the art secure facility where we can continue to help the animals in our community.
425 Meigs Ave., Jeffersonville IN US 47130 Ph:(812)283-6555
http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/IN166.html Email: info@apa-pets.org

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No-Kill

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