Willamette Humane Society

“The 990 is sent via e-mail to board members for their review before filing.”

“Annually required to sign a form stating such.”

“To job match and collect survey data for our industry and the non-profit industry and collect national and regional data.”

“They are available to anyone who contacts us and requests them.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: BEHAVIOR and TRAINING: WHS canine training curriculum includes basic and advanced training, puppy socialization and training, specialty, trick and agility classes, and off-leash supervised play groups for sheltered and owned dogs. The program offers individual consultations with WHSs certified dog trainer.This program served 358 households, trained352 Dogs in classes, and 31 pets and their families in private consultations. In addition, we held 4 Jr. Trainer camps and a winter break camp serving 60 middle-school youth learning elementary dog training and responsible pet care, while enhancing adoptability of resident shelter animals.Additionally, WHS offers pre-adoption consultations about dogs with specific behavioral needs in order to advise and instruct potential adopters. A free seminar, Intro to Training is offered bi-weekly to all adopters and the public. The Behavior Helpline, available to all community members, responded to 322 individual requests for assistance with companion animal behavior. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: VOLUNTEERS: 978 volunteers contributed 67,687 hours last year, for an all-time high equal to 32.5 FTE (equivalent full-time workers) or approximately 45% of our total workforce. Volunteers provided pets with compassionate care and training, cleaned kennels and staffed events, walked dogs, assisted in adoptions and administration, provided grounds maintenance, facilities improvements and professional in-kind services, drove animals to veterinary specialist appointments and transfers, helped with spay/neuter clinic operations, staffed several retail organizations and conducted trainings for new volunteers, and led the organization through service on the Board of Directors. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: COMMUNITY SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE: WHS Spay & Neuter clinic conducted 2,581 spay and neuter surgeries for owned pets and 1,597 for shelter pets, for a total of 4,178 surgeries. 310 additional surgeries such as dental cleanings, amputations, growth removals, etc. were performed on WHS sheltered pets to enhance adoptability at the time of spay/neuter, and 43 surgical procedures were performed on shelter pets that were already sterilized at intake.This year, WHS, in conjunction with other cat shelter and rescue groups, formed the Marion Polk Community Cat Program, with the goal of increasing access to free or highly subsidized spay and neuter surgeries for free-roaming community cats (feral/stray/at large un-owned). 507 cats were brought to the clinic for this service. This free package includes the sterilization surgery, flea, ear mite and deworming treatment, vaccines including Rabies, and ear-tipping (to identify sterile status). OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: FOSTER PROGRAM: We expanded our sheltering services with 938 pets entering into our foster program. Our foster coordinator recruited, trained and managed 135 foster families who opened their hearts and homes to our special abandoned or surrendered pets in need of extra time and attention to become suitable for adoption. Foster families provide the additional time, medical treatment or rehabilitative training necessary for these special pets with individualized barriers to adoption. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: TOTAL PEOPLE AND ANIMALS SERVED: 61,740 people (includes visitors to WHS and the Thriftstore not counted elsewhere) and 8,804 animals. This fiscal year, our shelter and services reached 15.42% of the population of Marion and Polk counties.Note that the above expenses are for all program services listed.”