Erie County Spca

PROVIDE HUMANE CARE FOR DISTRESSED ANIMALS.

THE SPCA SERVING ERIE COUNTY IS A PRIVATE HUMANE SOCIETY FUNDED BY DONATIONS. THE SPCA PROVIDES HUMANE CARE FOR DISTRESSED ANIMALS, INCLUDING HOUSING, PLACEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF SAME. THE ERIE COUNTY SPCA ALLOWS ADOPTION OF ANIMALS AND HAS MULTIPLE SATELLITE ADOPTION LOCATIONS. THE SPCA ACCEPTS STRAY DOGS, CATS, AND OTHER ANIMALS. STRAY ANIMALS ARE KEPT IN SPECIALLY-DESIGNATED AREAS AWAY FROM ADOPTION AREAS TO PREVENT SPREAD OF POTENTIAL DISEASES, BITES, AND TO GIVE OWNERS A CHANCE TO LOCATE THEM AT THE SHELTER. OVER 7,680 DOMESTIC AND WILD ANIMALS WERE ADMITTED AND CARED FOR THIS PAST YEAR WITH EACH ANIMAL BEING EXAMINED BY BOTH OUR VETERINARY AND BEHAVIOR STAFF FOR GOOD HEALTH AND TEMPERAMENT BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE ADOPTION PROGRAM.OVER 4,423 ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS (CATS, DOGS, FARM ANIMALS, SMALL PETS, REPTILES) ADOPTED INTO NEW HOMES.OVER 4,100 DOGS, CATS, RABBITS AND SMALL MAMMALS WENT THROUGH BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT PRIOR TO PLACEMENT IN THE ADOPTION PROGRAM. OVER 110 MEET AND GREETS WITH ADOPTABLE ANIMALS AND POTENTIAL ADOPTERS WERE COMPLETED. THE BEHAVIOR TEAM ALSO COMPLETED NEARLY 1,000 ADOPTION CONSULTS TO HELP ENSURE THE BEST MATCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN ADOPTABLE ANIMALS AND THE COMMUNITY.OVER 919 ANIMALS RECEIVED FOSTER CARE PREPARING THEM FOR SUBSEQUENT ADOPTION, WITH MORE THAN 700 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN OUR FOSTER/FOSTER-TO-ADOPT PROGRAM.SPECIAL AGENTS RESPONDED TO OVER 1,450 CALLS FOR SUSPECTED ANIMAL CRUELTY AND OVER 1,190 CALLS FOR DOMESTIC AND WILD ANIMAL RESCUE RESULTING IN OVER 1,525 DOMESTIC ANIMALS BEING BROUGHT TO THE SPCA BY OFFICERS.3,826 SICK, INJURED AND ORPHANED WILDLIFE WERE TREATED AT THE SPCA'S WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER AND CLINIC, WITH OVER 161 DIFFERENT WILD SPECIES CARED FOR.OVER 780 CHILDREN IN 15 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE ENCOURAGING KIND KIDS PROGRAM OF THE SPCA.OVER 2,600 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDED TALE FOR TWO READING TO THE ANIMALS PROGRAM, VIRTUAL CAMPS, TOURS AND BIRTHDAY PARTIES, AFTER SCHOOL, SATURDAY ACADEMY, AND VARIOUS PRESENTATIONS.5,007 DOGS, CATS, AND RABBITS WERE SPAYED OR NEUTERED AT THE SPCA'S SURGICAL UNITS, AND OVER 2,435 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS WERE PERFORMED BY THE SHELTER'S MEDICAL TEAM;THE SPCA HAD 873 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS LOGGING 37,297 HOURS IN THE SHELTER AND 908 HOURS IN THE FARM.137 FARM ANIMALS AND FOWL WERE ADMITTED TO THE EDUCATIONAL FARM AND BARN AS CRUELTY CASES, STRAYS, AND SURRENDERS, AND 98 FARM ANIMALS WERE PLACED FOR ADOPTION, RETURNED TO OWNER, OR TRANSFERRED OUT DURING THE YEAR.