Organizations Filed Purposes:
to improve the lives of companion animals by sheltering, rehabilitating, reducing pet overpopulation and finding permanent homes. We promote responsible pet ownership, kindness to animals and enhancement of human-animal relationships through education and outreach.
SHELTERING, REHABILITATIONG AND FINDING HOMES:IN 2019 SHS (SISKIYOU HUMANE SOCIETY) ASSISTED OVER 1000 ANIMALS. SHS ACCEPTED 793 ANIMALS INTO OUR SHELTER. THERE WERE 315 ANIMALS SURRENDERED BY THEIR OWNERS. THE PUBLIC DROPPED OFF 163 STRAY ANIMALS AND 6 WILDLIFE. ANIMAL CONTROL SEIZED OR CAPTURED 50 ANIMALS IN WHICH WE ACCEPTED PER OUR CONTRACT WITH MOUNT SHASTA POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE TRANSFERRED IN 174 ANIMALS FROM LOCAL AGENCIES. SHS ASSISTED 242 OWNED ANIMALS WITH SPAY AND NEUTERING. SHS ADOPTED 231 ANIMALS. PRIOR TO ADOPTION THE ANIMALS WERE SPAYED AND NEUTERED, MICROCHIPPED AND ADMINISTERED AGE APPROPRIATE VACCINATIONS, TREATED FOR FLEAS AND DEWORMED PRIOR TO THE ADOPTIONS. SHS TRANSFERRED 312 ANIMALS TO THE OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY SECOND CHANCE PROGRAM FOR ADOPTION. WE RETURNED 114 ANIMALS TO THEIR OWNERS THAT ARRIVED AS STRAYS. WE RELEASED 3 WILDLIFE TO WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS. WE ASSISTED OVER 275 PET OWNERS AND PUBLIC FINDERS WITH LOST AND FOUND PETS BY OBTAINING ACCURATE INFORMATION TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, CONTACTING LOCAL AGENICES, FINDERS AND REUNITING PETS WITH OWNERS. PREVENTING PET OVERPOPULATION/OUTREACH ASSISTANCE:SHS PROVIDED SPAY AND NEUTER ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES BY TRANSPORTING THEIR PETS TO THE SNYP SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC IN TALENT OREGON, AND PAYING ALL EXPENSES FOR THE PROCEDURE. IN 2019 SHS ASSISTED IN SPAYING AND NEUTERING 81 OWNED PETS.ALL PETS ADOPTED FROM OUR SHELTER ARE SPAYED AND NEUTERED. WE EDUCATE PET OWNERS BY CONSULTING IN PERSON OR BY PHONE REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING TO PREVENT PET OVERPOPULATION. SHS COVERED EXPENSES AND TRANSPORTED 242 ANIMALS TO BE SPAYED AND NEUTERED IN 2019 SHS IMPROVED THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS BY PROVIDING PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE, VACCINATIONS, BLOOD TESTS, FECAL TESTS, FLEA TREATMENT AND DE-WORMING TO PETS OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES. SHS COVERS EXPENESES FOR ANY SHELTER ANIMALS NEEDING VETERINARY SERVICES AND TREATMENT. IN 2019 SHS ADMINISTERED 589 CANINE VACCINATIONS, 1314 FELINE VACCINATIONS AND IMPLANTED 231 MICROCHIPS.FOSTER PROGRAM:SHS IMPROVED OUR KITTEN FOSTER PROGRAM BY REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MULTIPLE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FOR FOSTER FAMILIES. COMMUNTY OUTREACHKEEP THEM HOME PROGRAM:AFTER MEETING AND PLANNING SHS BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A NEW OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO AVOID SURRENDERING THEIR PET DUE TO LACK OF RESOURCES. SHELTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROGRAM DURING THE PILOT STAGE, ALTHOUGH SOME DIVISIONS OF THE PROGRAM ARE NOW CURRENTLY IN OPERATION. BEHAVIOR TRAINING AND COUNCILING:SHS PROVIDED FREE BEHAVIOR CONSULTING FOR CATS AND DOGS TO PET OWNERS. WE PROVIDED TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TO PET OWNERS TO ENCOURAGE SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIORS AND RETENTION OF PETS IN THE HOME. WE ALSO OFFERED SOCIALIZATION AND DOG-DOG PLAY OPPORTUNITIES WHERE NEW PUPPY OWNERS COULD BRING THEIR PUPS AND YOUNG DOGS TO THE SHELTER FOR SUPERVISED PLAY SESSIONS AND EDUCATION ABOUT APPROPRIATE DOG-DOG INTERACTIONS.PET DEPOSIT PROGRAM:SHS PROMOTES EDUCATION OF THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND AND ASSISTS SENIOR CITIZENS BY PAYING THEIR PET RENTAL DEPOSITS SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP THEIR PETS. THIS PROGRAM IS VITAL IN KEEPING ANIMALS AT HOME AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE OWNER AND THE PET, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH HAS DEMONSTRATED THE LINK BETWEEN HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTION AND HEALTHY AGING.EDUCATION PROGRAM:WE PROVIDED SHELTER TOURS AND IN HOUSE EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS TO OVER 150 STUDENTS 2019. WE ASSISTED COUNTY WIDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Kim Latos | SHELTER MANAGER | 40 | $51,557 |
| Anne Marie Holser | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Suzanne Ducharme | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Melinda Garland | President | 2 | $0 |
| Karin Sandberg | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Linn Tyhurst | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Holly Hand | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Lovelace | FMR Treasurer | 20 | $0 |
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