HSOY New Shelter Brochure Pages

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Humane Society of YumaNew Shelter Project


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JOHN WEI L, PRESIDENT

CHUC K NORDQUIST, VICE PRESIDEN T

D AN MONTOYA , SECRETARY

PAGE MISE NHIMER, TREA SURER

KARE N BARCKLAY

GREG BUSHELL

VICKI KERLEY

SHERRELL J UDISH

LARRY PIKULA

K Y LA SMITH

JOHN TOWN SEND

Executive DirectorSHAWN SMITH

Campaign Chairperson CRISTYN WEIL

Capital Campaign Leadership

Board of Directors Campaign Coordinator MOLLY BOWES

“To ensure the humane treatment of all animals, reduce the number of homeless pets, and promotethe value and importance animals contribute to our lives and community.”

- Mission Statement, Humane Society of Yuma


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An Overdue Change for Yuma

1947-1954

An earlycity poundalong the

river bank,which

remains inoperationuntil local

citizensofficiallyprotest.

1954 -1965

Situated in the city dump,the city-county pound housed30 to 40 animals and was thesubject of much controversy.Summer temperatures wereregulated by shade trees and

breezes. The Health Dept.eventually assumes control

of the pound.

“No dog is in thatpound unless

it or its ownersviolated the law or

did somethingwrong. It is a jail or

a prison for theanimal.

Some people wouldhave

us make conditionsbetter there than intheir own homes.”

- Bill Rice, Head of theCity-County Heath

Department in responseto the community letter

writing campaign toimprove shelter

conditions, June, 1963

1954

A “dog pact” iscreated betweenthe county & cityto create a pound

and reducefinancial

responsibilitiesfor the newrabies & dog

licensinglegislation.

1950Located at the

intersection of FortunaRoad & old Highway80, the newly formed Yuma Co. Humane

Society’s stated missionwas to rescue pets that

had been lost ordropped off by passingvisitors or travelers.


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1964“FINE STRUCTURE - The

artist’s conception of theproposed Yuma Animal

shelter...proposed for the 600block on Madison Avenue at thefoot of Black Hill. The site is indispute and may be resolved at

the meeting of the YumaCounty Board of Supervisors

tomorrow morning.”

1987The kennels

areexpanded to

theircurrent

size. Thepopulationof Yuma,

Co. is92,000.

1965 - PresentHSOY’S shelter isbuilt at its currentsite, 285 Figueroa Avenue, in 1965.

Yuma’s population isapproximately a

quarter of what it istoday.

2010

The

populationof Yuma,

Co. reaches205, 940,

more than

double whatit was when

the shelterwas last

improved

twenty-three yearsago during

kennelsexpansions.

2007Five acresof land aredonated at40th Street& 4 1/2 E

by the GlenCurtis

family andSam

Perricone.

2009The

campaignfor a newshelter

kicks offat thefirst

annualFur Ball.


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The Benets for the Animals •Improved ventilation and sanitation to reduce the risk of spreading illnesses among adoptable pets•Increased adoptions as a result of centralized location, and more attractive and inviting facilities•Increased owner retention because of fewer facility induced behavioral issues & illnesses•Kennel buildings wired with surround sound provide calming auditory to reduce stress levels in dogs•Well lighted cages highlight canines of all sizes and colors, while access to the outside ensures availability of natural light

and fresh air for healthier, happier and more adoptable dogs•Communal areas allow cats and people to relax, play and interact, while multi-level units promote physical & visual

stimulation

The Benets for the Community •A high volume, low cost spay & neuter clinic, resulting in reduced feral cat & stray dog populations•Sustainable energy to model responsible business practices and reduce monthly expenses•Expansion of educational programs to include visits to local schools•Reduction in public expenses as education increases, and animal populations and cruelty cases decrease•Memorial Gardens available to families for deceased pets

The Benets for Pet Owners •A spacious, healthy and welcoming environment for families to meet prospective pets•Designated space to provide obedience training, which will also increase success of animal adoptions•Retail space to provide supplies and literature for pet owners

A New Shelter - A New Lease on Life


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is one of many dogs who arrive at HSOY, notas a stray, but as a dog suffering from abuseat the hands of those entrusted to care for her.

Found starved and with severe pneumonia , Destiny’s recoverywas a long shot, however the staff and volunteers of HSOY wereinspired to fight to give Destiny a life and the love that her ownershad denied her. She was sent to a foster home (see page 15) whereshe was placed on a high dosage of antibiotics, breathingtreatments, percussion therapy, and fed every two hours.During her stay with her foster family , she displayed an

amazing resilience and willingness to trust her caretakers. Thefamily dachshund “Chopper,” stayed at Destiny’s side when shewas too weak to walk, and played with her once she had thestrength to stand. As she gained weight and became healthierand stronger, Destiny became accustomed to being lead on aleash and riding in a car, and showered the family with kisses. When Destiny was rehabilitated , she was sent to Mayday

Pit Bull Rescue & Advocacy of Arizona. It was there that shewas adopted by her current family, who recognized Destiny’s

potential as a breed ambassador and have introduced her to therapywork.

Left: Destiny arrives atHSOY, severelymalnourished & sufferingfrom pneumonia. Below,left Destiny at HSOY’s2010 Walk & Wag with ayoung admirer. Below: The book, “Tails of Hope”features Destiny’sremarkabletransformation.

Destiny


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The Campus - Reserved for David & Donna Elfers A more centralized location means more adoptions. Located at 40 th Street and Avenue 4 ! ,the new campus includes designated office space for staff, an on-site Spay & Neuter Clinicwith a veterinarian office, a room for families to meet quietly during their pets’ finalmoments, a Memorial Garden, and an activity park for dogs.

The Adoption Center- Reserved for Sam Perricone & The Curtis Family Brighter and cleaner facilities means healthier and happier animals and an increase in visitors and adoptions. Dog andcat “Get Acquainted Rooms” allow families to interact with shelter pets without distractions. A Cat Community Roomand a canine Activity Park allow animals to exercise, play and interact with other animals and people in order tomaintain their social well-being and adoptability .

The Lobby- Dedications for sponsors who donate $250,000 or more Visitors are greeted in an airy and well lighted lobby where staff and volunteers can assist families in looking for newand lost pets. Cat and kitten cages are set slightly back from the main area to provide some solitude while stillattracting foot traffic. Designated retail space will add to the operating revenue while providing pet owners withsupplies and literature for their forever companions.

The Community Joins the Campaign


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A Yuman’s Best FriendThe Kennel Buildings - Three at $150,000 each

A new air circulation, new plumbing systems, and indoor/outdoorkennels mean better air quality and fewer illnesses for ourcommunity’s dogs. Improved lighting will highlight adoptable dogsregardless of size or color, and surround sound in one or more of thekennels will bring soothing sounds to the animals during anotherwise stressful time in these dogs’ lives.

The Courtyard/Activity Park - Reservedfor Jim & Vicki KerleyIn an area centralized between two adoptionkennels, the Courtyard/Activity Park will be aplace for staff, volunteers and visitors to socializewith Yuma’s homeless dogs. The dogs willreceive time outside exercising their bodies andminds - essentials in maintaining a dog’sadoptability and decreasing potential behavioral


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Dog Get Acquainted Rooms - Two at $25,000 EachWhen a dog is brought to a communal outside space to interact withperspective adopters, “humans” sometimes can’t compete with the smells,sounds and sights of the world outside the kennel walls. The Dog GetAcquainted Room is an interior space that can be easily maintained by staff toreduce distractions and allow canines to focus on and interact with visitingfamilies in an intimate setting.

Dog Kennels - $10,000 Each

With about twice the space of HSOY’s current kennels, the new dog kennelswill allow dogs access to the outside through sliding doors. These doorsmay be secured during kennel cleaning times to decrease the time it takesto manage the facilities while increasing the amount of time kennel staffhas to socialize the animals. Dogs have access to fresh air and sunshine orthe option to stay inside and curl up and rest on a dog bed with a chew toy.

Puppy Pens - ReservedLocated in an alcove off of the main adoption kennel, these puppy pens willhelp insulate young dogs from unnecessary auditory stimulation and allowperspective adopters who are interested in younger dogs to view these pups

TRIPOD With little time remaining in the crowdedshelter, Tripod - the small stray with an

amputated leg - was adopted on January 30,2005 by Kristene & John Quintero. A little

over a week later, the Quintero family wouldcredit their new pet with saving their lives asit was Tripod rather than the smoke detector

or the family’s purebred Italian Greyhoundthat woke the family as the home f illed with

smoke from an electrical fire.

“These are notthrowaway

animals. Theseare valuable

members of yourfamily and theycould save your

life one day.”

- Kristebe Quintero


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The Cat Adoption Room - $100,000 Airy, spacious and welcoming, this space off of the Main Lobby will facilitate increased public visitations to our mostvulnerable shelter pets.

The Kitten Room - $100,000 Our smallest residents reside in a room tucked away from the bustle of the Main Lobby but easily accessed by visitors on theway to the Dog Kennels. Families can enjoy watching the sporadic play/sleep cycles of young cats while learning about thesignificance of spaying and neutering to prevent over population and suffering for one of our most vulnerable communitymembers.

The Cat Community Rooms - two at $25,000 each While cats can primarily be solitary beings in the wild, domesticated cats crave attention and interaction. The Cat CommunityRooms will allow cats to play, climb and practice socialization skills with other felines, while moving beyond the connes of theircages to exhibit their true personalities. Potential adopters will be able to play and relax the cats in the same way that they may attheir homes.

Far left: natural light and a viewoverlooking an exterior garden willprovide visual stimulation for HSOY’scats. Left: An ex terior view of the CatCommunity Room’s protected garden.

The Cat Adoption Center


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The Cat Get Acquainted Room - $25,000 Decorated like a potential adopter’s living room, the Cat Get

Acquainted Room is a place where families can meet andinteract with a potential pet in the comfort of the cat’s“home away from home.” It is our hope that - similar to the Cat Community Room – cats will be able toplay and relax with humans in the same way that they may at the adopters’ homes.

Cat Condos - $10,000 Located off the Main Lobby to attract prospective adopters, these Cat Condominiums are designed toincrease the visibility of and the visual stimulations available to the cats, while protecting the felinesfrom the noises from the lobby.

Kitten Cages - Reserved for D’Layne Fargason

Far left: “Beau is the most spectacu larcat who has ever owned us ! Ho w heever stayed in your facil ity for twomonths without some one adopting himis a myst ery.” - Mr. & Mrs. RichardYoung, 2 0 10. L eft: Community Rooms,s uch as this one at the highlyacclaimed LEED gold certified PotterLeague Shelter, provide room to playand socialize beyond the confines of the

current shelter’s cat condos.


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Education and Outreach

“My class & I really appreciatedthe time & effort that you gaveus in May. I firmly believe inearly education & awareness ofthe needs of the local community& will do what I can to furtheryour mission. ”

Ellen M. Garr, TeacherYuma Catholic High School

The Education & Training Room -Reserved for Jim & Vicki Kerely

Essential to fulfilling our mission, education is a paramountfocus for HSOY’s near future. The Education & TrainingRoom will be a gathering place for visiting school groups asthey learn about animal care, breed characteristics, andanimal welfare issues; our hope is to improve the treatmentof Yuma’s animals by planting seeds of knowledge in youngminds, which they can then spread amongst their familiesand communities. The Education & Training Room will also provide an obedience classwork space for HSOY adopters and Yuma community members; our hope here is toprovide pet owners with a place to work through an animal’s behavioral issues and keepmore dogs out of the shelter and in loving homes.

The Volunteer Work & Meeting Room - $20,000 Our volunteers dedicate thousand of hours a year to cleaning cages, walking dogs,socializing cats, and helping with adoption and fundraising events. We are happy todesignate a space in our new building in appreciation of the effort and care that ourvolunteers demonstrate towards our animals and staff. This space will allow volunteersto meet, store personal items, receive updates concerning adoption goals and successes,

Sara, age 10, and Amy, age 11,with their donated shel tersupplies to “help the animals.”


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Cuddle Brigade (below, left) - The therapeutic benefits of pet

ownership are well documented,but for some of our most

deserving community members,pet ownership is not possible.

The Cuddle Brigade helps bringthe unconditional love &appreciation of pets to our older

community members.

Fostering (left) - Foster parenting allows animals to be socialized & rehabilitated.Foster parent volunteer Rebecca Curtis, painstakingly nursed Destiny her back to

health so she could be adopted. Rebecca has also supported HSOY’s efforts by making agenerous annual pledge towards the construction of the new shelter.

Youth Leade rship(right) - Third generation

volunteer Billie Ciotti,was awarded Heart of

Yuma’s Youth Leadersh ip Award for her HSOY

fundraising & adoptionpromotion work at CastleDome Middle School & at

the shelter.

4 Paws Pantry(below, left) -

Founded byboard memberJan Watts, andvolunteer SandyPikula, 4 PawsPantry assists

pet ownersaffected byeconomic

hardships. Thepet food bank is

run byvolunteers andis supported bylocal businesses

and familieswho are

invested inhelping their

neighbors keeptheir cats and

dogs.


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Quality CareThe Spay & Neuter Clinic - $500,000 The young and very successful HSOY Spay & Neuter Clinic will move from its current location onthe 4 th Avenue Extension, to its incorporated spot in the new shelter. With a monthly goal of 400alterations a day, the new clinic with feature an on-site veterinarian’s office with X-Ray,examination and two procedure rooms. With the addition of a recovery room, animals will now havea quite place to rest while veterinarian technicians maintain free floor space to attend to otheranimals and responsibilities.

The Grooming Suite - $50,000 Everyday, the HSOY receives animals from Animal Control, owner give-ups, and good Samaritans,and many of these animals have been neglected, or exposed to the elements for extended periods oftime. The Grooming Room will be a designated space for care givers to bath, trim and treat dogs andcats whose improved physical appearance will add to their adoptability and general well being. Forsome animals, this hands-on time with a staff member may be the most significant humaninteraction that they have received in a long time, or ever.

Dear Sta ! at the Humane Society of Yuma, We were overjoyed by the card we received from everyone at the Humane Society. It brought joy to

our hearts to know that everyone there really cares! It was hard and painful for our family to bring our sickpuppy in to be put to sleep. Thank you for your compassion!!

Thank you, Jesus A. Ruiz & Family


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The Rainbow Bridge FamilyRoom - $50,000 Perhaps the most challenging time in a petowner’s life is understanding when it is timeto let our friends go. The “Rainbow Bridge”Family Room is a quiet and private spacewhere families can spend some time togethers a y i n g g o o d b y e t o t h e i r c h e r i s h e dcompanions.

The Memorial Gardens -Reserved for Katherine Keen,posthumously The Katherine Keen Memorial Gardens willbe a beautiful place for families to visit andremember a memorialized pet.

“Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

...All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; thosewho were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we rememberthem in our dreams of days and times gone by.The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each misssomeone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops andlooks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers.Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs

carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, youcling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rainupon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once moreinto the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from

your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....” - Author unknown


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The AlternativeEnergy

System - TBAPart of the plan

concerning caring for Yuma’s pets andowners includes

making sure our rolein the community is a

sustainable one. Byharnessing Arizona’sabundant solar

energy and utilizingambient daylight, we

hope to reduce ourenvironmental

footprint, our energyconsumption and ouroperational expenses.

Above, left: The attention generated by the design of theHale County Animal Shelter in Alabama has created a

much needed focus on the needs and adoptionopportunities of the rural community. Above: Walmart

stores, including store in the Yuma Foothills, utilize solarenergy. Many of the newer stores have installed solar

daylighting - which disperses sunlight without increasinginterior temperatures while decreasing utility expensesby circumventing the dependence upon electric lighting

altogether. Left: a solar voltaic panel.

Sustainable Shelter


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David and Donna Elfers are long time supports of the Humane Society of

Yuma, and in particular the New Shelter Project. David and Donna havedemonstrated their commitment to the new shelter by naming HSOY as a

beneciary of their estate. Their commitment to the New Shelter Project hasbeen unwavering and will go a long way towards helping HSOY secure a

Leaving a Legacy

One of the most important and generous was that you can help Yuma’s homeless pets is throughplanned giving. The Legacy Circle members are those who honor HSOY in one or more of thefollowing ways:

• Naming HSOY as a beneficiary in a will or living trust

• Making a gift of cash or appreciated securities to establish a charitable gift annuity

• Creating a charitable remainder trust

• Naming HSOY as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy or retirement account


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Call CRISTYN WEIL at 9 2 8 -246-774 to discuss

how you can be apart of the Yumah i s t o r y t h r o u g h

H S O Y ’ s N e wShelter Project.

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