CENTER FOR ANIMAL
RESCUE AND ENRICHMENT
of St. Louis

Spay/Neuter Saves Lives Prevention is the solution. Rescue alone is not enough. Every day, dogs and cats enter rescues like water flowing from a river—constant, unrelenting, never slowing. Without spay and neuter, we aren’t solving the problem. We’re simply trying to plug holes in a dam that is already breaking. Rescue groups are full. Shelters are overflowing. Foster homes are exhausted. And still, the flow continues—because preventable litters keep being born.   This is wha

Opalite is tiny — just 4 pounds — and estimated to be around 4 years old. She was found as a stray, but one thing is clear the moment you meet her: she was loved once. She’s well-groomed, gentle, and clearly used to being cared for. Somewhere, there may be a family looking for her. But right now, Opalite is hurting. When she arrived at CARE STL, our medical team discovered that Opalite was suffering from painful corneal ulcers in her eyes. A corneal ulcer is essentially an op

Every gift counts — and right now, your donation can go twice as far. You have seen the animals who come into our care… injured, sick, hit by cars, starving, neglected, abandoned — and you have changed their lives. Your compassion has made the impossible possible.   Meet Etta James. She is just 6 months old. She was found abandoned in a crate, outside in 19° weather (feels like 2°) — curled up, freezing, and waiting for help. If we had not rescued her when we did, she might n