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Tax ID number is 46-3904233
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Our team captured this precious
elusive girl back on October 15,
2022. She was in rough shape
but we got her all of the
veterinary care she needed,
helped her gain weight, and now
she is healthy, happy, and ready
for her forever home or a new
foster home. Read more of her
story.
PO Box 6116
McKinney, TX 75071
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7210 Virginia Pkwy #6116
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About Us
Our Mission is to provide emergency search, rescue, capture, and
immediate veterinary treatment for the sick, injured, and elusive
animals that we capture.
Mutts and Mayhem Emergency Search and Rescue (MMESAR) is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization founded in 2013 by two active duty Paramedics. MMESAR
operates a unique and specialized boots on the ground Team providing a coordinated
effort in the response, search, rescue and capture phases for sick, injured, and elusive
animals in Collin County and immediately neighboring counties.
MMESAR does not charge a fee for our services. We receive no federal or state
funding and we rely solely on donations from generous individuals, businesses,
foundations and grants to support our programs and services.
*Cases outside of our service area are accepted on a case by case basis and are based on
available resources.
Sick, Injured, and Elusive Search and Capture
Our Team specializes in capturing sick, injured, and elusive animals where all
traditional measures have failed, or in emergency situations where an animal has fled
the scene after a major vehicle collision, or they have been displaced during a major
event or disaster. We work around the clock using state of the art aerial and ground
equipment including thermal imaging, night vision, and live cameras to safely locate
and capture animals, and we provide immediate lifesaving veterinary treatment.
Elusive capture cases are triaged and accepted based on their medical and trauma
urgency, or situations where animal control or law enforcement have deemed a
situation as urgent. Elusive cases can take only hours to capture or sometimes weeks
depending on the condition of the animal, accessibility, and terrain.
When we capture a stray animal, he/she is immediately scanned for a microchip,
Emergency Veterinary care is immediately provided if needed, and once stabilized,
they are transported to the nearest Animal Control authority shelter in the
jurisdiction where he/she was captured for a stray hold in hopes that an owner will
claim him/her. If not claimed, we network with our Rescue partners for placement,
continuation of care and Adoption.
Every effort possible is made to find his/her potential owner. In addition to
transporting to the the local Animal Control agency, we also utilize social media,
NextDoor, and social networking to search for an owners who may have reported
him/her as lost.
Community-Based Search Teams
In emergency situations where animals have fled from an emergency scene or been
displaced after suffering a major trauma such as a vehicle collision, tornado, etc. and
they are lost but their mechanism of injury suggests they may be unable to ambulate,
MMESAR develops, deploys, activates and commands a foot search utilizing
community search volunteers.
Owner & Public Surrendered Animals
We are not able to accept owner surrendered animals, as we do not have a brick and
mortar shelter location and we do not operate a large Foster Home program.
FOUND Stray Dogs and Cats - by members of the community
We are unable to accept stray animals who are found by members of the public.
Stray animals and found pets should be scanned for a microchip identification and
taken to the municipal shelter in the city or county where the animal was found in an
effort to increase the likelihood of being reunited with their owner. The shelter is
the first place owners will look for their pet if he/she becomes lost. In addition, if a
stray animal is repeatedly escaping or said owner is allowing him/her to roam freely,
the Animal Control authority will be able to document the situation and council the
owner which will help keep that animal safer in the future.
a 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to providing emergency search, rescue, capture,
recovery, and immediate veterinary treatment for the sick, injured, and elusive animals that we capture.
MMESAR operates in accordance with:
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FEMA
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The Animal Welfare Act
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Title 10 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, Health and Safety of Animals
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USDA Transport Guidelines
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Guideline for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters
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Animal Welfare Services are provided under the direction of Texas licensed
veterinarians.
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Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
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Better Business Bureau Charity Guidelines
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Volunteer Protection Act of 1997
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FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) ASC 958-205 (formerly SFAS
No. 117, Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organizations)
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