AAnnnnuuaall RReeppoorrtt 22000022 Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Texas Responding to the community through your donations since 1938 Leaps & Bounds: There has never been a year quite like it It has been another amazing year. After all, amazing things happen when you put something good in motion. We all have the belief that kindness and compassion to animals is the only way to change their uncharted fate. This work of love is made possible through the kindness and generosity of people like you who love and respect our furry, fellow animals. The SPCA of Texas has worked to make the world a safer, friendlier and healthier the basics, the SPCA is about connecting place for animals in need. We carry out people with pets. We have a calling and our incredible rescues, conduct in-depth A Network of Care work is a miracle of love, truly a work of the investigations across the state, place thousands Our reach is broad, touching the lives of soul. Together with you, our supporters, our of animals with new human companions and thousands of people with therapeutic animal volunteers, our staff and others we are perform countless routine and extraordinary visits, delivery of pet food for the homebound, connected to and bound by our passion for medical procedures. We have taught children the skills of obedience training for incarcerated animals. and adults alike to be caring friends, young men, workshops for humane law Because Every Animal Deserves It companions and caretakers of their pets, and enforcement, social services and the Family When you truly believe in what you do, the homeless animals entrusted to our care. Bar Association and foster care for the pets of you’re always left with the feeling that you Through the years we have made homeless individuals. When you get down to could do more. How do we safeguard the remarkable progress in the battle to save lives. future for the animals? The root causes remain Yet for all our accomplishments, there is more the same: pet overpopulation, too many stray that needs to be done. But for the moment, animals, too many unwanted pets, too many we’ll revel in last year’s accomplishments. illnesses that could have been prevented. And the cruelty, neglect, suffering and exploitation of the animals remains at the forefront. But most importantly, we need to change the way people think — that’s the real challenge. Reaching Out on all Fronts The answer is to take our MAV buses on the road, providing spay/neuter, vaccination and microchip services in the neighborhoods where we work and live. And, we need to place a pet behaviorist on staff so that our See LEAPS on page 15 SPCA of Texas, 362 S. Industrial Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207, 214-651-9611 8411 FM720, McKinney, TX 75070, 972-562-7297 4720 E. Lake Highlands, The Colony, TX 75056, 972-625-5545 Love Matches Admitting and We saved 9,170 pet lives and gave them a second and third Surrender chance at life in caring, Thousands responsible homes — one of our of lost, most joyous accomplishments. abandoned and The animals rely on the SPCA of owner-released Texas to represent their interests animals entered and provide them with happier, our doors. They healthier lives. Our animal care Additionally, the received food, centers are open 360 days of each Brandenburg shelter, baths, year. Seniors Program vaccinations, With innovative design and matched 101 pets with individuals some medical renovations, the Dealey animal care over 60 years of age for free. We care and all center in Dallas has eliminated the owe our matchmaking successes to were given chain link and stainless steel cages the skill of our line staff and love. Dallas and replaced them with glass suites. volunteer adoption counselors — a received Skylights and solar tubes bring in tribute to their dedication to our 12,013 the natural light, and the bright mission. animals, colors are cheery and give it a We took care of 623 owner McKinney daycare ambiance. Barking has been requests for euthanasia, and received 7,364 measurably reduced and the cats euthanized 3,498 for illness, 2,815 and The enjoy lounging on shelves and kitty for behavior, 2,364 for other Colony furniture in the Krol cat condos. medical reasons and unfortunately received 2,759 The new Phoebe Sherwood Perry 647 because of space confinement animals last animal care center, located in from a total of 21,949 admitted pets. year. Many McKinney, is built with glass suites, Dallas was able to find homes for times we are high ceilings, lots of windows and 6,293 pets, with a 96% eligible asked what cat condos of glass. The Colony adoption rate; McKinney adopted does the animal care center has brought in 2,159 animals with an 87% eligible “other” the sunlight adoption rate and The Colony found category mean? The “other” category includes and is homes for 718 animals, also at an guinea pigs, emus, ostriches, donkeys, cows, working on 87% eligible adoption rate. We were goats, pigs, ducks, chickens, snakes, ferrets, outside runs able to reunite 1,386 lost pets and rabbits, iguanas, etc. for the dogs 570 animals back with their original and new human companions — always a joy. Received: housing for A total of 876 pets remained in our Dogs 8,954 the kitties. three animal care centers as we Puppies 3,394 What’s entered the year of 2003. Cats 4,480 amazing, Kittens 4,551 but still far Eligible: 9,817 Other 570 from “good Adopted: 21,949 enough,” is Dogs 3,452 that we had Puppies 1,868 Those an overall Cats 1,623 93% Kittens 2,150 numbers adoption Other 77 rate of the 9,170 make me eligible animals. stand up and take notice! Annual Report w w w . s p c a . o r g / d o n a t e 2 The Perry Injured Rescue & Cruelty Animal Rescue Investigations Ambulance Our rescue and investigations team in Dallas pet-o- Dallas and our officers in medics performed McKinney and The 281 rescues, Colony traveled traveling 56,047 throughout Texas miles in 2002. In investigating cruelty and an effort to help neglect to pets and the city’s injured livestock. They also stray animals, the rescued animals in SPCA of Texas perilous conditions. Our launched the Perry Rescue Ambulance Service in departments work February 2002 as an extension of its Rescue & cooperatively with Red Cross, Salvation Army, FEMA, and pigeons, owls, prairie dogs, llamas, Investigations department. The Rescue Ambulance emus, nutria, pea fowl, beavers, Service is funded through a three-year grant from the Volunteers in Disasters responding to natural or manmade disasters. hawks, rats, song birds, donkeys, Phoebe and Russell H. Perry Fund of the Communities horses, snakes, bunnies and deer as Foundation of Texas, Inc. Dallas performed 281 rescues and investigated 2,169 cases in 30 well as investigated 273 cruelty The SPCA’s Rescue & Investigations department is cases. specifically designed to different counties, traveling 56,047 miles. Our McKinney team, which R&I Sponsors provided $12,418 investigate and rescue animals— of the $160,731 operating budget. including livestock and serves as animal control for 18 small cities and unincorporated wildlife—that have been Calls: neglected or abused. However, Collin County, traveled 140,436 miles and was called in to rescue Dallas 3,989 because of lack of funding, McKinney 7,722 actual pick-up and treatment of numerous wildlife and livestock including goats, armadillos, skunks The Colony 2,419 injured animals has always been Types of Animal: limited at best, and when (rabid), opossums, raccoons, bats, coyotes, ducks, squirrels, turtles, Feline 1,543 appropriate, referred to an animal Canine 5,425 control or a wildlife agency. Equine 443 The SPCA responds to calls in Dallas and Dallas Bovine 330 County between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily. As other Fowl 33 funding becomes available, the SPCA hopes to expand Other 506 to a 24-hour service. The number is (214) 651-PETS Types of Calls: (7387). Field officers evaluate injured animals and No food,water,shelter,care 1,588 transport them to one of the SPCA of Texas’ animal Cruel Confinement 64 care centers, Highland Park Animal Clinic or an Petshop/Shelter/Breeder 36 emergency clinic for treatment. Abuse/Abandoned/Shot/Poison 263 Rescues 281 Medical Problems 218 Dogs 152 Actual Rescues 281 Cats 86 Investigations: Birds 33 Dallas 2169 Other 10 McKinney 273 Types of Rescues: The Colony 27 Hits by car: 84 Counties 30 Transport-Wildlife Rehab 42 Invest. outside Dallas County 217 Need Medical Attention 33 R&I sponsors 273 Perry Pet-o-medic sponsors 98 R&I Sponsor gifts: $12,418 Pet-o-medic sponsors gifts: $3,448 Annual w w w . s p c a . o r g / d o n a t e Report 3 Spay/Neuter Clinics To help control pet overpopulation, the Spay/Neuter Clinic offer affordable surgeries since the opening of our first SPCA requires all animals to be spayed surgeries to the public. clinic in 1976. For 2002, the Dallas clinic or neutered before they can leave the The SPCA’s sense of responsibility conducted 4,793 private surgeries, 615 animal care centers with their new human extends beyond spay/neuter surgeries for other types of surgeries, and McKinney companions, which is part of their SPCA animals and the general public, 1,760 surgeries. adoption package. To help stop the however. Both clinics offer out-patient At our Dallas clinic, 193 feral cats overpopulation of unwanted pets in the veterinary care free for pets of homeless were spay/neutered and medically Metroplex, our Dallas Martin individuals, and affordable medical care treated.