Provides shelter, medical treatment, and other basic care for surrendered and stray animals, including dogs, cats, and small pets. Facilitates pet adoptions, with adoption counseling to best match shelter animals with appropriate households. Also offers disaster preparedness services including education and emergency boarding. Provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities. Appointment is required to surrender an animal. Welcomes donations of pet food and pet supplies (towels, blankets, food and water bowls, nail clippers).

Coordinates evacuation of pets, provides safe shelters, and establishes a system to track and reunite pets with their owners in the event of a disaster. Provides resources and advice to pet owners, animal-related businesses and non-profits, local communities, and state agencies to strengthen and support Franklin County's capacity to respond to animal needs in the event of a disaster. Guardian Angel Disaster Animal Response Team (GADART) provides support and training for team members and provides guidance to local emergency managers on including the communities' pet population in local response plans. Pet owners are encouraged to communicate with their local emergency manager via the Town Clerk and regional emergency planning group for guidance on local response plans.

Provides resources, advice, and training for responding to animal needs in the event of a disaster. The Guardian Angels DART (GADART) is not legally affiliated with VDART but works in cooperation with the group, covering Franklin and Orleans Counties. Pet owners are encouraged to communicate with their local emergency manager via the Town Clerk for guidance on local response plans.