In its beginnings, it was
the refuge for many abused, abandoned and lost animals of every ilk. Our focus
was to provide assistance for 'special needs' animals. This assistance would be
in the form of rehabilitation, either behavioral or physical. It would mean
finding loving homes for many animals that were abandoned or providing medical
treatment that was urgently needed. Sometimes it meant feeding babies and
injured exotics from as young as one day, or even hours old.
Most of the animals taken
in over the years are in wonderful loving forever homes and some are permanent
residents with us. Many of the senior animals we have taken in lived with us
until the end and will forever be remembered for their unique personalities and
missed to this day.
At one time the Sanctuary
housed fifty ferrets and was the only 'official' ferret rescue north of Phoenix.
Out of sheer circumstance, we quickly became and still consider ourselves to be
ferret experts and have been faced with every imaginable situation with the
ferrets we have been privileged to care for. Like bunnies, ferrets are cute
little animals that for an instant - seem the perfect pet for a little girl or
boy and the perfect Easter or Christmas present. As is usually the case, the
parents soon realize that one must know how to 'handle' and care for these
little creatures and like many, did not want to put in the time or effort to
learn. And that is how Morning Starr grew its population of bunnies and
ferrets...among many other varieties of our friendly creatures!
Morning Starr has always
known that the issue of so many deaths in the local shelters is caused by the
overpopulation of animals. That is why Morning Starr's new mission is to fight
and conquer this serious and growing problem of uncontrolled animal population
growth. We are committed to doing more to help dog and cat owners (they are in
the most need of a solution), realize the benefits to their own families'
health; safety and well-being of spay/neutering their pets. Our new affordable
spay/neuter clinic is dedicated to providing affordable solutions without
compromise in either the quality of care or the first-class professionalism of
its veterinarians.
Because our staff is all
volunteer we are able to keep the costs low enough to be affordable for most pet
owners. We do pay for our Veterinarian and one Vet Tech.
We take our responsibility
to the people and animals of our community very seriously. We will always keep
the lines of communication open to our users via our on-line newsletters while
providing a significant and much needed spay/neuter service. As well, we are
always available by telephone and email to answer any questions and listen to
any concerns. We will assist in any way we can. Working with other no-kill
organizations in the area, we are able to offer No Cost spay/neuter for certain
breeds. Through grants and donations we can also offer more help to those in the
community.
We are proud to say that we
have indeed saved the lives of many animals and have provided nurturing and love
to many that would otherwise, have never experienced. And like any non-profit
organization, none of this is possible without support. We always welcome
donations of time, equipment, food and most importantly, financial. Our dream is
to continue to save the lives of our animals and help our community. We cannot
do this without the support of our communities. Please visit our website www.morningstarr.org to learn more about Morning
Starr and our new Spay/Neuter Clinic. Read how you can help make a difference
and be part of our dream. Any donations can be provided by check or pay pal.
Please contact us for more information about Morning Starr Animal Sanctuary. We
are located at 257 Justin Dr., Suite A, Cottonwood, AZ 86326, email fran@morningstarr.org or phone 928-821-2420. Learn more on our
web site. One hundred per cent of all donations are used to help support our new
clinic as well as our resident animals in need of care. Be part of the solution
and the dream!
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