Working to support a community where no animal of reasonable health or temperament is euthanized simply because he or she does not have a home.

Our mission is to create a community, with an emphasis on population control, where no animal of reasonable health or temperament is euthanized simply because he or she does not have a home.

Since launching “Mission No-Kill 2021” in 2011, CARE has been committed to a number of lifesaving initiatives here in South Bend.
In 2012 we helped to celebrate the grand opening of a new, state of the art, 9,300 square foot animal shelter. This came after many years of hard work, hope, sweat and tears.

In 2014 through our continued activism for the homeless, abandoned, abused and neglected animals in our community, the South Bend City Council rewrote and then adopted an entirely new chapter of laws designed to improve the standards of care for the animals in our community while promoting responsible pet ownership. This effort was long overdue and has been suggested as a legislative model for other cities to follow.

In April 2015, we achieved another milestone. Since launching the Rescue Outreach Program (ROP) in 2012, we have transported 400 animals by driving thousands of miles to rescue groups both far and wide. The ROP is an innovative program designed to give shelter animals that have been passed over for adoption a second “second” chance. By combining aggressive marketing techniques and meticulous communications with a well coordinated network of volunteer drivers to deliver animals to rescue partners both far and wide, we work hard to insure that all SBACC animals have every chance available to find loving, lifelong homes.

Since 2010, CARE is pleased to have been able to provide over $43,000 for medical care for the animals at SBACC. We have done this to ensure the best of care for these homeless animals with the hope of increasing their adoptability. In addition to the 269 spay & neuter surgeries, treatment for 9 heartworm positive dogs, 5 hit by car, 5 entropion eye surgeries treatment for eye ulcers, numerous pre-paid rabies & vaccinations ,multiple dentals, 1 carpal flexural deformity puppy, emergency surgery for a prolapsed uterus, 1 treatment for poisoned dog , transport exams, extended boarding when needed and C.A.R.E. medical grants when approved rescue partners have room to accept our animals into their programs but do not have the resources.

In May of 2015, we celebrated the grand opening of the long awaited on- site, medical diagnostic suite.

Creating a community where no animal of reasonable health or temperament is euthanized simply because he or she does not have a home is not going to be easy work. Achieving this goal is also not going to be the result of one single effort. Building a No-Kill Community as defined by the Asilomar Accord will take an enormous amount of time, commitment, collaboration and resources. However, when we look in the eyes of each saved animal, we know our efforts are worth it.