2013 lawrence humane society events

L AW R E N C E H U M A N E S O C I E T Y
2013 ANNUAL REPORT
LETTER FROM
THE BOARD CHAIR
I am proud to announce that the Lawrence Humane Society
saved 2,196 animals this year! The Board of Directors extends
its sincere gratitude to all donors, large and small, because your
support and investment in our mission makes this possible.
The Lawrence Humane Society relies on the generosity of its
community members and this year your support was greater
than ever. We saw many great accomplishments in 2013
beyond lives saved. We expanded our medical suite with more
equipment, allowing full time veterinarian, Dr. Jennifer Stone,
to perform more surgeries in 2014. We reached a monumental
goal of $100,000 at our annual Pawsible Dream Auction.
We participated in the ASPCA $100K Rachel Ray Challenge,
gaining national recognition. We acquired a transfer van (in
memory of Susan Durbin) to begin an official transfer program
to shelters out of state. And we maintained a healthy Live
Release Rate.
These accomplishments, while an important part of our success,
are just a piece of the puzzle. I am proud that our hard-working
staff has an undying dedication to saving as many animals as
possible, and with the kindest hearts.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I look forward to what 2014
brings, and today I am honored that our dedicated donors had
a role in making over 2,000 homes a little warmer with a new
pet from the Lawrence Humane Society.
Thank you,
Katy Ibsen, Chair
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BO A RD
OF
D I R EC TORS
KATY IBSEN, CHAIR
ANTHONY BARNETT, VICE CHAIR
BRANDON YOUNG, TREASURER
BLAKE HAWLEY
JUDY HINTZMAN
AL HORNING
DEBBI JOHANNING
KATIE O’CONNOR
HOLLY PERKINS
E X E C UTIV E
S TAFF
DR. JENNIFER STONE, DVM
CARA SEATS,
SHELTER MANAGER
TERESA BOWMAN,
SHELTER MANAGER
JUDY MILLER,
FINANCE
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WONDERFUL
WOOFS
Veruca:
A big older lab mix came bounding into
the admissions office with a member of
the public that found her running in front
of cars. She was bright and loving from
the start. After being in the shelter for
a couple of weeks we noticed that she
had started limping so she was given
pain and anti-inflammatory medication.
We hoped that her problem was simple
stiffness from exercising in our play
yard, but radiographs showed that she
had arthritis and possible hip problems.
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She was overweight which made her
arthritis worse so we started her on a
weight loss program and sent her into
a wonderful foster home. Weight loss
improved the strain on her legs and her
foster care provider went out of her way
to make sure that Veruca got all of the
medications that we prescribed for her
condition. After she had been in foster
care for a few weeks, we decided to put
her up for adoption, but her foster care
provider had other plans. While she
was in foster care her foster mom had
fallen in love and decided to adopt her
instead! Veruca now has a forever home
with a person who truly loves her and
understands her special needs!
By the
NUMBERS
in 2013
TOTAL ANIMALS IN OUR CARE: 3,499
TOTAL ADOPTIONS: 2,196
Cats: 1,736
Cats: 1,160
Dogs: 1,707
Dogs: 992
Other: 56
Other: 44
TOTAL REUNITED PETS: 571
TOTAL EUTHANASIA: 574
Cats: 81
Cats: 404
Dogs: 483
Dogs: 162
Other: 7
Other: 8
TOTAL TRANSFERS (OUT): 43
Total Euthanasia Services (Owner Requested)*: 6
Dogs: 43
*Not necessarily euthanized
As an Open Admissions Shelter, we receive all animals, in any condition, that come to us. We as a team work
hard to ensure every animal has a healthy, humane experience while under our care. At times some animals
may be too aggressive, beyond the point of rehabilitation, or beyond our medical care. In these cases we make
a point to communicate and weigh our options to make a sound decision about an animal’s future, especially if
that might include euthanasia.
ANIMALS IN FOSTER CARE: 488
LIVE RELEASE RATE OVERALL: 81.73%
Cats: 358
Cats: 72.31%
Dogs*: 129
Dogs: 90.90%
Other: 1
Other: 96.23%
*Fostered out adoptable dogs for painting project in Jan./Feb. 2013
What is a Live Release Rate? The Live Release Rate, formally known as the Asilomar Accords formula, represents
the percentage of animals who leave our building alive by being re-united with an owner or adopted. This formula
is commonly used in the industry as a way to measure our success in saving lives.
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By the
NUMBERS
TOTAL STRAY & INJURED ANIMAL PICKUP
TOTAL MEDIA MENTIONS: 120
(On-Call): 50
After Hours: 31
STAFF
Cats: 14
Total Employees: 34
Dogs: 17
Other: 0
VOLUNTEERS
Number of Volunteers*: 341
DURING BUSINESS HOURS: 19
Hours: 7,637:08
Cats: 8
19 volunteers with 100+ hours
Dogs: 11
*Includes individuals and groups
Other: 0
CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS: 120
(Cases include on-call)
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DOG AND CAT FOOD DONATED BY
HILL’S PET NUTRITION FOOD, SHELTER
WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Fans: 2,765
Twitter Followers: 899
Instagram Followers: 93
& LOVE PROGRAM: 48,249 pounds
PURRFECT PURRS
Truffle:
All we could hear coming from the box was soft meows. It was a
little kitten, needing some TLC. She immediately went home with
a staff member to be bottle fed and taken care of. Once Truffle
started learning to walk, the foster noticed an issue with her
back legs. She didn’t walk like other cats and there wasn’t any
signs of injury or pain. She was diagnosed with a birth defect
in her hips, but it never stopped her. She was finally adopted to
a wonderful forever home with a new adoptive cat sister, Sorell.
IN THE MEDIA
LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY
2013 PROGRAMS
AND INITIATIVES
PET ANIMAL CARE ACT
In 2013 the Lawrence Humane Society was active in conjunction
with the ASPCA, the HSUS and the Pet Animal Coalition of Kansas in
campaigning for the Kansas State Legislature to make changes to the
Pet Animal Care Act. Dr. Stone, representing the Lawrence Humane
Society, appeared before the State Senate several times in 2013
asking for changes to this bill, which will help to ensure that breeders
“Viva Paws Vegas raises
money for Lawrence
Humane Society”
6 News
September 20, 2013
“Over 100 animals find
homes during
free adoption day”
Lawrence Journal-World
June 1, 2013
“Lawrence man sentenced to four
days in jail, anger management classes, for
tying dog’s hind legs”
Lawrence Journal-World
March 8, 2013
and shelters in Kansas are adhering to minimum standards of care for
animals in Kansas. The Pet Animal Care Act has not been updated for
25 years.
“Lawrence Humane Society asking
city commission for budget
increase”
6 News
July 8, 2013
ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Tragically, cruelty and neglect toward animals happens in our
community. The Lawrence Humane Society remains available to
respond to concerns, provide education, and when necessary
remove animals from dangerous situations and prosecute offenders.
With the assistance of concerned citizens and Animal Control (the
Lawrence Police Department), we are made of aware cases and able
to investigate animal cruelty and neglect. We also provide 24-hour
daily rescue for injured or ill stray animals.
2013 saw the assistance of local attorney, Katie Barnett, in many
seeking
temporary housing
for up to 60 dogs”
“Lawrence Humane Society
Lawrence Journal-World
January 21, 2013
“Animal rights advocates seek more
stringent regulations to
protect pets”
Lawrence Journal-World
October 11, 2013
of our cruelty cases and local legislation. Her recommendations,
trainings and support allowed the humane society to investigate more
cases and aid in the legal process.
“Editorial:
Animal act”
Lawrence Journal-World
October 15, 2013
Our website provides an entire page of information on abuse and
neglect, providing the community with essential numbers and
information regarding animal cruelty.
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2013 LAWRENCE HUMANE
SOCIETY EVENTS
2013 saw many successful events, large and small, with the Lawrence Humane Society.
MUTT & STRUT – A community favorite! Mutt & Strut, in conjunction with Barkarusa Fest in June. This benefit
dog walk acts as a mini fundraiser with plenty of entertainment for the whole family.
PAWSIBLE DREAM AUCTION - Lawrence Humane Society’s largest fundraiser celebrated its 19th year and
raised $100,000! Save the date, the 20th annual auction will be on September 26.
MICROCHIPPING CLINICS – Multiple Microchipping Clinics occurred in 2013. Microchipping provides a
permanent way to identify pets that are lost. LHS takes the opportunity to educate the community and provide this
service at a discount.
MIXEDBREED MIXERS – 2013 saw many Mixedbreed Mixers. These are a free community event celebrating
dogs and the people who love them. Hosted at the Lawrence Humane Society dog runs, these events also
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welcomed the support of many local sponsors.
WONDERFUL
WOOFS Sunny:
Sunny was brought to us by her owner that could
no longer pay for her medical bills. The owner
had fallen on hard times and knew we would
help Sunny. She had a tumor removed from her
paw and kept chewing at the wound causing
it to get worse. Our in-house vet put her on
medication for her anxiety and gave her a cone
to wear until the foot healed. She was placed
into one of our wonderful foster homes where
she could thrive and get better. Sunny got better
with time and soon was running and playing
and being a normal dog again. She was soon
spotted on our adoptable dog website at www.
lawrencehumane.org and after a few meets with
the family and their dog, they took Sunny home
as their new family member.
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PROGRAMS
$100K ASPCA RACHEL RAY CHALLENGE
This national challenge, hosted by the ASPCA is a contest to save more lives. In 2013 the Lawrence Humane Society was
selected as one of 50 shelters across the country to compete in the challenge. The goal is to break their own life-saving
records throughout the months of June, July and August by saving more dogs, cats, puppies and kittens than we did the
year prior during the same three months.
While the Lawrence Humane
Society did not win, we were
honored with $2,000 as
photo contest prize and our
staff picture was unexpectedly
placed on the Challenge
website’s “About” page.
In total contestants nationwide
saved 36,790 animals, a
7,858 increase over 2012.
The Lawrence Humane Society
saved more than 250 animals
over 2012.
FOSTER CARE PROGRAM
The Lawrence Humane Society continues to depend on the assistance of its Foster Care Volunteers. These community
members open their hearts and homes to special-needs animals, such as nursing cats and kittens or animals recovering
from surgery. Foster Care provides animals with the safe, loving environment they need to grow strong while freeing up
space our shelter so we can help even more animals that are in need of immediate care. We also ensure that all Foster Care
Volunteers are in possession of a Kansas Department of Agriculture Foster License, State law (K.S.A. 47-1701).
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PROGRAMS
TRANSFER PROGRAM
In the fall of 2013 local resident Susan Durbin donated the
Mrs. Durbin, who is no longer with us, was a huge animal
funds to purchase a transfer van, which will be used as part
lover and supporter of her local shelter. We are honored to
of our new Transfer Program. This program is designed
serve her memory with this wonderful program and van.
to aid under populated shelters in surrounding states with
animals from Lawrence and other Kansas shelters. The
Design Brilliance and Lawrence SignUp assisted the
organization will work hard in 2014 to further develop
Lawrence Humane Society in the design and wrapping of
this program financially and logistically in order to save as
the van.
many lives as possible.
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LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY MEDICAL PROGRAM
2013 brought the addition of some important equipment to the surgery program including new surgical instruments, two new anesthesia machines, and a fully functional scavenger system to remove excess anesthetic gas from the surgery suite. These
additions will make surgical procedures at the Lawrence Humane Society much safer
and will allow for increased numbers of surgeries to be performed in the future.
Total Surgeries: 1586
Canine Neuters: 341
Canine Spays: 315
Feline Neuters: 435
Feline Spays: 472
Our focus in the Lawrence Humane Society Medical Program for 2014 is to increase
Rabbit Spays: 7
the efficiency of the flow of animals through the shelter in order to more effectively
Rabbit Neuters: 9
control the spread of disease throughout the shelter. Staff training on disease transmission and decontamination procedures will be key as well.
Submitted by Jennifer Stone, D.V.M.
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Due to space constraints, this donor list acknowledges monetary
support of $1,000 or more. Thank You!
Hills Pet Nutrition Inc.
Ethel and Raymond Rice Foundation
ASPCA
Comanche Construction
De Priest Family Foundation, Inc
Douglas County Bank
Douglas County Community Foundation
Harris Foundation Repairs, Inc.
Lawrence Trail Hawks
Lawrence Zombie Walk
Mary Ruth Petefish Charitable Lead Trust
Rainier Investment Management, Inc
Shumaker Family Foundation
The Ironman Foundation, Inc
Jane Aldrich
Benjamin & Michelle Andrews
Nancy Biles
Michael & Catherine Blumenfeld
Vicki Brown
Jolisa Buchner
Donna & Michael Butler
Hal & Patricia Chaikin
Bunny Chilcoat
Patricia Collier
Sheila Connolly
Scott & Betsy Coons
June & Steve Cummings
Bob Derby
Dana Dole
Guy & Marilyn Dede Dresser
Susan & Jeffrey Durbin
John Edward
Kathy Elkins
Brenda Gadd
John & Virginia Gaunt
Joan Handley
Paula & Donald Hatcher
Kathy & Charles Heath
Jeremy & Amanda Herman
Scott Heidner
Megan Hiebert
Alan & Diane Horning
William & Carolie Hougland
Tom & Mary Ann Jennings
Susanne Kogut
Deb & Gaylen Koons
George Learned
Gary & Camille Lechliter
Ellen LeCompte
Sally & Alice Lieberman
Julie & Neal Lintecum
Crystal Mai
Sarah Merriman
Paul Morte
Lew & Gwen Perkins
Holly Perkins
Emily & TK Peterson
Sabrina Prewett
Michael Roark
Chad & Lindsay Roesler
Barbara Roos
Tiffany & Pierce Saturday
Larry Schlosser
Tony & Loreta Schmidt
Daniel Schriner
Belinda Schuman
Fred & Lillian Six
Debbie Smith
Bianca Storlazzi
Cydney & Charles Upton
William Westerbeke
Leland Wilkerson
Kathy & David Wismer
Richard Yacher
2013 DONORS
Thank you to all donors, large and small, who aided the Lawrence
Humane Society in its mission this past year. With your support
we were able to save more lives and provide even greater
support to our community.
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Carol & Abdelwahed Zhiri
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FINANCIAL REPORT
ASSETS 2013
NET ASSETS
CASH ASSETS
Unrestricted $1,615,802
Total liabilities and net assets
Cash $72,065
Investments $43,600
$1,640,358
Total Current Assets
SUPPORT
FIXED ASSETS
Donations $291,530
Contributions in-kind
$2,329,664
donations $76,872
City of Lawrence
Building and Equipment Machinery and equipment $148,911
$280,000
Automobile Douglas County and
$16,500
out-of-county $35,260
Less accumulated depreciation
TOTAL SUPPORT $1,264,000
Program services
$973,627
MANAGEMENT AND
GENERAL SUPPORT SERVICES $125,625
FUNDRAISING $145,774
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $1,245,026
FEES $224,036
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
$1,524,693
FUNDRAISING – DIRECT
$18,974
MAIL $125,572
($970,382)
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BEQUESTS $7,500
EXPENDITURES
$115,665
DIVIDEND INCOME $694
Total assets $1,640,358
FUNDRAISING EVENTS $101,156
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Credit card payable $6,516
Accrued wages $18,040
Total current liabilities $24,556
GRANTS $47,904
NET ASSETS
NET ASSERTS –
BEGINNING OF YEAR
$1,596,828
NET ASSETS – END OF YEAR
$1,615,802
REIMBURSEMENTS $73,476
This report was compiled by the Board of Directors. Financial Audit prepared by James M. Long, CPA. Designed by Daryl Bugner of Design Brilliance.
LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY
1805 E. 19th Street
Lawrence, KS 66046
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