The Dumb Friends League is a private, nonprofit animal welfare organization that is the largest in the Rocky Mountain region. It is regarded as one of the top 10 community-based animal welfare organizations in the country. Located in Denver, the Dumb Friends League has as many as 25,000 lost and unwanted pets come through its doors in a year s time. The company has nearly 150 full- and part-time employees and uses the services of more than 450 volunteers. When the organization was founded in 1910, the term dumb was commonly referred to those who could not speak. Its motto is we speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.