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- EIN 45-3941793
- 410-370-4402
- 3910 Ausherman Rd Knoxville MD 21758 USA
- http://www.februarystarsanctuary.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals
Mission: February Star Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, family-run sanctuary with a mission to rescue, rehabilitate, rehome and provide refuge for horses and cats in need. We strive to help the community through outreach programs and to help children develop compassion for rescue animals at an early age. Teaching our children to respect and protect even the smallest among us is one of the most important life lessons we can pass on. We give the unwanted a safe, secure home and teach children compassion... building a generation of animal advocates, one child at a time.
Results: Since being founded, we have rescued nearly 1,000 cats and horses and our goal is to rescue more and more each year. In the US, approximately 3,400,000 cats are abandoned each year. Of those 3.4 million, 1.3 million are put to death. While others are adopted, many are left on the streets, contributing to community cat overpopulation. This overpopulation creates a vicious cycle of further cases of forced euthanasia and a decline in the overall health and quality of life for cats throughout the country. Horses are one of the four most commonly abused, neglected, or abandoned animals in the United States. There are over 200,000 “unwanted” horses per year - not including the thousands of unreported cases of neglect and abuse. While some of these horses are lucky enough to find a home with a rehabilitation or rescue organization, many of these horses are sent to slaughter simply for being unwanted. We are dedicated to ending the suffering of horses and cats and will do all that we can to do so.
Target demographics: Horses & Cats
Direct beneficiaries per year: 180 cats, 45 horses and 150 families
Geographic areas served: Maryland
Programs: February Star Sanctuary strives to improve the overall health and quality of life for horses and cats. Some of the issues our programs address are animal abandonment, animal abuse, cat overpopulation and the high numbers of animal intake and euthanasia. Our programs include equine adoption and sanctuary, barn cat adoption and sanctuary, trap-neuter-return, caring for cats of the homeless and community outreach with youth.