Sanctuary One opens Oregon's first nonprofit sanctuary for dogs and cats

After several years of planning, permitting, fundraising, and construction, and thanks to the 100+ donors who gave $120,000 for it, Sanctuary One's (Jacksonville, Ore.) new cage-free cottages for rescued dogs and cats are now officially open.
 
Sept. 8, 2011 - PRLog -- Sanctuary One is now the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit sanctuary for dogs and cats in
the entire state of Oregon, where shelters are commonplace  ( http://fotas.org/shelters.html ), but bona fide nonprofit sanctuaries where animals can safely live out their natural lives are rare ( http://fotas.org/sanctuaries.html ).

The crux of the difference between a shelter and a sanctuary is that at a shelter, even a world-class, well-funded one like the Oregon Humane Society, expects a cat or dog to be adopted within a matter of months ( http://www.oregonhumane.org/about_us/faq.asp#4 ). But at a sanctuary, lifetime care is available for needy animals.

Sanctuary One can provide a good home for a needy animal for the remainder of
his or her natural life. There will be no pressure whatsoever to adopt out an animal.

Another aspect that makes Sanctuary One unique in the entire state of Oregon is the fact
that Sanctuary One specializes in rescuing animals transferred from animal shelters and humane societies, rescue groups, and law-enforcement agencies, not from the general public. Sanctuary One can give lifelong care to disabled, elderly, and other special-needs animals that are harder to find good homes for. Hard-to-adopt animals
reduce turn-over and drain precious resources from those groups, so Sanctuary One focus on serving animals who are already "in the system" as a means to help animal-welfare agencies that desperately need to re-home a special-needs animal.

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Sanctuary One at Double Oak Farm is a nonprofit care farm located in Jacksonville, Oregon where people, animals, and the earth work together for mutual healing. For more information, please visit us on the Web at http://www.SanctuaryOne.org .
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