Mission, Vision, Values

OUR MISSION

The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley promotes companion animal welfare by providing temporary shelter for homeless pets, adopting them to qualified homes, and reducing animal abuse, neglect, and overpopulation through community education and spay/neuter services.

OUR VISION

We envision a community where all people demonstrate compassion and respect toward animals and where all companion animals have loving homes.

OUR VALUES

• Compassion for all animal life
• Respect for the intrinsic value of animals
• Celebration of the human-animal bond
• Support for humane shelter policies & practices
• Belief in the right of animals to be free from cruelty, neglect, and abuse
• Commitment to ending companion animal overpopulation
• Appreciation of our qualified and committed staff and volunteers