About C.A.R.E.: C.A.R.E. is a brainchild of Melissa Sartin. Melissa has had a soft spot in her heart for animals since she was a child. She was dedicated to helping save animals lives for many years before she started and incorporated a non-profit animal rights organization in 1992. She struggled for many years working towards the goal of establishing a permanent No-Kill shelter facility and sanctuary. It was a long road of hard work to get C.A.R.E. where it is today. Melissa Sartin purchased the land and a small building where the shelter stands. Then she and other dedicated volunteers dug trenches for water pipes, installed the indoor and outdoor kennels with concrete floors and cleaning drains, put up much of the chain link fencing, created dog walking trails and built sanctuaries and out buildings. There are many regulations to be state licensed, and C.A.R.E. meets them all, plus some.