Mighty Mutts

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Who We Are

Mighty Mutts is a no-kill, all-volunteer animal rescue group. We rescue stray dogs and cats from the streets to provide them with food, shelter and any needed medical treatment - including:

• Full vaccination for all dogs and cats
• Treatment for internal and external parasites
• Immediate spay/neuter
• Screening all cats for FiV and FeLV

When brought back to health, these very special animals are made available for adoption to permanent, loving homes.

Although our limited facilities prevent us from rescuing all of the strays we encounter, we still do our best to make sure as many as possible are fed through our nightly feeding routes. These routes help to give nourishment to dozens upon dozens of strays, seven nights a week, fifty-two weeks a year. To find out more about our routes, or to give us a helping hand, please contact us.

Adopting a Friend Here's how our adoption process works: We do all our adoptions through Union Square in Manhattan because we don't have a public shelter. You can meet many of our animals there on Saturdays; we are generally there from about 12 am until sundown, as long as it isn't pouring outside. If you hit it off with one of our animals, you can fill out an application at Union Square. If your application looks like a good match with the animal you're interested in, we'll call and do a phone interview with you. If the match still seems like a great one, we'll do an in-house interview. For all dog adoptions, we require permanent child safety gurads on every window in the apartment. We can advise you on how to get these installed. For all cat adoptions, we require permanent window screens on every window in the apartment. We can also advise you on getting these installed. If you have had a pet recently, we generally check your vet references. We request a donation of $90 for each adoption. So that we can follow up with our animals after they've been placed, we only adopt animals to tri-state area residents.

All too often, people decide to adopt a dog or cat on impulse, not realizing that their split-second decision is one their pet will have to live with for the rest of its life. For this reason, Mighty Mutts NEVER PERMITS THE IMMEDIATE ADOPTION OF AN ANIMAL. All potential owners must consider their decision for a 24-hour period. They must be fully aware of the responsibilities involved in having a pet, such as daily exercise, visits to the veterinarian, and finding reliable care when they must be away.

Most importantly, they must understand that adopting a pet is not like buying a sweater: a pet cannot be returned just because it seemed cuter in the store. Pets bond quickly with their owners, and they feel the pangs of abandonment when rejected, returned to a shelter or, worse yet, turned out to the streets.

From Our Founder

If you want the most loyal and best friend you'll ever have in your life, who will stand by you through thick and thin and ask nothing in return, then adopt a pet.

If you want someone who will overlook your faults, who will always be willing to forgive you no matter what you do, and who will always be there for you with unconditional love, then adopt a pet.

If you are absolutely sure that you are ready to make the same commitment to an animal that he so unhesitantly makes to you, then adopt a pet.

But when you see that pet who looks really cute, and you just can't wait to take him home, think first how much he may have already suffered in his short lifetime. Make sure you adopt a pet for the right reasons.

Sincerely,

John Contino
Mighty Mutts Founder

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You can visit our main site for even more info about us and our beautiful animals.Plus you can find out ways to help!

Email: edonahue@liu.edu

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