Our Mission

Stray Animal Adoption Program (SAAP) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that exists to rescue, protect, and provide care for at risk pets. We promote lifelong adoptions while focusing on spay/neuter and the education of animal welfare.

Our Pillars

Commitment to

Rescue

Commitment to

Adoptions

Commitment to

Care

Commitment to Rescue

SAAP is dedicated to the rescue of animals that are in need of a forever home. Our animals are fostered in homes where they are provided with love, food, medical care, and socialization until adopted into a loving home.

43,737

Total
Adoptions

SAAP was founded in 1998 and since has supported 35,666 dog and 8,071 cat adoptions.

(As of March 2025)

250+

Animals in
Foster Care

SAAP supports, on average, 250 to 300 dogs and cats in our network of foster homes.

Commitment to Adoptions

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Total Adoption Events in 2024:

350+

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Total Adoptions
in 2024:

2,123

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Commitment to Care

In addition to rescuing healthy dogs and cats, SAAP supports animals with complex or extended medical needs and provides hospice care for aging and sick animals.

Image of Eowyn, a Stray Animal Adoption Program dog that uses a wheelchair.
Image of a Stray Animal Adoption Program Cat, named Adders, with no eyes.
Stray Animal Adoption Program Puppy with a broken leg

Support our Mission

We need your help to continue our mission! SAAP relies on grants, partnerships, fundraising, and donations to support our mission to rescue, protect, and provide care for at risk pets. All donations are tax-deductible and your donation will directly fund the rescue, care, and medical needs of the dogs and cats within SAAP.