THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A MEANS TO PLACE UNWANTED, HEALTHY, ADOPTABLE PETS IN GOOD FAMILY ENVIRONMENTS AND TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF ANIMAL ISSUES SUCH AS CARE, WELFARE, AND THE HAZARDS OF OVERPOPULATION. THEIR PROGRAMS HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS ENTERING SHELTERS AND NUMBER OF ANIMALS BEING EUTHANIZED DUE TO OVERCROWDED SHELTERS.