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SAVE Announces Merger With Friends of Homeless Animals
February 2006

SAVE announced today the merger with Friends of Homeless Animals. Formerly SAVE, Princeton's Animal Shelter, the organization is known as SAVE — A Friend to Homeless Animals. This merger will create the largest no-kill shelter for companion animals in the Princeton Area.

SAVE was founded in 1941 by Dr. Cornelia Jaynes and Emily Myrick as the Princeton Small Animal Rescue League-Small Animal Veterinary Endowment. Over the years, through donations and the support of many dedicated volunteers, SAVE has developed into a full-service shelter serving nearly 100,000 animals to date. SAVE has also successfully established contractual relationships with many municipalities to ensure rescue and protection until adoption can occur. Additionally, SAVE has developed a program for Humane Education, beginning at the Kindergarten level, which has been implemented in the Lawrence and Trenton school systems to date.

Friends of Homeless Animals, founded in 1998 by Cheryl Mills, dedicated its efforts to the rescue, fostering, and adoption of hundreds of pets in the Greater Princeton area. Many of these dogs and cats were rescued from inner city pounds. The organization created a fostering program for these animals.

With nearly 75 years of community involvement, the new SAVE — A Friend to Homeless Animals will continue its operation as a nonprofit shelter dedicated to protecting the health and welfare of companion animals in the Greater Princeton Area. There is a strong commitment to provide shelter and basic medical care for rescued and surrendered animals while seeking fostering and adoption opportunities within area communities. The merger of SAVE and Friends of Homeless Animals will enable the outreach to a wider network of animal lovers, thus ensuring an even greater number of successful adoptions.

"This is a very exciting announcement, one which we firmly believe benefits both the companion animals as well as the communities around us," states Executive Director, Frederic J. Ball. "We are sincerely grateful to our many long-time supporters and extend a welcoming hand to those who are just learning of us. There will be many exciting announcements in the future as we expand upon the current programs."

For more information about SAVE — A Friend to Homeless Animals, visit www.save-animals.org or call (609) 924-3802.