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 2,100 cats, dogs, rabbits 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 for adoptions. Two cages are kept at Feeders 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 300 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. 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.
Pet Groups United (PGU) is an organization consisting of seven animal welfare groups located throughout Kentuckiana. Each group works together for the common good of animals as part of PGU. Thru PGU each group directly and indirectly assists one another in relation to animal welfare and also performs Fundraising Events collectively and divides the proceeds.
The seven organizations associated with PGU are:
If for any reason an adoption doesn't work, A.P.A. will gladly accept any animal back!
NOTE: Our office will be open the second Saturday of each month for adoptions. Volunteers will be available from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm.
Take Exit 0 off of I-65N. Go east on Court Avenue, then turn right (south) on Meigs Avenue. We are just around the corner from the Court House.
To view an on-line map of our location, click here.
Animal Protection Association (APA)
425 Meigs Ave.
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Phone: (812)283-6555 or
(812)246-4999
Email: info@apa-pets.org
APA's Main Website
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