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Laura Gretch
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San Francisco SPCA: About Us
• Our Mission: To save and protect animals, to provide care and treatment, to advocate for their welfare and to enhance the human-animal bond.
• Independent nonprofit supported entirely by private donations. We receive no government funding.
• Services and programs include:– Veterinary Hospital: 18,000 clients + financial assistance
program– Adoption Center: 5,000 annual cat/dog adoptions– Public Spay/Neuter clinic:10,000 annual spay/neuter surgeries– Humane Education: 5,000 young people– Animal Assisted Therapy: 70,000 people visited– Dog Training Classes: 1,500 dogs trained– Foster Program: 1,200 cats and dogs– Plus our Community Cares Initiative...
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Vision 2020: Our Plan to End Animal Abandonment
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Our Community Cares Initiative supports all three pillars of our vision
Prevention of overpopulation and surrenders helps ensure that animals never need to enter a shelter. We’ll achieve this by offering services such as free and low-cost spay/neuter, comprehensive behavior resources and services, and charity veterinary care
Rescuing every healthy, adoptable, and medically treatable cat and dog is our no-kill heritage, and our commitment is unwaivering. We will continue to increase adoptions, offer post-adoption support, expand foster programs, and expose puppy mills.
Education rounds out the Vision 2020 plan. We are embedded in the community to be a resource of information, support, and to encourage advocacy. The SF SPCA is investing in the next generation of animal advocates by creating a robust youth program, and our Animal Assisted Therapy program reaches tens of thousands of people each year.
Three Pillars of Vision 2020
Prevention >>
Rescue >>
Education >>
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Community Cares Initiative
• We looked at city-wide intake and realized just a few neighborhoods were responsible for the vast majority of abandoned pets
• Our response was to create CCI, which has four key components for these target areas:– Community Cats Program– Free mobile vaccine clinic
In 2012, more than 1500 dogs were vaccinated and close to 800 S/N surgeries completed
– Free spay/neuter transportation– Free behavior & training classes
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Community Cats Program
• Flagship effort to curb feral and free-roaming cat population through TNR
• Combination of staff and volunteers
• No appointment needed• Free for feral and free-roaming• On-site assistance for trapping,
feeding, and managing colonies• In 2011, 1600 cats were
spay/neutered and treated • In 2011, 12% drop in S.F. cat
intake (in just one year)
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Our Experience: S/N Programs Reduce Intake
Blue: San Francisco City & County shelter intake (# dogs/cats by year)Green: SF SPCA Spay/Neuter surgeries (# dogs/cats by year)
3,000
4,000
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9,000
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1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011
Community Cats SN began
Community Cares launched
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More Data
31%
2012 Minimal stray intake 2012 Minimal infant intake
San Francisco City & County shelter intake today (cats)
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Laura GretchCommunity Cares Initiative Manager
415-522-3564
