Bendl Adopt-a-Pet

P.O. Box 53
benld, Illinois 62009
Phone: 217-835-2538
Email: info@benldadoptapet.org
Website: www.benldadoptapet.org/


Adopt-A-Pet, established in 1983, is a not-for-profit, no-kill animal shelter located in Benld, Illinois and is registered and inspected by the State of Illinois. We are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) charity. Our mission is to rescue abandoned and/or abused pets and place them in loving homes.

No state or federal funding is received. Adopt-A-Pet is supported solely by memberships, fundraisers and donations. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Numerous veterinarians in several counties participate in Adopt-A-Pet's spay/neuter program. Local authorities and police departments call Adopt-A-Pet in cases of animal abandonment, abuse or auto accidents. The Macoupin County Board has recognized Adopt-A-Pet multiple times with awards for its work.

Pets arriving at the shelter are given vaccinations, wormed, and their physical condition is evaluated. An area veterinarian visits the shelter on a regular basis. Dogs are checked for heartworm and cats for feline leukemia and FIV. All adult pets are spayed/neutered.

Shelter facilities include the original building with a grooming room, feed room, two small rooms with stainless steel stacked cages, eight indoor-outdoor roofed and heated runs, multiple outdoor fenced exercise areas. There is also a cat room with separate exercise areas, an isolation room, an office/adoption area, and a warehouse with food and supplies. We also have a modern surgery room where spay/neuter surgeries on shelter residents are performed.

Animals are fed top quality food, watered, cleaned, exercised, groomed, and as time permits, trained. Pets needing socialization are given extra handling by Adopt-A-Pet volunteers, which may be the first gentle touch the animal has ever had. Dog and cat mothers and their babies are also given special individual attention by our caring volunteers.

Administered by a Board of Directors, the shelter is operated by a Shelter Director, 3-5 part time employees, and a small but very dedicated group of volunteers. An occasional column of Shelter Stories, animal care advice and education on animal welfare issues is sent to 25 area newspapers in several counties. The Adopt-A-Pet Newsletter, published 3 times a year, has a circulation of approximately 1,200 households in Illinois, Missouri and other states. Adopt-A-Pet has approximately 200 members in addition to contributors who prefer to remain "non-members."

Adopt-A-Pet and its pets travel to local schools, familiarizing children with the be-kind-to-animals attitude. Gentle teaching with a hands-on role model is the best way to educate children towards kindness to all animals.

Adopt-A-Pet visits nursing homes with its pets to encourage interaction with the senior citizens. One of the nursing homes took a giant step by adopting a cat and a dog for its residents. The adoption was a great success and we hope to convince more area nursing homes of the therapeutic benefits of a dog or a cat.

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