Pound Pals started in 2001 by a small group interested in s aving shelter pets from shelter euthanasia.

Mission:  We are an all breed, all foster based rescue, specializing in seniors and pets with special needs and hospice care. When possible we step up, most times in the final hour when all hope is gone, to help save the lives of those that are in the most danger of being left alone to die on a cold shelter floor. Pound Pals provides hospice care, comfort, love and a safe haven for the terminally ill and the hard core cases. All of our rescues are vetted immediately. Pound Pals' seriously medically challenged seniors who suffer with terminal or severe mobility medical conditions are placed in loving hospice and long term foster care for as long as needed until they cross the rainbow bridge. We are with them, holding and loving them in the end. We do not hesitate to pull the terminally ill or the ones the shelter will inevitably kill due to illness, age and inability to walk, see or hear as we cannot bear having them die alone, frightened and sadly wondering why they have been discarded in the winter of their lives. We are their voice and we will continue saving lives one senior at a time.

Non Profit Overview:  We are a foster based senior, hospice and special needs canine only rescue. We also provide an educational program , pet food and vet care through our local outreach program..

​Classroom Canines is the 501(c) (3) and Pound Pals is the DBA.