Carver Scott County Humane Society Treasurer

CONNECTING ANIMALS IN NEED WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE

THROUGH OUR FOSTER AND ADOPTION PROGRAM, WE RESCUE, HOUSE, CARE FOR, AND RE-HOME UNWANTED AND HOMELESS CANINE AND FELINE COMPANION ANIMALS. UNTIL THEY ARE ADOPTED, CATS/KITTENS LIVE IN AND ARE ADOPTED FROM FOSTER HOMES, OUR ADOPTION AND WELLNESS CENTER OR AN ADOPTION CENTER AT ONE OF OUR LOCAL PARTICIPATING PET SUPPLY STORES. DOGS LIVE IN AND ARE ADOPTED FROM FOSTER HOMES. WHILE IN OUR CARE, ALL ANIMALS RECEIVE HIGH-QUALITY VETERINARY CARE, INCLUDING STERILIZATION SURGERY, FOOD, BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT, AND OTHER ITEMS AND SERVICES TO PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR ADOPTIVE HOMES. WE ALSO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT, SUCH AS RESOURCES AND ADVICE, TO OUR ADOPTERS TO ENSURE THEY ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS FROM THE MOMENT THEY BRING HOME THEIR NEW PET. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, 719 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED IN TOTAL, WITH A LIVE RELEASE RATE OF OVER 98.26%.

FUR KEEPS PROGRAM: FUR KEEPS SUPPORTS FAMILIES IN NEED AND THEIR PETS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FOOOD, VETERINARY CARE, RESOURCES, AND OTHER SERVICES. BY HELPING THESE FAMILIES, WE KEEP PETS AT HOME WHERE THEY BELONG AND PREVENT HAPPY, HEALTHY PETS FROM ENTERING THE SHELTER SYSTEM. FUR KEEPS IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SUB-PROGRAMS: FOOD SHELF SUPPORT, WILSON'S EMERGENCY FUND, AND SHELTER DIVERSION. FOOD SHELF SUPPORT: WE PROUDLY PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP (CAP) OF SCOTT, CARVER, AND DAKOTA COUNTIES. EACH MONTH, WE DELIVER CAT AND DOG FOOD TO THE CAP-RUN COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF - ABOUT 300 POUNDS EACH MONTH. WE ALSO CONNECT CAP CLIENTS WITH OTHER PET-RELATED RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE. WILSON'S EMERGENCY FUND: A GENEROUS DONOR CREATED THIS FUND TO HELP FAMILIES WHO FACE THE DIFFICULT DECISION OF EUTHANIZING OR SURRENDERING A PET WHO IS EXPERIENCING AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SITUATION. MANY FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO FUNDS TO PAY FOR EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE. WILSON'S EMERGENCY FUND COVERS 50% OF THE EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDED, UP TO $1000. SHELTER DIVERSION: OUR SHELTER DIVERSION TEAM HELPS FAMILIES FIND SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PET-RELATED ISSUES. WE OFFERED SUPPORT AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING REHOMING ASSISTANCE AND BASIC VETERINARY CARE.

TNR PROGRAM: TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR) IS AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO MANAGING OUTDOOR CAT COLONIES. THROUGH TNR, CATS ARE HUMANELY TRAPPED, SPAYED OR NEUTERED, AND THEN RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL COLONIES WHERE THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN LIVING AND THRIVING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, CARVER SCOTT HUMANE SOCIETY OFFICIALLY CLOSED THIS PROGRAM IN A FORMAL CAPACITY TO FOCUS OUR LIMITED RESOURCES ELSEWHERE. HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL INVOLVED WITH TNR IN THAT WE PROMOTE THE CONCEPT AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN ANIMAL WELFARE. WE ARE A RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY CATS, INCLUDING CONNECTING THEM WITH VETERINARY SERVICES, SUPPLYING FOOD FOR MANAGED COLONIES, AND ADVOCATING FOR THE USE OF TNR.