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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

Houndhaven

P. O. Box 185,
Minneola, FL 34755

7WHSKRS Cat Rescue, Inc.

Winter Garden, FL 34787

Helping Paws Humane Society

P.O. Box 701157,
Orlando, FL 34770

We'll also keep you updated on STAR FIRE's adoption status with email updates.
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STAR FIRE

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 yrs
St. Cloud, FL
We'll also keep you updated on MAKO's adoption status with email updates.
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MAKO

American Pit Bull Terrier

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

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 yrs 2 mos
Auburndale, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Yukon's adoption status with email updates.
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Yukon

Husky/Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 6 yrs
Orlando, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Violet's adoption status with email updates.
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Violet

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 mos
Winter Haven, FL
We'll also keep you updated on Justice's adoption status with email updates.
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Justice

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 2 yrs 9 mos
Lakeland, FL

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