Evergreen Animal Protective League

Forever Starts Here. But It Starts With You.

A dog running out of time in an overcrowded shelter. A kitten needing lifesaving medical care. A family facing an impossible veterinary bill. And a rescue organization that has spent more than 40 years making sure animals like these have somewhere to turn.

Since 1981, Evergreen Animal Protective League (EAPL) has been an all-volunteer, no-kill animal rescue dedicated to helping homeless, abandoned, and at-risk animals throughout Colorado.

Today, we're working toward two important goals: continuing our lifesaving rescue work and completing a permanent home that will sustain our mission for generations to come.

The Numbers Tell Part of Our Story

Last year, EAPL made a difference in hundreds of lives:

• 611 animals rescued, sheltered, cared for, or otherwise helped.

• 469 dogs and cats newly rescued, including many with serious medical needs or special challenges.

• 483 animals placed in loving homes or transferred to trusted rescue partners.

• 142 animals remained in our care, safe in foster homes or other shelter arrangements while awaiting their next chapter.

Behind every number is an animal whose future changed because someone cared. 

Take Patches, for example. Patches was confiscated in an animal cruelty case in Arkansas. He then escaped the shelter and was living on the streets. Captured and safe, our rescue partners in Arkansas asked us to take over and find him a wonderful home in Colorado. Patches arrived to Colorado and blossomed in foster care, gaining back his confidence, learning what it means to feel safe. And now he has found his forever family.

We Say YES When Others Can't

Not every animal arrives healthy, young, or easy to adopt. Some need expensive surgeries. Others require weeks of medical treatment, behavioral support, or simply the time and patience to learn to trust again. These are often the animals with the fewest options.At EAPL, we believe their lives are worth fighting for. Our dedicated fosters and volunteers provide the care, stability, and love they need—whether that takes weeks, months, or longer. Because the animals who need the most help deserve a chance, too.

Sometimes Rescue Means Keeping a Pet at Home

Not every animal we help needs a new family. Sometimes, they just need help staying with the one they already love. As veterinary costs continue to rise, unexpected medical bills can force families into heartbreaking decisions.

Through our veterinary assistance efforts, EAPL helps qualifying families cover a portion of necessary medical care, keeping beloved pets out of shelters and where they belong—at home. It's a different kind of rescue, but one that matters just as much.

Breaking the Cycle of Cat Overpopulation

EAPL is also working alongside rescue partners and veterinary clinics in rural Colorado communities to make a lasting difference through spay and neuter efforts. With support from grant funding and generous donors, we're helping prevent unwanted litters and reducing suffering before it begins.

Sometimes the most powerful rescue is preventing the next crisis.

Building a Future for Tomorrow

For more than four decades, EAPL has relied on the dedication of volunteers, foster families, and supporters to make rescue possible. Now, we've taken one of the biggest steps in our history: purchasing a permanent home in Evergreen.

Our new campus will bring together our thrift shop, foster program operations, community gathering spaces, and administrative offices. 

Our thrift shop provides vital funding for veterinary care and animal rescue. Our new facility will strengthen volunteer coordination, create opportunities for community events and fundraising, and give EAPL a permanent foundation for the future.

But purchasing, repairing, and renovating the building has required a significant investment. We still need help completing the work. We're not just renovating a building. We're building the future of animal rescue in our community.

One Donation. Two Ways to Make a Difference.

Your generosity helps us meet the needs of animals today while investing in the future of EAPL.

Your gift can support lifesaving animal care:

• $50 can feed an animal for two weeks.

• $100 helps cover essential vaccinations.

• $200 can cover a spay or neuter surgery.

• $500 helps provide training and behavioral support.

• $1,000 contributes toward emergency veterinary treatment.

Every dollar helps move our mission forward. 

The Next Chapter Starts With You.

There will always be another animal who needs help. Another shelter calling. Another family facing an impossible veterinary bill. And thanks to our new campus, we have an opportunity to make EAPL stronger and more sustainable than ever before.

This Colorado Gives Day, help us do both. Save lives today. Build a future for tomorrow.

Make a one-time donation, become a monthly supporter, or contribute to our new campus.

Forever Starts Here. But it starts with you. ❤️