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Humane News
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ASPCA Partner Community Update:
A Victorious First Year!
We promised to keep you informed on the
progress being made in our community
as we venture through our Partnership
with the ASPCA® (The American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals®) — so here’s a brief summary of
what happened in 2014!
In order to save the lives of more at-risk and homeless pets, we
have been keeping a close watch on the individual focus areas to
ensure the overall success of our main objective: to increase the
live release rate of animals in our city (in other words, decrease the
number of animals being euthanized). We are so happy to report
that at the close of 2014’s third quarter, the live release rate had
increased from 47.2% to 60%!
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The Humane Society of Charlotte (HSC)
and Charlotte Animal Care & Control
(CMACC) were able to achieve these
remarkable results by allocating awarded
grant funding from the ASPCA to
specific needs that required immediate and dedicated attention.
One of our core focuses was decreasing overall shelter intake by
1) increasing spay/neuter surgeries, 2) decreasing owner surrender
of pets into our shelters and 3) developing a community cat TNR
program (Trap-Neuter-Return). In order to increase the capacity
of surgeries we could perform, we partnered with Spay Neuter
Charlotte. Decreasing owner surrenders was successful due to
the development of a safety net program
that involved local veterinary partners
who agreed to offer financial assistance
to families who could not afford medical
care for their pets and would have had to
otherwise surrender them to one of our
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shelters. Educating the public through
our community outreach events
and weekly/monthly vaccine clinics
was another tool we used to reduce
surrenders. Lastly, HSC established a
TNR program that loaned free traps
and covered the cost of any feral feline TNR surgery.
The other key focus was on increasing the number of live release
outcomes by 1) increasing adoptions, 2) increasing the number
of lost pets returned to owners and 3) exploring animal transfer/
relocation opportunities. We spent a lot of time coming up with
fun, creative promotions that would help increase awareness
and adoptions each month such as: January’s Panthers & Pups,
February’s Love of Your Life and March’s Find Your Lucky Charm,
just to name a few. We also had two Mega-Adoption events —
May’s Slide into Home ending with 156 adoptions and October’s
Monster Mash Adoption Bash ending with 91 total adoptions.
CMACC modified their billing and reclaim process and adjusted
their lost and found reporting and notification protocols, which
in turn increased the number of pets returned to owners. Finally,
we created several incentive programs for other 501(c)(3) rescue
groups to encourage them to transfer more animals from our
shelters into their care as well as completed seven successful
out-of-state animal transports by the end of September.
As we enter year two of this citywide
collaboration, HSC and CMACC
will continue to concentrate on
these initiatives as well as strategize
on additional approaches in making
Charlotte a community that is focused
on saving the lives of helpless and
homeless pets.
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News for the friends and
supporters of the Humane Society
of Charlotte
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Message from our CEO
Humane Society of Charlotte
2700 Toomey Ave
Charlotte, NC 28203-5556
704.377.0534
www.humanecharlotte.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kevin Gottehrer
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, LLP,
Chair
A new year is not a minor occasion to us — it’s a breath
of fresh air filled with new ideas, new opportunities,
and new chances for animals that are at risk in our
community. It’s another 365 days that we have been
given to make a difference in the lives of homeless
pets. We are extremely excited to enter 2015,
as it will be the second year that Charlotte is an
ASPCA Partner Community and a year filled with
explorations of additional opportunities for HSC, such
as offsite adoption centers. We could not be more eager
to see what evolves over the next year as we continue along
our journey, growing stronger with each partnership. One constant we do know is
that at the beginning and end of every one of our successes lies you. Thank you for
your endless trust and support — our future burns bright because of it!
Bob Storey
Wells Fargo, Vice Chair
Betsy Grider
NASCAR, Secretary
George Beckwith
National Gypsum, Assistant Secretary
Stacey Ferraro
Bank of America
Raymond Gee
Gvest Partners, LLC
Jared James
Wells Fargo
Deanna Lasner
Community Volunteer
Kathy Ridge
LevRidge Resources
Mark Balestra
Community Partner,
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Animal Care & Control
Shelly Moore
Humane Society of Charlotte,
President/CEO
Giving Corner:
A Donor’s Perspective
“I’ve always loved animals and have been concerned about their
welfare as they depend so much on the kindness of humans for their
well-being. I’ve struggled with how helpless animals are on their
own and about six years ago I decided I was going to make time to
do more to help them. I attended a volunteer orientation at HSC
and got to meet some really wonderful people whose work inspired me to try and do more
myself. I started volunteering and got a feel for how much is involved in running a great
shelter and decided to not only volunteer, but to contribute funds when I could as well. I
committed to a monthly amount and set up my donations to be taken from my credit card
automatically. I’m truly glad that I did because it’s so easy and I never have to think about
writing a check or going online every time I want to contribute. Volunteering and seeing
the love and care that the animals receive at the shelter until they find their forever homes
is what motivates me to continue to give.”
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Fostering – More
Than Just a Vacation
As you may know, an animal is
in need of foster care when they
are: 1) too young for adoption,
2) sick or injured or 3) senior
aged in need of long-term care.
While all of these are extremely
important needs, there is more
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Many animals that enter our shelter have come from bad
situations such as abusive households, puppy mills and
hoarding cases. Most of the pets that come from one of
these scenarios are in need of behavioral, social and medical
rehabilitation. Also, some animals that have been at the
shelter for a long period of time just need some rest and
relaxation away from the shelter.
Fostering not only provides animals with vital care and
enrichment that they desperately need, but it allows HSC
to open up space at the shelter for more unwanted pets
who deserve a happy home. This ultimately reduces the
number of innocent animals that are being euthanized
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Being around animals has a fantastic therapeutic effect
on our lives, and the great thing about fostering is that it
allows you to spend time with an animal without the longterm commitment. Also, research has shown that caring
for pets has a beneficial effect on children’s development
and intellect. When kids see
you setting a good example
as a role model they are
more likely to grow up to be
caring, responsible adults.
For more information
on fostering, please visit
hscifoster.org.
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“Jolie is doing great! We find her on
the bed sometimes . . . not sure how
she pulls that off! She is enjoying
her walks and her naps. We can’t
thank you guys enough — she is
amazing and we love her!”
– Donna
Since 2011
every day due to overpopulation. Additionally, by fostering
homeless pets you are becoming a part of the solution. Did
you know that you can foster an animal for as little or as
long as your schedule allows? Whether it’s 24 hours, one
weekend, two weeks or six months, you will come to know
the personality of your foster pet and gather important
information that will assist us in finding the best possible
home for them permanently.
“We could not be more
pleased to have him. He
is an extraordinary dog. I
hesitate to say dog because
he quickly became my
baby. He is cherished and
I know he was meant to
be a part of this family.”
– Crystal
“Moby is smart and affectionate.
We adore her!” – Kelli & David
HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHARLOTTE | 2700 Toomey Ave., Charlotte, NC 28203-5556 | 704.377.0534 | www.humanecharlotte.org
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6th Annual Ties & Tails Gala —
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Another Timeless Evening that Gives Back!
On Saturday, October 25,
2014, we welcomed 500
of our closest friends
to the Westin Hotel to
celebrate the Humane
Society of Charlotte’s
6th Annual Ties &
Tails Gala, presented by
Dr. Neal S. Taub, Bentley
of Charlotte and Felix
Sabates’ Mercedes-Benz of South Charlotte. The evening was a
huge success and we are extremely grateful and pleased to report
that the event raised over $235,000 for the animals.
delighted for the return of
the famous Larry Sprinkle
from WCNC-TV and
Ramona Holloway from
107.9 The Link as co-hosts
again this year.
HSC’s President
Shelly
Moore
and Board Chair
Kevin Gottehrer
welcomed guests
and their fuzzy,
4-legged “dates”
to the sensational
occasion.
The
evening
began
with a cocktail
reception filled with elegant VIPs (Very Important Pooches) and
their owners who were greeted by the “paw-parazzi” from Treasured
Events of Charlotte, Life Through the Lens Photography and
SOCIETY Charlotte. Inside the ballroom, guests were serenaded
by Franklin Street Band as the rest of the night revealed a Pet
Parade, live and silent auction, dinner and dancing. We were
We would also like to thank these generous event sponsors: Steven
and Olivia Cohen, AirTight, Hearst Service Center, Lake Norman
Transportation, Lake Norman and Gastonia Chrysler, Dodge,
Jeep and Ram, Niki’s International Ltd., Tyler2 Construction,
Coldwell Banker Commercial MECA, Little Friends Pet Sitting,
Moore & Van Allen, Neutrik, The Barker Lounge, The Providence
Group, Steele Creek Animal
Hospital and the following
in-kind sponsors: Boingo
Graphics (Printing), Classic
Party Rentals (Décor),
Deborah Bell and Company
(Décor), Char’s Pups
(Canine Treats), Invisible
Fence Brand (Parking),
Sweet Girls Candy Buffet
(Human Treats).
A special congratulation
to Joni Berry for the
winning bid that crowned her pooch Weezie as the new 2015
Ties & Tails Cover Dog! The team at HSC would like to sincerely
thank all of the friends and supporters who helped make this night
extraordinary. We look forward to seeing everyone next year!
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