Organization: RICHMOND ANIMAL LEAGUE INC
Mission: TO PROVIDE HOMELESS ANIMALS WITH TEMPORARY HOUSING, MEDICAL TREATMENT, STERILIZATION AND QUALITY CARE UNTIL THEY ARE ADOPTED INTO PERMANENT, LOVING HOMES.
Activities: RAL PRIVIDED TEMPORARY HOUSING IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT, FOOD, EXERCISE, HUMANE SOCIALIZATION AND MEDICAL CARE TO JUST OVER 2,000 HOMELESS PETS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM WERE TRANSFERRED FROM PARTNERING MUNICIPAL ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITIES. ONCE STERILIZED AND MEDICALLY CLEARED FOR ADOPTION INTO NEW HOMES, RAL PROVIDED A QUALITY ADOPTION PROCESS THAT EMPHASIZED COUNSELING ON PET SELECTION, REFERENCE CHECKS, VET CHECKS AND FOLLOW-UP CALLS TO ENSURE THAT THE PETS AND OWNERS WERE ADJUSTING. RAL CONTINUES TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE AS NEEDED TO KEEP ANIMALS IN THEIR NEW HOMES.
RAL'S LOVING SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC PROVIDED SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES TO 7,000 PETS. THESE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO PUBLIC PET OWNERS, OTHER RESCUES, AND MUNICIPAL SHELTERS, IN ADDITION TO THE 2,000 PETS ADOPTED FROM RICHMOND ANIMAL LEAGUE.
NTEE category: Animal-Related