Jaan

Embarking as a local  no-kill animal sanctuary, we expect to receive many requests for admissions. Because this is a  lifesaving work, many people want to know our standard of care and how animals come to us.

 

The majority of the animals we're able to accept at JAAN are domestic animals; including farm animals, as permitted by law.  These are often ones that can live in an environment with staff, visitors, volunteers, and other animals who attain ambassador status at JAAN.

 

In order to provide the highest possible quality of life for all animals at the Sanctuary, we house most of our residents in teams, acceptable by each animal --after a quarantine and training period. For this reason, we are unable to easily accommodate most requests involving aggressive animals and those who are fearful of others of the same species.

 

Aggressive, traumatized animals, especially those who pose a risk to other animals,  are housed individually, and robustly rehabilitated and regarded one with special needs.  Many of the animals at the Sanctuary have special needs, requiring adequate space, training, special diets and vigorous caregiving resources. Therefore, we can only commit to new animals as we have the ability to provide for them, as the resources and ability acrue.

 

Our animals are fed organic nourishment nearly 100% of the time, whenever possible. These are regularly examined, by a veterinarian, and proper record-keeping protocols for each are kept. These are shared, upon requests of the donors-- in the spirit of accountability for their donations.

 

Admission decisions are made based on our ability to provide appropriate housing and care for each of the animal's unique needs.  Jaan regards non-human animals as the persons that they are--uniquely with their individual personalities formed from their experiences. Although our goal is to help animals on their way to a loving home, we do make a lifetime commitment to the animals who come here, and potential admissions are considered in view of space and resources. We cannot accomodate every request.

 

 

Our admissions process includes commitments from the surrenderer, and communication between one of our intake specialists and the caregiver of the animal or from an over extended rescuer and where the animal is at risk of harm/danger.

We examine and explore a variety of options to help that animal.

 

We rarely consider admission to JAAN as the first option because of limited staff and resources.

Nonetheless,  we do all we can to personally respond and assist with every individual request.  

 

Almost always, for homeless or suffering animals in need, the best chance for a good home can be found right within your  own community; and if you simply widen your compassion with the effort of turning every leaf.

 

We are very conscious of compassion fatigue and with individuals who take on more than they can handle--therefore do not hesitate to reach us if you find yourself overwhelmed in this regard for support.

 

Thank you for taking time to care for animals in need. If we all work together, we can shoulder a reparation duty to them.