Crossroads Animal Shelter & Community Veterinary Clinic Buffalo

Mission
To create a humane culture for companion animals by partnering with people to promote animal wellness by providing access to affordable care, adoptions, surrenders, and striving to be progressive, responsible leaders in the animal welfare community.

Values Statement
Embrace integrity, compassion, and transparency in all aspects of our mission and vision.

Crossroads Animal Shelter Intake Policy
Crossroads Animal Shelter is a 501, c.3 Limited Admission Shelter Facility.  Crossroads Animal Shelter utilizes managed intake that is determined by our available space, staffing, and resources available. All intake is done by appointment only.

Why Managed Intake?  
Managed Intake ensures that as an organization we can provide the necessary standard of care to an animal as it arrives in our facility.

Through the Managed Intake approach, Crossroads (CAS) is better able to dedicate our limited resources to the animals and people most in need. Prior to Managed Intake, our shelter operated at or above capacity in terms of space and staffing availability. These challenges compromised CAS ability to provide a full range of services to optimize animal care and meet the needs of the public.

With Managed Intake, animals receive better care given CAS capacity, and people receive more personalized attention to their animal issues.
Managed Intake is a thoughtful and intentional policy to create the best outcomes for all animals while valuing the human-animal bond.

CAS will continue to refine and adjust our practices as circumstances warrant and is grateful for the support as we work together to create communities where every animal receives compassionate care.

• Impound Services
  Crossroads does not provide impound services. Please contact your local government or law enforcement authority.
  
  

• Found a stray
  Please do not remove the animal from the location where it was found. Contact the local law government or enforcement.  After you contact your local authorities – If you would like to inquire about Crossroads stray services, please email info@crossroadsshelter.org for how we may be able to help.
  
  

• Surrender
  If you are looking to surrender your companion animal, please go to our services tab and scroll down to “Owner Surrender” Click on “Surrender a Pet” to begin the process. Please understand that this is a process and will take time.

Crossroads Animal Shelter – Position on Euthanasia
Crossroads Animal Shelter (CAS) does not euthanize animals for age, space, or time.