We welcome every animal in need—without waiting lists, far-off appointments, admission fees, or restricted hours—including those whom "no-kill" shelters have refused to accept simply because they requested euthanasia. PETA takes in dogs who are dangerously aggressive and/or suffering from advanced, deadly heartworm disease after spending their lives chained outdoors; sick and/or injured feral cats who are sometimes ravaged by the feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia, or other contagious, fatal diseases; elderly animals with extremely poor quality of life, who can no longer see, walk, or eat; and animals who are suffering and unadoptable for other reasons. We transfer almost every adoptable animal to local open-admission shelters (which, unlike "no-kill" shelters, don't turn away the very animals who are often the most in need) for a chance at finding a home. We also find permanent, loving homes for many animals.

PETA responded to a call about an "aggressive" dog. Instead we found sweet Coco, who was severely emaciated, neglected, and kept outside in a pen 24/7. We rushed her to a veterinarian. She was anemic, riddled with parasites, and about half her ideal weight. But all that changed after PETA transferred her to the VBSPCA, where she found a loving home.

This pup, Boss, had a flea allergy, and his skin was so inflamed and raw that his fur had fallen out. After a year of treatment, administered by PETA fieldworkers, his owners finally surrendered him, and PETA placed him in a foster home while he recovered. Boss is now the boss of a New York City theater teacher and his wife, a doctor at the local hospital who also volunteers at an area animal shelter in her free time.

PETA fieldwork volunteers found Blue locked inside a crate outdoors along with the remains of another dog named Dynasty, who had a shattered pelvis and had been starved to death. Blue has since been adopted into a loving home, and his former owner was sentenced to one year in prison for cruelty to animals.

Jake was a filthy matted mess and sick with heartworm disease, but once PETA took him in, he couldn't stop wagging his tail. We transferred him to the Virginia Beach SPCA, where he was treated to a much-needed makeover before finding his "forever home."

Like many kittens born outdoors, Chuck and his littermates were underweight and suffering from upper respiratory infections and intestinal parasites. They received treatment for several weeks at PETA's Sam Simon Center in Norfolk, Virginia, before finding loving, permanent homes.

The woman who was feeding this friendly young cat, America, knew that she wasn't in a good financial position to care for her properly and that it wasn't safe for America to remain outdoors—so she called PETA and asked us to find the gorgeous girl a good home, and we happily obliged.