Pet Project Rescue is a Platinum 501(c)(3) on GuideStar
Our Mission: To be the solution to companion animal overpopulation & homelessness from MN to Mexico by offering free spay/neuter clinics for owned and homeless dogs and cats.
Pet Project Rescue (PPR) is a Minnesota-based, non-profit organization that specializes in spay/neuter programming from Minnesota to Mexico and foster-based hospice care for terminally ill MN dogs and cats rescued from local high-kill shelters.
PPR’s mission is to end animal homelessness and suffering by focusing on reducing the homeless animal population at its source through our free spay/neuter clinics for animals both in our local MN community and in Mexico. PPR believes that all animals deserve a loving and healthy life. To fully provide for animals in need we dedicate our time and energy to help animals locally and beyond by providing free vet care for low-income communities while also striving to make Minneapolis a no-kill city!
In addition to our main focus on spay and neuter services, we make an effort to provide a comfortable and dignified life for animals that are generally seen as unadoptable. PPR created a hospice program in 2010, which focuses on providing foster homes for terminally ill animals that are rescued from MN high-kill shelters. These dogs and cats are out of options, but because of our hospice program, they are able to have a loving family in their last days and pass with the respect and dignity every living being deserves.
Pet Project Rescue has been a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit since 2008.
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Our Story
Pet Project Rescue was started in response to the needs of street animals on Isla Mujeres, Mexico in 2008. Many of these animals live in desperate conditions, where they must fight to stay alive each day on the street. It is a heart-wrenching site for any animal lover, and once you have seen one of these adorable dogs or cats it is impossible not to want to do something to help them. And this is where the story of Pet Project Rescue began…
During Maia’s, our founder, time in Mexico she had the opportunity to work alongside animal advocates all over the Riviera Maya and instantly fell in love with all the street animals. She understood the need to humanely control unchecked breeding, and that meant volunteering to support spay & neuter programs and end the cycle of life on the streets for these animals.
Since 2008, thousands of animals have been cared for and the number of street animals continues to decrease, while education of good pet ownership continues through our wonderful partners in the region.
As of April 2009, PPR began working with our local Minneapolis animal control to rescue local cats and dogs. We strongly support the animals in our local area as well, and we knew that we had to get to the root of the problem and be the solution to pet overpopulation and homelessness in MN too. After 10 years of operating, it became clear that the only way we would ever empty our shelters was to get serious about spay/neuter programs and education.
In 2018, we shifted our focus from rescue, to what we also saw working in Mexico, and put our hard work into preventing unwanted and unplanned litters through spay/neuter programs – with the goal of reducing the number of animals entering shelters and needing rescue. We believe we will solve animal suffering by dedicating ourselves to spay and neuter!
These animals know the hard life, and they know the good life…and they will let you know each and every day how grateful they are for your help! Please consider becoming a Pet Project Rescue monthly donor and help us continue to provide vital care to dogs and cats in need from Minnesota to Mexico.
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