We are a non-profit, no-kill animal rescue shelter and adoption center. Our shelter takes in emergency, abuse and neglect cases as well as dogs and cats from various animal control agencies in Palm Beach, Dade and Broward Counties in South Florida. We offer cats and dogs for adoption 7 days a week.

We are a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization which relies solely on donations.

One of our goals is to address the overpopulation problem of stray and feral cats by offering the public a humane trap/spay/return service.  Our program includes vaccinations,  Aids/Leukemia testing,  recovery & release, foster homes, medical care, and an adoption program.

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Tamera Gibson has devoted most of her life to helping animals.  Before she was 18, she provided care and found homes for dozens of abandoned pets. As a veterinary assistant in Virginia, she dedicated her free time to rescuing animals out of her home.  When she moved to Orlando in 1982 and worked for a tree service in Orlando, she discovered numerous orphaned baby squirrels who had survived when trees were cut down.  Tamera joined a wildlife foster release program to help care for and return animals to their native habitat. 

Tamera relocated to South Florida in 1994 and soon discovered the severe overpopulation of feral and abandoned cats.  Using her own money, she began a humane trap/spay/release program for ferals.  She would tame the kittens and set up tables outside local stores to show and find homes for them. People wishing to adopt would have to pass her adoption screening process in order to ensure a suitable match for each home and each animal. 

After working with many local organizations, Tamera started her own rescue group, Animal Aid. On January 1, 2001, Animal Aid was incorporated, received its non-profit, 501(c)(3) status and opened an adoption center in Boca Raton. In 2001, loving homes were found for 194 cats and 79 dogs. Animal Aid, Inc., relocated to Coconut Creek in June of 2002,  where 145 dogs and 218 cats were adopted. In 2003, 193 dogs and 254 cats were rescued. 

In 2004, the center expanded to include another location in Tamarac, FL.  Previously, this site was used as a call center clearinghouse for  "stock" shipped in from Nationwide  puppy mills.  The dogs were brokered over the internet. It is somehow a fitting tribute that a business which made its money through the misery of animals has been transformed into a haven of hope.  In 2004, 350 dogs and 267 cats were rescued.  In 2005, 580 dogs and 325 cats were rescued and adopted into homes.  In 2006, we adopted 100 cats and dogs per month.  We hope to do even better in 2007.

Now, in 2007, we have opened a new adoption center in Oakland Park and a cat sanctuary in Naples.

Tamera is personally involved with every aspect of the operation of Animal Aid, Inc,. from trapping feral cats, conducting adoptions, organizing fundraising events and running the shelter. Animal Aid, Inc., is a member of PetsMart Charties and is currently adopting cats/kittens through their store at Sawgrass Mall.