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STAHR (Short Term After Hours Rescue) is a non-profit organization serving Spokane, Washington, dedicated to providing short-term after-hours rescue for lost, found, and displaced pets, including cats and dogs, during non-business hours of local shelters. Operating primarily through volunteer foster homes, their main mission is to safely hold and reunite pets with their families before coordinating transport to local shelters like SCRAPS.
STAHR does not facilitate pet adoptions. Animals that are not reunited with their owners are transported to a local shelter or rescue.
No, STAHR does not facilitate pet adoptions. All animals that are not reunited with their people are transported to a local shelter or rescue such as SCRAPS.
STAHR’s policy allows a lost/found/displaced pet to be held up to 72 hours, and in certain circumstances no longer than 30 days. However, the average time a pet spends in STAHR’s care is less than 24 hours.
STAHR does not respond to calls regarding animals found sick, injured, or aggressive, nor do they capture animals that are not yet contained. These calls are referred directly back to SCRAPS.
There is no fee for the services STAHR provides. The organization is solely funded by donations.
STAHR assists with lost, found, and displaced pets during after-hours to reunite them with owners or transport them to municipal shelters. They do not accept loose/uncontained animals, or sick, injured, or aggressive pets (which are referred directly to SCRAPS).
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