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HSOYUMA.COM facebook.com/hsoyuma HSOYUMA.COM 1 TY OF YU CIE MA SO FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR E N A M U re H ne a Welcome to another issue of our newsletter. o re e he v l t one. I hope you find reading this newsletter enjoyable and informative. There’s always so much a ti n S n information we want to get out to you. We hope we do our best in letting you know what’s going u on with our shelter and animal welfare in our community. M O Pet overpopulation continues to be a major issue in Yuma, but our efforts to educate our H S . C community on the importance of spay/neuter are paying off. Our off-site, low-cost spay/neuter O Y U M A clinic is performing surgeries at a record pace. We are MISSION STATEMENT making progress, but not as fast as we want. With your To ensure the humane treatment help, we know we’ll get there very soon. of all animals, reduce the number As usual, we have many things going on and we’re of homeless pets, and promote the staying extremely busy. I always welcome a visit to see value and importance animals the pets or just take a look and see what we’re doing. contribute to our lives and As the end of the year approaches, the holidays community. are on everyone’s mind. As always, we ask you to BOARD OF DIRECTORS remember the pets that come into our shelter and John Weil the many needs they have. We really appreciate your President generosity throughout the year. The pets coming into our shelter would never have a chance without your Chuck Nordquist Vice President support. Dan Montoya Have a wonderful holiday season, and thank you Secretary again for your help in making Yuma a better place for Page Misenhimer pets to live. Treasurer With warmest regards, Karen Barcklay Shawn Greg Bussell Vicki Kerley Sherrell Judish THE NUMBERS Larry Pikula Kyla Smith The Humane Society of Yuma is independently contracted to provide services to the cities of John Townsend Yuma, Somerton, San Luis, the Cocopah Indian Tribe, and the unincorporated areas of Yuma Jan Watts County. The shelter’s eight animal control officers cover a service area of over 5,500 square SHELTER MANAGEMENT miles. Below is a summation of the Humane Society’s activity for the past six months. Shawn Smith May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Executive Director Annette Lagunas Patrol service calls 787 733 649 705 723 905 Director of Operations Dogs turned into shelter 398 426 379 401 360 480 Cookie Wagter Cats turned into shelter 462 442 272 397 268 325 Director of Business Admin Dogs adopted 125 100 95 81 127 99 Erin Sitera Director of Development Cats adopted 36 44 53 36 47 41 Aaron Acton Animals released to rescue 87 102 104 100 72 155 Patrol Sergeant Animals returned to owner 55 37 46 46 52 53 Ed Snook Print and Electronic Media Cruelty cases investigated 47 53 63 52 50 35 SHELTER INFORMATION Cats & dogs euthanized 587 545 435 524 311 415 285 N. Figueroa Ave. Yuma, AZ 85364 Sign up for our weekly On Facebook? So are we. Regular hours electronic newsletter at The question is ‘Do you Office: 9-6 Tues.-Fri. hsoyuma.com like us?’ 9-5 Sat. Kennel: 11-5:30 Tues.-Fri. facebook.com/hsoyuma 11-4:30 Sat. 2 HUMANE SOCIETY OF YUMA PAW PRINTS WINTER 2011 Thank you to the following • Elks National Foundation - $9,800 towards feral cat TNR • PETCO Foundation - $3,000 towards medical equipment • Yuma Community Foundation - $1,000 towards the Safe Way Home Program • PetSmart Charities - Continuous financial support towards our adoption fairs and rewards programs • United Way of Yuma County - For their ongoing contributions Memorials The Humane Society of Yuma would like to extend our condolences to the families of the following individuals who requested memorial gifts be made to the Humane Society of Yuma in lieu of flowers in 2010. Charles H. “Chile” Blair Courtland Stinson Carvell Gary L. Fagerstrom Karen Sue Fahey Robert James Fisher David Palacio Munoz Elizabeth Ann Miller “Betsy” Murphy Donna Marie Nelson Sherman James Keith Paquin, M.D. Rosie Fernandez Renteria THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES HAVE Rober M. “Bob” Reynolds HSOY CHANGE JARS ON THEIR COUNTERS. Mary Juanita Snyder Daryl Anne Veal Accurate Automotive La Casa Deli 1495 S. 3rd Ave. 712 E. 32nd St. Accurate Automotive M & D Cigars 12543 S. Frontage Rd. 11274 S. Fortuna Rd. Ste J American Self Storage Mad Greek 1775 E. Palo Verde St. 1725 S. 3rd Ave. Boot Barn Mr. G's 242 W. 32nd St. 501 S. 4th Ave. Bottoms Up Pub Pablo's 11411 S. Fortuna Rd. Ste. 111 2004 S. Ave B Brownies Paws & Claws 1145 S. 4th Ave. 5430 W. 8th St. Chili Pepper Puppy Love Grooming 1030 W. 24th St. 998 W. 16th St. Don Quixote Quilting Bee 11411 S. Fortuna Rd. Ste. 214 2370 W. 32nd St. Express Automotive Round Table Pizza 12835 E. 38th St. 2544 W. 16th St. Flower Mine Sesame Kitchen 2855 S. 8th Ave. 11274 S. Fortuna Rd. Ste. I8 Foothills Animal Clinic Shadle & Walsma, PLC 11769 S. Frontage Rd. 833 E. Plaza Circle, Ste. 200 Foothills Mini Mart Shady Acres RV Park 12870 S. Foothills Blvd. 1340 3rd St. Foothills Restaurant Tamarack Fine Foods 12871 S. Frontage Rd. 7875 E. 24th St. Foxworth Galbraith Urban K-9 10527 S. Frontage Rd. 547 E. 20th St. Ironwood Vet Clinic Yuma Catholic High 2632 S. Ave B 2100 W. 28th St. GO TO SERVICEARIZONA.COM Yuma Feed AND FOLLOW THE PERSONALIZED/ 2380 W. 32nd St. SPECIAL PLATES LINK. HSOYUMA.COM 3 ADOPTION In response to your flier in the packet that I received Saturday, I am sending you news and photos of the adorable dog we adopted on Saturday. She was named “Speckles” but we have renamed her “Pepper.” She and our other dog, Ba’cho, are getting along famously! She has actually taught him some doggy manners and he is much nicer to be around now. I think he just needed a companion. Pepper learned how to use the doggy door by Sunday night and there have been no accidents in the house since then. They love to run and play in the backyard. They have lots of room to really get a good head of steam up and run it off. So thank you for the care you gave her until we got her. I can’t imagine that someone didn’t try to find her. She is a wonderful animal to have as part of our family. Words cannot describe how much joy and love Tiger has brought to our lives. We adopted him from the Humane Society of Yuma on 6/12/10. Thanks again! He has the best personality and runs and plays all day. He jumps on the Aurora Cuff backs of the other cats and rides them like a pony. He loves water and will play in the sink. He jumps high in the air and we never know where he is going to land. He stands straight up on his back legs when he goes poop. Tiger is one of a kind and we love him so much. He is the best $55 we have ever spent. My husband was very depressed and fully disabled when we got him. What a difference he has made to our lives. I sent you some pictures of him. We are so proud to own him and we thank the Humane Society of Yuma for bringing so much joy to our lives. Sincerely, Fred & Debby Davis WHY ADOPT You can save a life. Over 60% of cats and dogs that the Humane Society of Yuma takes in are euthanized every year. There WHERE TO ADOPT are many more homeless animals There are two places you can wag looking for a home than there are tails with our adoptable pets. homes adopting them. Every pet Our shelter. We are open T.V. & RADIO APPEARANCES deserves a chance at a forever home. Tuesday through Saturday. Our With so many wonderful cats and office hours are 9am-6pm, Tuesday KSWT Monday 4:30pm dogs entering our shelter every day, through Friday, and 9am-5pm KYMA Friday 5pm you are sure to find a forever friend. on Saturday. Our kennel hours KLJZ 93.1 “Z93” Tues. 7am Many are trained. Owners turn are from 11am-5:30pm, Tuesday KCFY 88.1 FM Wednesday 8am through Friday, and 11am-4:30pm over their animals in large numbers. KTTI 95.1 FM Wednesday 9am Many of these animals come on Saturday. STAR 100.9 FM Wednesday 9:15am already trained, with a history of PetSmart. A few privileged KCYK AM 1400 Wednesday 11:50am their behaviors, likes, and dislikes. cats reside there and are available Many are purebred. If you have for “meet & greets” in-between Talk of Yuma First Tuesday of your heart set on a purebred you naps. Starting soon, many of our every month at 7am on Time Warner’s may be surprised to know that 20% dogs will also be in residence (see Channel 77 of the dogs that enter our shelter are page 12). purebreds. In 2005, we adopted our baby girl Angel, and she is truly an Angel... When we adopted her she was very scared and did not like being around anyone, even her new family. She was afraid to drink water from her bowl so we would have to give her water by hand, and she was also very thin.