The Companion Animal Protection Act (CAPA)

CAPA HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Establishes that saving lives and public safety are compatible
  • Protects all species of shelter animals
  • Makes it illegal for a shelter to kill an animal if a rescue group or No Kill shelter is willing to save that animal
  • Requires shelters to provide animals with fresh food, fresh water, environmental enrichment, regular exercise, veterinary care, and cleanliness
  • Requires shelters to have fully functioning adoption programs including off-site adoptions, use of the internet to promote their animals, and ample adoption hours when the public is available
  • Prohibits shelters from killing animals based on arbitrary criteria when alternatives to killing exist
  • Requires animal control to allow volunteers to help with fostering, socializing, and assisting with adoptions
  • Requires shelters to be truthful about how many animals they kill and adopt by making their statistics public.
CAPA Brochure
CAPA.pdf
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Shaw PBR

368 Old New Hope Road

Columbus, MS 39702

WE DO NOT TAKE OWNER SURRENDERS OR TRANSFERS FROM OTHER SHELTERS

 

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

 

662.386.SHAW (7429)



Columbus, Mississippi

FEIN: 46-0852468

DUNS: 078737353

 

Mission Statement

Our goal is to provide abused, abandoned or homeless pit bull dogs with the medical attention they need; as well as the love and attention they deserve to heal - both emotionally, and physically.

 

We will work to facilitate the rescue and placement of abused or abandoned pit bulls into responsible homes and participate in fundraising to provide veterinary treatment; spay/neuter; food and shelter.

 

We are dedicated to fostering responsible pit bull ownership through education, adoption, and breed advocacy.

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