Volunteer Coordinators

PetSmart Cat Room & Laundry

Contact Jennifer at jenniferz@lakehavenrescue.org 

Saturday Adoption Days

Contact Valerie at valeriem@lakehavenrescue.org

Foster Care

Contact Kathy at kathyb@lakehavenrescue.org

Pet Photos with Santa Fundraiser

Contact Sue at suef@lakehavenrescue.org

Newaygo Shelter & Animal Transport

Contact Cheryl at (231) 652-7507

Volunteer Resources

Update your volunteer contact information/interests:

Fill out the volunteer update form

Pet Profiles on PetFinder

Contact Darlene at darlened@lakehavenrescue.org

Volunteer Coordinator Access Area

Contacting Lake Haven

Please do not contact us about your current pets that are unwanted.  Lake Haven is a rescue for homeless or orphaned animals only.  Current pets are the responsibility of their owners.  Pet ownership is a lifetime commitment.

If you must find a new home for your current pet, see the self-adoption tips to the right.     

General Information Inquiries:

Please email info@lakehavenrescue.org

Share Your Lake Haven Adoption Story and Pet Photos:

Please email petstories@lakehavenrescue.org

Become an Online Sponsor:

Please email sponsor@lakehavenrescue.org

Adoption Application Questions/Status:

Contact Kathy at kathyb@lakehavenrescue.org

Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program, Donor Inquiries:

Contact Cheryl at (231) 652-7507

Website Problems/Content:

Contact Steven at stevens@lakehavenrescue.org  

Self-Adoption Tips

If you must find a new home for your pet, do so by placing an advertisement in your local paper.

 

DO NOT list the pet for free, as research dealers look for free pet advertisements as a way to easily obtain pets and sell them to research facilities for a profit.

 

Assure the pet gets placed in a home that is like their original home.  For example, if the animal is used to a fenced-in yard, try to find a home with a fenced-in yard.  If the pet is a dog that lives in the country, make sure not to adopt it out to apartment dwellers.

 

To ensure the animal gets a good home, feel free to use our adoption application to judge good pet ownership traits.

 

Trade contact information with the new owners so you can check on how the pet is doing.

 

Make an agreement with the new owners that if the adoption does not work out, they are to return the animal to your care.

Found Animals

A found animal should be brought to a shelter in the county in which it is found.

 

However, two questions you need to ask before dropping any animal at a shelter:

 

1.  Do you sell your animals to research?

2.  What method do you use to euthanize animals should they have to be put down?  The most humane way is sodium pentothal injections, rather than gassing animals or other forms of euthanasia.