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Let us introduce you to what S.T.A.R.T, Save The Animals Rescue Team is all about. The video to the right is just a small portion of what our tireless volunteers do each and every day to help the thousands of homeless, injured and needy animals in our area.

S.T.A.R.T., Save The Animals Rescue Team, depends on the generosity of individuals in the community, like you, to provide items for our rescued, injured and homeless animals. Since 1991, S.T.A.R.T.has helped thousands of animals but only because of your help.

One of the safest, easiest ways to donate is via PayPal. This safe, secure enviroment will expedite your donation directly to the many homeless and rescued animals that we help each and every day. Don't depend on someone else to do it. Please donate NOW by clicking on the PayPal icon. Thank you!

Shop - Donate till you drop!! Join for Free, Shop Online, & Support a Great Cause SHOP IGIVE.com – see if your favorite store participates Turn Your Everyday Online Shopping Into Donations for S.T.A.R.T. Click here to get started!

Search the web much? Click to Donate! Search and donate! It's a painless way to donate money to S.T.A.R.T. Pass it along to others you know---friends, family and co-workers. The more people who use www.GoodSearch.com, the more money donated to S.T.A.R.T. Help S.T.A.R.T., Help the Animals go to www.GoodSearch.com and sign up with Save the Animals Rescue team! Click & Donate!!

Donate A Car!! Are you thinking of selling or trading in that old car, boat or RV? Why not donate one instead? Trade that old vehicle for some donation dollars! As a charitable contribution your vehicle donation could make a big difference to our animals. Click below to print out our Donation Form to donate your car, truck, boat, trailer or RV. Then just complete the form and fax to our attention: Car donations at 973-785-3610. It's that easy! If you have any questions you would like answered prior to initiating the donation process, please feel free email us at info@startpets.net for more information.

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Donate through our CHARITY BADGE!

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Spay/Neuter

One of our nations biggests challenges is unaltered pets in our communties, contributing to overpopulation, overcrowded shelters and euthanizing of healthly animals. S.T.A.R.T. is committed to “no more litters” and can offer low-cost options to altering your pets. Some of these programs are supported by other non-profit groups or by the State of New Jersey. Spaying or neutering your pet increases their chances for a longer, healthier life and helps alleviate the dog and cat overpopulation problem.

Only 1 in 9 cats and dogs born in the U.S. will find a home. The rest will be destroyed because nobody wants them. For every person that is born, 15 dogs and 45 cats are also born. There aren't enough homes for them all. Only we can solve this problem, help fight pet overpopulation. Could you choose which animal will live? It's a choice no one should have make. Spay or neuter today! THE FACTS ARE:

Over $2 billion is spent annually by local governments to shelter and ultimately destroy 8-10 million adoptable cats and dogs because of a shortage of homes.
Source: Business Wire Features 2/16/99
7 dogs and cats are born every day for each person born in the United States; only 1 in 5 puppies and kittens stay in their original home for his/her natural lifetime; the other 4 are abandoned to the streets or end up at a shelter.
Source: The Humane Society of the United States.
An unspayed female cat, her mate and all of their offspring, producing 2 litters per years, with 2.8 surviving kittens per year can total 11,606,077 cats in only 9 years.
Source: Spay USA
An unspayed female dog, her mate and all of their puppies, if none are ever neutered or spayed, add up to 67,000 dogs in 6 years.
Source: Spay USA
Approximately 25% of the animals in shelters are purebred.
Source: The Fund for Animals -- Kim Sturla
The public acquires only 14% of its pets from shelters; 48% get their pets as strays, from friends, from animal rescuers, 38% get their pets from breeders or pet stores.
Source: The Humane Society of the United States.
Only 42% of cat owners and 39% of dog owners are aware of the pet-overpopulation problem.
Source: Massachusetts SPCA survey 1993

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Volunteer

Can't adopt? Can't foster? Well that doesn't mean you can't be a vital part of our rescue efforts! How can you help? Start by filling out the questionaire below. There's no committment and one of our volunteer counselors will call you to chat about this wonderful, heartwarming experience with you.

We do encourage young people to get involved with animal friendly experiences. S.T.A.R.T. conducts school presentations and assemblies offering the opportunity for kids to meet our mascots and learn about what it's like to be a volunteer for rescue group. Our junior volunteer program begins at age 13.

First Name
Last Name
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City
State
Zip Code
Daytime Phone	() -
Evening Phone	() -
E-mail Address
Your age:
FOSTERING: Can you offer a loving enviroment while permanent homes can be found for our rescued pets?
ADOPTION DAYS: Can you help at adoption days, canister drives, set up/break down or tabling?
FUNDRAISING: Can you help with our fundraising efforts; collect donations of supplies and equipment; support and help out during the events?
SPECIAL NEEDS CARETAKER: Are you a veterinarian technician, assistant, or experienced animal care specialist/handler and can assist with rehabilitation of injured, sick or prenatal care (i.e.-bottle feeding orphaned kittens/puppies)?
TRANSPORTATION: Are you able provide transportation for animals needing vet visits? Taken to adoption days? Pick up supplies?
Other: I have another skill that I would like to use to help S.T.A.R.T.
Do you have any special skills or talents that might benefit our volunteer organization?
When are you available to volunteer (weekdays, evenings, weekends)?
Questions/Comments?

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Foster

Animal rescue group has desperate need for temporary foster homes

LITTLE FALLS – Save the Animals Rescue Team (S.T.A.R.T.), an all-volunteer non-profit animal rescue group working throughout Northern New Jersey is desperatelyseeking foster homes.

Since S.T.A.R.T. does not have a shelter facility, its success depends on a network of foster families who open their homes to cats and dogs on a temporary basis until they are adopted.

S.T.A.R.T. can only help as many animals as it has available fosters to care for them. Come Spring of 2009, one of S.T.A.R.T.’s main foster moms is moving across country. Although S.T.A.R.T. wishes her all the best, this will put a huge strain on its foster network.

What is a foster home? Foster homes offer a loving and safe place for cats and/or dogs until they are adopted. All animals are examined by a veterinarian and vaccinated before entering a foster home. S.T.A.R.T. covers all medical expenses and provides all supplies needed such as crates, bowls, food, litter, etc. All the foster families need to do is provide a safe, loving home for a cat or dog to spend time in while they are waiting to be permanently adopted.

How long is the commitment? Depending on the needs of the animal, the commitment could vary from several days to several weeks or even months. S.T.A.R.T. makes every effort to have the foster adopted as quickly as possible by holding pet adoption days every weekend at local pet stores and posting the adoptable pets on its Web site.

Although fostering takes a great deal of time and commitment, it is a rewarding experience. If you have children, the lessons they learn from fostering will enrich their lives. By fostering you receive the joy of loving an animal, companionship and loyalty.

For more information email adopt@startpets.net or fill out the below application.

HEELLOOO---we NEED your help...can you foster a companion animal? It's not as hard as you may think...

Tell your family the guest room is taken! Foster!
Please complete form below:

First Name
Last Name
Address Line 1
City
State
Zip Code
Daytime Phone	() -
Evening Phone	() -
E-mail Address
Your age:
Would you prefer to foster a canine or feline?
Adult, junior or baby?
Do you own or rent your dwelling?
Is your dwelling an apartment, condo, townhouse or single family home?
How many adults live in your home?
How many children and what are their ages?
Are you familiar with the foster program and how it works?
If you would like to foster a canine, do you have a fenced in yard?
How many hours a day would the animal be left alone?
Where will the animal be kept while being fostered in your home?
If you travel or must leave for a couple of days, how will the animal be cared for?
Please list any other pets you own, including type, breed, age, sex, intact/altered, shots, licensed
Vets name:
Vets Address:
Vets phone:	() -
May we contact your vet for information on your pets?
Do you have any objections to a home visit to meet your family, and to get a “general picture” of the environment the animal will live in?
Please describe any other animal experience you have:
Foster participant agrees to provide quality food, fresh water, secure exercise space, training, and shelter while the animal is in their foster care. Foster participant agrees to exercise dogs on leashes or in a fenced-in area at all times. Foster participant agrees to keep all cats restricted to inside at all times. Foster participant understands that this is a temporary arrangement, and that the animal they are fostering is the property of S.T.A.R.T. Foster participant agrees that they will not adopt or transfer any animal to any other parties without prior consent of a S.T.A.R.T. officer. Foster participant agrees that adoption of a foster animal is at the discretion of a S.T.A.R.T. officer. Adoption of a foster animal by the foster participant will be at the discretion of a S.T.A.R.T. officer and will follow all adoption procedures. S.T.A.R.T. reserves the right to remove an animal from the care of a foster participant at any time. Foster participant agrees to allow S.T.A.R.T. to show their foster animals, with proper notification, to prospective adopters. Foster participant agrees to bring the foster animal to scheduled adoption days and vet appointments.
If you have any additional comments or questions, please let us know: