The Animal Miracle Foundation is the home of National Dog Day, National Cat Day, National Horse Protection Day, National Wildlife Day - among many others. AMF is a private charitable foundation founded by internationally renowned animal trainer/behaviorist, author and singer, Colleen Paige and is dedicated to creating happy lives for animals across the globe, through relationships with children, the physically challenged, the ederly and vice versa. AMF goals are to better the planet by promoting conservation and teaching compassion for animals to children.
Our Mission...
To effect public awareness regarding the plight of homeless animals and animal cruelty
♥ To take part in ending the overpopulation of unwanted pets through adoption efforts, behavior education and support of spay/neuter programs
♥ To ensure wildlife conservation and help keep our planet healthy for its animals
♥ To teach children compassion toward animals and for one another through the love of animals
♥ To help create joy for the elderly through hands-on interaction with pets and community involvement with their own pets
♥ To assist domestic pet and wildlife related "no kill" rescue organizations and sanctuaries with their life saving programs though financial aid and public awareness
♥To build a "no kill" sanctuary by 2012 that will be home to all species of homeless animals
Below are just a few of the sepcial annual holidays Colleen Paige has created...
August 26th - National Dog Day serves to help galvanize the public to recognize the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year, and acknowledges family dogs and dogs that work selflessly each day to save lives, keep us safe and bring comfort. Dogs put their lives on the line every day - for their law enforcement partner, for their blind companion, for a child who is disabled, for our freedom and safety by detecting bombs and drugs and pulling victims of tragedy from wreckage, saving their lives and often grieving the dead and dying they cannot save.
March 23rd - National Puppy Day is not only a day to celebrate the puppies in our lives, for how much joy, unconditional love and friendship they offer us, but to acknowledge the great need that many homeless puppies have for a loving and forever home and to educate the public about animal cruelty! Visit your local all year to find wonderful puppies that need a forever home!
December 2nd - National Mutt Day is yet another day to focus on shelter dogs that need rescue and forever loving homes. Many people are proud of their Mutts and although they are not socially looked at as "pure-fect".... caretakers of mixed breeds feel that they are better behaved, healthier and just simply more easy to take care of than many pedigree dogs. Mixed breeds make up 90% of all dogs in shelters awaiting new homes.
October 29th - One purpose of National Cat Day is to help galvanize the public to recognize the number of cats that need to be rescued each year. Another is to urge you to celebrate the cat(s) in your life, to give them unconditional love for the companionship they bestow.
March 1st - National Horse Protection Day serves to bring awareness to the number of abused and neglected horses that need forever homes and also to create public awareness about horse slaughter and encourage horse lovers to get involved and spread the word about the plight of horses in America. National Horse Protection Day will support legislation to end horse slaughter and support legitimate animal sanctuaries, rescues and shelters for everything they do to help preserve the lives of these great creatures. We want to educate children....our planet's future caretakers and conservationists of the importance to be kind to all animals. National Horse Protection Day will also encourage citizens to stand up and fight for animals in their community that need a voice.
September 4th - National Wildlife Day is a day to reflect on the animal kingdom, how important it is to our own survival and to enjoy the magic and wonderment it offers to us. This day will encourage and promote conservation, educate the public by highlighting endangered species in need of preservation and highlight zoo's, wildlife parks and animal sanctuaries around the country - encouraging people to donate much needed funding. It will also encourage all zoo's to participate with an event on National Wildlife Day, thus increasing sales to the public and generating badly needed revenue for their animals.
National Wildlife Day will be celebrated on the last day Steve Irwin graced this planet....
We fight for the animals in honor of him.
