Teamwork! - Capital Area Humane Society

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When you see an adoptable animal on our website or on the adoption floor at the shelter, you may not realize the incredible
teamwork that goes into getting a pet from homeless to happy home.
Meet Nala
Meet beautiful Nala! The two-yearold Chinese Shar-Pei/Chow mix
made the trip to the Capital Area
Humane Society from the Scioto
County Dog Pound in Portsmouth,
OH, participating in our EmBARK
program that brings dogs from
rural partner shelters here to
Hilliard to find homes. She and
seven other dogs made the 101
mile trip with our Animal Care
team on September 10.
Nala sent us a Christmas card that said “Well I had a wonderful
Christmas with my new family. I was so good on Christmas Eve
with a lot of people in the house that my mommy gave me a
special treat! Here are a few pics below: the first one is me in
my new bed I got as an early Christmas gift. I was pooped after
everyone left. The second one is me in the Christmas spirit on
Christmas morning. The third is one of my gifts I got from Santa!
Thank you so much for checking up on me! Let my mom know
that you received this. Lots of love, Nala.”
Nala
Meet Sassy
If Sassy kept a diary while
she was here, it would be a
thick one. This beautiful big
Torbie kitty came in to the
Capital Area Humane Society
in April of 2013.
To get Nala (known as Maple while
she was with us) ready for adoption,
our Veterinary Services team
performed a health assessment and
provided vaccines and heartworm
testing. At the time of her spay
surgery, our veterinarians and Ohio
State senior veterinary students
also corrected a condition in her left eye. “Entropian” is a condition
in which one or both eyelids folds in toward the eye causing the
eyelashes to scratch against the eyeball. This is called entropian,
where the eyelid is turned so the lashes are scratching the eye,
and can be very painful. Our Animal Care team evaluated Nala’s
behavior using the SAFER assessment.
Our veterinary services
team gave her a thorough
exam and tested Sassy for
FeLV/FIV. She received her
immunizations, dewormer
and flea prevention (she
came into us already
spayed). Sassy then moved
into Cat Atrium 1, also known
as “Phatt Camp”, special
group housing space for fullfigured kitties to get more
exercise and have their diet closely monitored. Sassy enjoyed
climbing the bed tower in the Atrium, tolerating the other
residents but largely ignoring their playful overtures.
Sassy & Dr. Hill
Nala was available for adoption for five days before her family
found her. After three weeks at home, her mom Connie said “She
is doing great, me and my husband can’t ask for a better dog!
She is doing so much better now that her stitches are out from
the eye surgery. Thank you so much for checking in. Me and my
husband just love her to pieces!”
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SAVE THE DATE
Thursday, April 2, 2015
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Strongwater Food & Spirits
401 W. Town St.
What’s Inside?
Tickets are $75
($70 for members)*
* two drink tickets
and free parking
included
For information, contact Emilie Zion, Development Manager,
at Ezion@cahs-pets.org or (614) 777–7387 ext. 242.
update!
Thank you!
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Pete Dunlap *
President
Laurie Marsh *
Vice President
Jeanne Tierney *
Second Vice President
Ted Stimson *
Treasurer
Trish Elkind *
Secretary
Tod Beckett, DVM
Rick Carey
J. Quinn Dorgan
Matt Hall
Linda Lord, DVM
Scott Morgan
Sherri Orr
Norm Rankin
Linda Stickney *
Lisa Swartzwelder
Angie Tabor
Dennis Tishkoff *
Executive Director Rachel Finney (left)
with Torri Carey.
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* Executive Committee Member
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Rachel D.K. Finney, CAWA
Executive Director
Scott Baxter
Animal Care Manager
Audra Hanthorn, DVM
Staff Veterinarian
Megan Hider
Adoption Programs Manager
Lawrence Hill, DVM
Assistant Professor,
OSU Shelter Rotation
Mary Hiser
Communications Manager
Jessica Kendro
Volunteer Programs Manager
Kerry Manion
Chief Humane Agent
Tara Moore
Animal Support Center Manager
Jennifer Steinhoff
Assistant Animal Care Manager
Sarah Tayse, CAWA
Veterinary Services Manager
Lori Williams
Finance & Facilities Manager
Emilie Zion
Development Manager
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Part of Sassy’s personality is that she
is very affectionate and snuggly. The
Adoptions team moved Sassy up to the
Adoptions office, so she would have
socialization and playtime when the shelter
was closed when the kitties freely roamed
the space. During the work day she would
have lots of human company and the
chance to meet lots of adopters. She took
to hanging out in the Adoption Programs
Manager’s office, supervising adoptions
from a bed atop the desk.
Out of nowhere, Sassy began limping last
summer. An x-ray revealed a problem with
her left back leg. Sassy was diagnosed
with left medial patellar luxation, a chronic
problem aggravated by a recent stress
or strain. Restricting her activity level
and encouraging her to lose weight didn’t
significantly improve her comfort. Dr. Larry
Hill, the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine
faculty member who oversees the Shelter
Medicine rotation here at the Capital Area
Humane Society sent her to the OSU
Veterinary Medical Center’s Orthopedic
Department for a consultation. On
September 17, Dr. Hill performed a lateral
arthrotomy, femoral trochlear sulcoplasty,
lateral joint capsule imbrication of the
left stifle. In layman’s terms, Dr. Hill fixed
Sassy’s leg!
One of our staff took Sassy home to foster,
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Capital Area Humane Society
3015 Scioto-Darby Executive Court
Hilliard, OH 43026
www.cahs-pets.org
Email: questions@cahs-pets.org
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Twitter @CapAreaHumane
Tremendous thanks to our
good friend Torri Carey!
Torri is a realtor with the
Vutech | Ruff team at HER
Realtors. She issued a yearlong matching challenge
to her friends and clients
to support the work of
the Capital Area Humane
Society. She dropped off
her personal gift of $10,000
during the holiday staff
meeting in December and
received a standing ovation!
as she needed to be on a strict exercise
restriction for six weeks, with no jumping
or climbing (and no snacks, as obesity
complicates orthopedic issues). When
Sassy recovered, everyone wanted to
celebrate by finding her a perfect home.
Dr. Hill enjoys cats with lots of personality
and on December 2, Sassy found her
forever home, after 597 days in our care.
Once the Capital Area Humane Society
places an animal up for adoption, we stick
with them until they find a home. Just ask
Sassy!
Dr. Hill says, “Sassy has been the perfect
addition to our home. We were a little
worried at first about how she might get
along with the other two cats, but they
have accepted each other, and are even
occasionally nice to each other!
“We contemplated changing her name,
but it really is a perfect fit. She is the
classic, unpredictable torbie, but this has
endeared her to us in that ironic way that
some pets seem so good at mastering. She
is getting around quite well despite her
Rubenesque physique and operated knee,
and thoroughly enjoys her new kitty water
fountain, and having a house to roam.
“A special thanks to Jenny (foster mom) for
doing such a great job rehabbing her after
her knee surgery, and to everyone else
that cared for her during her very long stay
at CAHS.”
Call (614) 777-7387
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250 – to report animal cruelty,
neglect or abandonment
208 – Animal Support Center
218 – Adoptions
240 – Dog Behavior
Training Classes
280 – Directions to the Shelter
249 – To Volunteer
242 – Special Events
221 – To Make a Gift
Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
Recently I was asked about our journey implementing our ReVision program
expansion. “You’ve had such success — it must feel so good to complete
such a big project.” It’s true, we’ve made so much progress and have terrific
stories and data to share about lives saved (see page four for the details),
but “complete” doesn’t describe our journey. We’re just getting started!
In the last 6 months, we’ve celebrated doubling the percentage of cats
who find homes. We’ve increased dog adoptions by 56 percent and we’ve
drastically reduced euthanasia. These are all big wins for animals and the
people who love them, but thanks to our dedicated volunteers and donors,
we’re not done yet!
We are in the process of transforming our animal support center and exam
rooms into much more comfortable spaces for our clients, animals and
people alike (special thanks to the Davis Foundation and several individual
donors for their generous support of this project!). The new spaces will
allow for private client counseling and exam rooms for incoming animals.
Rachel D.K. Finney, CAWA
But wait… there’s more!
In the next two months, we will also be expanding our surgical capacity to seven days a week. In
partnership with The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine and PetSmart Charities, we’ve hired four
new team members in veterinary services so that we can perform spay and neuter surgeries every day
for homeless animals and animals at risk of becoming homeless! Two days a week, we’ll be offering trap,
neuter and return surgeries for free-roaming and feral cats — an absolute must for reducing the homeless
cat population. These are just some of our incredible advancements and there’s more to come.
We’re working to make sure that today is the very best it can be for the animals and people who need our
help. Won’t you please join us on our journey to create a better tomorrow, too? Please consider donating
your time, dollars or items from our wish list today.
Rachel D.K. Finney, CAWA
Executive Director
Leave a Legacy for the Future!
Including the Capital Area Humane Society in your estate planning
is a meaningful way to help homeless and abused animals in our
community for years to come.
The following is a suggested form for such a bequest:
“I give and bequeath to The Capital Area Humane Society,
a not-for-profit corporation, Federal Tax ID # 31-4379492,
with principal offices presently located at 3015 SciotoDarby Executive Court, Hilliard, OH 43026, the sum of
$___, to be used for the accomplishment of its general
purposes (or for a specific purpose, as indicated).”
For more information please contact Rachel Finney, Executive
Director, at (614)777-7387 ext. 276.
We encourage you to consult with your legal and financial advisors
when considering a planned gift. If you have included the Capital
Area Humane Society in your estate plans, please let us know – we
would like to thank you in person and discuss how your donation
will help the animals.
WAYS TO GIVE
THROUGH WILLS AND TRUSTS
• Designate that a percentage of your
estate be given through your will or
living trust.
• Leave a specific dollar amount
•
Give only the remainder, or residue,
of your estate — that which remains
after bequests to loved ones have
been made.
• Provide for a gift of specific items —
insurance policy, stocks or personal
property.
www.cahs-pets.org
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An Update to Our
In December
2014, we found
homes for 78%
of admitted cats
— a record high.
Dog placement
rates remain
excellent at 84%.
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Open your heart and your
home to a homeless animal!
Our first RescueNet placement — thank you
to Missy Keifer/A Purrfect Start.
Do you have
the desire to
share your life
with animals in
need? The Capital
Area Humane
Society Foster
Program provides
temporary
homes for pets
that aren’t quite
physically or
behaviorally
ready for
adoption. Foster
volunteers open
their homes to
animals and
provide them with
the love and care
they need while
they await their
chance to move
to our adoption
program to find
their new home.
Our largest
fostering need is
care for young
kittens. Foster
homes provide a
few weeks of TLC
to help kittens
grow big and
strong enough
for their spay/
neuter surgery.
The choice is
yours — you can
choose to foster
only puppies or
only adult cats
with kittens, etc.
The shelter staff
matches animals
with homes
based on health,
temperament,
species, rescue
status and foster
home availability.
What is needed to
become a foster parent?
Time: Time commitments vary
depending on the age and health of the
animals. For every foster case, you will
need to make at least three trips to the
shelter: one to pick up the animal(s),
one to have the animal(s) vaccinated,
and another trip to return the animal(s)
to the adoption program. Foster chores
and animal socialization will take a
variable amount of time every day,
depending if you are fostering dogs,
kittens, etc., and how large of a litter
you have. Depending on your schedule,
you may need to foster only animals
that are eating on their own or litters of
kittens with a nursing mom.
Physical space: Foster pets must be
confined to a dedicated space in your
home during their stay, with no noseto-nose contact with your personal
pets. This is for the protection of the
foster pets as well as your own animals.
A spare bathroom, laundry room or
basement is usually fine.
Cost: The Capital Area Humane Society
will assist with food and supplies if at
all possible. You may need non-tip food
bowls and a litter box, litter scoop and
litter (if fostering felines). A baby gate is
extremely helpful.
Expectations: Foster homes must
follow the instructions of the veterinary
services staff and make appointments
for checkups, vaccinations and return
of foster animals. We expect fosters to
spend time playing with and socializing
their foster animals. All foster care
must be overseen by an adult, although
children are welcome to help, especially
with the socialization.
How do I start? Complete a foster
application (available at www.cahs-pets.
org/i-want-to-help/foster and attend a
new foster parent orientation session.
If you have questions or need an
application mailed to you, please contact
Jessica Kendro, Volunteer Programs
Manager at (614)777-7387 ext. 248 or
email Jkendro@cahs-pets.org.
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Thank you!
Paws to Honor 2015
(Left to Right) Board President Pete Dunlap, trustee Laurie Marsh
(accepting for City of Columbus), Executive Director Rachel Finney,
honoree Randy Schoedinger and honoree Nancy Dawson.
Party with a Purpose!
Host a birthday party for your child that also helps
homeless and abused animals! Check out page 8 or the
Capital Area Humane Society’s Facebook page to see many
generous children who have opted to share their special
celebration with the animals. If you would like to do this
for your next family occasion, here are some helpful tips.
Host a supply drive for the animals! Our Wish List is on
our web site at www.cahs-pets.org under “I want to help
– donate”. Keep in mind that you will need to transport
the items to the shelter after the party so you may want
to focus on a few particular items such as dry or canned
dog and cat food. Let your guests know what you are
doing and why: “In honor of Spencer’s 4th birthday, we
are asking guests to bring a can of cat food for the Capital
Area Humane Society.”
You may want to have your party guests decorate cartons
to hold their donation items or make an animal-themed
craft to take home. Consider baking cookies in the shape of
dogs and cats and letting the guests decorate them. Sites
such as Pinterest™ are full of fun ideas. When planning
party activities, please remember that we cannot accept
homemade treats or toys for use at the shelter.
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Let the children stack their donations and take a group
picture with the birthday honoree. Send your photo to
newsletter@cahs-pets.org for possible inclusion in our
newsletter or facebook page (for privacy, we do not use
last names in published photos of children).
Donations may be dropped off at the Capital Area Humane
Society during open adoption hours, which are 2-7pm
weekdays and Noon-5pm Saturday/Sunday. Bring the
birthday child and take a picture in our lobby and let them
visit the animals they are helping. Keep in mind that the
shelter is a busy place and better suited to single family
visits rather than large groups.
If you receive monetary donations, please provide us with
the donor’s name and address so we may acknowledge
them directly. Checks should be made payable to the
Capital Area Humane Society. Is your birthday boy or girl
tech savvy? We can create a custom online donation page
just for your celebration. If you would like to set up an
online donation page for a birthday, Bar or Bat Mitvah,
etc., please contact Emilie Zion, Development Manager, at
(614)777-7387 ext. 242 or EZion@cahs-pets.org.
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Employee Challenges:
Health Care Logistics “Walking for Good”
Hearts for Paws campaigns were held by:
Cheryl’s Doggie Day Care
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The Grooming Spot
Fundraisers for the animals were held by:
Heritage Golf Club hosted a Casino Night on November 14.
CAHS was the chosen beneficiary and $9,475 was raised that
evening.
John Fleshman/Fleshman Photography and PetPeople
Stores for choosing CAHS as the selected charity for the Paws
with Claus Santa pet photos, raising $4,230.
Hamilton Intermediate
School (along with donation
drive)
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Julie’s Pet Parlor
Shelter in-kind donations and support:
Terry Erwin / Yard Master for aerating and seeding our lawn.
James Simon / Simon
Integration assisting
with installing our new security
system.
PetPeople Stores sold “Paws with a Cause” t-shirts to benefit
shelters and rescues in all communities where their stores are
located and raised $934 for CAHS.
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The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Class of 2016 chose the Capital Area Humane Society to be
the beneficiary of their OSU Vets 4 Pets 5k and raised $1,297.
Drayer Physical Therapy Institute had a Dog Days of
Summer event and raised $115 plus in addition to collecting
treats and food.
The following companies and groups participated in
group volunteer projects at the shelter:
BMI Credit Union
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Young
Single Adults Group
Columbus State
Community College
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NiSource – United Way
Volunteer Day
Supply/Donation Drives were held by:
Edward Jones Hilliard
/Joe Berger
John Eymann / M+ A Architects their guidance on our
renovation.
Jim & Marilyn Kulp for helping us with our window treatments.
Volunteer Keith Schlaich for donating cat beds for our
shelter kitties.
Thank you to Denny and Fahn Tishkoff and Brant and
Jaymie Rhoad for hosting events at their homes to support
the work of the Capital Area Humane Society.
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Thank you for your support as a
Diamond Paw Corporate Member
LKQ Keystone Corporation
(donating 1,100 lbs of dog
food and 400 lbs of cat food
plus other items) in memory
of their coworker Eli Richie.
St. Francis of Assisi Parish
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Thank you to Brant Rhoad, Barbara Shepard and Steve
Shepard for their service as members of the Board of Trustees.
Huntington
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Kevin Livermore for a donation
of computers + years of
committed volunteer service and
support.
Board of Trustees:
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New Salem Missionary
Baptist Church
Comfortrol and team for working
with us on our HVAC systems.
Pete Hulse / Pet Butler for adding the new receptacle in the
back lot for our dog walkers.
Abercrombie & Fitch
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Crows Hollow Wildlife
Volunteers
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Mona’s Pet Salon
Jeans/Casual Days:
Thank you to Pet Butler, the Capital Area Humane
Society’s Official Pet Waste Removal Service
BMI Credit Union
Bricker & Eckler
School Employees Retirement System of Ohio
Towne Properties
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Artie Rose celebrated his
12th birthday by asking for
donations for the animals,
for the fourth year in a row!
Shown here with his sister
Abby.
Ava and Bell used their
Christmas money to buy
blankets and toys for the
animals.
Devon, Alex, Brooke and
Elisa donated to the animals
for their first of 12 days of
giving.
Eight-year-old Eamon
collected supply donations for
the animals.
Emily did chores to raise
money to donate for the
animals.
Gables Elementary 4th
and 5th grade Girl Scouts
collected donations for the
animals.
Girl Scout Troop 2917
collected donations for the
animals.
Eight-year-old Jacqueline
earned money doing chores
to donate.
Jami C. asked for gifts for the
animals for her 11th birthday.
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Archie and Sofia Z. did chores
to earn money to donate.
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Andrew Lewis donated
supplies in lieu of presents
for his 9th birthday.
Jakson M. asked for presents
for the animals for his 9th
birthday in memory of his
dogs that have passed away.
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Amy Lopez donated supplies
for the animals.
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Girl Scout Troop 2832 made
blankets and collected
supplies for the items.
Jerry K. asked for presents
for the animals for his 4th
Birthday.
Katelyn used the money from
her 9th birthday to donate for
the animals.
Three-year-old Layden
celebrated his 3rd birthday
asking for supplies for the
animals.
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Lyndyn celebrated her
4th birthday by asking for
presents for the animals.
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Mary Kate celebrated her
9th birthday by asking for
supplies for the animals.
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Mitchell and Giselle made and
sold organic dog treats to
help the animals.
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Mrs. Hayes’ 2nd Grade at
Avery Elementary collected
supplies for the animals.
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Neil donated the contents of
his piggy bank in memory of
his rat that passed away.
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Ray celebrated his 8th
birthday by asking for
donations for the animals.
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Spencer delivered more feral
cat houses at part of his
Eagle Scout Project.
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St. Agatha School 3rd
graders collected supplies for
the animals.
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Emma Black asked for
presents for the animals for
her 12th birthday.
Columbus Bilingual Academy
made “thank you for adopting
me” cards and posters,
and collected towels for the
animals at the Capital Area
Humane Society.
Mrs. Dobies’ 2nd Grade Class
at Windermere Elementary
raised money through the
Halloween candy byback
program.
Smoky Row Childen’s Center
Treehouse Club collected
change and dollar bills to
donate to the animals.
Ryan, Abby and Zane K.
donated cat food as an Act of
Kindness during the holiday
season!
Temple Israel, Marla Tiano’s
First Grade Class of the
Religious School. “Tzedakah”
money collected on a weekly
basis to give to a worthy
cause.
The Adams Family had a
lemonade stand to raise
money for the animals.