Back in 1983, Lorraine and Marvin Little saw the need to help abandoned animals in their community.  Working from their own residence, they took in strays and found homes for them.  The couple couldn't bear to see the animals euthanized when they weren't claimed or adopted, so they took their own savings and built the original building and eight runs for dogs.  Marvin, a carpenter, built the original building which was to become Benld Adopt-A-Pet to house the needy dogs and cats, and Lorraine used her powers of persuasion to help find homes for the abandoned and abused animals.

And that was the beginning of what was to become Benld Adopt-A-Pet which, thanks to the lifelong dedication of it's Founder, Lorraine Jackson, and the efforts of it's members, supporters and volunteers, is still going strong over 40 years later.