Over the past 14 years, Ayla’s Acres No-Kill Animal Rescue has made an important contribution to St. Johns and surrounding counties. As a result of a failure to address and resolve the issue of companion animal over population, thousands of animals are being euthanized each year in Northeast and North Central Florida. Thousands more are being shot, starved, abandoned, or used in dog fighting rings. We (collectively) need to do more. 

Ayla’s Acres has been tackling the problem one animal at a time. And, we are preparing to make a bigger footprint in our community, helping to make it a more compassionate and proactive place for homeless, neglected, and abandoned animals.

We have purchased 17-acres in St. Johns County, Florida to build a facility to care for animals at risk. We are calling this facility Ayla’s Acres Animal Resource Center. 

Along with providing a state-of-the-art adoption facility, Ayla’s Acres Animal Resource Center will include an on-site veterinary clinic. Not only will this clinic provide the vet care for the animals preparing for adoption, it will also offer community no-and-low-cost spay/neuter services and vaccines. 

Education is key to helping improve the issues regarding animal over population. Our facility will house an education center. Adults and children from St. Johns and surrounding counties will take field trips to Ayla’s Acres Animal Resource Center to attend such programs as “The Importance of Spaying and Neutering Pets” and “How to Choose the Correct Pet for Your Family,” among others. 

Our new facility will be located on County Road 208 at the intersection of 13A in St. Johns County. Below you will find more detailed information that will help you understand Ayla’s Acres plan for this $6 million facility. It will give you facts and figures, answer questions, and demonstrate how important this facility will be to St. Johns County. We NEED your help! Ayla’s Acres is a non-profit and receives no government funding. Instead, we rely on private donations and fundraising efforts. Please read further to see the challenges we face, how we respond, our future plans, and how you may help. Thank you for all you can do to make our work possible. I look forward to talking with you in the near future to make this dream a reality in St. Johns County.

For the Animals,

Fran Charlson, Executive Director