SAYv ANIMAL ORGANIZATION
ABOUT US
WE SAYv ANIMALS.
SAYv Animal Organization (pronounced "save") is a startup animal welfare organization focused on supporting, creating and executing life-SAYving solutions for homeless animals in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Aruba.
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SAYv is 100% foster-based and volunteer-run. We are currently based in Plainfield, IL, but have operations (aka fosters and volunteers) in Chicagoland and the surrounding suburbs.​
OUR WORK
RESCUE
We save and place abandoned and homeless animals.
Unfortunately, since we are a start-up organization with limited funds, we aren't able to take in all of the more challenging cases that we'd like to, but we know this will be easier once we get a solid financial base and network. We fully intend to help open-admission shelters save ALL at-risk animals, including major medical and seniors.
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Based on our experience, rescue efforts cost an average of $1,000 per animal. Some may be $500 (roughly the bare minimum of basic medical care and spay/neuter), and some may cost $7,000. We do not want to risk not being able to afford medical care for an animal that needs it.
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We would like to prioritize animals that are facing the greatest risk of euthanasia, and support open-admission shelters with low save rates.
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For now, we will keep doing the best we can with what we have. Thank you for your support!
HUMAN-PET SUPPORT
Humans are animals too!
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Many people don't realize that support for pet parents is an essential element of lowering the intake for open-admission shelters, ultimately decreasing the number of homeless pets and SAYving more lives. Through this program, we do what we can to keep humans and pets together.
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This program has had a "soft launch." We need to add additional volunteers to our team and ramp up fundraising efforts to be able to expand this effort, BUT, we are very excited.
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MEET THE TEAM
Below are the superheros of SAYv - the management volunteers that handle all operations. While you may not see the superhero capes in the photos, trust us, they're there. We also have a network of other volunteers who support all of the life-SAYving work that we do, including operations at Petsmart Geneva. Learn more about volunteering here.
