Annual Report 2014

Annual Report 2014
Organization Profile
H.O.P.E. for Animals, Inc. (Humane Organization for the
Prevention of Euthanasia) is a non-profit organization,
founded and primarily operated in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The organization was incorporated on May 1, 2008 and
was granted IRS non-profit status on May 8, 2009.
Mission Statement
H.O.P.E.’s mission is to eliminate unnecessary euthanasia of our companion
animals through education, low cost spay/neuter/wellness and rescue.
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2014 Board Members
Madeleine Laird
Founder & Executive Director
Melissa McKown
Founder & President
Emilie Beard
Founder & Vice President
Lindsay Franklin
Secretary
Lisa Smith, CPA
Treasurer
Mike DeFreeuw
Michelle Hipskind
Ken Scheibenberger
Kim Morken
Spay / Neuter Clinic Report
The H.O.P.E. Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic, located at 1333 Maycrest Drive in
Fort Wayne, Indiana, is approaching it’s fifth year of operation. In its first year
H.O.P.E. provided over 2,800 patients with inexpensive quality sterilizations. The
following year 6,472 spay and neuter surgeries were performed.
In an ongoing strategy to promote spay/neuter and general wellness for cats and
dogs in Northeast Indiana the clinic expanded services in 2012 and the H.O.P.E.
for Animals Wellness Clinic was opened.
In 2014 the wellness clinic opened five days a week so a third full-time veterinarian was hired. The clinic now completes an average of 90 surgeries every day.
This year H.O.P.E., Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control and the Allen County
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals rallied together and got municipal
leaders to form new community cat ordinances. This allowed our community cat
program to be born.
Transport Program
In addition to serving Allen County residents,
our transport program services an
approximate 70 mile radius to surrounding
counties in need. Relationships have been
established with several rescue and humane
societies in Northeast Indiana, Northwest
Ohio, and Southwest Michigan to facilitate
pick-up and payment for services performed at
our Fort Wayne clinic.
Transport clients include:
Blackford County Animal Shelter
Defiance Humane Society
Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County
Branch Area Rescue Coalition
Williams County Humane Society
Animal Welfare League of Lagrange County
Marion-Grant County Humane Society
Steuben County Humane Society
Jay County Humane Society
Wellness Clinic
In 2014, the H.O.P.E. for Animals Wellness Clinic expanded in order to better serve
the community. The Wellness Clinic is now open five days per week and offers
services including veterinary exams, vaccinations, blood work, skin scrapes and antibiotic treatment. The Wellness Clinic served 4,430 pets this year alone.
Thanks to a generous local donor we have established a “Prissy’s Fund” in order to
assist pet owners who can not afford our services. The money has allowed us to
provide vaccines, testing and basic wellness care at little or no cost to those who are
in need.
Community Cat Program
In August 2014, the lives of thousands of outdoor
community cats forever changed. Thanks to the hard
work of the coalition which includes Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control, (FWACC) Allen County SPCA
(ACSPCA) and H.O.P.E. for Animals, City Council
members voted to amend a city ordinance which
would allow the Return to Field program to come to
life.
With the Return to Field program, an outdoor cat can
be taken to FWACC who then brings the cat to
H.O.P.E. for Animals for the spay or neuter surgery.
The cat also receives a rabies vaccine, microchip and
ear-tip. After recovery, the ACSPCA returns the cat to
its original home.
Between August and December of 2014 over 700
lives were saved thanks to this program, bringing the
live release rate for cats from 18% to 54% in less
than six months.
2014: An Eventful Year
H.O.P.E. for Animals hosted several events in 2014 including our 4th Anniversary! This event included a yard sale fundraiser that was organized by the employees. Proceeds from the sale helped fund a staff-wide trip to Texas (in the
H.O.P.E. bus!) for the annual PetSmart Charities North American Spay/Neuter
Conference where they attended continuing education classes and got to know
other animal welfare employees from across the country.
In May we participated in the Northern Indiana Pet Expo, giving our clinic
unbelievable exposure to pet owners from across a tri-state area.
Another highlight of the year took place in December when we hosted the popular “Picture Your Pet with Santa” fundraiser. In addition to cats and dogs, this
year Santa even had his photo taken with a donor’s pet turtle!
Special thanks also go out to all the organizations, big and small, that helped
raise money for H.O.P.E. in 2014. We sincerely appreciate every penny that is
donated to us throughout the year.
Grant Programs
2014 was our most successful year yet for grant
programming. The following are a list of the grant
programs we participated in:
Happy Neuter Year
Beat the Heat
Community Catch
Precious Not Parents
Primp Your Pit
Petsmart Charities Targeted Community Cat TNR
ASPCA Community Cat Program
H.O.P.E. for Animals- Grant Money Received by Year
$200,000
$180,000
$160,000
$140,000
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$0
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
H.O.P.E. for Animals
2014 Low Cost Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinic
Statistics
Surgeries
Male Dog
Female Dog
Total Dogs
2,076
1,941
4,017
Male Cat
2,184
Female Cat
2,567
Total Owned Cats 4,751
Male Community Cats
825
Female Community Cats 1,211
Total Community Cats 2,036
TOTAL SURGERIES 10,804
Other Services
Wellness Clinic Visits
Vaccinations
Microchips
4,430
15,410
2,455
H.O.P.E. for Animals- Spay/Neuter Surgeries by Year
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
H.O.P.E. for Animals- Total Vaccinations by Year
18,000
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
H.O.P.E. for Animals
1333 Maycrest Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Phone Number: (260) 420-7729
Fax Number: (260) 444-2395
[email protected]
www.HopeSpayNeuterClinic.org