1. To establish a state of the art "No Kill" animal shelter in Marion County.

2. To reduce the more than 74% euthanasia rate that now exists in most Florida shelters through a rescue effort that includes retraining, community awareness, low cost spay and neutering, and other areas of on-going education.

3. To establish annual fund raising events that calls attention to our cause and raises money to support our program of work.

4. To recruit volunteers to work on special teams related to the accomplishment of Have A Heart goals and objectives.

5. To seek media support in calling attention to the need and to work hand and hand with Have A Heart and other groups to solve the problem of over population.

6. To educate the general public on the concept of "No Kill" and the understanding that, The Best Animal Shelter Is A Caring Community", not the destruction of companion animals.

7. To establish an on-going and aggressive campaign that pulls the community together as one voice that says, "No More Homeless Pets" in Marion County.

8. To establish hot lines and counselors to aid residents with animal behavior and other problems, in an effort to reduce owner turn-ins to area shelters.

9. To provide the community with free information on a variety of animal issues through a website including pet friendly rentals, referrals," How To" brochures on many other topics.

10. To work with area shelters and other rescue groups in an overall effort to get the job done.

11. To lobby local government on behalf of animal rights issues as a voice for companion animals.

12. To implement and coordinate "Operation Safety Net", a community outreach to help area residents with animal behavior problems, pet resumes, locating pet friendly rentals, low cost spay and neutering, pet care education, elderly pet needs, breed rescue referrals, counseling before surrendering a pet to a shelter, stay at home adoption services, the proper care of puppies and kittens and other animal welfare services.