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Our Programs—an Overview: <br />Web Site: www.arehawaii.org <br />Our web site provides a source for the shelter pets and other pets needing homes to be <br />viewed by the public on line. It provides a source for people to check when pets have <br />[ been either lost or found. This web site helps people find homes for their pets on their <br />own first, rather than taking pets to the shelters as a first choice. It is a source for people <br />to check island wide for their lost pets. If a photo can be posted in locations around the <br />Island and on the web, then there are higher chances of people finding their pet. <br />Volunteers print copies of the web site and post it in various locations around the Island, <br />thus helping those who do not have computer access. Volunteers maintain the web site. <br />Spay/Neuter with Monetary Incentive: <br />The people of Hawaii, through donations and tax dollars, are paying to house and care for <br />16,000 animals a year in their shelters. We have designed a program that will eventually <br />' use this same money to spay/neuter and find homes for pets rather than feed and then kill <br />the majority of them. <br />ARCH is proposing to initiate a program where pet owners can spay or neuter their pets <br />for free plus receive a monetary reward for doing so. Feral cats will be included once <br />proper controls are established to ensure the safety of good Samaritans. Safety measures <br />are built into the program to insure honesty. <br />W This program pays both the veterinarians to perform spay/neuter procedures and the <br />public to have their pets spayed/neutered. A monetary incentive is offered to the public <br />to increase the number of people who wish to spay/neuter their pets. In a way, we are <br />employing the general population on the Island to have their pets spayed or neutered. <br />After all, it is a public problem; and who better to solve this problem than the public <br />themselves. Initiating control of pet breeding now, offers exponential rewards in animal <br />populations in years to come. Theoretically, freeing up capital for the more positive <br />forms of animal control. We do not believe that the financial burden of the pet <br />overpopulation should be placed on the veterinarians. They spend many years, time and <br />money in school to learn their skills. We want to respect their efforts and offer a program <br />that will reasonably pay for their service and, at the same time, will be reasonably <br />affordable to accomplish our goal. We want to work hand in hand with the veterinarians, <br />the public, the Humane Society, and all animal welfare groups toward a goal of creating <br />an environment of justice for all life. <br />Lost and Found Program: <br />Pets can be reunited with their owners through our web site. Additionally, a tattoo <br />program has been designed to work in tandem with the spay/neuter program providing <br />permanent identification for pets. (See program details below.) <br />2 <br />