Our Mission:
* Prevention of cruelty to animals by any reasonable means.
* Reducing the severe pet overpopulation in our local communities through education and the spaying and neutering of companion animals.
* Providing love and health care to all animals entrusted to us until permanent, loving homes are found.
* Instilling respect for and appreciation of all living things.

PAL was formed in October 1993 by a small group of people who were concerned about the well being of the unwanted animals of the Victor Valley. On February 4, 1994 the State of California and the Federal Government granted PAL their non-profit status.

PAL operated a low-cost spay/neuter clinic from 1995 to 1999. Our first year we spayed and neutered 3766 animals. PAL worked in conjunction with the City of Hesperia from 2000 to 2002 and transferred from their animal control facility over to PAL more than 2500 dogs and cats. Each one was spayed and neutered, vaccinated and adopted. Up until January 2005, PAL took in approximately 1100 animals per year. With 3 moves slowing down adoptions (one in September 2004 and another in January 2005, and our recent move July 2007), our focus has been on education, animal cruelty, and our Pet Connection program.

In June 2009, in conjunction with Pathways to Hope, we began the first Prison program in the High Desert at the High Desert Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center (H.D.J.D.A.C.) The program, aptly named, B.A.R.K., (Building Alliances Rehabilitating Kids) focus on teaching Youth at Risk humane treatment of animals and general animal care as well as an opportunity for those on "good behavior" to have hands on Dog Training classes. Self esteem, responsibility, patience, love and compassion are just a few of the things these classes help to teach the kids.

The prison program will expand to the Federal Correctional Institution in Victorville. This program will be vocational in nature, the inmates will have an opportunity to earn various certificates such as Kennel Attendant, Animal Shelter Management, Dog Trainer etc. In addition to classroom activities, the inmates will assist PAL staff trainers in training rescued dogs, giving them obedience skills and good manners. These dogs will then be re-homed into the community to "Forever homes".