San Diego Humane Society & Spca

SHELTERING, ADOPTIONS, HUMANE PRACTICES, PROTECTION, AND REHABILITATION FOR ANIMALS.

ADOPTIONS AND ANIMAL CARE INCLUDES ADMISSIONS, ADOPTIONS, VETERINARY MEDICINE, KITTEN NURSERY, BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING, BEHAVIOR CENTER, FOSTER CARE, SPAY/NEUTER.COMPANION ANIMALS GOING HOME: TOTAL OF 20,172:4,366 DOGS ADOPTED,6,735 CATS ADOPTED,2,112 SMALL ANIMALS AND HORSES ADOPTED,4,505 LOST ANIMALS RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS,2,381 COMMUNITY CATS CARED FOR,2,454 ANIMALS TRANSFERRED TO OTHER SHELTERSCOMPANION ANIMALS ADMITTED: TOTAL OF 23,188:7,293 RELINQUISHED BY OWNERS,704 ANIMALS TRANSFERRED IN FROM OTHER SHELTERS,1,260 ANIMALS RESCUED FOR THEIR PROTECTION,553 BORN IN SHELTER OR FOSTER CARE13,378 STRAY ANIMALS ADMITTED.KITTEN PROGRAM - TOTAL KITTENS CARED FOR: 6,5834,614 KITTENS IN NURSERY OR FOSTER CARE (YOUNGER THAN 8 WEEKS)1,969 KITTENS IN SHELTER OR FOSTER CARE (OLDER THAN 8 WEEKS).VETERINARY CARE/SHELTER MEDICINE:8,995 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR SHELTER ANIMALS2,085 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR OWNED PETS1,954 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR COMMUNITY CATSTOTAL SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES - 13,034452 DENTAL PROCEDURES,26,685 DIAGNOSTICS (BLOOD WORK, BIOPSIES, OTHER DIAGNOSTICS)160 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES,589 OTHER SURGERIES (I.E. MASS REMOVAL, EXPLORATORY, EYE/EAR, ABSCESS DRAINAGE)TOTAL SERVICES AND PROCEDURES - 40,920BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING:256 SHELTER ANIMALS ENROLLED IN BEHAVIOR CENTER209 SHELTER ANIMALS ENGAGED IN BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATIONTOTAL ANIMALS RECEIVING BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION - 465976 PRE- AND POST-ADOPTION CONSULTATIONS,1,292 BEHAVIOR HELPLINE RESPONSES318 PUBLIC TRAINING CLASSES,1,282 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRAINING CLASS REGISTRANTS.OTHER OUTCOMES:ANIMALS EUTHANIZED: 2,036 - OF EUTHANIZED ANIMALS, NONE WERE HEALTHY OR TREATABLE OR REHABILITATABLE. ALL ANIMALS EUTHANIZED WERE UNHEALTHY OR UNTREATABLE DUE TO SERIOUS MEDICAL OR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. THE DETERMINATION OF HEALTHY OR UNTREATABLE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SDAWC ASILOMAR ACCORDS, AND IN SUCH CASES, EUTHANASIA IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO END UNNECESSARY SUFFERING, OR FOR OBVIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY REASONS.OWNER REQUESTED EUTHANASIA: 2,952DIED OR LOST IN SHELTER CARE: 330PLACEMENT RATE FOR HEALTHY ANIMALS - 100%PLACEMENT RATE FOR TREATABLE/REHABILITATABLE ANIMALS - 100%LIVE RELEASE RATE - 90%REPORT ON GETTING TO ZERO: "GETTING TO ZERO" IS THE SAN DIEGO ANIMAL WELFARE COALITION'S COMMITMENT TO REACHING AND MAINTAINING ZERO EUTHANASIA OF HEALTHY OR TREATABLE ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. PREVIOUSLY, TREATABLE ANIMALS WERE AT RISK OF EUTHANASIA IN SHELTERS DUE TO SHEER NUMBERS AND LIMITED RESOURCES. BY TRANSFERRING TREATABLE ANIMALS FROM FULL, OVERCROWDED SHELTERS TO OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE AVAILABLE SPACE OR RESOURCES, WE CAN STRATEGICALLY MOVE ANIMALS THROUGH THE SHELTER SYSTEM AND GET THEM INTO HOMES. THIS IS TRULY A MILESTONE FOR SAN DIEGO AND WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS ARE NEVER AGAIN AT RISK OF EUTHANASIA IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM - INCLUDES INVESTIGATIONS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, FIELD SERVICES FOR FOURTEEN MUNICIPALITIES AND FIVE NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATIONS OVER 620 SQUARE MILES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND ASSISTANCE WITH ANIMAL RESCUE AND REUNITING LOST PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS AS A RESULT OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND FIRES.HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIELD SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS:26,147 ANIMALS SEEN BY HUMANE OFFICERS, 25 CASES SUBMITTED FOR PROSECUTION, 3,432 CRUELTY COMPLAINTS, 21 EDUCATIONAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, 1,241 ANIMAL BITE QUARANTINES, 21,020 ANIMAL SERVICE CALLS RECEIVED, 2,323 WILD ANIMALS RESCUED BY HUMANE OFFICERS.FIELD SERVICE AND CRUELTY COMPLAINTS HANDLED INCLUDE REPORTS OF ANIMALS RUNNING STRAY, ANIMALS LEFT IN HOT CARS, CALLS FOR POLICE ASSISTANCE AND CALLS TO PERFORM ANIMALS CHECKS.THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM ACTS DURING TIMES OF TRAGEDY TO RESCUE ANIMALS IN DANGER. THE ERT IS SPECIALY FEMA-TRAINED TO RESPOND DURING DISASTERS AND IS ALWAYS PREPARED TO DEPLOY LOCALLY AND BEYOND TO ASSIST WITH ANIMAL RESCUE AND CARE.THIS YEAR THEIR WORK INCLUDED HELPING THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF ANIMALS SERVICESWITH ANIMAL EVACUATIONS, ANIMAL WELFARE CHECKS AND MANAGED A RED CROSS PET EMERGENCY SHELTER DURING THE VALLEY FIRE.6,157 VOLUNTEER HOURS,4,080 ANIMALS ASSISTED IN EMERGENCIES,104 VOLUNTEERS.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT: INCLUDES ADULT PROGRAMS, YOUTH EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS, FOSTER CARE, PET-ASSISTED THERAPY, AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT.16,960 REACHED THROUGH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS,152,686 RESOURCE CENTER PHONE CALLS RECEIVED.FOSTER CAREFOSTER CARE IS CRUCIAL TO OUR ABILITY TO HELP THE HIGH VOLUME OF ANIMALS IN OUR CARE. OUR NETWORK OF DEDICATED FOSTER CARE VOLUNTEERS SERVES AS A VITAL EXTENSION OF OUR SHELTER, OFFERING TEMPORARY HOMES TO ANIMALS WHILE THEY AWAIT ADOPTION, OPENING SPACE FOR US TO REACH OUT AND SAVE EVEN MORE ANIMALS LIVES. 977 FOSTER HOMES,5,677 ANIMALS IN FOSTER CARE.PET-ASSISTED THERAPY - FOR SOME PEOPLE, AGE OR LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENT THEM FROM EXPERIENCING THE JOY OF HAVING AN ANIMAL COMPANION. THAT'S WHY PET-ASSISTED THERAPY BRINGS ANIMALS TO PATIENTS AT CONVALESCENT HOMES, HOSPITALS, MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS, ABUSED CHILDREN'SHOMES, JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS AND OTHER FACILITIES, TWICE A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.PET-ASSISTED THERAPY PROGRAM IMPACTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:50 TOTAL FACILITIES VISITED (INCLUDES VIRTUAL),1,203 PEOPLE SERVED.VOLUNTEERSWHETHER WORKING DIRECTLY WITH ANIMALS IN OUR CARE, WITHIN OTHER SUPPORT PROGRAMS OR ADVOCATING IN THE COMMUNITY AS AMBASSADORS OF OUR WORK, THE COMPASSION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS HAS TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON OUR EFFORTS. THE COMMITMENT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO EXPAND OUR SAFETY NET OF CARE TO MORE ANIMALS AND PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 1,862 VOLUNTEERS GENEROUSLY DONATED 385,222 HOURS OF CARE OF ANIMALS AND SUPPORT OUR WORK. THE VALUE OF THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES IS $12,947,311.

SERVICES FOR PET FAMILIES IN NEED - ACTING AS A SAFETY NET FOR PET PARENTS WHO ARE SENIOR, DISABLED, CHRONICALLY ILL AND LOW INCOME, HOMELESS OR LIVE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET, THIS PROGRAM HELPS QUALIFIED CLIENTS KEEP THEIR PETS THROUGH OUR SERVICES.COMMUNITY PET PANTRY: PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL BAGS OF PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES AT OUR SHELTERS AND AT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY SO THAT VULNERABLE PETS RECEIVE THE NOURISHMENT THEY DESERVE.VETERINARY CARE VOUCHERS: PROVIDES VOUCHERS TO OFFSET THE COST OF VETERINARY SERVICES AND VETERINARY PRESCRIPTION FOOD.COMMUNITY OUTREACH: PROVIDES THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY WITH SUPPORT SERVICES AND CONDUCTS NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR PETS.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IMPACT:1,817,690 PET MEALS DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES881,374 PET MEALS DISTRIBUTED TO PARTNER ORGANIZATION833 VET VOUCHERS DISTRIBUTED, 1,442 MICROCHIPS FOR OWNED PETS, 7,589 VACCINATIONS FOR OWNED PETS.EXPENSES FOR THESE PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ABOVE.PROJECT WILDLIFEALL LIVING CREATURES MATTER TO SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY. WHETHER THEY'RE FURRY, SCALED, FEATHERED, DOMESTIC OR WILD, WE'RE COMMITTED TO BEING THEIR SAFETY NET WHEN THEY NEED HELP.IN 2014, SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY MERGED WITH PROJECT WILDLIFE WHICH EXPANDED OUR MISSION TO INCLUDE THE WILDLIFE COUNTERPARTS TO THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS WE ALREADY WORK SO HARD TO PROTECT. IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2020 PROJECT WILDLIFE TOOK IN 14,524 INJURED, ILL OR ORPHANEDWILDLIFE. AS THE ONLY LOCAL EMERGENCY TRAUMA CENTER FOR THESE WILD ANIMALS, PROJECT WILDLIFE IS CRUCIAL TO THE SAN DIEGO REGION. PROJECT WILDLIFE'S EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN ADOPTIONS AND ANIMAL CARE ABOVE.