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. There were 419 SNIP sponsors Spay/Neuter Clinic and McKinney for pets of low income/indigent and who provided $12,744 for qualified terminally ill individuals. patient spay/neuter surgeries. The Dallas performed 14,105 surgeries and Emergency Medical Fund (EMF) had 292 McKinney performed 4,041. We have donors who provided $18,941 of the performed more than 114,000 spay/neuter $25,674 spent for emergency triage and treatment.

Surgeries completed: 18,146 Private surgeries: 6,275 SNIP Parents: 419 86 dog; 252 cat; 81 general Funding: $12,744 EMF cases: 292 Case Expenses: $25,674 EMF donations: $18,941 Moody Medical Annex/Sponsor a Foster Pet The Moody Medical Annex is a life- weeks in the annex with medication and the Rainbow Bridge. Sponsor foster saver! It began its fateful and wonderful daily veterinary check-ups. Medications parents provided $97,236 of the $121,936 life-saving mission in late 1999, when our cost an average of $7 or more a day for operating expense of the Annex. Thank make-shift treatment ward could no longer each animal, which does not include you to the sponsor parents who give each hold the number of animals needing staffing, the building maintenance or other month a life-saving gift to help these treatment. Illnesses treated range from related expenses. There were 697 animals critters get well and have an additional kennel cough, upper respiratory and eye treated in 2002. Of that number, 616 were chance of finding a loving home. We need infection to recovery from minor surgery. treated and released, 19 remained in more foster sponsor parents and Most sick pets spend 10 days to two treatment at the new year, and 62 crossed heartworm treatment donors!

Animals Treated: 697 404 dogs; 293 cats Sponsored Animals: 178 Sponsor Foster parents: 298 Gift amounts designated: 1,377 dog; 835 cat; 2,360 general Sponsor Foster donations: $97,236 Heartworm dogs: 94 Heartworm sponsors 251 Sponsor donations: $17,859

Annual Report w w w . s p c a . o r g / d o n a t e 4 Volunteers Offsite Paws for applause and three cheers for Adoptions the volunteers! Without the help of Like everyone, our dedicated volunteers in prospective adopters lead all departments of the busy lives and often SPCA, many of our distance and time vital programs would constraints present not exist. The SPCA of barriers for their Texas is committed to opportunity to visit one of our Garden Show occurred in 2002. A creating a rewarding animal care centers. So, our offsite second “first” was achieved at an experience for teams take the animals to where the office building in Fort Worth where volunteers through people work, live and are all 20 animals were adopted — we expanded training and opportunities. entertained. came home with no furry critters! In 2002, we launched a volunteer mentor Offsite adoption activities and There were 703 cats and kittens program that matches new volunteers with a events account for over 25% of our adopted from PETsMART locations seasoned pro to act as their personal guide. A adoptions. Our animals travel to and 151 dogs and cats from PetCo volunteer force of 721 individuals giving 41,787 trade shows, community festivals, stores. hours helped us care for our animals last year, street fairs, pet supply stores Also, the offsite adoption teams working as adoption including PetCo and PETsMART, have a commitment to take the “less counselors, TLC, office buildings, businesses, The adoptable” — due to illness, docents, event Galleria, NorthPark Center, Valley depression or basic appearance — coordinators and many View and other malls. Offsite animals to the public. Thus, 170 other areas. In addition, adoptions cover Dallas, Denton, large (50lbs+) dogs, 24 heartworm community court- Collin County and the mid-cities as positive dogs, 76 animals 6+ years appointed service hours well as Fort Worth. old (including several over the age totalled 4,901. This year Our first visit to Neil Sperry’s All of 10), 96 animals who had been at 315 new people signed the animal care center 30 days or up to volunteer! more and 41 animals that had been All of these residents at the animal care center wonderful people spread 60 days or more found new homes. the message of adoption and affection for our Total animals adopted: 2,448 homeless animals to the public, as well as provided Dallas offsite events: 110 comfort, love and kindness to the animals in our McKinney offsite events: 76 care. The Colony offsite events: 27 Animals adopted: 2,448 Volunteers: 721 Volunteer Hours: 41,787 Representing Labor: $381,489 computed at minimum wage! Adoption Transfer Program

Offering a third chance at life, Agencies participating: 58 the SPCA of Texas works with Animals transferred to: 2,132 animal care and control agencies Dallas: 1,380 across Texas to transfer animals McKinney: 47 scheduled for euthanasia in those The Colony: 273 facilities. The SPCA of Texas offered one more chance at finding a loving home.

Let me just point out the great things Annual Report that go on at the SPCA! 5 Education Through education outreach to schools, libraries, women and children’s shelters, tours of the animal care centers, exhibits, camps, workshops for law enforcement, the Family Bar Association, civic group presentations and services to hospitals, nursing homes, retirement centers and Dallas County Youth Village, we promote kindness to all life. Our outreach is about winning hearts and minds, no matter what the PetED – Humane Education Outreach The age of the client. Our initiatives are encompassing schools, libraries, Education fresh ideas, carefully designed for recreation centers and churches; Safe department each program. We want our clients to Haven Domestic Women’s Outreach; also be participants, rather than recipients. Pet Haven Foster Relief, (a temporary collects There were 29,974 clients who foster care program for pets of items for were educated or received social individuals in transition); Critter daily use services in 2002 and 104 animals Camp held in cooperation with the in the sheltered until their owners could Dallas Zoo and The Dallas Aquarium; animal find a new home. Programs include The Link Between Animal Cruelty and care Human Violence (LINK) Educational centers Programs and Coalition; Compassion and Connection Animal Assisted clinics. Activities and Therapy Visitation; School Pet-O-Meals Food Assistance for groups, homebound elderly and convalescent children residents and related agencies; Pet who have Trekker Facility Tours; numerous birthday parties with all presents chosen workshops and presentations and from a SPCA Wish List, and other participation at community fairs and groups donated 4,864 items valued at events. $6,750 in 2002.

Clients (youth and adults) served: PetTrekker Tours: 1,807 on 72 tours Educational Workshops: 433 attendees with 7 clubs at 13 presentations Education Outreach: 8,079 with 288 outreach visits Bi-lingual youth: 1,875 Comm. Fairs/Events: 11,428 at 13 events Safe Haven: 1,216 at 4 facilities in 33 visits Look at Pet Haven: 52 with 104 pets Pet-O-Meals: 30 with 82 pets and 3 agencies all of the Critter Camp: 96 over 4 weeks services and LINK: 380 at 4 workshops Compassion Connection: 5,542 at 30 agencies with 263 visitations programs P.R.E.P. Project 86 boys with 43 dogs at 160 on-site sessions Public Speeches 1,075 at 22 presentations the SPCA provides.

Annual Report w w w . s p c a . o r g / d o n a t e 6 Pack Members Without the hard work of our volunteers, friends, supporters and the kindness of people like you, we could not have raised the money needed to carry out our vital life- saving work. There are more than 34,000 supporters of the SPCA of Texas! Our animal and people programs are funded through many avenues of giving. The annual eBay Life Care for Pets on-line auction earned bids of Some Faithful Friends have chosen to enroll $8,298 and the annual invitation to their pets in the Pet Survivor Life Care program. “uninvite” supporters to a major fundraising documentary was a There are different plans available that provide for function – this year the “No Cruise” wrap with plans to studio edit and a pet’s care until we find them a perfect home. arrived at port with $76,275. begin airtime on television in The Lynn T. and Russell E. Dealey Life Care A wonderful donor and her January 2003. There were many Cottage provides a solution for many pet owners friends held a special evening and special gifts from individuals which who want to make provisions for the care of their silent auction at a beautiful home in included: $2,000 for awnings for the animal(s) in the event of their death. Located on Highland Park and donated almost outside play area in Dallas as well the 32-acre Russell H. Perry Animal Care and $7,000 from the evening. Other as $500 for kennel renovation; Education Campus in McKinney, the life care miscellaneous mini-events $3,000 for large dog cots; $5,000 to program provides lifelong care for pets in the benefiting the SPCA brought $7,800 make Hairy’s Room out of glass for event they are left behind. A full-time caregiver for the critters. After two years of senior dogs; $5,000 for the will live in the home and provide for every need. production, the “Love Unleashed: emergency medical fund; $15,000 There are 44 families that have enrolled over 80 Stories of Heartbreak & Hope” for the Krol Cat Condos; $4,258 in animals in the life care program. memorial donations for Bradford The Pet Care Card allows you to plan for the Walk; $25,000 to install the Stein unexpected future. You carry this special card like Cat House in McKinney; and you do a donor card, and it instructs whoever $7,400 for two glass puppy suites in finds you in the event of your death, that you Dallas, just to name a few. Here’s a have a pet(s), and that you need the SPCA of view of the unrestricted operating Texas notified to look after your furry friend and gifts and how just some of our find it a new home. The Pet Care Card is free, and programs performed in 2002: the peace of mind it brings is priceless. For more information, contact 214-651-9611, extension 110. Member/Supporters: $952,206 Corporate & Grants: $326,415 Brick, Tree & Cage Sponsors: $ 59,954 Miracle Makers: $ 95,733 PET CARE CARD Sponsored Programs: $162,646 In the event of an emergency, please contact Thrift Shop donations: $ 24,000 the SPCA of Texas at 1-888-ANIMALS, Memorial/Tribute: $ 78,267 extension 110, so that my pet(s) does not Car Auction: $151,856 suffer. Misc./Other: $114,738 Capital Campaign: $ 98,547 Owner name Total $2,064,362 Pet(s) names

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Annual w w w . s p c a . o r g / d o n a t e Report 7 Internet/email @ www.spca.org Many kind friends remember us in their Wills, leaving their legacy to live on and save the lives of homeless pets. Others have made deferred gifts, such as a bequest or life insurance plan. Faithful Friends number 283 who have formally notified us that they have named the SPCA of Texas as a beneficiary in a Will, trust, life insurance policy, mutual fund, annuity or IRA. There were 20 bequests received in 2002 at a total of $1,398,117. Bequests from various estates included: Irene Haskett, Alton Thompson, David Ivan Perry, Ralph Hartman, Nell Rehkopf, Mary two million a year. However, the Flynn, Helena Tate, Agnes Cole, Berneice traffic has increased and the website Johnson, Lola Hitt, Samuel Quay, and Clara Mae is now accessed over 3.8 million Thompson. Our deepest thanks to these times a month. The user spends an individuals for leaving a legacy of care for the average of ten minutes on-line at our animals. Could you be a Faithful Friend? website. What an incredible journey the Donations have increased 51% internet has brought the SPCA of over the past two years, with 925 Texas through, with different looks gifts made on-line in 2002 at an and capabilities over a seven-year average of $54.80 each. We changed time span. After securing the URL vendor providers to Convio, an “asp” name www.spca.org in 1995, the in late September and 470 of the 925 SPCA has been managed by six donations were made October different webmaster through December. “group/vendors”. The Paw Street e-Journal With age serving as no boundary, webletter is sent each month to thousands of people now use the almost 10,000 registered e-mail internet for information and subscribers. The Paw Street e- resources. Therefore, the SPCA Journal Alert is an advisory that is places cameos and stories for as sent when the SPCA of Texas has an many of our adoptable animals as emergency such as a fire, or a notice possible on the website and on the such as when the animal care center PetFinder website. In order to serve is out of dog biscuits for training, or as a resource center, we provide when there is a special promotion or incredible behavior help and flyers, event date. E-mail addresses have animal control and breed rescue been gathered through a promotion group listings, humane law offering a free static-cling pet safety enforcement information, as well as fire sticker if the user registers their details of our programs and services. e-mail address (found on the home As our internet traffic has page of the website). The user can Look increased over the seven-year period, then build their own profile and we could not imagine that the register their pets and receive notices at website “hits” would ever surpass of when vaccinations are due, etc. what Website “hits” 24,848,631 with user sessions 687,278 the unique sessions 254,535 average time: 10 minutes SPCA is up to.

Annual Report w w w . s p c a . o r g / d o n a t e 8 Media Coverage

In order to keep our name, our message and thousands of loving available animals who pass through our doors as visible as possible, the SPCA relies on consistent media exposure. Through the SPCA’s communications program – including our website at www.spca.org, our Animal Talk newsletter and other sponsorship flyers and volunteer newsletters – we make a point of continuously presenting our message of adoptions and timely, topical, useful information about pet care and TV38 “Texas Now” each Friday afternoon animal welfare. By working closely with and Ask the Vet the second Friday of each the media, we promote and facilitate month; KUVN-TV23 Noti-Mascota print, broadcast and website coverage of Saturday afternoon; DCTV-TV27 daily; animal-related issues. Without the Channel 17 AT&T cable access daily; gracious support and sponsorship of our KEOM 88.5FM Pet Tips every Saturday media representatives, the multitude of and monthly forum with Warren Cox; programs, services and promotions hosted KRLD 1080 AM Neil Sperry Pet of the by the SPCA of Texas would not be Week segment each Saturday and Sunday; realized. The year of 2002 proved to be KLUV 98.7 FM each Monday; KMKI 620 another benchmark, increasing our AM each Tuesday; KDBN 93.3 FM on scheduled donated media spots on a Tuesday; WBAP 820 AM each Saturday; weekly/monthly basis as well as Colony Courier-Leader each Tuesday; increased the overall total amount and Latino Connection magazine each coverage by 30% over 2001. In addition to the 132 scheduled Wednesday; The Dallas Morning News Our media team made great strides in monthly media placements (1,584/year), Park Cities pet profile each Wednesday; reaching the Spanish-speaking media, SPCA spokespersons performed 257 Plano Star Courier Paws column and pet which accounted for three of our 10 new additional unscheduled media of the week each Thursday; Frisco regularly scheduled media placements. interviews last year on a variety of Enterprise Paws column and pet of the They coordinated the translation of 48 topics. week each Thursday; McKinney press releases and pet tips into Spanish and Continued coverage includes: WFAA- Messenger Paws column and pet of the issued 89 press releases, media and photo TV8 Tailwagger on Thursday afternoon week each Thursday; Neil Sperry’s advisories and calendar listings. We were and each Saturday morning; KTVT-TV11 Garden Webletter on Fridays; The Dallas anxious and more than excited to spread a Because We Care each Friday morning; Morning News Denton County Edition on little fur across print and the airwaves! KDFW-TV4 Paws 4 Pet each Sunday; Latino Times bi-weekly; Dallas Monday and Friday morning Voice bi-weekly; Texas Triangle “Pet of and Ask the Vet each the Month;” Dallas Family Magazine Wednesday morning; TXCN- monthly. Known coverage: Media Hits Per Day: 11 average (4,103) Print Articles & Pubs: 435 in 76 publications reaching est. 42 million readers TV Coverage: 668 reports/broadcasts Radio Coverage: 2,792 reports/broadcasts Regional Exposure: 3 National exposure: 11 Other Internet Exposure: 208 placements on 18 other websites spca.org animals posted: 3,003

Annual w w w . s p c a . o r g / d o n a t e Report 9 Russell H. Perry Animal Care and Education Campus At last - A Better Place! It finally happened! On March 25, 2002, the cats and dogs were loaded into the MAVS (mobile adoption vehicle buses) and moved from the outdated Interchange Way facility to the new Phoebe Sherwood Perry Animal Care Center. The Perry Barn opened the same day with a few horses in residence. There was a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony and move- in of 132 cats and dogs who came from 20 kennels and 18 cat cages into an 18,000 sq. ft. building which can house 351 cats and dogs. The brightly spay/neuter and veterinary clinic and a station colored Krol Cat Condos opened with lots for humane law investigation officers who of toys for the kitties. provide animal control for 18 cities and Later in the year we had our first event, unincorporated Collin County. This wonderful Arkfest, at the Perry campus. It was a day that facility serves more than 200,000 households. opened with the Job Corp Color Guard and Mrs. Phobe Perry donated $2,080,000 for the another ribbon cutting, paw paintings, story purchase of the land to make the Russell H. Perry Animal Care & Education Campus, telling, face painting and KidArt, Equest far from complete. Upcoming projects and building of the Perry Barn and the demonstrations, dog wash flea dips, a include a dog park (for the public), a pet Phoebe Sherwood Perry animal care center blessing of the visitor’s animals and SPCA hotel and doggie daycare and a behavior and spay/neuter clinic. The SPCA of Texas animals, a counselor’s corner and two modification and obedience training area. has a remaining mortgage of $855,000 that incredible shows by Dallas Dog & Disc Club. Nature trails should be finished in the next needs to be fulfilled. Naming opportunities The Perry campus is located at FM720 year. Future plans include an enlarged are still available and donations welcome! near Custer Road in McKinney, Texas. The veterinary and teaching hospital, an With 32 acres at hand, the master plan is center includes a lost and waiting area, a education, social service and volunteer center, stables and an exotic animal holding facility. If you are interested in making a donation, leaving a legacy - (it could your pet’s legacy, i.e. Maxie’s Spa Get-a- way,) please call Lisa at 214-651-9611, extension 127. We’ve built the first phase of a better place: an atmosphere and place where people and animals can get acquainted indoors and outdoors.

Annual I feel safe knowing the SPCA will Report 10 find me a better place to live! Foundation Blessings

The SPCA of Texas relies on Community foundation gifts to continue the Foundation, The multitude of programs and services Shuttee provided throughout the year. In Foundation and 2002, local foundations expressed the Dealey their support of the SPCA by Foundation. donating money to various Matching programs and services for some gifts from great causes. partnering The Phoebe & Russell H. Perry companies and Fund of the Communities foundations Foundation of Texas, Inc. awarded were made by $100,000 for the second year of the SPCA's Foundation awarded $2,500 to purchase a Aegon Transamerica Foundation, Allstate injured animal rescue ambulance service. walk-on scale for the Spay/Neuter Clinic at the Giving Campaign, Citigroup Foundation, PETsMART Charities awarded a grant for Phoebe Sherwood Perry Animal Care Center ExxonMobile Foundation, The Freddie Mac $19,391 for weekend operation of the Dallas on the Campus in McKinney. Foundation, The J.P. Morgan Chase Martin Spay/Neuter Clinic. The Fannie & Stephen Kahn Charitable Foundation, The Meadows Foundation, The George & Fay Young Foundation Foundation gave an operating grant of $2,500. Pepsico Foundation, Inc., Pfizer Foundation, awarded $15,000 for a floor scrubber and The Vetter Foundation awarded $2,100 in The Reebok Human Rights Foundation, Sun sanitizer for the Phoebe Sherwood Perry renewing cage sponsorships. Microsystems Foundation, Tricon Foundation Animal Care Center on the campus in ExxonMobil awarded $2,000 again for a and Washington Mutual Foundation. McKinney. summer Education intern. Corporate gifts included ADC Foundation, Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation The Murrell Foundation donated $1,500 Austin Community Foundation, SBC awarded $10,000 for our emergency medical for the offsite department to buy uniform Foundation and United Way Capital Area. fund in a great time of need. cages, $1,200 to repair Sparky's knee in our Our deepest gratitude to these foundations The Stemmons Foundation helped again clinic, as well as $1,075 for various needs. for investing in the programs, services and by awarding $10,000 for our operating budget. The Dennis R. Meals Charitable future of the SPCA of Texas. The Snyder Foundation awarded a grant of Foundation gave an operating grant of $1,500. $5,068 for cameras for the rescue & The Dallas Foundation awarded $1,300 for investigation department. the printing of behavior/obedience brochures PetCo Foundation awarded $4,800 for for our adoption packets. equipment for the spay/neuter clinic at the The Brodsky Charitable Foundation Collin County Perry Campus. donated $1,218 to sponsor two days of the The Robert E. & Evelyn McKee rescue and investigation department. Other wonderful gifts included the HSD Charitable Trust, The Luck Family Foundation, Dallas Jewish Community Foundation, Duda Family Foundation, The Roy Gene and Pamela Evans Foundation, The Pat & Dave Hurd Foundation, The McGee Foundation, The Harris K. & Lois G. Oppenheimer Foundation, The Howard Earl Rachofsky Foundation, The Stanley M. Truhlsen Family Foundation, Vanberg Family Foundation, The Walker Foundation, Wal-Mart Foundation, Rochester Area

Annual w w w . s p c a . o r g / d o n a t e Report 11 Corporate Partners Corporate sponsors, supporters and Bank of America employee groups make a dynamic impact Bank of America Foundation on the programs and services the SPCA BBI of Texas is able to provide for the Belden Wire & Cable Company community. Beta Theta Pi - SMU Some of these sponsors and partners Bickel & Brewer match their employees charitable gifts, Birch Telecom some give monetarily, some donate in- Bollinger & Yates Design, Inc. kind services or products and some BP Amoco Matching Fund Programs contribute both — including volunteer Bright Works Janitorial Serv. help! Buddies II Special promotion events with Akin, Builders Equipment and Supply Gump Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, C H S Merchandising Associated Builders & Contract of North Centex Construction Products Texas, annual Beta Theta Pi Chili Centex Corporation Cookoff, Strasburger Price, Birch The Chase Manhattan Foundation Telecom, Conference Call.com, Green Clark & Seay adoption vehicles. The Combined Federal with Envy annual party, Big D. Classic Architectural Specialties Campaign and the State Employee Metalworks annual party, DFW A-1 Classic Cheverolet, Inc. Charitable Campaign brought $15,607 to Pallet, Inc., EEI Support Services, Inc., The Clorox Company our operating coffers. Eubanks Homes, KB Homes Dallas, ESI CNA Foundation Perky Poodle helped keep our most Phone Systems, Peter Ganis Motors, Haas Coleman Grandchildrens LP matted and homely pets perked into style Wheat & Partners, Inc., Halliburton, Colliers Baldwin-Texas to attract a new human companion. HKS, Inc., Jack Edson Realtors Combined Federal Campaign Stanley Korshak hosted Doggies & honorariums for new home owners by Combs Produce Company Diamonds benefit at their store in the Ginny Vandenberg, Lifespan Community Health Charities Crescent Court Hotel and Mi Cocina Communications, Inc., MBNA Compaq Computer Corporation opened a new restaurant in Plano and had Information Services, Merial Co., Merrill Computer Associates International, Inc. proceeds from the first evening benefit Lynch, Pyramid Enterprises, Sabre, Inc., ConferenceCall.Com the Collin County SPCA of Texas. Target, Green Miracle of Ultimate Living Cook Enterprises, Inc. Although we cannot list them all, major International, Inc., World Com and others Courtyard by Marriott team partners who have made the year of collected thousands of dollars in Dallas Fan Fares, Inc. 2002 our best ever include: donations through promotions, parties, wishlist drives, etc. A & C Lawncare/Landscape Grocery store partnerships with Abbott Laboratories Albertsons, Kroger and Tom Thumb Action Aircraft Parts produced $37,772 for operations. A Aetna Foundation, Inc. partnership with Nestle' Purina has AIG-NY Region provided food for all the animals at the Akerman Senterfitt Dealey Animal Care Center in Dallas and Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. sponsorship of one of the MAV mobile Albertson's General Offices Thanks for Allstate Giving Campaign American Agencies General Agency, Inc. putting American Business Information Systems, Inc. AmeriCorp a smile on Anderson Automotive Toby Arnold & Associates, Inc. my face Associated Builders & with your Contract of N. Texas, Inc. Bally Bead Company donation!

Annual Report w w w . s p c a . o r g / d o n a t e 12 Corporate Partners Continued GMAC-RFC Green with Envy Growth Partners, LTD Haas Wheat & Partners, Inc. Halliburton Don Harris Productions Hartline, Dacus, Dreyer, & Kern, L.L.P. Health Care Strategies Hewlett Packard/Richardson Hillcrest Financial Corp. Hillcrest Floors Hines Design, Inc. HKS, Inc. HLM Design Housewright Company Hunt Oil Company Iams/Eukanuba Dallas Insurance Exchange II, Inc. Employees Credit Union Innate Designs Dalton Mailing Service Inc. Ericsson Network Systems, Inc. The Insurance Exchange Davis Creative ESI Intermodal & Specialty Logistics Corp. Dawbert Press, Inc. Eubanks Homes, Inc. Interstate Battery System of Dallas, Inc. DCMA Dallas Fannie Mae Jimco Service Company Dehay & Elliston, L.L.P. Fidelity Investments Cheryl Johnson Real Estate Appraisals, Inc. DFW A-1 Pallet, Inc. Figari & Davenport, L.L.P. Johnston & Tobey P.C. Diversified Supply Company First Southwest Company KB Home Dallas Doctor's Hospital Fish & Davis, P.C. Kemper National Insurance Co. Document Binding Company Four Legs and A Tail KIJO Properties DogPhoto.com Fox & Hounds Kimberly-Clark Corporation Dougherty Sprague Environmental, Inc. Frampton Insurance Agency, Inc. Cathy Kincaid Interiors Ebby Halliday Realtors The Freddie Mac Foundation King-O-Matic Ecolab Funtasia Too, Inc. KJR & Associates, Inc. EDS - Plano Gaffney and Associates, Inc. Kohls Department Store Jack Edson Realtors Pete Ganis Motors Stanley Korshak EEI Support Services, Inc. Gartner, Inc. The J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation The Kroger Company Laser Image, Inc. Lasseter Bus Company, Inc. Legal Services Lend Lease Real Estate Investments Levi Strauss Foundation Did I hear you say that you gave how much to my friends at the SPCA?

Annual Report 13 Corporate Partners Continued Lifespan Communications, Inc. Rapp Collins Marketing Ligne Roset Re:Creations Linda Marder - Bradley Record Express Lone Star Securities,Inc. ReMax Mabile Carter & Company Renee Rouleau, Inc. Malouf Lynch Jackson & Swinson PC Richardson Saw Marcia Oliver Sales, Inc. & Lawnmower Marshal Security Systems Rodeo Plastic Bag & Film, Inc. MBNA Information Services Ron Stanley Donald McEvoy, L.T.D. & Son Plumbing, Inc. McGathy Promotions, Inc. Rosewood Corporation Merial Company The Royal Soap Company Merrill Lynch The Law Office of Tim Rusk Metro Shield Roofing Company Sabre, Inc. Metroplex Leak & Line Locators Safeco Insurance Co. Tenet Healthcare Foundation Microsoft Safeco Land Title of Dallas Texas Appraisal Service Microsoft South Central District & Affiliated Title Com Texas Hematology/Oncology Center Moran & Ozbirn, P.C. Safeway, Inc. The Perry Company National Financial Services, LLC Salomon Grey Financial Thompson Metal Supplies National Music Marketing, Inc. Savitz Research Solutions, Inc. Threedom Sales Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Sewell Village Cadillac Ticket Finders U.S.A., Inc. Neiman-Marcus/InCircle Prog. SG Design, Inc. Two Sisters Catering Nestle Purina Shaddock Development Company Ultima Travel, Inc. Network Associates Smith Barney Ultimate Living International, Inc. New Horizons Smoger & Associates, P.C. United Way of Delaware, Inc. Nokia Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Video Post & Transfer, Inc. OCO International, Inc. Southwest Airlines Company Jim Walls Company Oklahoma Exploration Co. Square One Waltham's Oracle SRC Anesthesia Wheatland Chiropractic Center Park Cities Pet Sitter, Inc. & Pain Management, P.A. Williams Community Relations The Peer Group St. Paul Global Health Care Willows at Home Pepsico Foundation Inc. St. Paul Hospice Woodland Graphics, Inc. Perky Poodle State Employee Charitable Camp World Com PetCo Brenda Stephenson Interiors World Reach, Inc. PETsMART Sun Microsystems Foundation Zahra Design Polaire Publications TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. Polo Ralph Lauren Target #947 - Love Field Provident Pyramid Enterprises R & B Freight Systems, Inc. RadioShack Thanks for all of your support. We couldn’t do it without you!

Annual Report w w w . s p c a . o r g / d o n a t e 14 LEAPS Continued from Page 1 adopters, our friends and the public have an a difference by helping us bring pets and immediate resource when they are in people together. desperate need of help and counsel. These Shared Values, Common Goals practical steps today will save the pets of Your dreams for the homeless animals can tomorrow. come true. By supporting our efforts, together Changing the way people think over the we can make this world a better place for the long-term means investing now in programs, animals. Animals, like us, are living souls. information and education. But we can’t do They are not things. They are not objects. any of that without financial support. We need Neither are they human. Yet they mourn, they Pet Partners — partners who will help sponsor love, they dance and they suffer. the outreach programs that need to be created, As the SPCA of Texas looks to the future, partners who will make an investment in the making it a safer, happier, healthier world for future. pets everywhere is at the heart of all our Acting Together for Pets and microchip and tag those pets so they can efforts. With your support of our unwavering Making certain there is a happy life for find their way back home in the event they are commitment, we will strive to help more every pet means working together with lost. Today and tomorrow, our priority is animals than ever before. We’re not letting individuals and organizations to help us win finding a home for every eligible pet and the grass grow under our feet! Much has hearts and minds. Our success depends on keeping that animal in the family. been achieved, yet there remains so much partnership at every level from the board room Please Help Us Spread the Word more to do. Please help us do it. This is the to the playground, with team efforts made by Most people are surprised that all of our commitment that binds us together and teachers, veterinarians, animal control and care funding is provided by individuals, drives everything we do. Thank you for your agencies and, of course, responsible human corporations and foundations and that we are kindness and may all good things be yours in companions of pets. We serve as an active not an affiliate of a national association, return for your generosity toward the resource center providing an array of receiving a percentage of their donations. You animals. programs and services that bring animals and can help us dispel this myth! We are people together to enrich each other’s lives. dependent on the people and world around us Every Pet a Wanted Pet counting on those animal lovers to become a Animals have so much to offer their human part of what we are building — a part of the companions. Our pets connect us to our SPCA community. friends, to our family, to our neighborhoods. A Brighter Tomorrow for All Pets They are a precious spirit that connects with Caring for animals does not come cheap. all of us humans. While 2002 was a record year for income, it We need to inspire and inform the was a record year for expenses, as well. But, prospective adopters of tomorrow. Our job is we will not forget that last year was another to reduce the births of unplanned pets, year of fantastic progress and a huge success promote the importance of vaccination for story. That progress is the “big picture.” pets, make certain they stay in their new home We’d like to thank every single person who with behavior counseling a phone call away, has supported our work. With your continued volunteer and financial support we can go on finding homes for the animals and reaching people with our incredible number of programs. Adoption is vital, but we cannot merely “adopt” our way out of the homeless animal problem. We must reduce the number of animals at risk and implement new safeguards. There are people who need animal therapy and related programs and pets who would not receive medical care without our affordable and free services. It’s a tough job and we need your help doing it. You can make

Annual w w w . s p c a . o r g / d o n a t e Report 15 SPCA of Texas Programs and Services The numbers are in Animals Receiving/Admitting/Surrendering of almost 20,000 animals each 2002 Revenues: year who are stray, orphaned or surrendered. Love Match Adoptions to more than 9,000 loving homes. $7,716,481 Puppy Pens, Cat Condos and VIP Pooch Suites provide open and playful areas for animals to enjoy and adopters to socialize with a new pet. Offsite Satellite Adoptions each weekend and some weekdays at 14% festivals, conventions and office buildings. Medical Care Chardonnay Older & Wiser Club matches homebound human companions Memorials with animals that have been in the shelter for more than thirty days. & Bequests17% Brandenburg Seniors for Seniors pairs 55+ year old citizens with 2+ year old animals for free. 32% Animal Care Lost & Waiting Kennels provide food and shelter for stray animals who are waiting to be reclaimed by their owners. Medical Clinics provide out-patient quality veterinary care for pets belonging to people who qualify for assistance. Investments& Other Moody Medical Annex holds up to 100 animals with minor and some 0% major treatable illnesses. Cruelty Investigations provided anywhere in the State of Texas. Development37% Transfer Program brings more than 2,000 adoptable animals scheduled for euthanasia at other agencies to SPCA facilities for a third chance at life. Education PetEd offers lessons on Pet Responsibility, Bite Prevention, 10 Acts of Humane Kindness, English, Geography, History and Math for children *unaudited figures in kindergarten through sixth grade. Safe Haven volunteers and their pets visit children and women living 2002 Expenses: in a shelter due to domestic violence. Pet Haven provides short-term foster care for pets of individuals in transition. Compassion Connection offers animal assisted activities and $5,999,907

therapy for patients in hospitals, retirement facilities, mental health group homes and rehabilitation centers. 17% LINK Coalition of professionals study the “Link” between animal cruelty and domestic violence, holding workshops and an annual seminar. Fundraising For the

Pet-O-Meals provides free pet food for those animals belonging to 14% individuals in transition and shelter agencies. Care Medical Humane Education Coalition (HEC) of teachers promotes youth Community, 16% advocacy groups in area schools. Administrative Speakers Bureau provide presentations reaching more than 2,000 youth

and adults in the each year. For the

Community Festival & Conference Outreach Activities reach 5%

thousands of children each year. Rescue & Animals, PREP (Patience, Responsibility, Empathy Partnership) Program Education with Dallas County Youth Village gives incarcerated male teens, aged 10-17 a chance to learn animal behavior and obedience and work with Animal Care47% For the energetic dogs who need behavior modification before they can be placed in the adoption program. Internships are frequently offered to individuals interested in pursuing Future animal-related careers in Public Relations, Education and the Clinics. Community The highlights presented here are an unaudited summary of our financial performance. Spay/Neuter Clinics are available for pets of the public as well as subsidized Our full audited accounts are available upon request once they are completed for 2002. medical care for pets of individuals who are homeless, low income, served The SPCA of Texas is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organization which by needs-based public assistance programs or are terminally ill. Volunteers give thousands of hours, caring for animals, giving TLC, as docents, does not receive funds from the city of Dallas, state or federal government. Additionally, foster parents, behavior trainers, event assistants, adoption counselors, etc. we are not an affiliate or branch of any other national organization, such as the ASPCA or Rescue Ambulance responds to reports of stray animals in distress or who are AHA. We rely solely upon the support of caring individuals, corporations and foundations injured and need immediate medical attention. Pet Care Card allows owners to register their pets for our adoption to bring our programs to the public and to give the animals in our community the care program and keep an alert card in their wallet should the owner die or they deserve. For a copy of our audited financials, call (214) 651-9611, extension 127. become incapacitated unexpectedly, providing a second chance for their beloved dogs or cats. Behavior Consultation offers solutions to owners who are in need of assistance regarding obedience and behavior issues with their pet. Our Mission Pet Care Tips are provided through one-on-one, humane education, and media To offer refuge, medical care, nourishment To foster a public sentiment of relations on topics such as health and veterinarian care, feeding, seasonal, travel, social interaction and and an opportunity for a second chance humanity and gentleness toward behavioral help regarding all for life to unwanted animals; animals; and types of animals. The End! To protect animals from cruelty, To encourage and promote neglect, carelessness and ignorance; responsible pet ownership.

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