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High Alert Institute

Animal shelter in Lake Wales, FL

Our Mission

The High Alert Institute helps those not served by municipal, local, county, state, regional or federal programs/agencies to be Disaster Ready.

Our Promises

We will support, promote and when possible, provide:

Disaster Education, Planning, and Preparedness for animal owners, animal caretakers, and animal welfare organizations.

Disaster Response and Recovery for animal owners, animal caretakers, and animal welfare organizations.

Disaster Rescue, Domestic Violence Respite, and Voluntary Surrender for freshwater non-native exotic and ornamental aquatic pets.

Shelter for rescued and surrendered freshwater non-native exotic and ornamental aquatic pets.

Coordination and Mutual Aid between freshwater non-native exotic and ornamental aquatic pet rescues and shelters in North America.

We will advance:

Alignment of Emergency Management and Disaster-Readiness guidance to match best practices in animal care, rescue, conservation, and welfare.

Technology to reduce the carbon footprint for aquatic animal care, while increasing the resilience of aquaponic facilities in the face of natural and manmade disasters.

Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion Practices in the profession and integrate these as values into our organizational culture.

Contact Allison Sakara
Address
4800 Ben Hill Trail
Lake Wales, FL 33898
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Meet their adoptable pets

4800 Ben Hill Trail

Lake Wales, FL 33898

Adoptable pets at High Alert Institute

This shelter doesn’t have any adoptable pets right now - check out adoptable pets nearby or start a custom pet search below.

Shelter FAQs

FEMA Region 4 (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee & Kentucky).

  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Interview
  • 3. Approve Application
  • 4. Sign Adoption Contract
  • 5. Pay Fee
  • 6. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Applicants to adopt an aquatic pet must have a contained, filtered and aerated fish pond.

Adoption application

https://highalertinstitute.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/adopt-a-koi-form

Pets at shelters & rescues near High Alert Institute

We'll also keep you updated on *BOBBY's adoption status with email updates.
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*BOBBY

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 1 yr 1 mo
Orlando, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Paco's adoption status with email updates.
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Paco

Chihuahua

Male, 7 yrs 2 mos
Orlando, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Rioja's adoption status with email updates.
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Rioja

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Young
Winter Garden, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Pixie's adoption status with email updates.
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Pixie

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 3 mos
Lakeland, FL
We'll also keep you updated on BONGO's adoption status with email updates.
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BONGO

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 2 yrs 1 mo
St. Cloud, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Captain's adoption status with email updates.
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Captain

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
St Cloud, FL

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