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Thanks to our dedicated staff and volunteers, as well as our generous donors and business partners, the SPCA is able to positively impact thousands of animals and people in our community. We are very proud of everyone’s hard work and would like to share just a few of the many accomplishments in 2011:
- Surrenders have declined from a high of 10,824 in 2006 to 6,279 pets in 2011, which we attribute, in part, to the success of the SPCA spay/neuter initiatives.
Thanks to generous donors Daisy and lots of other deserving pets are able to live happy, healthy lives.
- Guardian Angel Fund donations made life-saving treatments possible for 231 surrendered pets. Close to $45,000 was spent treating diseases and injuries, making these pets healthy and adoptable.
- The SPCA McClurg Animal Medical Center provided 16,684 animals with affordable, skilled veterinary care and 6,050 owned animals were spayed or neutered, helping to control pet overpopulation. Overall, our talented medical staff helped over 10,500 pet owners throughout the year.
- The SPCA’s Wellness Wagon provided vaccinations, heartworm testing, and preventive products to 1,916 pets belonging to 1,701 human clients.
- Over 30 animals received treatments funded though the Mend-a-Friend Fund, which enables Medical Center clients who demonstrate a history of providing for their pet and who otherwise, would not be able to afford a major medical expense to receive financial aid.
Deserving pets like Gilligan received necessary medical treatment through our Mend-a-Friend Fund.
- A $36,000 grant from PetSmart Charities enabled the SPCA to control PolkCounty’s feral cat population by sterilizing 740 cats in the Kathleen area.
- 700 active volunteers donated over 31,000 hours by lending a paw on our Campus of Kindness or at our various offsite outreach programs and events.
- One hundred senior pet owners on limited incomes receive bi-monthly donations of pet food and supplies. The items are collected from 25 SPCA donation boxes at local businesses and are bagged by SPCA volunteers for distribution by Elder Point Ministries, Polk County Elderly Services and Meals on Wheels.
- Through Paws to Read 255 children gained confidence and improved their reading abilities while enriching the lives of our homeless pets.
Critter Campers got hands-on experience grooming animals at our Adoption Center during their week-long summer camp.
- Critter Camp offered 60 youth in grades three through eight hands-on experience with its week-long immersion in kindness and compassion, responsible pet ownership, pet safety and SPCA behind the scenes operations. Critter Campers also enjoyed humane education guest speakers from Natural Encounters and Feral Fanciers.
On behalf of all the animals and people you helped us serve last year, and all the ones you will help us care for this year, thank you!
Gilligan received help from the Mend-a-Friend Fund to help cover his x-ray cost.
Gilligan, an adorable beagle, found his way into Nichole’s heart in August of this year. He was the typical puppy—playful, loving, full of energy, and often into mischief. Nichole had him for about two and a half weeks when the unthinkable happened. While playing with the family’s other dog Sophie, Gilligan fell off the back of the couch and broke his left front leg. At first she thought he might have just sprained it, but by the following day it wasn’t any better so she brought him to the SPCA McClurg Animal Medical Center for treatment.
Dr. Carol was almost sure that he had broken his leg and suggested an x-ray, but unfortunately Nichole could not afford it. The SPCA’s Mend-a-Friend program, which provides financial assistance for owners who demonstrate responsible pet ownership and qualify, paid for the x-ray that showed his leg was broken. His break was severe and in a spot that made any surgical option beyond amputation nearly impossible. So a few days later, Gilligan underwent an amputation. Thanks to the SPCA’s Mend-a-Friend program, the help of a family friend and the Care Credit program that allowed Nichole to pay for the treatment in several installments, Gilligan is now a healthy, active puppy—albeit a three-legged one.
Please help us provide life-saving medical treatment to other animals like Gilligan, donate to our Mend-a-Friend Fund.
