Untitled - Stratford-Perth Humane Society

MISSION
We:

Protect all animals
from malicious intent
and neglect

Provide for the care and
safe haven of domestic
animals in need

Match orphaned animals
to loving “forever homes”

Model and advocate for
respectful, compassionate,
humane treatment and
well-being of all animals.
VISION
To be a proactive leader in
providing humane care through
education, advocacy and
enforcement to promote the
well-being and appreciation of
all animals.
VALUES
1.
Provide a safe haven for
animals in need.
2.
Share our vision with the
public concerning the
humane treatment, care
and protection of all
animals.
3.
Ensure all animals within
our care are treated with
respect and compassion.
4.
Identify and serve
community needs for
animal companionship.
WHO WE ARE
The creation of AWASCO
The Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society has been saving lives since 1927 and is
one of the largest humane societies in Ontario serving one of the fastest growing
metropolitan areas. Over 18,000 square feet of space allows us to hold 62 dogs, 165
cats and an assortment of birds, small mammals and reptiles. In emergency situations
the Centre can be quickly altered to house up to 500 animals. The KWHS provides
community programming, humane education, law enforcement, and sheltering of
animals for the municipalities of Kitchener, Waterloo and North Waterloo Region.
On July 1, 2012 the Perth County Branch of the O.S.P.C.A. joined with the
Kitchener-Waterloo & North Waterloo Humane Society to form the Animal Welfare
Agency of South Central Ontario (AWASCO), one of the largest animal welfare
agencies in Canada. The two facilities have been working closely together for a
number of years to help the animals across this extended region. This merger
capitalizes on the strengths of two long serving organizations and makes each better
able to support the communities in dealing with domestic and companion animal
welfare issues
The Kitchener-Waterloo and Stratford-Perth Humane Societies do not receive any
form of government funding, relying entirely on the revenue generated through its
programs and the support of the community to provide shelter and adoption services,
humane education and other supports and services for the communities of Perth and
Waterloo Region.
Both Humane Societies also contract with their local municipalities for the provision
of bylaw enforcement programs.
MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITIES
Combining, connecting, collaborating and cooperating
What a year! We’ve been through a whirlwind of change this year, some change brought on by
challenges and others by opportunities, but we’re proud of what we’ve achieved - the animals
we’ve saved and the children we’ve educated - and there are plenty of reasons to be excited for
the future.
This is the first annual report of the Animal Welfare Agency of South Central Ontario
(AWASCO), the new organization resulting from the merger of the OSPCA branch in Stratford
Perth and the Humane Society of Kitchener-Waterloo. AWASCO is the governing organization
overseeing the independent operation of two distinct Humane Societies serving two unique
communities. This merger allows each organization to capitalize on the individual strengths and
expertise of the other, ultimately saving more lives, finding more adoptive homes and better
serving our communities while staying directly connected to the communities each serves.
During 2012, both the KWHS and the SPHS Animal Welfare Centres faced the challenges of
disease resulting in periods of closures, quarantine and extremely difficult choices. This
experience resulted in a renewed commitment to saving more lives through more community
collaboration, better shelter protocols and more emphasis on marketing and adoptions. SPHS,
with the support of community partners, has committed to achieving a rate of 90% Live Release.
KWHS is using the SPHS experience to observe and learn so it too can positively impact on its
euthanasia numbers. We’ve made this commitment and we will be tracking this closely in the
years to come.
A very specific opportunity presented through the merger is to address the short comings of the
SPHS Douro Street shelter. Staff and volunteers have struggled with this small, poorly designed
and extremely outdated facility for years. AWASCO has invested in a new building which
SPHS, with the support of its community, can renovate into a new, state-of-the-art Animal
Welfare Centre providing community and humane education programs while better caring for
the communities’ orphaned and homeless pets.
In spite of the closures and quarantines adoptions rose over 2011 and we returned 100 more lost
pets to their families. Our Humane Education Programs grew 15% ensuring more children learn
about Responsible Pet Ownership. We continue to work with Boards of Education and develop
new partnerships to ensure future generations are better prepared to care for our companion
animals. We have expanded our off-site adoption capabilities through more retail partners and
continue to look at new and better ways to facilitate our adoptions. We collaborate with more
social service partners individually, and through the newly created HAV Coalition, serving the
most vulnerable people and pets in our communities.
The steps we have taken in 2012 will provide the foundation for further growth and development
in 2013. SPHS is looking to a brighter future in a fabulously functional facility. KWHS will
continue to build our capacity to find more “forever” home, and ultimately save more lives. We
are fortunate to have more than 500 volunteers and staff who are filled with passion and
commitment of heart supporting our mission. They are the reason we can collectively care for
almost 9,000 animals annually in our two Centres, saving lives and creating complete families.
That’s what it’s all about! And why we are so excited about our future together.
Sincerely,
Lisa F. Hoffman
President
Jack Kinch
Executive Director
FINANCIAL REPORT
AWASCO Statement of Financial Position
As of December 31, 2012
KW
OPERATING
FUND
$
STRATFORD
OPERATING
FUND
$
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash
Accounts Receivable
Receivable from SPHS
Receivable from KWHS
Taxes receivable
Short term investments
Prepaid expenses
KW CAPITAL
FUND
$
$
$
24,781
221,574
0
246,355
511,870
5,433
0
19,925
7,927
0
2,856
30,134
38,720
0
43,175
100,000
26,437
1,149
0
0
0
0
0
36,716
38,720
19,925
51,102
100,000
29,293
43,013
0
0
40,245
0
24,400
60,922
460,040
1,149
522,111
619,528
0
153,401
2,863,958
3,017,359
2,815,634
201,992
1,696,768
0
1,898,760
1,769,511
DUE FROM OPERATING FUND
0
0
0
0
43,281
DUE FROM CAPITAL FUND
0
99,276
0
99,276
0
262,914
2,409,485
2,865,107
5,537,506
5,247,954
INVESTMENTS (Note 3)
EQUIPMENT (Note 5)
PROPERTY, BUILDING AND
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(Note 6)
Deferred income
Current portion of capital lease
Due to SPHS
Due to KWHS
18,578
0
0
0
38,720
304,736
4,390
6,743
0
0
0
0
0
19,925
0
323,314
4,390
6,743
19,925
38,720
340,926
9,284
0
0
0
57,298
315,869
19,925
393,092
350,210
0
0
0
0
99,276
0
99,276
0
0
43,281
0
12,810
0
12,810
0
205,616
2,080,806
2,745,906
5,032,328
4,854,463
262,914
2,409,485
2,865,107
5,537,506
5,247,954
DUE TO OPERATING FUND
DUE TO CAPITAL FUND CAPITAL LEASE
(Note 4)
FUND BALANCES (Note 7)
A copy of the full audited report is available upon request.
AWASCO Statement of Revenues and Expenditures
Year Ended December 31, 2012
STRATFORD
OPERATING
FUND
$
REVENUE
Animal tags
KW
OPERATING
FUND
$
KW CAPITAL
FUND
$
$
$
9,071
277,984
0
287,055
234,334
Contract fees (schedule)
32,600
778,958
0
811,558
765,567
Donation and fundraising
335,749
789,500
0
1,125,249
992,104
0
1,267
62,480
63,747
137,625
48,121
443,988
0
492,109
475,843
425,541
2,291,697
62,480
2,779,718
2,605,473
2,488
176,504
0
178,992
173,710
0
0
19,444
19,444
9,428
217,437
2,304,016
0
2,521,453
2,111,200
219,925
2,480,520
19,444
2,719,889
2,294,338
0
1,438
116,598
118,036
(274,962)
205,616
(187,385)
159,634
177,865
36,173
Investment income - net
Shelter operations (schedule)
EXPENDITURES
Amortization
Humane education and publications
Shelter operations (schedule)
Increase (decrease) in unrealized
gains on financial assets during
EXCESS revenues over expenditures
(expenditures over revenue) for the year
KEY 2012 STATS
These statistics reflect the work of the
Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society.
Animal care
Community Support
Number of
Volunteers
2010
2011
2012
Total Animals
Cared For
5198
5260
6279
19%
Adoptions
1669
1733
1780
3%
834
844
942
12%
Total Volunteer
Hours
Number of Donors
Return to owners
2010 2011
563
412*
-19%
11646 10448 8059*
-23%
1677
509
2012
1772 1568*
-12%
* reflects temporary closure of shelter due to
quarantine
Education
Children reached
through Inschool
Program
Children
Participating in
Camp & AfterSchool Programs
Total Children
Animal Services
25,558 25,086 26,918
7%
Requests for service
Cruelty
Investigations
1,999 2,160 4,331
27,557 27,246 31,249
101%
15%
4254
3902
4113
5%
677
613
637
4%
Note: Prior to July 1, 2012, Stratford-Perth statistics were
kept by the OSCPCA.
SUPPORTERS
AWASCO greatly appreciates Estate of Barbara Jean
McLeod
all of our generous donors
who make an impact on
Estate of Beatrice Griffin
animals in our community.
Estate of Bill W. Wettlaufer
The following lists those
individuals and organizations Estate of Gladys Elizabeth
Marks
who donated $500+ in 2012.
Estate of Henry August Beule
105.3 KOOL FM
Estate of Jean Mildred Nagle
Albert Budding
Estate of John Ken Gladstone
Albert's Gas Station
Estate of Ruth Idelpha Perry
Ann McRae
Ethel Cagney
Anne Parks
FM 98.5
Arden Park Hotel
Fowler Construction Co Ltd
Ashley Murphy
Barry Triller
Bingemans
Blessed Sacrament Catholic
School
Fur-Ever Loved Pet Salon
Gayle Nummelin
Gertrude E. Rellinger Trust
Global Pet Foods
Lori Parker
Scott MacKenzie
Lynn Couture
Shuford Yarns LLC
Maheshwar Sharma
Spaenaur
Manulife Financial
St. George Banquet Hall
Manulife Financial Employees
Stephanie Choquette
Marcus Schumacher
Stratford and Area Car
Dealerships
Mardi Witzel
Maria Aquiar
Dr. Marilyn Marshall
Marks Supply Inc
Mary Ellen Osborn
Michael Naismith
Michael Stemmler
Michale Garboll
Mike Tansca
Nan Chapman
Stratford Beacon-Herald
Sue Morell
Sun Life Financial
Sunnyside Senior Public
School
Susan Lafferty
Susan Mikkelson
Susanne Staldegger
Sylvia Prachar
Terry Anderson
BMO Harris Private Banking
Google Matching Gifts
Program
Nancy Cressman
Brad Davidson
Grand River Collegiate
Natalie Hutchinson
Brenda Morin
Greenwood Gems Inc.
Paul and Anne Lake
Carol Lynn Godin
Holy Rosary Catholic School
Paul Brown
Chantelle James
Hyde Construction Limited
Paul Walsh
Christine Burns
IAMS
Pelee Island Winery
City of Kitchener Employees
James Cherry
Pet Valu Canada Inc.
City of Waterloo
Janice Coehlo
Petsmart Charities of Canada Inc.
Clay Morgan
Jennifer Glynn
Ren's Pet Depot
Waterloo Catholic District
School Board
Close Veterinary Clinic
JF Carmichael Public School
RIM Corporate Philanthropy
Waterloo Chronicle
Conestoga-Rovers &
Associates Ltd
JK Group
Robert Coulis
John Kinch
Robert Purdy
Waterloo Region District
School Board
John McCallum
Robert Unruh
Kelley Graham
Roger Matz
Kerry White
Roger Taylor
Western Financial Insurance
Company
Kevin Smith
Rogers Media Group
Westvale Public School
Kim Case
Ronald Dahms
Wise Riddell Financial Group
Kitchener Citizen
Royal Palisade
Your Neighbourhood Credit Union
Kitchener Housing Inc
Ruth Fried
P & G Canada
Kitchener Post
S.E. Headley
Strickland's Stratford Toyota
Labatt Breweries of Canada
Scherer Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd.
Conestogo Public School
Countryside Boarding
David T. McDonald Co. Ltd.
Deloitte Management
Services LP
Dianna Flannery
Dianne Davies
Direct Buy
Eastforest Homes
Elspeth Macdonald
Nancy Fietsch
The Original Dog House Inc
Tri-City Roller Girls Inc
Tyson Webber
United Way - Ottawa
Valerie Thompson
W. Findlay
Walmart
Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
Waterloo Region Record
Waterloo Regional Police
VOLUNTEER MILESTONES
100+ hours awards
Sean Harrington
Allison Kelly
Scott McGinley
Anne Ramsoomair
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Jack Kinch, Executive Director
Marjorie Brown, Development Director
Juana Galian, Accounts Manager
200+ hours
John Kruse
Nan Chapman
Two Paws up Award (most congenial volunteer)
Charity Gilmore
Kathy Innocente, Animal Care Manager
Jamie Laflamme, Operations Manager
Jessica McCann, SPHS Branch Manager
Milestone Award
10 years
Leslie Worswick
Holly Wiseman, Education Manager
Volunteer of the Year
Tracy Roth
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lisa F. Hoffman, President
Territory Sales Manager, Evergreen Enterprises
Kitchener
Valerie Beyer, Director
Online Marketing Specialist, University of Waterloo
Waterloo
Neil Murray, Vice-President
Consultant, Data Perceptions Inc.
Kitchener
Dianna Flannery, Director
Senior Tax & Estate Planning Consultant, Manulife Financial
Waterloo
Kathy Hergott, Treasurer
Corporate Buyer, Rockwell Automation
Kitchener
Eric J. Kingston, Director
Director Operations, Planning & Projects, Manulife Financial
Waterloo
Linda Dancey, Secretary
Business Owner/President, Grand River Personnel
Waterloo
Lars Pastrik, Director
AVP, Human Resources, Sandvine
Heldelberg
Eric Shapero, Director
Retired Educator
Stratford
Moira Taylor, Director
Retired/Executive Consultant, Capacity Waterloo Region
Ayr
Kristina Tubbs, Director
Manager, Assurance Services, Ernst & Young LLP
Kitchener
250 Riverbend Drive, Kitchener, Ontario N2B 2E9
519-745-5615
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