{"id":77,"date":"2022-11-29T17:45:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveacresanimalshelter.org\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2023-01-31T01:07:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T07:07:49","slug":"about-five-acres-animal-shelter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveacresanimalshelter.org\/about-five-acres-animal-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"77\" class=\"elementor elementor-77\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d91977 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d91977\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcb7f7c\" data-id=\"dcb7f7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b86340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b86340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-342afd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"342afd9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82d481e\" data-id=\"82d481e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fbdf4ac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fbdf4ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64c277fb\" data-id=\"64c277fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dba5a92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dba5a92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-593a59e2\" data-id=\"593a59e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67dae495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67dae495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Five Acres Animal Shelter<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d94e151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d94e151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At Five Acres Animal Shelter, our mission is to end pet homelessness, promote responsible pet ownership, and advocate for animal welfare. <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a53c184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a53c184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>With a save rate of over 98% we exist to ensure every animal is safe, sound, and homeward bound.<\/strong><\/p><h2><b>Our Values<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five Acres believes in the power of pets and seeks to enrich the lives of pets and their owners. Our values include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Five Acres exists to serve its community. This includes not only reducing the number of pets in need by finding them homes, but also supporting the pet owners in our community.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>Lasting Relationships<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Whether you adopt, foster, volunteer, donate, attend an event, or spread the word about our mission, you are a part of the Five Acres Family! We love creating relationships with our community, and we especially love to witness the new and strengthening bonds between humans and their pets.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>Safe &amp; Thriving Environments for our Animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The safety and well-being of our animals is of the highest importance to our organization. We want the spaces in which our animals live to not just be safe and clean, but enriching and relaxing as well. Providing this for our animals is the top priority of our team.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>Enriching the Lives of Pets &amp; People &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe that pets are better off with people, and people are better off with pets! Everything we do is to improve and foster the connection between humans and animals, but it doesn\u2019t end with just adoption. It includes a robust foster program, impactful volunteer opportunities, community events, our AniMeals Food Pantry, and so much more.<\/span><\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022 our values led Five Acres Animal Shelter to the strategic decision to move toward the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humananimalsupportservices.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human Animal Support Services model<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (often referred to as HASS), focused on not only finding homes for pets in need in our community, but also promoting a lasting and healthy relationship between pets and their owners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Our History<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five Acres Animal Shelter formed in 1973 as the St. Charles County Humane Society, by a small group of individuals dedicated to animal welfare. 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