Angels4Animals - Frequently Asked Questions
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What categories of pets does Angels4Animals help?
Angels4Animals seeks to help
pet owners and the animals they love. Although the bulk of our assistance
goes to dogs and cats, the program is open to all pets, such as rabbits,
reptiles, amphibians, etc. We focus on animals that face being put to
sleep or surrendered by their owners due to the lack of available finances
for treatment.
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In what regions does Angels4Animals offer services?
Currently our efforts are geared toward assisting
animals in the United States. Our event offerings are primarily based
in California. On a case by case basis, we will consider helping those
in need in Canada.
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Do your programs run year round?
Yes, our organization is active year round, as
are our programs.
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Who is eligible to participate in the program?
The scope of our program is only limited by the
resources at our disposal. Participants are selected after filling out
an eligibility assessment application. Precedence is given to those
that have the shortest amount of time to make a decision and/or to those
that can demonstrate the greatest amount of negative impact on family
life if the pet was gone.
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I know of a pet facing euthanasia or surrender due to financial constraints.
How do I connect the owner to your program?
The “Contact Us
Page” can be used to provide us with referrals. For an emergency
situation, please call the phone number listed.
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What is required to volunteer with Angels4Animals?
We look for people who love working with animals
and for animal causes. Volunteers are screened using background checks
and reference verification in order to best ensure safety for families/pets
and to maintain the integrity of the program in general.
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How can I become involved?
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer
or would like to offer helpful suggestions, please let us know through
the “Contact Us Page.” We are
also looking for additional veterinary clinics that might be interested
in participating as a referring clinic.
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Are my donations to Angels4Animals tax-deductible?
Yes! Angels4Animals is a program
of Inner Voice Community Services, a 501(c)3 organization licensed in
the state of California. Your generous contributions are 100% tax-deductible.
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What is Inner Voice Community Services?
Inner Voice Community Services is the parent organization
of the Angels4Animals program. The goal of the organization
is to serve communities by providing real, tangible benefits to the
many sectors we serve. Although IVCS sponsors many programs, rest assured
that 100% of your contributions to Angels4Animals go to that program
and that program only.
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On my credit card bill the donation reads that it was made to Inner
Voice Community Services. Why does it read that way?
Inner
Voice Community Services is the parent non-profit organization of this
program. All donations are routed through IVCS in order to streamline
the organization’s accounting operation and to provide the tax-deductible
benefit to donors. The monthly statement you receive will detail this
as well for your records. Should you have any additional questions please
call or email us at anytime.
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Can I make a donation in honor of someone else?
Yes, you can. When donating, please specify that
you wish to make a donation in honor of someone else. You will be prompted
to enter the necessary information and will subsequently be sent something
to commemorate your gift.
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Why can’t I make a one-time donation on the site?
For our non-corporate donors we ask that those
interested in helping the pet owners and pets sign up for an automatic
monthly donation. Many non-profit organizations spend much of their
annual budgets on fundraising instead of actually helping those in need.
Instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars on marketing we would
prefer to have donors willing to make a consistent monthly commitment.
To accomplish this we ask for a very low commitment, starting at under
$10 per month. It may not seem like much help to the program, but multiplied
by many thousands of donors across the country it makes a significant
difference. And by doing this, the organization can focus on saving
animals, instead of heavy fundraising. If you are interested in making
an additional donation, or do not own a credit card, you may send a
check or money order to the address listed on the Contact
Us Page.
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Can companies donate items for an event?
Yes! If your company is interested in donating
items that pets and their owners would find useful and fun, please let
us know. Companies such as Eukanuba and T-Rex have donated items such
as pet food and leashes to use as giveaways at our events and free products
to those that we help. Currently we are only interested in new, factory
sealed items.
