Who We Are
Stand Up For Animals (SUFA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the welfare of all animals, with a strong focus on those in our local community and area shelters. We operate entirely through fundraising, grants, and the generous support of individuals, businesses, trusts, and foundations.
In December 2023, we expanded our low cost clinic, located within the Westerly Animal Shelter, to operate four days per week. Our clinic provides wellness exams, vaccinations, spay and neuter surgeries, and dental care.
Throughout the year, we host a variety of fundraisers to support our mission. These efforts allow us to assist local animal shelters and rescue organizations, provide financial support to families facing unexpected veterinary expenses, maintain our monitored Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) program for community cats, and continue offering affordable veterinary services through our clinic.
We are committed to ensuring every animal is treated with compassion while also supporting the people who care for them.
For 2023, we proudly contributed:
$15,000 – to support medical care of shelter pets
$45,000 – financially supported 98 animal emergencies and wellness visits
$10,000 – financially supported 105 low cost spay/neuter visits
SUFA has been serving our community for the past 16 years, and we remain dedicated to supporting local families and their pets through both stable and uncertain times. Nothing means more to us than the heartfelt messages we receive, whether it is a note that reads, “Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your incredibly generous gift,” or “We want to express our deepest gratitude for our friends at Stand Up For Animals,” or even a simple message saying, “Thank you again, we are immensely grateful.”
SHELTER FACILITY
Since 2009, SUFA’s modern animal care facility & shelter has served Westerly and surrounding areas.
SHELTER FACILITY
Since 2017, SUFA’s Dog Park has been a place of fun and excitement for owners and pets alike to the town of Westerly.
Our Vision
In 2009, Stand Up For Animals (SUFA) and Westerly Animal Shelter worked together to provide a new, state-of-the-art facility for the rescue, adoption and care of animals.
Our vision is to create a place where animals will be treated with compassion and dignity; where suffering and abuse will not be tolerated; where education and understanding will play an integral role in eliminating overpopulation, animal cruelty and abandonment; where every possible effort is made to return an animal to its owner, or to place that animal in a new, safe and loving home.
