Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Wake County Inc

TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF PETS AND PEOPLE THROUGH PROTECTION, CARE, EDUCATION AND ADOPTION.

SHELTERING, CARE AND ADOPTION: BETWEEN JULY 2020 AND JUNE 2021, THE SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY TOOK IN A TOTAL OF 3,327 HOMELESS PETS. A COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION BETWEEN SPCA WAKE AND AREA ANIMAL SHELTERS CREATED A LIFESAVING SHELTER TRANSFER PROGRAM, AND 2,409 WERE TRANSFERRED FROM PARTNER SHELTERS INTO SPCA WAKE'S CARE DURING FY21. THESE TRANSFERRED PETS REDUCE SHELTER PET EUTHANASIA REGIONALLY AND POSITIVELY IMPACT EACH SHELTER'S CAPACITY FOR CARE. DIVERSION PROGRAM: AN ADDITIONAL 918 PETS WERE TAKEN IN FROM INDIVIDUALS TO PREVENT THOSE PETS FROM ENTERING THE ALREADY OVERBURDENED ANIMAL SHELTER SYSTEM.A ROBUST FOSTER CARE PROGRAM ALLOWS SPCA WAKE TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO EMERGENCY PET INTAKE NEEDS, WHETHER FROM PARTNER SHELTERS OR DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS. APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF ALL INCOMING ANIMALS ARE CARED FOR IN A VOLUNTEER FOSTER HOME FOR A BRIEF TIME.SPCA WAKE'S VETERINARY AND BEHAVIOR RESOURCES MAKE IT ONE OF THE FEW SHELTERS IN NC THAT CAN TREAT AND REHABILITATE A LARGE VOLUME OF SICK, INJURED OR BEHAVIORALLY CHALLENGED PETS. THIS SAFETY NET PROGRAM IS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL IN ELIMINATING EUTHANASIA AS THE ONLY OPTION FOR INJURED PETS AT AREA SHELTER PARTNERS OPERATING WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. INNOVATIVE ADOPTION PROGRAMMING REHOMED 3,213 PETS IN FY21 AND SPCA WAKE'S LIVE RELEASE RATE WAS 98.97%. SPCA WAKE WILL NEVER EUTHANIZE A PET DUE TO LACK OF SPACE AND IS COMMITTED TO SAVING EVERY ANIMAL TAKEN IN. SPCA WAKE ONLY EUTHANIZES PETS THAT ARE TOO ILL OR TOO BEHAVIORALLY UNSOUND TO BE REHABILITATED AND ADOPTED. MATCHING LOVING FAMILIES WITH SHELTER PETS IS THE HEART OF WHAT SPCA WAKE DOES DAILY.

PREVENTION & SPAY/NEUTER: PREVENTING UNWANTED PETS FROM BEING BORN IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND MOST HUMANE METHOD OF DECREASING THE OVERWHELMING NUMBERS OF HOMELESS PETS ENTERING AREA ANIMAL SHELTERS. IN FY21 SPCA WAKE SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS EFFECTIVELY IMPACTED THREE KEY AREAS OF NEED. THE SAVING LIVES SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC ENABLES SPCA WAKE TO TRANSFER THOUSANDS OF UNSTERILIZED ANIMALS FROM SURROUNDING RURAL SHELTERS WHO HAVE FEW SPAY/NEUTER RESOURCES. THOSE PETS ARE ADOPTED THROUGH THE SPCA, FREEING SHELTER PARTNERS TO USE LIMITED RESOURCES FOR REMAINING ANIMALS. DOZENS OF AREA ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS ALSO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE THIS LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER OPTION AND TAKE ANIMALS BACK INTO THEIR CARE FOR ADOPTION. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 80% OF PET OVERPOPULATION COMES FROM 3% OF THE PET-OWNING FAMILIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE ONE-TIME COST OF SPAY/NEUTER. THE LOW-COST PRICE POINT ENABLES THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES TO ACCESS THIS VITAL SERVICE. SPCA WAKE ALSO PARTNERS WITH VETERINARY PRACTICES IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE VOUCHER-DISCOUNTS FOR SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY AT THOSE PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS. SPCA WAKE FACILITATED OVER 5,500 LOW-COST SURGERIES IN FY21.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION ARE THE FOUNDATIONS FOR LASTING CHANGE FOR ANIMALS. THE LARGE NUMBER OF PETS EUTHANIZED IN AREA SHELTERS IS A SYMPTOM OF BIGGER ISSUE: A LACK OF THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO KEEP PETS IN HOMES AND OUT OF SHELTERS. BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT PET HOMELESSNESS AS A COMMUNITY ISSUE AND ENGAGING PEOPLE IN THE LIFESAVING EFFORTS, SPCA WAKE IS ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM AT THE SOURCE. SPCA WAKE PROGRAMS DIRECTED AT HELPING ANIMALS BY HELPING THE PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR THEM INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES: A RESOURCE HELPLINE SERVICE THAT FIELDED OVER 45,000 CALLS AND EMAILS TO HELP PETS STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND OUT OF SHELTERS BY PROVIDING VITAL RESOURCES, ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATION TO OUR COMMUNITY.SPCA WAKE'S PET FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS HELPS KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOMES AND OUT OF AREA ANIMAL SHELTERS. IN FY21, SPCA WAKE PROVIDED OVER 90,000 PET MEALS TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND HOMEBOUND SENIOR CITIZENS. THESE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES THROUGH THE SPCA WAKE'S ANIMEALS PROGRAM AND OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES.THE SPCA WAKE'S BEHAVIOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS PET OWNERS EXPERIENCING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PETS BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND OTHER POSITIVE, REWARD-BASED SOLUTIONS IN ORDER TO KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOMES AND OUT OF AREA ANIMAL SHELTERS.