2014 annual report

2014 ANNUAL REPORT
The Nova Scotia SPCA is recognized as the leading
“expert
in the areas of advocacy and companion animal
protection. The Nova Scotia SPCA operates on a policy
of zero tolerance for animal cruelty and sets the standard
of animal care for the province of Nova Scotia.
“
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ANNUAL REPORT CONTENT
Chair of the Board Report
04
CEO Message05
Financial Statements & Our Leadership 06
SPCA 5 Year Strategy Overview
07
PROGRAM UPDATES
Cruelty Investigations/Enforcement
08
Animal Care09
Veterinary Clinic10
Volunteers11
Fundraising 12
Major Thanks13
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MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIR
Dear Members,
2014 went by fast and I am happy to reflect back on the SPCA’s accomplishments. Our biggest change revolves in how the organization operates. After much deliberation, we unanimously agreed to
merge our branches under one organization that will allow better financial support for our animals.
After our last successful strategic plan which brought forward our no-kill philosophy, we formulated a new 5 Year
Plan with even greater challenges. I encourage you to review the plan and become involved in areas that interest
you. I am personaly excited about one of the goals where we have already started focusing on a long term plan to
deal with cat overpopulation.
We are fortunate for the continued support of the Department of Agriculture which
has allowed us to investigate another record year of calls. With a new Chief Provincial
Investigator and increased hiring of part-time constables, the SPCA has continued to
develop its investigative staff to provide quicker and better service to prevent cruelty to
animals in distress across the province. It’s exciting to talk about accomplishments and what’s new and different in 2014. But what
has changed and deserves as much credit as all the above accomplishments, is the hard
work and support provided by our volunteers, donors, staff, and members. Unfortunately we don’t say thank you enough so I want to give a large round of applause
to you, the people who make us great. Animals may not be able to say thank you with
words, but they share their appreciation with us in so many other obvious ways. Jim Kochanoff
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CHAIR OF THE BOARD
A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO
2014 was my first full year with the Nova Scotia SPCA and it continues to be my
privilege to work with such an amazing Society. I have been extremely impressed with the hard work and dedication of staff, plus
the astonishing efforts of our significant number of volunteers, without whom we
could not provide essential support to the animals we serve.
At every level the Nova Scotia SPCA’s volunteers and staff carry out their
responsibilities with great consideration and kindness - every day taking our
responsibility to the animals very seriously.
The Nova Scotia SPCA relies on the financial support of loyal donors – and we
match that loyalty by responsibly and transparently using those generous gifts
with accountability. We are also indebted to the support of the Department of
Agriculture who work with us to enforce the Animal Protection Act. In particular I would
like to thank Minster Keith Colwell, who has been very supportive of the hard work of
the SPCA team empowering us to carry out our mandate under the Animal Welfare
Act, ensuring prosecution of those people that have abused or neglected animals. This
remains a core focus for us as we move forward.
Elizabeth Murphy
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I am committed to securing greater funding through diversified revenue streams and partnerships so that we can
provide the best and most effective care ensuring, that no companion animal in crisis goes without the support it
needs. My main objective is to remain focused on continual improvement. We owe this to the many people who have
worked so hard to build a strong foundation, and who now look to us to continue the legacy of finding innovative ways
to meet the ever changing and growing needs of the animals who rely on us.
At the end of the day, for the phenomenal group of people that I work with and myself, the welfare of animals across
Nova Scotia is our primary focus. However, just as important is ensuring that the Nova Scotia SPCA is best prepared to
fulfill our responsibility to care for the animals with efficiency and effectiveness.
It’s been a very busy year but I am looking forward to guiding the Society into a future filled with renewal and success.
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Executive
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Jim Kochanoff
CHAIR OF THE BOARD
NON CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
Donations & Fundraising (Note 9)
2014 $
Bequests
274, 252
Government Enforcement Grant
180, 000
61, 059
1, 602, 165
EXPENSES
Amortization
Sarah Oliver, CA
621, 175
465, 679
Administration
179, 290
18, 605
Provincial Members
Branch Board Memebers
Cara Boston
Judy Layne
Dr. Troy McPherson
Susan Tate
Barbara Tryon
Tom Wile
Brian Kenefick
Goverment Rep’s
KINGS BRANCH
Barry McCarthy
Raylene Dewan
9, 715
DEPT. OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
Fund Development & Outreach
77, 841
Dr. Laura Ross
Investigations
63, 145
Bad Debts
TREASURER
SECRETARY
Shelter Operations
Service
Charl du Plooy, CA
Salaries & Benefits
851, 463
Shelter Operations
177, 863
Veterinary Services & Medication
300, 202
1, 678, 124
LUNENBURG BRANCH
Leah McDonald
COLCHESTER BRANCH
Gail Melanson
LABAIE BRANCH
Daphne Moore-McKnight
ANTIGONISH BRANCH
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
LEADERSHIP STAFF
Administration
Enforcement
Elizabeth Murphy
Neil Thorogood
Karen DeWolfe
Sgt. Nancy Noel
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PROVINCIAL ACCOUNTANT
EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS
INVESTMENT INCOME
GAIN ON MARKETABLE SECURITIES
NET EARNINGS FROM CONTROLLED PROFIT ORIENTED ENTERPRISES (NOTE 4)
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF
REVENUES OVER EXPENSES
(75, 959)
8, 376
12, 676
Courtney Zylstra
FUND DEVELOPMENT & GRAPHIC DESIGN
CHIEF PROVINCIAL INSPECTOR
SPECIAL CONSTABLE
WHO MAKES IT ALL HAPPEN
REVENUES
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Cst. Jo Anne Landsburg
SPECIAL CONSTABLE
Animal Care
Sandra Flemming
DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE
7, 724
Jennifer Nolan
PROVINCIAL CLINIC COORDINATOR
(47, 183)
Heather Woodin
SHELTER COORDINATOR
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STRATEGIC PLAN - PRIORITIES
Strategic planning is an important organizational activity. Strategic plans provide a “road map”
for an organization over a specified period of time. Like a budget, strategic plans are dynamic
documents that may change as goals and objectives are achieved and new ones take their place.
To accomplish our 5-year plan, we have established the following goals and objectives...
priority #1
priority #2
REORGANIZE, REBUILD &
RESTRUCTURE
STRATEGIC MARKETING,
COMMUNICATION &
EDUCATION PLAN
priority #3
priority #4
FINANCIAL STABILITY
SPAY/NEUTER & TNR
STRATEGY FOR EVERY
BRANCH
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The Inspectorate of the Nova Scotia SPCA is currently comprised of a Chief Provincial
CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS
Inspector and three Provincial Special Constables. The three Provincial Special Constables are
responsible for the majority of the case load. There are also a number of Inspectors available for the
more rural locations who also investigate cruelty complaints.
The number one trend continues to be
neglect (30%), followed by: animals being
tied out (16.5%); abandonment (13.7%); and
inadequate shelter (13.4%).
Geographic activity shows 55% of complaints
originating in HRM, 19% in CBRM and
the remainder of complaints 26% spread
throughout the rest of the province.
There were 11 court cases in 2014, resulting
in four convictions, the other cases remain
before the courts.
1,214CASES
INVESTIGATED
As of Dec 4th 2014, Enforcement
officials are able to serve tickets
for violations of the Animal
Protection Act. Citations range
anywhere from $200 to $700.
Nova Scotian’s now must follow
stronger standards for care and
sale of companion animals.
3,984ANIMALS
INTERVIENED
ON BEHALF OF
697 ANIMALS
REMOVED
FROM HARM
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ANIMAL CARE
Every year, when we look back and reflect on our
In 2014 we received the exciting news that based on
accomplishments we think that we can never surpass
this success, PetSmart Canada once again supported
the success of the previous year, as the society has
our mandate by approving an $181,000 grant to open
come so far already. But once again, 2014 saw us
a hospital at our Cape Breton Branch. Ground broke
continue to build momentum on our existing programs
for the construction of this exciting endeavour in the
that have been transformational in helping us save
Fall of 2014. We beleive that this new Hospital will be a
even more lives across the Province.
“game changer” for all of Cape Breton in terms of being
Many of our shelter and foster based branches
continue to see adoption rate increases thanks to our
retail pet store partnerships. Pet store retailers allow
able to partner with animal rescue groups, First Nation
communities and assisting low income individuals and
families with the cost of spaying and neutering animals.
the SPCA to utilize their store fronts to support other
development initatives such as Santa Pix, Bunnyland
and other events. These relationships are an integral
component to keeping operational costs lower.
WERE
11% ANIMALS
CRUELTY CASES
3,912 ANIMALS
SURRENDERED TO
OUR SHELTERS
*Note statistics above are inclusive of all branches with the exception of Lunenburg - no statistics available
4,733 ANIMALS
ADOPTED
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It has officially been one full year that our Provincial Animal Shelter opened
its doors on the first High Volume, Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic in Atlantic
Canada. We are so proud of Dr. Allison Pollard - of Eastern Passage Village
PROVINCIAL VETERINARY CLINIC
Vet and her ‘dream team’ of three that perform spay and neuter surgeries for
our shelter animals.
2014 was a year of ‘miracle’ cases - ‘Lieutenant Dan’ as he is now known
was a cat that was found by our Cruelty Officers and brought into the clinic
for emergency care. Lt. Dan’s legs were severely crushed and in need of
amputation. He is now a healthy happy cat - adopted and deeply loved.
‘Dude’ was another miracle cat that
Our clinic is open for the use of Animal
came through the clinic. Dude suffered
Rescue Organizations and SPCA
from a severe infection in his right front
animals four days a week. On average
paw and as a result was unable to heal.
25 - 30 spay and neuter surgeries can
Dr. Pollard and her team performed an
be completed in one surgery day.
‘Axial Pattern Flap’ (skin graft), borrowing
skin from his neck - needing four packs
of suture, and over 200 teenie tiny
stitches.
3,458
SPAY & NEUTER
SURGERIES
2014
5,100
TOTAL
SURGERIES
TO DATE
MANY
ANIMAL RESCUE
ORGANIZATIONS
IN HALIFAX USE
OUR CLINIC
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Everyone at the Nova Scotia SPCA knows first-hand how important volunteers are to the society. We
would like to take this moment and thank the following individuals, businesses and rescues partners for
all their hard work. Bearing witness to your passion for the animals is inspiring. Words cannot convey our
GOLDEN PAW AWARDS
gratitude for your tremendous contributions to our cause!
150+
VOLUNTEERS ON AVERAGE
AT THE PROVINICAL
SHELTER
3yrs
VOLUNTEER AWARDS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Faye MacFarlane
Jeanna McAvoy
Michelle Redmond
Brenda Bell
Amanda Layton-Malone
Linda Stewart
Judi Bell
John McRae
Tia McRae
Donna McFadden
Stephen Cooper
Jody O’Brien
Layla Rodgerson
Johan Shaw
Kylene Mellor
Gloria Stewart
Wendi Snow
Julie Maillet
Tina MacKinnon
Melba Hubbard
Fundy Print Shop - Yarmouth NS
Sunnyside Mall - Bedford NS
GOLD COAST AWARD FOR
‘BEST PLACE TO VOLUNTEER’
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BRANCHES ACROSS
NOVA SCOTIA
Rebecca Clarke Emotive Photography - Sackville NS
TELUS - Halifax NS
Royal LePage - Truro NS
O’ Regan’s KIA - Dartmouth NS
MEDIA PARTNER
CTV Morning Live - Halifax NS
JACK FM - Halifax NS
Burnside News - Dartmouth NS
Work Place Essentials - Kentville NS
RESCUE PARTNER
Elderdog Rescue - Kings County
ADOPTION CHAMPION
Julia Coleman
VOLUNTEERS ARE PAID IN 5 - FIGURES... L I C K S
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BACKYARD PROJECT
The Nova Scotia SPCA was thrilled to be selected to
present to the 100 Men Who Give a Damn- Halifax and were
completely overwhelmed with gratitude when we were the
successful beneficiaries of their incredible contribution to our
shelter, which directly improved the lives of the companion
animals in our care.
The 100 Men Who Give a Damn transformed our backyard
from patches of grass and dirt into an impressive outdoor
space for our animals to enjoy. Not only did they reach into
their wallets, many of them offered their time, resources and
expertise to help complete this project - after the checks
were signed.
The Nova Scotia SPCA staff, volunteers, and each animal
in our care express their utmost appreciation to the 100
Men Who Give a Damn. The number of animals that will
be impacted in years to come by their generous gift, are
countless.
$28,450
TOTAL DONATION
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FUNDRAISING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Fundraising, major gifts and donor dollars are the backbone of any non-profit organization.
The Nova Scotia SPCA staff, along with groups of dedicated volunteers, work side-by-side
throughout the year to create and execute dozens of weekend summer initatives and third-party
events. These initiatives, including the 2014 SPCA Soiree - featuring Colin Mochrie contribute to
the team raising much needed funds and awareness for the animals in our care.
$621,715
$247,252
DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
19,975
BEQUESTS/ESTATES
1,937
290
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MANY THANKS
CORPORATE PARTNERS
$1,000 - $2,000
$5,000 +
Adesa Social Fund
Dartmouth Kennel Club
Dr. Amy MacFarlane Inc.
Heritage Gas
Carmen Chaddock
George W. Morton
Rhonda Webber
Brenda Doane
Carol Anderson
Carolyn Marshall
Sandra Oxner
Theresa Newman
RBC
Linda Stewart
Wendy’s Neverland Nursey School
M. Richards
Ivanhoe Cambridge
Woody’s BBQ Bedford
EnCana Corporation
Rockingham Community Center
Scotiabank
Michael Clerk
Scott Estabrooks
Lynne O’Donnell
Mary L. O’Donnell
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cat Angel Network Association
Ashley Stueck
Boehringer Ingleheim
Mark Rubens
Arthur Trenholm
Helen Cianfaglione
John Parke
Carnegy Team
PetValu - Spring Garden Road
Nancy Northcott
Citco (Canada)
Darrell MacLeod
Elizabeth MacKenzie
Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
Symcor
Kynock Resources Ltd.
Sandra Nowlan
$2,000 - $5,000
Mark Palmer
Matthew MacIsaac
Halifax Shopping Centre
Judy Layne
NSLC
Scotiabank
Janet Hodder
O’Regan’s KIA Dartmouth
RJ Pet Centres
$10,000 +
Aqueduct Foundation
Susan Kerslake
Proctor & Gamble
Standard Life Insurance
Sun Ja Suh
Western Financial Group Inc.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust
PetSmart Charities of Canada
ESTATES
Mary L. O’Donnell
Estate of David Frederick
Estate of Edith Thompson
Hilda Mary van Rooyen Alter Ego Trust
Estate of Dr. Susan Kathryn Roberts
Estate of Shirley J. Beal
Estate of Hilda Evelyn Fergusson
Estate of Esther Marilyn Gardiner
Estate of David Lynn Patterson
Estate of Arthur William Murray
Estate of Patricia Gore
Estate of Veniot
100 MEN WHO GIVE
A DAMN
Snap Halifax
Eastport Financial Group Inc
Action Web Services
City Mazda
Enterprise Holdings
George Abboud
John Aird
Paddy Aker
Dan Allain
Sylvain Allaire
Mark Allen
Gary Allen
Daniel Almon
Philip Amys
Fredric Archibald
Dana Atwell
James Axell
Seth Bailey
Gregory Baily
James Baker
Jon Bekkers
Cory Bell
Paul Bennett
Scott Bentley
J. Berry
Anthony Black
Guenn Black
Alan Blair
Kirk Blanchard
Patrick Bohan
Mark Bowers
Glenn Bowie
James Boyer
Timothy Brennan
Ryan Brennan
Chris Britton
Matthew Brunt
Christopher Bryant
Kevin Bulley
Donald Bureaux
Gregory Burke
Scott Burke
Peter Caldarozzi
Dennie Campbell
Michael Casey
James Caven
Max Chauvin
Maurice Chiasson
Robert Chisholm
James Clarkson
S. Coates
D.E. Cochrane
David Collins
Chris Conrad
Bill Cossitt
Stephen Cox
Stephen Craig
Harvey Crowell
Douglas Curren
Blaise Curry
Joseph Daniel
Carl Daniels
Shaun Dauphinee
Gordon Delano
Jeffrey Dempster
David Dewey
Steven Dexter
JOe Dipenta
Colin Dodds
Stephen Doiron
Brett Donald
Kenny Donnelly
Norman Donovan
Brian Duggan
Justin Elkin
Ross Elliott
Peter Fardy
Jeff Fitzgerald
Patrick Fitzgerald
Mark Fletcher
Graham Flight
Michael Flynn
Derek Flynn
Stephen Foran
Nicholas Foran
Michael Foran
David Fry
John Fukala
Floyd Gaetz
Vince Garnier
Mark Gascoigne
David Gauthier
Kendall Gebbes
Ronald George
Igor Geshelin
Dan Gibson
Charles Gillis
Joe Gillivan
Anthony Goode
Paul Goodman
Paul Gray
David Gray
Peter Green
Brice Guerin
Gord Gumble
William Haley
John Hamblin
Claude Hamilton
Kevin Hamm
Bob Hanf
Timothy Harris
Robert Hart
Stephen Hartlen
Thomas Harz
Donald Hatcher
Ross Haynes
Robert Heally
Mark Healy
Gordon Helm
Kirk Higgins
Carl Holm
Christopher Hood
Mark Hooftman
Robert Horton
Jeff Hunt
Andrew Hunter
Jone Hustins
Thomas Jackson
Richard Janega
Mark Jenkinson
Dan Jennings
Gary Johnson
Michael Johnston
Z. June
Richard Kelly
Gary Kelly
Paul Kent
David Kerr
David Kerr
William Kerr
Paul Kidston
Steven Kimball
James Kirby
Stan Kitcher
Brandon Kolybaba
Ashwin Kutty
Andrew Lacas
Jeffrey Lamb
David Langille
Dean Leland
Tomthy Leopold
William Lord
Darrell Lundrigan
Kelly MacAulay
Jeff MacBurnie
James MacDonald
Luke MacDonald
John MacDonald
Ross MacDougall
Stephen MacEachern
Larry MacEachern
Peter MacGillivary
Paul MacInnes
Andrew MacIsaac
Harold MacKay
Joseph MacKinnon
Allan MacKinnon
Ian MacKnight
Wayne MacLean
Gary MacNeil
Mike Maheux
Peter Malloy
Michael Marshall
Robert Mattatall
William McArthur
Justin McDonough
Edward McHugh
Michael McKenzie
Blair McNaughton
Brad McRae
G. McTeirnan
Peter Merill
Bernard Miles
James Mills
Donald Mills
Jeff Mills
Michael Mills
Nicholas Mombourquette
Shawn Monchan
Heath Moore
Sylvain Morin
Daivd Morton
Duncan Moss
Stephen Murphy
Steve Murphy
Micael Myette
David Nantes
Ivan Nickerson
Andy Osburn
Phil Otto
John Pearce
Calvin Pearce
Ron Pickart
Darren Poirier
Corey Poirier
Terrence Pong
David Potter
Richard Power
Daivd Quilichini
David Quinton
Greg Randall
Garrett Reddy
John Renouf
Andrea Richard
Stephen Rigden
Mark Ring
Tim Rissesco
Anthony Robinson
Peter Ross
Allan Rowe
Brendan Ryan
Blair Ryan
John Salsbury
Mike Savage
Lou Sawchenko
Louis Scattolon
John Sewuster
Robert Shaw
Mervin Shaw
Frank Shelley
Carlo Shimoon
Roger Sinclair
Mark Singer
Keith Skiffinton
Earl Smith
Rob Sobey
Jeff Somerville
Michael Speraw
Stephen Stairs
Ed Steeves
Neil Stepen
Glenn Stewardson
Frank Stolarz
G. Stookey
Patrick Stubbert
Marcel Tellier
David Thomson
Roger Thurbide
Tim Trask
Benjamin Trask
Scott Travis
Henk Van Leeuwen
Bill VanGorder
Robin Veinotte
Joseph Vessey
Jayanand Vyas
Williem Waltman
Gary Ward
Jamie Welsh
Matthew Whitman
Kyle William
Paul Wilson
Mark Winfield
Ian Wood
Doug Wright
Gregg Yeadon
David Yetman
Michael Young
Robert Zed
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