PREVENTS ANIMALS FROM ENTERING THE SYSTEM BY PROMOTING SPAYING AND NEUTERING; IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE TRAP-NEUTER RELEASE PROGRAM FOR FERAL CATS; PROVIDES INTAKE COUNSELING FOR OWNERS RELINQUISHING THEIR PETS TO THE SHELTER. PROVIDES HUMANE TREATMENT FOR THE ANIMALS IN OUR CARE BY IMPLEMENTING CLEANING AND MEDICAL PROTOCOLS. EXPEDITES THE EXIT OF ANIMALS FROM THE SHELTER SYSTEM BY IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS THAT HELP LOST PETS RETURN TO THEIR OWNERS, BY IMPLEMENTING CREATIVE ADOPTION PROGRAMS, AND BY DEVELOPING A FOSTER CARE PROGRAM.