IN OUR HANDS RESCUE, INC., a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization incorporated in the State of New York, began in New York City in 2007, where we continue to focus our rescue efforts.  In 2008, In Our Hands Rescue expanded to assist needy animals anywhere, regardless of zipcode. Our activities include:

•    Pulling animals primarily from New York City Animal Care and Control (95% of our intake)
 •    Pulling animals from any other shelter facility regardless of location (3.5% of our intake)
•    Taking animals surrendered by the public or strays (1.5% of our intake)
•    Accepting animals from any unhealthy, abusive, dangerous or potentially dangerous situation
•    The construction of our own animal shelter for our rescued animals on Staten Island, NY

In order to best assure  the animal's continued welfare, even after leaving our direct supervision, In Our Hands Rescue adheres to strict standards of care, temporary foster placement and permanent placement.  IOHR:

•    Provides appropriate vetting for each animal according to the state of the animal while in rescue
•    Recruits and approves foster homes to house the animal
•    Requires and/or provides the spay/neuter of every animal in the possession of the rescue in the past or present
•    Requires application, personal references, vet reference, home visit and adoption fee for adoption of any animal.  Adopters may be denied for any reason.

Our goals remain steadfast: to ameliorate the plight of abandoned, sick, injured, or neglected animals in New York City; to promote and require spay and neuter as a means of controlling the tragic pet population problem, and to offer refuge, whenever possible, to the neediest animals, where ever they may be.

~Jennifer Lamb, 2009