PETS LIFELINE IS THERE FOR THE STRAY AND ABANDONED ANIMALS OF THE SONOMA VALLEY
Pets Lifeline is a private, non-profit animal shelter that serves the animals and the people of the Sonoma Valley. Unlike many private shelters, PLL takes in and cares for stray, homeless, lost and abandoned dogs and cats. This is done even though PLL does not receive any government funding and operates solely on donations, fundraising, and service fees.
Into its 26th year, PLL continues to help the community by not turning away any cats from the Sonoma Valley that come to its doors, due to the overwhelming problem of cats everywhere. We continue to expand to care for those in need especially the compromised cats.
We are proud to say that no adoptable (physically and temperamentally sound) animal was euthanized in the year of 2006, of which the following statistics cover.
The collection & publication of this data is sponsored by Maddie’s Fund www.maddiesfund.org
The following definitions were created by the Asilimar Accords for continuity between organizations.
HEALTHY: The term “healthy” means and includes all dogs and cats eight weeks of age or older that, at or subsequent to the time the animal is taken into possession, have manifested no sign of a behavioral or temperamental characteristic that could pose a health or safety risk or other wise make the animal unsuitable for placement as a pet, and have manifested no sign of disease, injury, or congenital or hereditary condition that adversely affects the health of the animal or that is likely to adversely affect the animal’s health in the future.
TREATABLE: The term “treatable” means and includes all dogs and cats who are “rehabilitatable” and all dogs and cats who are “manageable”.
Rehabilitatable: The term “rehabilitatable means and includes all dogs and cats who are not “healthy”, but who are likely to become “healthy”, if give medical, foster, behavioral, or other care equivalent to the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet owners/guardians in the community.
Manageable: The term “manageable” means and includes all dogs and cats who are not “healthy” and who are not likely to become “healthy,” regardless of the care provided; but who would likely maintain a satisfactory quality of life, if given medical, foster, behavioral, or other care, including long-term care, equivalent to the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet owners/guardians in the community; provided, however, that the term “manageable” does not include any dog or cat who is determined to pose a significant risk to human health or safety or to the health or safety of other animals.
UNHEALTHY & UNTREATABLE: The term “Unhealthy and Untreatable” means and includes dogs and cats who, at or subsequent to the time they are taken into possession,
1. have a behavioral or temperamental characteristic that poses a health or safety risk or otherwise makes the animal unsuitable for placement as a pet, and are not likely to become “healthy” or “treatable” even if provided the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet owners/guardians in the community: or
2. are suffering from a disease, injury, or congenital or hereditary condition that adversely affects the animal’s health or is likely to adversely affect the animal’s health in the future, and are not likely to become “healthy” or “treatable” even if provided the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet owners/guardians in the community; or
3. are under the age of eight weeks and are not likely to become “healthy” or “treatable”, even if provided the care typically provided to pets by reasonable and caring pet owners/guardians in the community.