Making a Difference One FourPawed Critter Cat or Dog At a Time The Independent News Events Opinion More

Jackson Day Animal Rescue (JDAR) is based in Hurricane and serves southwestern Utah. The 501(c)(3) non-profit, no-kill, volunteer animal rescue organization exists to decrease euthanasia rates at local shelters through spay and neuter programs, public education, and finding homes for cats and dogs. It rescues animals from Washington County government shelters or sick or unwanted animals their owners can no longer care for, places them into foster homes or at the PetSmart Adoption Center, and ultimately finds them permanent homes. While no animal welfare organization or government agency is responsible for gathering national statistics, some national organizations — the American…