Giving Back & Paying Forward

Humane Society of the Pikes Region is the largest animal welfare group for homeless and abused animals in Southern Colorado. HSPPR is a local, independent nonprofit. As an open admission shelter, no animal is ever turned away. Passionate and dedicated staff care for animals in distress, provide medical care for abused and injured animals, reunite lost pets with their owners, find loving homes for homeless animals, and investigate animal cruelty and enforce animal ordinances.

 Safe Place for Pets is a nonprofit pet placement organization that provides care, support and rehoming services for pets of terminally ill people. For more than 20 years, Safe Place for Pets has compassionately served pet owners diagnosed with terminal illnesses. They have found forever homes for thousands of pets while also providing needed veterinary care and support.

 Run almost solely by volunteers, National Mill Dog Rescue has pledged to put an end to the cruelty of the puppy mill industry. Through widespread informative efforts, NMDR hopes to educate the public to acquire their companion animals through reputable breeders or better yet, from shelters and rescue groups across the country. 

 The Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center is one of very few sanctuaries in the United States which has been certified by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. With this title the CWWC are able to go beyond education and into application, actively participating in the Species Survival Program by providing a home to Mexican Grey Wolves and Swift Foxes.

For nearly 60 years, the World Wildlife Fund has been protecting the future of nature.

The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by more than one million members in the United States and close to five million globally. WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.

 The Cloud Foundation is dedicated to preventing the extinction of wild mustangs through education, media events and programming, and public involvement. They are also determined to protect other wild horse herds on public lands, especially isolated herds with unique characteristics and historical significance. As an organization, they care about the preservation of all wildlife, and public lands. 

  Drifter's Hearts of Hope is a non-profit organization committed to circumventing the horse-slaughter pipeline. Rescue. Rehabilitate. Rehome. DHOH continues to increase its reach and impact in the horse community. They've seen many of their rescues go to wonderful loving, forever homes, all through the efforts of the members and supporters of DHOH. 

Return to Freedom is dedicated to preserving the freedom, diversity, and habitat of America’s wild horses and burros through sanctuary, education, advocacy, and conservation, while enriching the human spirit through direct experience with the natural world.

 The Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center™ is a private rehabilitation and adoption facility for abused and neglected horses, ponies, donkeys and mules that have been removed from their owners by law enforcement authorities. Harmony also serves as a central hub where horses from humane societies and rescue groups in the Midwest and the southwestern United States can receive training and rehoming. In March 2018, Harmony began opening its doors to privately owned Colorado horses in need of rehoming.