The Surrey Animal Rescue and Adoption (SARA) Society is a no-kill shelter located in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. A non-profit organization and completely run by dedicated volunteers, SARA's mission is to provide homeless, abandoned and surrendered animals a second chance in life by helping them find suitable and loving homes. SARA's strict no-kill policy provides a refuge for unwanted pets while saving as many as possible from unnecessary euthanasia.

The society was founded by Donna Petryna in 1998, but its roots date back to almost 18 years earlier. In the 1980s, Donna opened her heart and home to homeless cats and formed a long term commitment by also working with local animal rescue groups. This provided her with invaluable experience in handling abused, neglected, displaced and feral animals. These ever present problems, and the serious overpopulation of cats spurred her to open a shelter in her own home. Over the years, the shelter has grown to house over 120 cats, and a number of dogs, rabbits and birds. Many find wonderful and loving homes through our adoption program, but SARA also provides permanent housing for non-adoptable animals due to age, medical or behavioral problems. We also place many of our animals in our foster care program throughout the community.

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