HSC Fact Sheet Front NOVEMBER 30 2015

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Fast Who We Are Facts
A community resource committed to improving the lives of companion animals through adoption, spay/neuter and education.
A private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a $3.4 million operating budget that receives no federal, state, or local funding.
We rely solely on private donations and foundation grants to achieve our vision of all animals in safe and loving homes.
What We Do
• In 2015, we placed 2,928 dogs and cats in their new forever homes, an average of a more than 56 per week. This number
includes 1,465 dogs / cats that were transfered in other agencies including our ASPCA Community Partner at CharlotteMecklenburg Police Department Animal Care & Control.
• Our iCare rehoming program successfully re-homes an average of over 40 dogs and cats by allowing their owner to play an
active role in rehoming their pet and ultimately keeping those animals out of the shelter system.
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• We now offer a variable adoption fee structure. Variable adoption pricing allows us to provide top quality care for all animals.
Adoption fees are based on a number of factors such as age, size, breed or temperament. Having a higher adoption fee for
some animals who find a home quickly enables us to create a financial legacy for those animals in need of lifesaving medical and
behavioral intervention. Our basic adoption includes a veterinary and behavior screening/testing, spay/neuter surgery, all initial
vaccinations, a microchip and 30 days of pet insurance.
• In 2015, we performed 12,470 spay/neuter surgeries at our two spay/neuter clinics. Since the clinic opened in 1982, we have
altered over 270K animals and prevented billions of unwanted births. Our spay/neuter fees range from $30 to $75 (the
lowest cost around) and these services are available for pet owners from any state or county.
• Our Community Cats (Trap and Release) program has enabled us to humanely trap, neuter or spay, 1,837 community cats.
• Our Spay/Neuter Clinic team assisted 4,878 clients at their weekly Critter Care Wellness Clinic, HSC’s low-cost vaccine and
microchip clinic. Critter Care takes place from 9 am to 2 pm every Wednesday at our 2646 Toomey Avenue clinic.
• As part of our Community Outreach, our spay/neuter clinic team performed spay/neuter transports in 2015 for 2,421 animals.
Our HSC transport partners were: Iredell Humane Society, Lake Norman Lucky Cats, Tails of Hope, Cleveland County Animal
Services, Catering to Cats & Dogs, Friends of Stanly County, and Cleveland County Humane Society.
• In 2015, our Pets For Life (PFL) program met with 294 clients and 536 pets. The program completed 265 spay/neuter
surgeries. The program completed 13 fence builds in 2015, which impacted 17 dogs. PFL made 526 vaccines and 227
microchips available to clients’ pets.
• In 2015, we assisted 1,250 individuals in our community with pet food for their feline (1,650)/canine (2,300) family
members - that‘s 75 families per week and 110 pounds weekly. HSC also donated 19,000 pounds to other area animal
welfare agencies. Over 85,000 pounds of food were received from our friends at Blue Buffalo, Northern Tools, Petco, and
Loaves & Fishes.
• HSC’s Safety Net program assisted approximately 178 animals through emergency medical funds assistance.
• Our HSC shelter medicine vet staff has performed 2,954 medical exams in 2015. For the same time frame in
2014, we did 4,382 exams. We took in and had 1,393 animals treated issues for the following: 1,393 parasitic, 795 infectious
diseases, 765 skin, 528 periodontal, 447 ear, 346 eye, 246 GI, 226 respiratory, 225 muscular/skeletal,116 reproductive, 50
cardiac, 23 urinary, and 8 neurological.
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How We Do It
56 staff members that include customer service, animal care, spay/neuter, community outreach and administrative teams
12 members of the Board of Directors provide leadership and resources and 477 active volunteers assist at the
shelter providing much-needed help with shelter operations, customer service, animal socialization and administrative
duties.
Over 35,000+ social media supporters sharing our work in the community.
HSC Events
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Critter Care Wednesdays - Our Weekly Vaccine and Wellness Clinic.
Location: HSC’s Spay/Neuter Clinic, 2646 Toomey Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28203
Hours: 9am - 2pm
For more information call 704.333.4130.
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