KALAMAZOO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
3661 EASY STREET, KALAMAZOO, MI 49001 www.kazoohumane.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE KALAMAZOO HUMANE SOCIETY IS TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND COMPASSION FOR ALL ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION, PET POPULATION CONTROL AND LEADERSHIP.

PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE THROUGH EDUCATION AND PET POPULATION CONTROL.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY (KCHS) PRESENTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO AREA CHILDREN AND ADULTS CENTERING AROUND THREE KEY TOPICS: THE PROGRAM SERVICES OF THE KALAMAZOO HUMANE SOCIETY, RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND THE FUTURE ANIMAL CARE & RESOURCE CENTER. THESE PROGRAMS WERE AVAILABLE TO AREA PUBLIC/PRIVATE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. ALL KCHS STAFF MEMBERS RECEIVE TRAINING TO COUNSEL INDIVIDUALS WITH PET-RELATED QUESTIONS/PROBLEMS. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EVENTS AND THE EFFORTS OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE KHS STAFF, OUR COMMUNITY WAS PROVIDED WITH THE NECESSARY MATERIALS THAT WILL HELP DISTINGUISH IT AS ONE THAT VALUES ETHICAL AND HUMANE TREATMENT FOR ALL LIVING BEINGS. A TOTAL OF 8,500 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS CALLED HUMANE NEWS & VIEWS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO AREA RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. MOBILE OUTREACH - A TOTAL OF 16 VOLUNTEERS WERE INVOLVED WITH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AT ONE OR MORE OF 7 OUTREACH EVENTS/SITES. AN ESTIMATED 2,000 CHILDREN AND 2,500 ADULTS MADE PERSONAL CONTACT WITH KHS STAFF/VOLUNTEERS AT OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. OUTREACH EVENTS INCLUDED: WOMEN'S LIFESTYLE EXPO INFO, 35TH ANNUAL DOG WALK, HEALING BODY AND SPIRIT EXPO, YAPPY HOUR IX, PRIDE FESTIVAL, REVERSE RAFFLE AND LIGHTS OF LOVE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY. PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGES - AS A RESULT OF ONGOING CONTACT WITH MEMBERS OF THE NEWS MEDIA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MULTIPLE ARTICLES WERE PUBLISHED/COVERED BY THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA. TOPICS INCLUDED: OUR COMMUNITY'S SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE, SUMMER/WINTER HEAT/COLD HAZARDS, THE 35TH ANNUAL DOG WALK, THE REVERSE RAFFLE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FOR PETS, ANTI-CRUELTY LEGISLATION, HOLIDAY HAZARDS FOR PETS, WINTERING YOUR PET AND THE ANIMAL CARE & RESOURCE CENTER. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES - HUMANE SOCIETY STAFF MEMBERS RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY 22,500 CALLS (90/DAY) AND 7,500 (30/DAY) IN-OFFICE\VISITS FROM PEOPLE ASKING PET-RELATED QUESTIONS OR REQUESTING PROGRAM ASSISTANCE. ANIMAL WELFARE/CRUELTY COMPLAINTS - KHS STAFF MEMBERS RECEIVED AN AVERAGE OF FOUR CALLS PER WEEK PERTAINING TO ALLEGED ANIMAL ABUSE OR NEGLECT. REFERRALS, COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION WERE GIVEN BASED ON AN EVALUATION OF THE CALLER'S COMPLAINT/CONCERN. THE KHS BOARD AND STAFF WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE KALAMAZOO ANIMAL SERVICES AND ENFORCEMENT SHELTER TO HELP MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SHELTER FACILITY TO IMPROVE ANIMAL HEALTH AND HELP INCREASE PET ADOPTIONS. THE KCHS WAS EXCITED TO SEE A NEW COUNTY SHELTER OPEN UP FOR AREA LOST AND HOMELESS PETS.

ANIMAL SERVICES ANIMAL CARE & RESOURCE CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - THE KCHS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE MADE UP OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS HELD A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR OUR NEW ANIMAL CARE & RESOURCE CENTER IN OCTOBER 2019. THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS BEGAN IN EARLY FALL WITH AN ESTIMATE OF AUGUST 2020 AS COMPLETION DATE. FUNDRAISING FOR THE NEW FACILITY CONTINUTED RESULTING IN 5 MILLION DOLLARS BEING COMMITED TOWARD THE PROJECT THROUGH GIFTS AND PLEDGES. ANIMAL SHELTER VETERINARY SERVICES - VETERINARIANS WERE REIMBURSED BY KCHS TO PERFORM ROUTINE HEALTH CHECKUPS ON STRAY ANIMALS AT THE COUNTY OPERATED ANIMAL SHELTER. A VETERINARIAN WORKED APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINUTES PER DAY 2-4 DAYS PER MONTH. IN ADDITION TO THE CHECKUPS, DOGS WERE PROVIDED WITH A HEARTWORM TEST PRIOR TO ADOPTION, COURTESY OF KCHS. ADOPTION COUNSELING - A TOTAL OF 10 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED ADOPTION COUNSELING AND ASSISTED THE PUBLIC WITH FINDING LOST PETS DURING EXPANDED ADOPTION HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT THE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER DURING 2019. THE ANIMAL SHELTER, WHICH NORMALLY CLOSES AT 4:30 PM, WAS KEPT OPEN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS UNTIL 7:00 PM AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM. WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW COUNTY SHELTER KCHS WILL BE PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS AT THE SHELTER TO WORK ON SATURDAYS AND OTHER DAYS DURING THE WEEK. SAFE PET HOUSING - AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT - THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, KHS STAFF MEMBERS MADE PICKUPS AND SAFE HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANIMALS THAT WERE COMPANIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS: ELEVEN DOGS AND FIVE CATS. THE ANIMALS WERE HOUSED FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 240 DAYS. KHS COVERS THE COST OF ANY BOARDING FEES OR MEDICAL CARE THE ANIMALS MAY NEED. MANY VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT WILL NOT LEAVE AN ABUSIVE SITUATION BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THEIR PETS. THIS PROGRAM GIVES THEM A SAFE AND SECURE SHELTERING OPTION FOR THEIR PETS. LOST AND FOUND AND PET IDENTIFICATION MICROCHIPS - KHS RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY 90 CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC ASKING QUESTIONS RELATED TO LOST OR FOUND ANIMALS. CALLERS WERE REFERRED TO THE LOST/FOUND REPORT AREA ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE. A TOTAL OF 621 ANIMALS WERE MICRO CHIPPED FOR IMPROVED IDENTIFICATION BY THE KHS STAFF. HUMANE SHELTER PROGRAM - A TOTAL OF 14 DOGHOUSES AND 35 OUTDOOR CAT HOUSES AND 30 BAGS OF STRAW WERE ISSUED TO PET OWNERS LACKING PROPER SHELTER/BEDDING FOR THEIR PETS. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS FROM THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES & ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT MADE REFERRALS FOR DOGHOUSES TO THE KHS. A PET SUPPLY COMPANY, ONE LOCAL CORPORATION, AND LOCAL RESIDENTS DONATED THE DOGHOUSES AS WELL AS PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM. SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE - A TOTAL OF 4,585 CATS AND DOGS WERE SPAYED/NEUTERED THROUGH OUR OPERATION FIX-IT COMMUNITY SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PAID ALL OR A PORTION OF THE SURGERY COSTS. EVENT DISPLAYS, POSTERS AND INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF PET POPULATION CONTROL WERE SPONSORED BY KHS. THE MISSION OF OPERATION FIX-IT IS TO SPAY/NEUTER THE PETS OF PEOPLE WHO CANNOT OR WILL NOT HAVE THEIR PETS SPAYED/NEUTERED BY A VETERINARIAN IN THEIR AREA. PET OWNERS USING THE OPERATION FIX-IT PROGRAM ARE ASKED TO PAY A GREATLY REDUCED FEE OF 40 (M/F CAT) OR 80 (M/F DOG) TO ASSIST WITH SURGERY COSTS. NUISANCE ANIMAL CONTROL - LIVE TRAPS WERE LOANED TO 10 INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO HUMANELY TRAP AND RELOCATE NUISANCE ANIMALS LIVING ON THEIR PROPERTY. REFERRALS WERE MADE TO OTHER TRAP LOAN AGENCIES/BUSINESSES AND ANIMAL REMOVAL SERVICES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BROCHURES ON "ANIMAL PROOFING" ONE'S PROPERTY WERE PROVIDED TO INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS. KHS LOANED CITRONELLA HUMANE ANTI-BARK COLLARS TO 2 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DOGS' EXCESSIVE BARKING. EMERGENCY PET FOOD BANK - THE KHS EMERGENCY FOOD BANK HAD 3,613 VISITS. IT DISTRIBUTED 5,941 BAGS OF DRY PET FOOD, 513 CANS OF DOG/CAT FOOD AND 1,666 BAGS OF CAT LITTER TO 705 INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY DIFFICULTY FEEDING AND CARING FOR THEIR PETS. SIX LOCAL SCHOOLS, SEVEN AREA BUSINESSES, TWO ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION AND 74 PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES PROVIDED FOOD AND CAT LITTER TO THE PROGRAM. SOME ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT SO THAT KHS COULD PURCHASE FOOD FOR THE FOOD BANK. OVER 51,157 POUNDS OF PET FOOD AND CAT LITTER WAS PROVIDED TO AREA FAMILIES IN NEED. VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS - THE KHS VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR SUPERVISED 133 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED A TOTAL OF 2,653 HOURS ON BEHALF OF KHS. A TOTAL OF 24 COURT-APPOINTED/COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS WORKED AN ADDITIONAL 420 HOURS. A TOTAL OF 25 NEW VOLUNTEERS WERE INTRODUCED INTO OUR PROGRAMS AND ATTENDED ONE OR MORE ORIENTATION/TRAINING SESSIONS. A TOTAL OF 33 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED THE KHS OFFICE STAFF BY PROVIDING CLERICAL ASSISTANCE ON 10 PROJECTS OR BY BAGGING PET FOOD IN THE EMERGENCY PET FOOD BANK. THE OPERATION FIX-IT PROGRAM UTILIZED 6 VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH CLINIC OPERATIONS. THE KCHS ALSO UTILIZED 8 VOLUNTEERS TO REMODEL ITS NEW LOCATION AT 3661 EASY ST.

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