Fall 2012 - Haywood Spay / Neuter

Haywood Spay/Neuter
10,000 Surgeries since 2003 — 2012 Goal:
2,100
S pay / Neuters as of 8/31: 1,585 ( 75% of 2012 goal)
Fall
2012
IN THIS ISSUE
Page
Article
2
Cruuunch!
Another Step
Forward
2
Calendar
3
Fall Fix is In!
RUX GARDENS
Sponsors Haywood
Spay/Neuter Day
On June 2nd Rux Gardens donated 50% of
the plant sale proceeds
for the day to us. The
grand total came to:
$1,551
Before that they nurtured the basket gardens we sold at the
Whole Bloomin’ Thing.
THANK YOU!
AFTER 57 YEARS HAYWOOD SPAY/NEUTER
CELEBRATES A GRAND OPENING
It took hundreds of
hours and volunteers
working and caring for
years to bring us to
the day when over 80
people enjoyed food,
drink, music, and fun
to celebrate our grand
opening. According to executive director, Penny Wallace, “This organization has been
working in this community on behalf of animal welfare
for 57 years and finally we’re holding a grand opening.” Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown added, “It is
events such as this within our community that make being mayor worthwhile, (because) they make all our lives
better and I am pleased that Waynesville was chosen as
Haywood Spay/Neuter’s home base.”
Board President, Connie Hewitt, “We must now continue to move forward improving animal and people-topeople relationships to succeed in eliminating animal
cruelty and euthanasia in our county. To make this happen we need the help of the entire community and this
will always be true”
Our new location allows Haywood Spay/Neuter staff and
volunteers to work more effectively as a team and provides a central location for their initiatives.
Haywood Spay/Neuter
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Fall Issue 2012
CALENDAR
September 4
Fall Fix It starts
September 17
Board Meeting
October 13
Church Street Art Fair Booth
October 15
Board Meeting
October 20
Apple Festival Booth
November 3
Micro chip Clinic
November 19
Board Meeting
November 22
Closed for Thanksgiving
December 6
A Christmas Carol a benefit for
Haywood Spay/Neuter only $25
with pre-show drinks food &
fun.
ANOTHER STEP FORWARD! A VAN FOR TNR
Cruuunch! It was a very devastating sound to
Susan Kumpf, Haywood Spay/Neuter’s TrapNeuter and Return Coordinator. She was in ol’
Betsy waiting to turn onto Leicester Highway
after another Human Alliance drop-off of the
previous evening’s successful cat trapping. The
oxygen delivery truck in front of her suddenly
backed up to let a large semi-trailer turn onto
the road. Susan had no time to react. Cruuunch!
Susan had kept Betsy going with lots of repairs out of her own pocket for the
5 day a week round-trips to Asheville with the TNR cats. But this was Betsy’s
last trip – she was totaled.
With insurance money and savings, Susan purchased a more fuel efficient
2007 Dodge Journey and went back to trapping. However, only 7 traps fit
comfortably for the cats – a disappointment. Susan found herself going
back and forth picking up more traps for a night’s outing. “This is not going
to work,” she realized.
Problem: — Completing the PetSmart Charities grant must be accomplished
by the end of the year.
Question —What can we do?
Answer — Replace the van.
A plea went out, a few kind donors responded, but time was of the essence.
We needed an all-wheel drive van to negotiate rough roads with low mileage enough space to hold 20 traps and travel 20,000 miles per year.
With due diligence we found one for a total cost of $18,000. The PetSmart
Charities Grant was saved!
GIVE A SPAY/NEUTER GIFT FOR
THE HOLIDAYS IN HONOR OF
SOMEONE SPECIAL. !
December 21
Haywood Spay/Neuter closed
for holidays
January 2013!
Haywood Spay/Neuter reopens
SAVE A CAT!
VOLUNTEER
FOR TNR!
We still need donations to pay for this step forward. AWD vehicles are
hard on gas, especially with all the stop and go involved in the TNR process.
Insurance, gas and maintenance now need to
be budgeted for 2013. Your gift to help this
project, will save the lives of cats, reduce the
number of stray cats entering the shelter;
reduce euthanasia and the numbers of feral
cats born in Haywood County. Won’t you
make a donation in memory of “ol’ Betsy”.
FYI — As of 8/31, the TNR Team has trapped
543 community cats. The goal for 2012 is
800!
20 TRAPS FIT!
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Haywood Spay/Neuter
Fall Issue 2012
Fall Fix Is In!
DOGS OR CATS!
Fix by 5 months old.
No litters, no caterwauling, better behavior and less wandering are the results.
You save money,
time, aggravation and
your neighbors will
love you.
Last year’s $10 Special fixed 914 pets, so we’re doing it again!
If pets are fixed in the fall there will be no spring surprise litters!
Only $10 and no limit on the number of pets per family.
Benefits?
No more unwanted litters!
Your pets will have better long-term health.
Pets are better behaved.
Fewer unwanted animals get turned into the shelter.
The significantly lower shelter intake we’ve seen so far this year proves that
widespread spay/neuter works. We are certain the 2,308 low-cost surgeries
provided in 2011 contributed to the downturn. We are positive this event will
have a major impact on shelter intake numbers for puppies and kittens next
year since we expect to complete 2,000 plus surgeries before the end of
2012.
We are somewhat nervous about the added expense, but with your continued help we can keep providing low-cost spay/neuter surgeries. A gift of $40
will cover the individual surgery subsidy we will be providing during this
event. A regular monthly gift of $10 or more will be a BIG help in many ways.
Help Us Stop Unwanted Litters
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We’re fixed
and luvin’ it!
WHY YOU SHOULD INVEST
IN
HAYWOOD SPAY/NEUTER
Over 10,000 surgeries
since 2003!
As of 6/30 shelter intake
of cats and dogs was
down by 61%!
This year we’ve sponsored continuing education for Animal Services
officers on animal
hoarding and at the NoKill Conference
Our mission is low-cost
spay/neuter our GOAL is
to eradicate euthanasia
in Haywood County.
2012 Board of Directors
President
Connie Hewitt
President elect
Susan Kumpf
Vice President
Nancy Lux
Treasurer
Linnea McAden
Secretary
Jeanne Naber
Board Members
Clarissa Kuehn
Kit Mills
Buffy Phillips
Board Member Emeritus
Nadean McArthur
Executive Director
Penny Wallace