| Animal Rescue Coalition
of Hawaii 987-ARCH
ARCH was formed in 1999 on the Big Island and operates mainly
in the Waimea area. Their mission is to “promote the
welfare of dogs and cats on the Island of Hawaii, and eliminate
all unnecessary euthanization through innovative spay/neuter
incentives, adoption support, and public education.”
They were formed SPECIFICALLY to assist HIHS in addressing
the pet overpopulation here. ARCH assists us with the foster
care program, posts adoptable animals on their website, www.archawaii.org,
and operates an educational program. Currently they are an
all-volunteer organization. There is no physical shelter.
AdvoCats 327-3724
AdvoCats is an all-volunteer organization based in Kona and
operating mainly on the West side of the island. AdvoCats
was set up to address the extensive feral cat problem on our
island. This organization supports the Trap-Neuter-Return
(TNR) program that has been so successful in many communities
on the mainland and made popular by national organization
Alley Cat Allies. TNR colonies are set up by cat caretakers
whose responsibility it is to trap the cats, have sick cats
euthanized, healthy cats vaccinated and sterilized, and then
return the cats to the colony where they will keep new cats
from entering the area. Caretakers feed the colony and address
problems in the colony. HIHS supports TNR colonies. If any
“tipped ear” (sterilized) cats are brought into
the shelter, AdvoCats is contacted and a representative redeems
that cat.
www.enchantedfantasies.com/acats.html
Cat-Care/The Cat House 985-8882
Former HIHS board member Cat Killam and her husband, Kent,
long dreamt of a foundation that would assist the homeless
cats of their area. The formed Cat-Care in the mid-1990’s
and in 2001 their “cat house” became fully functional.
The cat house houses approximately 40 cats and most are available
for adoption. Almost all of the cats were adopted from the
Keaau shelter. The cat house is located just outside Volcano
and is not open to the public, but accessible only through
a pre-arranged appointment with the Killams. Cat earns most
of the operating funds for the cat house through her massage
business and donations from tourists.
www.catcarehawaii.org
Rainbow Friends Animal Sanctuary 982-5110
Located on 11 acres in Mountain View on the East side of the
Island, Rainbow Friends is a true “no-kill” sanctuary
for dogs and cats. Founders Lanny and Mary Rose Sinkin based
the plan for their shelter on the famous Best Friends animal
sanctuary in Utah. All animals are tested for disease and
vaccinated before they can enter the shelter. The Sinkins
are very stringent in their adoption procedures and work hard
to ensure a perfect match before they release any of their
animals. Rainbow Friends is a limited-admissions shelter as
they must turn away animals when space is unavailable.
www.rainbowfriends.org
Three Ring Ranch 331-8778
Ann Goody, experienced animal trainer and caretaker, set up
an exotic animal sanctuary in Kona in 2000. She is an amnesty
station for illegal animals and provides care for a number
of unusual creatures, including oryx, zebras, cranes, flamingoes,
llamas and others. Ann helps HIHS by taking in exotics that
we are unable to care for and rehabilitating native species
so they can be released back into the wild.
www.threeringranch.org
Paws Across Hawaii
An island-wide alliance of animal welfare groups (all mentioned
above) and individuals from the community interested in animal
welfare who have committed to working together to make life
better for the companion animals of our island. Started in
the fall of 2003.
www.pawsacrosshawaii.org
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