Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary

Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary of Sussex County is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing a safe and caring environment for homeless, neglected, abused and orphaned cats and dogs in Sussex County, Delaware. Please join our effort to construct an animal-friendly, no-kill sanctuary where our area's most vulnerable animals can find refuge for as long as it takes to place them in the loving homes they deserve.

SAFE HAVEN GOES GREEN and SITE IS PREPARED FOR CONSTRUCTION!

Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary of Sussex County is pleased to announce that we are strengthening our commitment to animals and the environment by building a "Green" sanctuary. We are proud to have hired David Quillin, a LEED-certified and award winning architect, to design a very unique and environmentally friendly building that will adhere to the National Building Council's standards for LEED-certification, the national benchmark for eco-friendly buildings. "We are thrilled to have David's highly visionary and innovative plans for Safe Haven's sanctuary building," states Safe Haven Director Anne Gryczon, "his very original design is elegant, yet simple, cost-effective, respects our shared environment, and, most of all, is completely animal-centered." For more information, please click here or on the "Building Site" button above.

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Values and Goals

With help from caring people like you, Safe Haven is creating a no-kill sanctuary that, once in operation, will:

Develop a safe, animal-centered adoption program leading to the permanent placement of our shelter animals.
Provide “Life Assurance;” long-term housing, or a permanent home, at the sanctuary for cats and dogs who are not readily adoptable.
Provide life-long care at the sanctuary, or a secure and supported adoption, for bequeathed animals through our “Home for Life” program.
Work creatively with animal guardians to help them keep their animals.
Engage only in true euthanasia, when it is in the best interest of the animal, never for the sake of convenience.
Through qualified, compassionate, and dedicated personnel and volunteers, ensure that all animals at the sanctuary have access to appropriate health care, including spay and neuter service.
Create a LEED-certified, “Green” sanctuary, including nature-trails, an arboretum and the use of eco-friendly building and landscape practices.
Increase community awareness of the needs and special gifts of cats and dogs through educational seminars addressing the care of companion animals.
Establish an aggressive low/no cost Spay/Neuter program for animals of limited-income residents and feral/barn cats.
Collaborate with other animal organizations in Sussex County, Delaware, and Nationally to create a continuum of support services for homeless cats and dogs, leading to Delaware becoming a NO-KILL State.