ANIMAL COALITION GROUP INC

What We Do:

The Animal Coalition Group funds spay/neuter surgeries for rescue groups.
We negotiate lower fees for spay/neuter surgeries with Veterinary Hospitals.
We pay the Veterinary Hospitals directly on behalf of the rescue group that brings in the cats.
98% of donations go directly towards spay and neuter surgeries.

What is a Rescue Group:

Volunteers who often help after work and/or on weekends to help rescue animals. *Details Below*
They often use their own money or family and friends’ monies to help pay for aiding animals.
Individuals who go into neighborhoods and businesses to help cats when called by members of the community.
For example, a person found three friendly healthy kittens in a cardboard box in a dumpster. The kind person took the kittens to the Shelter. The Shelter told him to put the kittens back in the dumpster. Luckily, a rescue member was standing in line behind him and took the kittens to safety.
If you call a shelter or a large non-profit organization, they will tell you to call a rescue or leave the animal where you found it.
These unsung heroes operate without government funding and often go unrecognized, receiving only minimal donations. Contributions are essential to sustain their efforts.

What has changed in recent years that has resulted in so many cats and is overwhelming the Rescue organizations:

UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program has adopted a policy that is now established throughout nonprofit organizations and Animal Services (Shelters) in the U.S. The policy is described below and on their website.

"Each year, millions of cats lose their lives in animal shelters. We now know that euthanasia of healthy cats in shelters can be replaced with programs that are dramatically more humane and effective for cats and communities alike. Learn about trap-neuter-return, managed admissions, and other life-saving ideas."

UC Davis Shelters and Community Cat Program

Basically, if you do not accept cats into Animal Services (the shelter) or non-profits organizations:

Healthy cats will not be euthanized.
They might find a home or are already owned by someone.

OUR PARTNERS

How It Works

The Animal Coalition Group works with Veterinary Hospitals, Rescue Organizations, and the Martinez Animal Shelter to form a vital network that works together closely towards the goal of spaying and neutering community cats. These entities recognize the importance of controlling the pet population and reducing the number of homeless animals.

Veterinary hospitals play a crucial role by providing high-quality veterinary care, including spaying and neutering surgeries. Rescue organizations actively participate by rescuing abandoned and stray animals, ensuring their well-being, and facilitating their adoption into loving homes when possible. The Martinez Animal Shelter offers a secure refuge for animals requiring assistance and contributes to the community by promoting spaying and neutering, as well as sharing valuable knowledge with rescue organizations and veterinary hospitals.

Through collaboration and coordination, these organizations address the issue of overpopulation, reducing the strain on resources and improving the overall welfare of animals. Together, they create a positive impact in the community and ensuring a brighter future for all animals.

Rescue Organizations

Veterinary Hospitals

Martinez Animal Shelter

The Problem

Due to Animal Services and non-profits not accepting healthy cats and kittens, the responsibility has fallen heavily on rescue groups to spay/neuter and care for them. Many of these cats are abandoned and homeless. While it's positive that fewer cats are being euthanized, the community now turns to rescue groups whenever a cat is found without a home, or kittens are born to these abandoned cats.

What is the Scope of the Problem

What is important to understand is if a pair of cats are not spay/neutered. That pair of cats will turn into 80 or more cats in a year. Instead of $500 in surgery fees now the cost is $20,000 in fees. It is common sense if Animal Services and large non-profits are not answering calls from the public or accepting these healthy cats at their facilities, the cat population is exploding. The burden is too great for small groups of volunteers to pay for caring for these cats and the surgeries.

Even though the Rescue groups are doing the work for the County Government by working directly with the public answering calls to help cats found in their backyard, business or neighborhood, they do not receive direct funding from Contra Costa County. They rely on donations from the public. Rescue groups are under immense pressure to find solutions for these cats, but they have limited resources and no dedicated funding to care for the healthy cats Animal Services and non-profits will not accept. The situation has led to severe suffering among cats and kittens, with many dying from disease and starvation as their populations grows unchecked.

Rescuers and trappers are experiencing significant emotional distress from witnessing such widespread suffering. Without adequate resources to provide even basic care, they are left in a heartbreaking situation.

What is the difference between a Rescue group, a non-profit organization or Animal Services (shelters):

Animal Services and Non-profits provide lifesaving work. The employees at these organizations are dedicated to helping animals. These organizations provide many amazing services and programs for the community. These organizations tend to be large, have salaried employees, and buildings for their employees to provide services. Their work is important and necessary, but they must also pay for the overhead. As a result, approximately 23% of their revenue is available for helping animals.
The difference for the rescue groups is they are all volunteers and there is usually not a building.
Animals need all these types of organizations. Right now, the Rescue groups are desperate for funding.

Are we cost effective and transparent:

Yes, we are cost effective – 98% of your donations are paid directly to Veterinary Hospitals to fund surgeries for rescue groups.
Please see our Financials Tab for our financial statements and statistics.
We use an outside CPA and bookkeeping service to review our books and create the financial statements.

Why are funding surgeries so important:

Paying for the surgeries frees up money for the Rescues so they can help more cats through their foster and adoption programs.
Surgeries reduce the population of cats and their suffering.
Many kittens born outside die from diseases, flea infestation, starvation, collisions, and predators. 420,000 kittens are born in a seven-year span if a single pair of cats is not spayed/neutered.

Proudly Platinum Transparent for 2024!

Being awarded the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (formerly Guidestar) is a major testament to the transparency of Animal Coalition Group Inc.

The Platinum Seal of Transparency is a rating that puts us in the top 0.1% of charities nationally in terms of transparency and means that Animal Co has shared clear and important information with the public about our goals, strategies, capabilities, achievements and progress indicators.

As a result, potential donors can easily find in-depth financial information about our organization to help them make informed decisions when considering a gift that supports our mission. With this information in hand, they can be confident that their contribution will help us save as many lives as possible and bring about change in our community.

We are incredibly proud and humbled to receive the Platinum Seal of Transparency and are committed to continuing to be transparent and accountable to our donors and the community.