Referring Clues

• Org. that safeguards pets
• Abbreviation for a pound
• Stray home
• Shelter grp.
• Pet protector, for short
• Watchdog org.
• Labrador retriever?
• Humane org.
• Pet lovers' org.
• Watchdog org.?
• Spot checker?: Abbr.
• Adoption agcy.
• Animal caretakers, for short
• Pet protectors' org.
• Labrador retriever, for short?
• Spot remover?: Abbr.
• Humane grp.
• Shelter provider: Abbr.
• Provider of creature comforts?: Abbr.
• Shelter org.
• Grp. concerned with lab safety?
• Org. offering creature comforts?
• Org. that promotes adoption
• Pound sign letters
• Org. for which a D.V.M. might work
• Org. for the humane treatment of pets
• Pet adoption org.
• Pet welfare org.
• Org. focused on creature comforts?
• Humane org. since 1824
• Pound gp.
• Humane gp.
• Pound assn.
• Animal welfare org.
• Pet protection org.
• Pet savers' org.
• Org. concerned with lab safety
• Spot-checking org.?
• Pet-scanning org.?
• Org. with many pet projects?
• Org. whose members have no pet peeves?
• Pet rescue org.
• Gp. advocating adoption
• Humane Soc. ally
• Gp. pushing adoption
• Shelter gp.
• Org. concerned with neglect
• Compassionate gp.
• Animal rights org.
• Anti-abuse org.
• Stray grp.
• Spot watcher?: Abbr.
• Pet-rights org.
• Animal lovers' grp.
• Pet lovers' grp.
• Org. concerned with boxer safety
• Animal advocate (Abbr.)
• Adoption agcy. of a sort
• Stray home, briefly
• Pooch savers (Abbr.)
• Stray advocate, briefly
• Animal-rights org.
• Watch dog org.?
• Org. for cat and dog lovers
• Pet advocacy org.
• Pet adoption ctr.
• The first one was founded in 1824 Eng. to protect carriage horses
• Stray protector: Abbr.
• Animal protection org.
• Adoption org.
• Source of many shelter dogs (abbr.)
• Adoption advocacy org.
• Adoption advocates
• Pet safeguarding org.
• "Be kind to critters" org.
• Adoption advocacy org.
• Animal shelter grp.
• Pet adoption agcy.
• Lab advocate?
• Boxers' safety org.?
• Stray-saving org.
• Org. that shelters dogs and cats
• Adoption agcy.?
• Vet employer, maybe: Abbr.
• Org. that works with vets
• Spot's defender, for short
• Anti-abuse org. [To see the original color version of this puzzle's unusual grid, visit sundaycrosswords.com.]
• Animal adoption org.
• Org. providing assistance to Afghans and Persians
• Pet welfare gp.
• Org. that protects pets
• Org. with pet projects?
• Fido's advocate
• Pet lovers org.
• Pro-adoption org.
• Gp. that houses strays
• Grp. concerned with feeding the kitty
• Rescue dog org.
• Lab safety org.?
• Shelter for stray animals
• Pet care specialists, for short
• Employer of vets: Abbr.
• Furry friend friends (abbr.)
• Pound operators (abbr.)
• Org. for strays
• Org. concerned with toy safety
• Protector of stray cats and dogs, for short
• Animal protection assn.
• Pound sign?
• Pet cause, in brief
• Where a retriever may be retrieved: Abbr.
• Watchdog gp.?
• Where to adopt a pet: abbr.
• Org. finding places for unwanted toys
• Animal shelter org.
• Pet protection agcy.
• Critter rescue org.
• Pet safety org.
• Org. advocating pet adoption
• Chicken tenders
• Zoophilist's org.
• Org. supporting Operation Baghdad Pups
• Gp. that hosts shelters
• Grp. that's kind to pets
• Gp. with shelters
• Animal lovers' org.
• Org. with rescue vehicles
• Org. offering shelter for some homeless
• Animal welfare gp.
• Org. known for helping hounds
• Dog watchdog agcy.
• Animal assn.
• Spot saver?: Abbr.
• Pet well-being org.
• Pet care org.
• Pet-friendly org.
• Persian defense org.?
• Org. facilitating some adoptions
• Watchdog org.?
• Pet cause, for short
• Pound sign?
• Org. with a pet cause?
• Org. that supports shelters
• Kitten-adoption org.
• Watchdog for watchdogs: Abbr.
• Adoption-promoting org.
• Org. promoting adoptions
• Org. concerned with lab safety?
• Org. concerned with boxers' safety?
• Wildlife rescue agcy.
• Animal rescue org.
• Org. for pet rescue
• Animal care org.
• Sheltie shelterer, in brief
• Org. with a Shelter Support Fund
• Org. originally founded to protect carriage horses
• Agcy. that promotes adoption
• Pet re-homing org.
• Org. advocating for pet adoption
• Org. helping to find "forever homes"
• Home-finding org.
• "Adopt, don't shop" org.