Services & Programs

Adoption Program | Adoption Services | Education Programs
The Lifelong Friends Program | The Emergency Medical Care Program | The Guardian Program

Adoption Program

• The ARL North offers shelter, medical care, and love to every animal. The shelter receives owner-surrendered animals to give them a second chance.
• All animals visit with the doctor, are tested for incurable diseases, spayed/ neutered, vaccinated, wormed, and readied for their new homes.
• To better promote lifelong relationships, the shelter staff works to match the lifestyles of humans and animals.

Adoption Services

• Staff and volunteers work together through training and socialization to bring out the best in all the animals and enhance their chances for adoption.
• Support and training will also be provided after adoption.
  
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Education Programs

The Maurice and Paula Lovejoy Learning Center provides a space for learning and training programs. Learning is the key to understanding, and understanding will help to break the cycles of abuse, violence and neglect. Watch the homepage for announcements of upcoming sessions.

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The Lifelong Friends Program

The Lifelong Friends Program matches senior citizens with older, adoptable animals. This popular program addresses many of the concerns expressed by seniors who expressed a desire to have a companion animal.

As a member of the Lifelong Friends program, seniors (over 65 years of age) are entitled to the following benefits:

• Our staff will help you to find the perfect new family member. These highly adoptable animals will be older dogs and cats seeking their forever homes.
• The ARL North adoption fee is waived for participating seniors in our program.

Veterinary hospitals in the area who are participating sponsors of the Lifelong Friends Program will provide a 10% discount when you present a letter of participation from the ARL North. Participating veterinarians include:

MWV Mobile Veterinary Clinic
603-367-8118
Conway Veterinary Hospital
603-447-3449
Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital
207-935-2244
Dr. Monique Kramer
207-697-2299
North Country Animal Hospital
603-356-5538

In the event of a medical emergency, Lifelong Friends members may participate in the ARL North Medical Emergency Care Program(link to this program description); under this program, the ARL North will help ensure care for your pet should you require hospitalization or nursing home care. The Medical Emergency care program operates on a sliding fee scale.

If you find that you are unable to care for your pet at any time, the ARL North Guardian Program (link to program here) will provide care for any adoptable animal until such time as the pet can be placed in another home.

The Lifelong Friends Program has been sponsored by My Favorite Things Collectibles, The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and the Ahmisa Foundation.

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The Emergency Medical Care Program

This program is appropriate when:

• You are unable to afford pet care while receiving medical care.
• You require emergency care as a result of illness or an accident, and need pet care until you can make appropriate arrangements for your pets.
• A hospitalization or nursing home stay is required, but there are no family or friends available to help care for a pet.
  

The ARL North will, with a referral from The Memorial Hospital, Visiting Nurse Association, or Carroll County Health and Home Care Services or other medical provider in the Mt. Washington Valley help to provide you with quality pet care while you are unable to be home due to medical reasons. Referrals are also made to the program by local police departments or animal control officers in the event of an accident.

In a medical emergency, the ARL North will assume the care of any pets left at home, and will ensure that these animals are well cared for until their human counterparts can get home or make suitable arrangements. The ARL North may opt to work with a licensed pet sitter who will make home visits, utilize foster care, or in some instances bring the pet to the shelter.
In situations where there is time to plan ahead, a ARL North staff member or volunteer will meet with both the pets and the family, and develop a collaborative care plan for the animal. If a long-term hospitalization or nursing home visit is planned, the ARL North may turn to a foster home, which will care for the dog or cat until the owner can resume care. In situations where an individual may ultimately be unable to return home, the ARL North Guardian program will work to place any adoptable pet in a loving home.

Fees are based on a sliding fee scale. Nobody will be refused this service due to an inability to pay. For those receiving emergency medical care who need assistance caring for a pet on a short term basis and who have the ability to do so, the ARL North asks for a donation to cover the costs of caring for their pets. In all situations, we will do our best to ensure that any animal receives proper care, attention and placement if needed.

Please contact Sandy Lord or John Mahoney at the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire - North for more information about this program at 603-447-5955.
The Medical Emergency Program was generously funded with seed money by The Memorial Hospital Volunteers.

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The Guardian Program

Pet owners should give thought to finding a friend or relative willing to take his/her animal and give it a good home upon the death or incapacitation of the pet owner. This matter should be discussed in advance with the potential caretaker to make sure that the animal will be cared for appropriately. The person who will receive an animal as the result of a bequest in a Will should understand that he or she becomes the animal's owner and, as such, has all the rights and responsibilities of ownership.
If you do not have a friend or relative who is able or willing to care for your pet should you become unable to do so, the ARL North Guardian program can assume care of your pet, and will ensure the placement of any adoptable dog or cat in a new loving home.
The ARL North strongly recommends that all pet owners ask a qualified attorney to draft his/her Will, leaving the animal to the caretaker the pet owner has selected. It is best to name alternate caretakers in the Will in case the first-named person is unable or unwilling to take care of your animals.
A simple provision in your will or estate trust is a powerful way to ensure that your animal will be well cared for; you may elect to name the ARL North in your Will as your pet’s caretaker. You may also elect to give a set dollar amount or a specific asset such as land or stock to the ARL North to provide for the future of animals which need your help. There is however no fee to participate in the ARL North Guardian Program.

Please contact Executive Director Virginia Moore for more information at 603-447-5605.

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