annual report 2014 - Stratford

Every animal deserves a chance
ANNUAL REPORT
2014
message to our community
Letter from Executive Director:
JACK KINCH
For years AWASCO has been on a journey to find the best ways to give every animal a chance
for a healthy, happy life. In the beginning, shelters were created to eliminate the nuisance and
potential dangers of stray pets. But the solution is far more complex than just housing these
lost dogs and cats.
We need to solve the root problem of why these pets are roaming the community
in the first place. So we’ve invested in one-on-one adoption support, community education
initiatives and engaging ways to reach the current and next generations to create a better
understanding of the responsibilities of pet ownership, ensuring both animals and community
members are safe and in healthy, caring relationships for years to come.
This approach led to the launch of a major campaign in October 2014 to invite community
involvement in a new Animal Welfare Centre in Stratford. This facility will serve the community
in a much larger capacity as it educates people on the care and ownership of their pets.
Animal Care Stats KWHS for 2014*
Humane Education Stats for 2014*
Total animals cared for Adoptions
Returned to owners
KWHS Children reached
SP Children reached
Total Number of Schools in KW & SP 3714 domestic pets
2358
761
Animal Care Stats SPHS for 2014*
Total animals cared for Adoptions
Returned to owners
631 domestic pets
397
31
Donors Stats for 2014*
Number of donors, KWHS 3011
Number of donors, SPHS 555
*for calendar year
Letter from President of the Board:
32869
2582
761
NEIL MURRAY
2015 marks the end to my two year term as Board President with AWASCO. When I reflect
back on my time, I am filled with gratitude for what Jack Kinch and his team have accomplished
in such a short time.
Animal Service Stats for 2014*
Request for animal control services
Cruelty Investigations
With the opening of the animal hospital within the Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society, we’ve
succeeded in realizing a goal that started nearly 8 years ago. Having the hospital on-site has
dramatically cut down on transportation time and costs and allowed us to serve more animals
in our community.
4645
1125
Community Support Stats for 2014
*
KWHS volunteers
SPHS volunteers
419
55
2014 was a year to lay the strategic groundwork required for us to work towards a community
that has a greater number of loved and cared for pets and fewer stray, abandoned and
homeless animals. Thank you to our community, partners and supporters for all you’ve
helped AWASCO achieve this past year.
I’d also like to point out the tremendous contributions of Stratford-Perth Animal Welfare Centre
committee co-chairs Jeff Orr and Eddie Matthews. These two men have spear-headed the
capital campaign in Stratford since its launch in October last year. Their dedication has been a
driving force behind our success.
None of our success would be possible without the tireless commitment of our countless
volunteers. I’m so excited to see where AWASCO is headed in the coming year. I am indebted
to our staff, volunteers and communities because I know that none of this would have been
possible without your overwhelming support.
Mission
We are the leader in animal welfare
in our communities focusing on the
responsible treatment of animals
through education, compliance,
advocacy and care.
Vision
Communities that value and
respect animals.
Values
We believe in…
• Serving communities
• Humane treatment of animals
• Innovation and learning
• Compassion and dedication
• Leadership and collaboration
• Accountability
volunteer milestones
who is AWASCO?
In July 2012, the Perth County Branch of the OSPCA
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 organizations had been working closely
together for a number of years to manage the
pet and animal populations across this extended
region. The merger capitalized on the strengths of
two long serving organizations, making each better
able to support their communities in incorporating
responsible pet ownership philosophies, policies,
and practices into all programs and services dealing
with companion animals.
The Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society has been
caring for its communities’ abandoned, lost, or stray
pets since 1927. It provides community programming,
humane education, and sheltering of animals for
Kitchener, Waterloo and North Waterloo Region.
Both Humane Societies provide community
programming, humane education, and the rehoming
of pets. AWASCO has become a leading animal
welfare agency and is active provincially and
nationally in program development. In October 2014, the
SPHS launched a community capital campaign to construct
an Animal Welfare Centre in Stratford, replacing the outdated
shelter on Douro St.
The Kitchener-Waterloo and Stratford-Perth Humane
Societies do not receive any form of government funding
for the support or delivery of any shelter and adoption
services, humane education. The Humane Societies rely
entirely on the funding generated through their services,
events, and appeals and on the generous support of their
communities through donations and volunteering.
KWHS Volunteers
of the Year
Allison Kelly
Jen Dewar
SPHS Volunteer
of the Year
Jennette Hook
10 years
Tracy Roth
Erin Cherry
200+ hours
Nan Chapman
Allison Kelly
Jen Lisk
Scott McGinley
Cindy Paven
Natalie Struthers
100+ hours
Heather Buerkle
Nicole Cressman
Janice Dejong
Barbara Dembek
Clint Ehgoetz
Jennifer Ford
Sean Harrington
Vicky Hicks
Allison Maxwell
Debbie Nuhn
Richard Nuhn
Robin Padfield
Kathy Ste Marie
Patricia Sylvestre
Jaime Thomas
Elanna Urschel
Sue Zimmer-Kays
Wally Koegler Award
For their generosity and dedication to serving the pet population
of this community, AWASCO is delighted to award Bill and
Marion Weber of Waterloo with this year’s Wally Koegler Award,
“We just wanted to get something started,
because there’s such a need for looking after
these cats...
It’s a problem everywhere, in every city,
in Canada and the United States.”
After being cat parents for over 40 years, Bill and Marion Weber are passionate about
the safety of all pets – but particularly the vulnerable cats in this community.
“We just wanted to get something started, because there’s such a need for looking after
these cats,” said Marion. “It’s a problem everywhere, in every city, in Canada and the US.”
Marion remembers being told about a stray cat that gave birth to her litter in a barn
where the newborn kittens froze to death. The owner of the barn saw the cat taking
her kittens out of the barn one-by-one – each of them lifeless in their mother’s grasp.
It was at that moment that Marion recognized something needed to be done.
“I cannot stand idly by and watch while these cats endure immense suffering from a lack
of food, serious illnesses, and being the hunted prey of other wild animals,” says Marion.
“Local cat rescue groups are doing great work, but before now their volunteers had to drive
to London or Toronto to get the rescued animals neutered. These types of not-for-profit
organizations simply don’t have the financial resources to pay for this operation.”
The Webers generously donated the resources to fund a spay-neuter clinic at the KW
Humane Society for stray cats. The clinic operates every Wednesday. Their goal was to
neuter 1,000 cats in the first year of operation. After 6 months, the clinic is right on track
with nearly 550 operations performed. Yet, this is still just the tip of the iceburg.
Bill and Marion are hopeful that by “going public” their initiative will highlight the importance
of spaying and neutering pets, and will promote the responsibility pet owners have to
spay and neuter their own animals.
humanitarian award
The Romeo Pet Hospital in Stratford has been a longtime partner
of the Humane Society in that community. Their staff and
veterinarians have provided expert and compassionate care
to pets in our shelter and throughout the community.
Dr. LeeAnn Sealey opened the Romeo Pet Hospital after moving back to her home town
of Stratford in 1997. Dr. Leesa Gillies joined the team as a partner in 2006. Since that time,
this hospital has grown to include two additional veterinarians, veterinary technicians,
office staff, and even their own hospital cat, a loveable little lady named “Pumpkin”.
For the past two years, the Romeo Pet Hospital has been working with the SP Humane
Society and now serves as a veterinary partner – helping with medical decisions,
providing surgeries and medical care.
Everyone at the practice is thrilled to participate with the shelter and each one of the
team has fostered animals needing extra care. They passionately believe in our mandate
that every animal deserves a chance.
“We do it for the animals, not the praise or awards,” says Dr. Gillies, “but it is lovely
to be recognized for going above and beyond what we are asked to do for the pet
population of Stratford.”
Recently Dr. Sealey has taken a step back from general practice, as she now dedicates
most of her time to helping the disadvantaged animals of the Stratford-Perth and
Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Societies.
Everyone at the practice is thrilled to participate
with the shelter and each one of the team has
fostered animals needing extra care
They passionately believe in our mandate
that every animal deserves a chance.
supporters
Abraham Erb
Public School
Adolph and Sylvia
Prachar
Advanced Air
Alice Sears
Andrew Mudge
Angela McDonald
Anne Parks
Ants and Jo-Ann Kahu
Atlantic Industries Ltd
Barbara Dembek
Barbara Hacking
Barry and Marg
Usprech
Barry Triller
Bell Canada
Beverly Bald
Bill and Marion Weber
Brian Anderson
Brian Stahlbaum
Challenger Motor
Freight Inc
Chantelle James
Chocolate Barr’s
Candies
Christine Burns
Christine Thomas
City of Kitchener (Staff)
Conestoga-Rovers &
Associates Ltd
Conestogo
Public School
Connie Kraft
Conrad and Donna
Huber
Countryside Boarding,
Grooming & Doggie
Daycare
Coventry Animal
Hospital
AWASCO greatly appreciates the support of its communities. The following donated $500+ in 2014.
Craig Cooper
D. DeGeer
Dan Fotopoulas
Danielle Soderholm
David and Elizabeth
Kerr
Farm Mutual
Reinsurance Plan Inc
Fidelity Investments
Canada ULC
Fred Astaire
Dance Studio
Deborah Harnack
G.E.V Management
Ltd
Denise Eng
Gayle Nummelin
Diane Bell
Glenn and Sheila Willar
Dianna Flannery
Global Pet Foods
Dianne Green
Gordon and Elaine
Steed
Donald Kelterborn
Donald Siemon
Donna Querengesser
Dr. Dianne Brooks
Dr. Karen Peckan
Dr. LeeAnn Sealey
Dr. Maheshwar
Sharma
Dr. Susan Mikkelsen
Elaine Turcotte
Gordon Burke
Greenwood Gems Inc.
Greta Podleski
Home Hardware
Stores Limited
Irene Aston
J. W. Gerth
Public School
Jack B. Kinch
Elspeth Macdonald
James and Joan
McDonald
Emma Bucholtz
Jane Russwurm
Eric Shapero
Janet Mary
McPherson
Estate of Agatha
Johanna Krause
Janice Dobbin
Karyne Steele
Katharine Craig
Kay Pfisterer
Kelley Graham
Kristina Tubbs
Kyle Church
Laura Hodgins
Peter Maranger &
Associates
Sylvan Acres
Properties
Peter Mueller
Telus Cares
Peter Weiler
Terpsichore Dance
Celebration Ltd.
Petsmart Charities
of Canada Inc.
R Williams Realty Inc
Libro Credit Union
Ralph and Lynda
Daehn
Linda Woloshyn
ReMax Twin City
Lynn Fagan
Ren’s Pets Depot
M. Law
Rheo Thompson
Candies
Manulife Financial
Margaret Avenue
Public School
Rob Hansen
Rob Unruh
Margaret Bryan
Robert B. Gordon
Margaret Shillolo
Robert Purdy
Marlene Ballantyne
Rogers Group
of Companies
Mary Horst
Mary Sinclair
Mersynergy Charitable
Foundation
Michael and Debra
Collins
Michael Stemmler
Moira Taylor
Mrs. Jane Clement
Spurr
Shirley Skubowius
Spaenaur
St. Jacobs
Dental Group
Stewart MacDonald
Jewel Spangler
Norma Gould
JK Group
Orr Insurance and
Investments
Stratford & District
Agricultural Society
John McCallum
Estate of Marie Patricia
Allega
John Schoba
Evelyn Westen
Joyce Owen
Karen Cameron
Pamela Paterson
Paul and Anne Lake
Penny Cleaver
Peter and Teresa
Jackowski
Trudy Anderson
Valerie and Doug
Pinder
Nikki Birch
Estate of Linda Walker
Tom Connor
Sam Palmer
Jeff Nesbitt
OTIP
The Three Oaks
Foundation
Union Gas
Nigmendra Narain
John Kechnie
The Kitchener-Waterloo
Bilingual School
Sally Headley
Jeanette Schmidt
Joan Hie
The Kitchener and
Waterloo Community
Foundation
TSC Stores, Stratford
Estate of Elizabeth
Kuntzie
Estate of Helen Louise
Mutschler
The Janet E. Willis
Charitable Gift Fund
Royal Canin
Steven and Lynn
Scheerer
Estate of Hazel Viola
Cook
The Co-operators
TSC Stores, Kitchener
Jean and Lorne
Johnston
Estate of Harold Gilbert
The Budding
Charitable Fund
Romeo Pet Hospital
Estate of Birute
Antanina Petrusaitis
Mumby Holdings Inc
Terry Uniac
Stantec Consulting Ltd
Stratford Northwestern
Secondary School
Sun Life Financial
Susan and Steve
Culliton
Susann Kuepfer
Sutton Group - First
Choice Realty Ltd
Valerie and Dr. Doug
Thompson
Video Plus Books
& CDs
Waterloo Catholic
District School Board
Waterloo Wellington
Carstar
Westlandyn Farms
Woodcock Brothers
Transportation Group
Your Neighbourhood
Credit Union
independent auditors’ report
To the Members of Animal Welfare Agency South
Central Ontario
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial
statements of Animal Welfare Agency South Central
Ontario, which comprise the statement of financial
position as at December 31, 2014 and the statements
of revenues and expenditures, changes in fund
balances and cash flows for the year then ended, and
a summary of significant accounting policies and other
explanatory information.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and
fair presentation of these financial statements in
accordance with Canadian accounting standards for
not-for-profit organizations, and for such internal control
as management determines is necessary to enable the
preparation of financial statements that are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit. We conducted
our audit in accordance with Canadian generally
accepted auditing standards. Those standards require
that we comply with ethical requirements and plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free from
material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain
audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. The procedures selected
depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement
of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the entity’s
preparation and fair presentation of the financial
statements in order to design audit procedures that
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness
of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies
used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
qualified audit opinion.
Basis For Qualified Opinion
In common with many charitable organizations, the
Agency derives part of its revenue from memberships,
donations, bequests and shelter operations, the
completeness of which is not susceptible to
satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, our
examination of revenue from these sources was
limited to accounting for the amounts recorded
in the accounts of the Agency, and we were not
able to determine whether any adjustments might
be necessary to revenue, excess of revenue over
expenses, assets and fund balances.
Qualified Opinion
In our opinion, except for the effect of adjustments, if
any, which we might have determined to be necessary
had we been able to satisfy ourselves concerning
revenue referred to in the preceding paragraph, thse
financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Agency as at
December 31, 2014 and the results of its operation,
and the changes in net assets and cash flows for
the year then ended in accordance with Canadian
accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Licensed Public Accountants
Kitchener, Ontario
May 26, 2015
Nowak & Wilhelm
332 Charles Street East, Kitchener ON, N2G 2P9
T: 519-744-3586 F: 519-744-3587
info@nowakwilhelm.ca
financial report
Statement of Financial Position
Statement of Revenue and Expenditures
As At December 31, 2014
As At December 31, 2014
STRATFORD STRATFORD
KW
OPERATING
CAPITAL
OPERATING
FUND
CAMPAIGN
FUND
$
$
$
KW
CAPITAL
FUND
$
2014
$
STRATFORD STRATFORD
KW
OPERATING
CAPITAL
OPERATING
FUND
CAMPAIGN
FUND
$
$
$
2013
$
KW
CAPITAL
FUND
$
2014
$
2013
$
REVENUE
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash
29,401
20,898
204,217
0
254,516
147,561
Accounts receivable
4,379
0
32,639
0
37,018
134,111
Interfund balances
0
0
228,020
95,302
323,322
0
Taxes receivable
12,598
2,493
44,744
0
59,835
56,072
Prepaid expenes
8,227
169
38,326
0
46,722
41,352
54,605
23,560
547,946
95,302
721,413
379,096
INVESTMENTS
0
0
12,016
1,948,226
1,960,242
2,532,327
PROPERTY, BUILDING
AND EQUIPMENT
307,736
4,280
2,275,156
0
2,587,172
2,395,381
362,341
27,840
2,835,118
2,043,528
5,268,827
5,306,804
Animal tags
49,077
0
409,231
0
458,308
265,265
Contract fees (schedule)
88,000
0
921,558
0
1,009,558
905,274
Donation and fundraising
164,696
5,084
830,552
0
1,000,332
813,668
Investment income - net
0
475
112
167,307
167,894
111,082
Shelter operations (schedule)
75,799
0
632,086
0
707,885
702,201
377,572
5,559
2,793,539
167,307
3,343,977
2,797,490
Amortization
11,725
476
239,511
0
251,712
195,905
Humane education
and publications
0
0
0
27,334
27,334
20,330
Shelter operations (schedule)
516,402
48,435
2,899,492
0
3,464,329
3,035,525
528,127
48,911
3,139,003
27,334
3,743,375
3,251,760
Increase (decrease) in
unrealized gains on financial
assets during the year
0
0
0
(49,687)
(49,687)
192,679
EXCESS revenues over
expenditures (expenditures
over revenue) for the year
(150,555)
(43,352)
(345,464)
90,286
(449,085)
(261,591)
EXPENDITURES
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
23,330
1,451
352,842
0
377,623
372,883
Interfund balances
318,181
5,141
0
0
323,322
0
Deferred Income
228
87,417
53,209
0
140,854
50,374
Note payable
100,000
0
0
0
100,000
100,000
Current portion of capital lease
0
0
5,376
0
5,376
7,434
441,739
94,009
411,427
0
947,175
530,691
CAPITAL LEASE
0
0
0
0
0
5,376
FUND BALANCES
(79,398)
(66,169)
2,423,691
2,043,528
4,321,652
4,770,737
362,341
27,840
2,835,118
2,043,528
5,268,827
5,306,804
management team
Jack Kinch
Executive Director
Marjorie Brown
Development Manager
Juana Galian
Accounting Manager
Kathy Innocente
Animal Care Manager
Jamie LaFlamme
Operations Manager
Laura Sparks
Humane Education
Manager
board of directors
Neil Murray,
President
Eric Kingston,
Vice President
Lars Pastrik,
Secretary
Kristina Tubbs,
Treasurer
Consultant,
Information Technology
nmurray@alumni.
uwaterloo.ca
General Manager,
Electrical Safety
Authority
HR Consultant
Manager, Assurance
Services, Ernst &
Young LLP
Dianna Flannery
Jeff Nesbitt
John Stevens
Kate Phillips
Martin Kihle
Nancy Culliton
Sr. Tax, Retirement
& Estate Planning
Consultant—Retail
Markets, Manulife
President,
Culture Outreach Inc.
Manager,
Government and
External Relations,
OVMA
Head of Business
Development,
CLG
Regional Manager,
Libro Credit Union
Senior Classified
Representative,
Stratford Beacon
Herald
KITCHENER-WATERLOO HUMANE SOCIETY
250 Riverbend Drive, Kitchener, ON N2B 2E9
PH: 519-745-5615 EM: info@kwhumane.com
KitchenerWaterlooHumaneSociety
@KWHumane
www.kwhumane.com
Charitable BIN: 11898 3550 RR001
STRATFORD-PERTH HUMANE SOCIETY
345 Douro Street, Stratford, ON N5A 3S8
PH: 519-273-6600 EM: info@sphumane.com
StratfordPerthHumaneSociety
@SPHumane
www.sphumane.com
Charitable BIN: 11898 3550 RR001