HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
635 W ROGER ROAD, TUCSON, AZ 85705 www.hssaz.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HSSA IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE GENERAL WELFARE, SHELTERING AND PLACEMENT OF ANIMALS; PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION; EDUCATION CONCERNING HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS; AND INVOLVEMENT IN OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES.

SHELTER OPERATIONS: ADMISSIONS AND ADOPTIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA ACCEPTED 4,398 STRAY, TRANSFERRED AND OWNER RELEASED PETS. OUR LOST AND FOUND PROGRAM HELPED REUNITE 217 PETS TO THEIR OWNERS AND 3,341 FOUND HOMES THROUGH OUR MAIN ADOPTIONS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND TWO RETAIL ADOPTION CENTERS. OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM PLACED 1,461 PETS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND OUR TRANSPORT MODEL BROUGHT IN 590 AT RISK ANIMALS FROM A VARIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA PARTNERS. OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE (ADOPTABLE ANIMALS WHO FOUND HOMES) WAS 93%. IN ADDITION, 9,813 VACCINATIONS, 5,620 MEDICAL TESTS AND 15,769 TREATMENTS WERE PERFORMED ON SHELTER PETS. THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA CONTINUES TO BE A STRONG PRESENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, BY INCORPORATING OUR MISSION AND VISION IN OUR EVERYDAY WORK.

SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC: THE MOST DIRECT WAY TO PREVENT THE HOMELESSNESS AND SUFFERING OF THE PETS IN OUR COMMUNITY IS TO PREVENT PET OVERPOPULATION. THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA'S SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC PERFORMS LOW COST AND GRANT FUNDED SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, AS WELL AS SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES AND SPECIAL SURGERIES - SOME OF WHICH ARE LIFE-SAVING - FOR HSSA SHELTERED ANIMALS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, VETERINARIANS AT HSSA PERFORMED A TOTAL OF 4,739 SURGERIES, 2,256 OF WHICH WERE SHELTER ANIMALS. THE CLINIC SAW A TOTAL OF 7,110 PETS FOR PREVENTATIVE SERVICES SUCH AS VACCINATIONS, FIV/FELV AND HEARTWORM TESTING. VACCINATION CLINICS: WE PROVIDED LOW-COST VACCINATIONS TO PETS IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE VACCINATION CLINICS. WE PROVIDED 6,756 VACCINATIONS AND TREATMENTS AT OUR WALK-IN VACCINATION CLINICS AND AT TIME OF SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY (INCLUDING HSSA PETS BEING PLACED FOR ADOPTION). WE IMPLANTED 679 MICROCHIPS TO AID IN THE RETURN OF LOST PETS TO THEIR OWNERS. THROUGH SUPPORT FROM PRIVATE DONORS AND GRANT FUNDING, HSSA WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED SPAY/NEUTER FOR 1,037 PETS OF PEOPLE MOST IN NEED/AT RISK IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO SPAY/NEUTER, HSSA RECEIVED FUNDING TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED OR NO-COST VACCINATIONS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT PIMA COUNTY FOR HUNDREDS OF PETS. TRAP, NEUTER, RETURN: TNR FOR FERAL CATS CONTINUE TO BE A LARGE FOCUS OF THE HSSA'S SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC'S OVERALL RESPONSE TO PREVENTION OF OVERPOPULATION. A TOTAL OF 733 FERAL CATS WERE SPAYED AND NEUTERED IN FISCAL YEAR 2020. THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN THE ONLY CLINIC TO PROVIDE FULLY FUNDED FERAL CAT SURGERIES, INCLUDING RABIES VACCINATION, WITH NO APPOINTMENT OR RESTRICTIONS TO THE NUMBER OF CATS BROUGHT IN DAILY BY LOCAL COLONY CARE-GIVERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE HSSA CLINIC PROVIDES SURGICAL CARE TO SHELTER PETS THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL SURGERIES SUCH AS AMPUTATIONS, ENUCLEATIONS, OR SPECIAL TREATMENTS SUCH AS IV FLUIDS, BLOOD TESTING, CYTOLOGY, ETC. THESE SPECIAL SERVICES ENABLE SHELTER PETS TO RECOVER FROM INJURIES OR MEDICAL ISSUES AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SECOND CHANCE AND A FOREVER HOME. THE HSSA CLINIC CONTINUES TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLINIC AND SHELTER STAFF ALIKE SO THAT OUR STAFF HAS THE MOST CURRENT AND RELEVANT 'BEST PRACTICE' INFORMATION AVAILABLE, AND CAN THEN EDUCATE 'PET PARENTS' ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY PREVENTION AND PET WELLNESS.

HUMANE EDUCATION AND CRUELTY PREVENTION: THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA'S HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS GIVE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THE TOOLS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THE APPROPRIATE CARE AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 OUR HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM REACHED APPROXIMATELY 10650 SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS IN CLASSROOMS AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS. O356 EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO SCHOOL AND YOUTH GROUPS WHICH INCLUDE HSSA SHELTER TOURS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PRESENTATIONS FOR CHILDREN GRADES 3-12. THESE VISITS REACHED 10650 STUDENTS IN THEIR SCHOOL CLASSROOMS. O 18 FULL DAYS OF CAMP OR DAYLONG WORKSHOPS FOR 105 CHILDREN BETWEEN 6-11 YEARS WITH 35 TRAINED TEEN INTERNS AGES 12 - 17 ASSISTING 25 LESSONS AND VISITS TO 5 PODS TO THE AJO DETENTION CENTER O 3 COURT MANDATED ANIMAL CRUELTY EDUCATION CLASSES FOR ADULTS - 5 ATTENDEES O 6 LEARNING SERIES DAYS O 6 BIRTHDAY PAW-TIES O 5 PET SAFETY AND FIRST AID CLASSES - 38 ATTENDEES O 12 YOUTH AND ADULT ONSITE SERVICE GROUPS INCLUDING DAYS OF CARING O 16 RATTLESNAKE AVOIDANCE CLASSES / TOAD AVOIDANCE WITH 162 DOGS PARTICIPATING O 4 SPEEK ADULT LECTURE CLASSES O4 PAWS AND PAGES EVENTS ONSITE O HOSTED OR ATTENDED 28 OUTREACH EVENTS INCLUDING PATRIOTS, PAWS AND PAGES, TOP OF THE CLASS TEACHER SOCIAL, HSSA FAMILY FUN DAY, TED WALKER YOUTH DAY AT OLD TUCSON STUDIOS, THIS IS TUCSON CAMP FAIR, MULTIPLE LOVE OF LITERACY EVENTS, UA INCLUSION SYMPOSIUM, HOSTED MULTIPLE AMAZON SALES, AND PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE COFFEE AND CONNECT WEBINARS AND ROUNDTABLES TO NAME A FEW. O ENROLLED 11 NEW HAND-IN-PAW YOUTH INTERNS AGES 12 - 17 O PET VIP HOSTED FOUR 6 WEEK CERTIFICATION TRAININGS - CERTIFYING 44 DOGS O PET VIP TEAMS VOLUNTEERED A TOTAL OF 1790 HOURS, COMPLETED 1117 INDIVIDUAL VISITS, VISITING AND IMPACTING 45,114 PEOPLE, AT 378 FACILITIES O CANINE GOOD CITIZEN HOSTED FIVE 6 WEEK TRAINING CLASSES FOR 36 PARTICIPATING DOGS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THE ANIMAL CRUELTY TASKFORCE AND THE HSSA CRUELTY PREVENTION PROGRAMS ADDRESSES ACTS OF VIOLENCE OR NEGLECT DIRECTED TOWARD ANIMALS. THE DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF TWO PRIMARY TEAM MEMBERS. THE PRIMARY ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR IS DEDICATED TO HSSA ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS AND ALSO TO ASSIST AS A RESOURCE FOR ALL ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. HE IS FREQUENTLY USED AS A RESOURCE FOR AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. THIS ROLE INCLUDES FIELD INVESTIGATIONS; EVIDENCE GATHERING, THE COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR ANIMAL VICTIMS AND DIRECTING ALL CRUELTY COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY FOR FOLLOW UP AND INVESTIGATION. OUR CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR ALSO ASSISTS OTHER AGENCIES DEVELOP THEIR OWN LOCAL CRUELTY TASKFORCE AS WELL AS PROVIDES TRAININGS THROUGHOUTTHE COUNTRY.OUR INVESTIGATOR ALSO CONTINUES TO REPRESENT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA AS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE ANIMAL CRUELTY TASKFORCE OF SOUTHERN AZ. HE PROVIDES VARIOUS TRAININGS FOR INVESTIGATORS FROM DIFFERENT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING CONSULTING ON CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS, WHEN ANIMALS ARE INVOLVED. THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN COCHISE COUNTY, MARICOPA COUNTY AND PIMA COUNTY, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LAW SCHOOL, ANIMAL LAW SECTION AND THE ANIMAL LAW CLUB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. HE IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR HIS EXPERTISE IN ANIMAL ABUSE CRIMES AND HAS ASSISTED WITH VETERINARY FORENSICS TRAINING FOR VETERINARIANS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES. HE CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE AND FACILITATE WORKSHOPS FOR ALL AREA ANIMAL WELFARE VOLUNTEERS, IN RESPECT TO "IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ANIMAL CRUELTY". OUR CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 20 CALLS PER MONTH FROM THE PUBLIC, REPORTING SUSPECTED CRUELTY AND NEGLECT WITHIN OUR SOUTHERN ARIZONA COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS DOZENS OF EMAILS FROM THE PUBLIC AND ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS. DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS WERE TURNED OVER TO INVESTIGATING AGENCIES FOR FOLLOW-UP DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD.

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