{"id":64,"date":"2015-11-29T15:01:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T15:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lakeerieweb.com\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2023-06-15T16:10:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:10:10","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendshipapl.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"64\" class=\"elementor elementor-64\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bf933b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bf933b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b29f9b1\" data-id=\"2b29f9b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4632023c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4632023c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-562\" src=\"https:\/\/friendshipapl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/StaffVolunteers.jpg\" alt=\"Staff&amp;Volunteers\" width=\"600\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendshipapl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/StaffVolunteers.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendshipapl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/StaffVolunteers-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2><h2>Who We Are<\/h2><p>Friendship APL is a private, independent, non-profit [501(c)(3)] humane society founded in Elyria, Ohio in 1957. We own and operate the largest animal shelter in Lorain County. Our members incorporated on August 30, 1957 as the Lorain County Animal Protective League. We changed our name to Friendship Animal Protective League on October 30, 2005.<\/p><h2>How We are Funded<\/h2><p>Friendship APL receives no government funding. We depend on the generosity and financial support of friends and neighbors, and on various fundraisers, to serve the people and animals of Lorain County.<\/p><h2>Mission Statement<\/h2><p>We are dedicated to ensuring that no animal should suffer without the basic necessities to live a healthy life, providing the education to promote and nurture the human\/animal bond and treating all those who seek our help with kindness, dignity and respect.<\/p><h2>More About Us<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"\/about\/hours\/\">Hours &amp; Directions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/about\/board-of-directors\/\">Board of Directors<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/about\/rescue\/\">Animal Rescue<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/about\/nokill\/\">No Kill Policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/financial-information\/\">Financial Information<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/about\/privacy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/about\/newsletters\/\">Newsletters<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Who We Are Friendship APL is a private, independent, non-profit [501(c)(3)] humane society founded in Elyria, Ohio in 1957. 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