NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY
8929 FORT STREET, OMAHA, NE 68134 www.nehumanesociety.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY PROTECTS, SAVES AND ENRICHES THE LIVES OF ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES FOR THE GREATER OMAHA AREA. PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCLUDE ADOPTION, ANIMAL FOSTER CARE, OBEDIENCE TRAINING, CREMATION SERVICES, DOG DAYCARE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE CAMP KINDNESS FOR CHILDREN 6-12 YEARS OF AGE. THESE SERVICES ARE BASED ON THE AGENCY'S ABILITY TO DELIVER STRONG, STABLE AND CONSISTENT MEDICAL SERVICES FOR ALL ANIMALS PLACED IN OUR CARE. THE NHS IS AN OPEN ADMISSION SHELTER, MEANING WE ACCEPT ALL ANIMALS THAT COME TO US. WE ALSO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES TO PROVIDE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES.

THE NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY IS COMMITTED TO THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS. THE SOCIETY PROVIDES EDUCATION, GIVES SANCTUARY TO ANIMALS, ENCOURAGES ADOPTION OF ANIMALS, AND PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP.

ANIMAL CONTROL - THE NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY (NHS) ACTS AS THE ANIMAL CONTROL AGENCY FOR THE GREATER OMAHA AREA. MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDE OMAHA, BELLEVUE, PAPILLION, SPRINGFIELD, RALSTON, LA VISTA, GRETNA, AND SARPY COUNTY, NEBRASKA. NHS ALSO ACTS AS THE ANIMAL LICENSING AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF OMAHA AND SARPY COUNTY. IN 2019, NHS RECEIVED 102,682 INCOMING CALLS RESULTING IN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS BEING DISPATCHED 34,919 TIMES DURING THE YEAR. THESE CALLS INCLUDED REPORTS OF STRAY, INJURED OR DEAD ANIMALS, AND PROBLEMS WITH WILDLIFE. THERE WERE 8,074 INVESTIGATIONS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, BARKING, BITES AND ABANDONMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 830 CITATIONS WERE WRITTEN. IN 2019, 2,754 LOST PETS WERE RETURNED TO OWNERS, 109 RECEIVED A FREE RIDE HOME. ANIMAL LICENSING INCLUDED - DOG LICENSES ISSUED: 14,102 INTACT, 96,452 ALTERED. CAT LICENSES ISSUED: 437 INTACT, 42,111 ALTERED. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS - 116, DANGEROUS DOGS - 12, MINI PIG - 20. LICENSES FOR ANIMALS WERE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO 3,779 COMPANION ANIMALS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AGE 65 AND OLDER RESIDING IN BELLEVUE, PAPILLION, SPRINGFIELD, LAVISTA, UNINCORPORATED SARPY COUNTY AND WATERLOO. NO CHARGE LICENSES WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO 226 SERVICE DOGS AND 40 COMPANION SUPPORT PETS.

ANIMAL WELFARE - ANIMALS ARRIVING AT THE SHELTER ARE EXAMINED, EVALUATED AND TREATED BY OUR MEDICAL SERVICES TEAM. ALL ADOPTABLE DOGS, CATS, PUPPIES AND KITTENS ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. ADDITIONALLY, SOME REQUIRE SURGERY FOR KNEE OR HIP PROBLEMS, EYE ISSUES, AMPUTATIONS, OR DENTAL PROCEDURES. OTHERS NEED MEDICATIONS TO FIGHT INFECTIONS AND PARASITES. THE MAJORITY OF CATS AND DOGS WHO ENTER THE SHELTER ALSO NEED TO BE TREATED FOR FLEAS AND/OR TICKS.SHELTER MEDICAL SERVICES PERFORMED FOR 2019 INCLUDE: 6,412 SPAY/NEUTER PROCEDURES; 1,317 OTHER SURGERIES (HIPS, KNEES, AMPUTATIONS, EYES AND DENTALS) 18,263 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS (HEARTWORM, FELINE LEUKEMIA, X-RAYS, BLOOD TESTS, SKIN SCRAPES) AND 7,285 DOGS AND CATS WERE MICROCHIPPED. ADDITIONALLY, ALL ANIMALS ARE VACCINATED BEFORE THEY ARE PLACED FOR ADOPTION.DURING 2019, A TOTAL OF 10,320 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED THROUGH THE NHS. THIS INCLUDES DOGS, CATS, HORSES AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS, SUCH AS HAMSTERS, RABBITS, BIRDS, ETC. ONCE IN THE ADOPTION PROGRAM, DOGS AND CATS ARE SPAYED/NEUTERED, MICRO-CHIPPED AND GIVEN THEIR FIRST SERIES OF SHOTS. ADOPTION KENNELS ARE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. IN 2019, 2,092 ANIMALS NOT YET READY FOR ADOPTION WERE CARED FOR IN 272 FOSTER CARE HOMES BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH - NHS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER CENTER COMPLETED 6,330 SURGERIES, 5,861 CALLS TO THE BEHAVIOR HELPLINE WERE ANSWERED, AND PET CARE TIPS WERE AIRED ON LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO SHOWS. MORE THAN 8,500 CHILDREN AND ADULTS TOURED THE SHELTER AND ATTENDED HUMANE EDUCATION EVENTS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEER EDUCATORS ALSO PROVIDED PRESENTATIONS TO RELIGIOUS AND CIVIC GROUPS, BUSINESSES, HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES, SENIOR CENTERS, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE SUMMER PROGRAM, CAMP KINDNESS, ENROLLED 425 CHILDREN IN 2019. COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED ARE ADDRESSED BY SEVERAL PROGRAMS: THE PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUP, PROJECT PET SAFE (PROVIDES SHELTER TO PETS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE), ANIMEALS (PROVIDES PET FOOD TO SENIOR CITIZENS ON A FIXED INCOME RECEIVING MEALS ON WHEELS), PET FOOD PANTRY (PROVIDES PET FOOD AND CAT LITTER FOR PET OWNERS EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY ECONOMIC CHALLENGES) AND THE BEHAVIOR HELPLINE (A FREE CALL IN SERVICE WHERE PROFESSIONAL STAFF HELPED PET OWNERS WITH TRAINING NEEDS.)

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