Mission: TO RESCUE THE ABUSED, ABANDONED, AND DUMPED ANIMALS IN THE AREA. TO PROVIDE LOVING CARE, MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND SOCIALIZATION IN AS HOMELIKE AN ENVIRONMENT AS POSSIBLE. TO PROVIDE SANCTUARY TO THOSE DEEMED "UNADOPTABLE". TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMAL AND THE IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING DOGS AND CATS TO DO OUR PART. TO PUT AN END TO PET OVERPOPULATION, ABUSE, AND INHUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS.
Haven of the Ozarks takes excellent care of all of the animals at their shelter! It's tough in a rural setting to get volunteers and donors, but they somehow still manage to make ends meet and take care of the furkids at the same time!
I have been a volunteer and Board Member at Haven of the Ozarks for over 11 years. It is run just like you would want an animal shelter to be run. The overriding concern is the health and welfare of the current and former residents. The Haven takes in any former resident when they no longer have a home. Dogs have been returned 10 years after their adoption. Microchipping for all these years insures that they know if their former residents end up in humane societies anywhere. These dogs and cats are brought back to the Haven by staff or volunteers to find new homes.
Money is stretched as far as possible through ingenuity, do-it-yourself skills, bargain hunting and fantastic volunteer support.