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Dog Adoption
As of January 2020, Senate Bill 245 calls on animal shelters throughout the state to waive pet adoption fees for military veterans. California is home to 2 million military veterans, including many who struggle to cope with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and could benefit from an animal companion.
In late December 2024 we began working on another bill SB 325 Pets for Heroes Act in Nevada This bill was quickly fast tracked and approved and goes into effect October 1, 2025. This bill allows Veterans, Law Enforcement and First Responders to adopt at most county municipalities in Nevada or rescues funded through the county.
These two laws allow the connection between a Veteran and animals to fulfill the need for each other. When a Veteran needs companionship an animal is a great pairing. An animal gives the Veteran a purpose and a job all in one.
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Service Dogs
If you are a Veteran who suffers from PTSD, you might quality for a service dog through Guide Dogs of America see https://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/veteran-service-dogs for more information.
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Dog Training
If you need basic training for your dog, reach out to our community partners
What Drives Us
FUTURE PLANS
***We don’t have a rescue and at this time only refer to other agencies. It is up to you to do your own due diligence on these agencies, we are not affiliated with them, we are only giving you a reference.***
When a Veteran leaves the military, they leave behind all the structure and often are not sure how to fit in with the civilian world. A pet helps them since the pet relies on the owner for everything, safety, survival, food, exercise and their own need for companionship.
We have a fund where we can help a Veteran kennel their animals when they have a need.
Often when a Veteran needs to have a medical procedure and doesn’t have someone they trust to care for their pet, they will not proceed with taking care of themselves.
When they find themselves in trouble with the law and get arrested and have a pet, what happens to the pet? It goes to usually to a county shelter and the Veteran then must pay to get it out.
What happens when the Veteran is homeless and doesn’t have the money to get there pet out? Often, they are rehomed by the county. This can be devastating to the Veteran they lose what they consider a family member. What incentive does the Veteran have to continue to behave in jail?
What about when they are getting mental health help? What happens to their pet, the same thing as to when they are in jail if they don’t have a place that can care for their pet.
Veterans who can get housing that doesn’t allow pets, often will refuse because they will not leave behind, they will remain homeless. Having a place that can leave their pet at night will help us to get more Veterans housed, until they can find housing that will allow their pet.
This is why having a place for them to leave their pets is so important. Their mental health is important. We feel that a Veteran will behave better while they are in jail, if they have the incentive knowing their pet will be there when they get out and not have a HUGE bill they must and figure out how to pay.
We work with community partners that offer dog training at no cost, so that they Veterans and dogs can get trained with basic commends and in some cases be trained to become service animals. This training helps the Veteran have a purpose and focus on their pet and establishes a better relationship between the two. It also, keeps the Veteran and pet safer while out in the community.
We are working with another community partner that offers low-cost medical care for their pets including spay/neuter, vaccines, and other basic medical needs.
We are currently establishing relationships with other community partners that will offer food for their pets.
Our kennel will bring all these pet care needs in one place for the Veteran.
We will offer to the public boarding services for a charge and these funds will allow us to kennel the Veterans, Active Duty, Reservists animals at no cost.
We do not have a current time frame for this, however, we are actively seeking corporate or private sponsors who would be interested in providing the means to make this goal a reality.