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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0108.001 2016-2018 COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF HAWAI'I RECEIVED Time j J o Date btu 1140.-1 Vivigjokit HAWAII ISLAND HUMANE sOeIETY HIHS Update Hawaii County Council Public Safety Committee March 21, 2017 Submitted by: Donna Whittaker, Executive Director ¢ �U. 1 Comm. No. — Ref. To: 17 Ref. Date MAR 21 MISSION 501 (c) 3 Local Nonprofit Organization Serving Hawaii Island for 5o+ Years Mission Driven • Prevent Cruelty to Animals • Eliminate Pet Overpopulation • Enhance the Bond Between Humans & Animals r7diC HllMANE 2 See JETY GOVERNANCE Adam Atwood, President Kacey Coyle Susy Ruddle, Past President Danielle Degele-Mathews Peggy Tinguely, Secretary Shawna Gunnarson Dr. Elizabeth Jose Jenni Lee David McCollough Rhonda Pollard 3 OUR VALUES , , • , Compassion 101; -.4%, .. it ... .....\ .0,r Commitment t 4111101411.. • ■ t /jail Capacity 4 HIHS SERVES ENTIRE ISLAND HIHS staffs 3 shelters: Keaau, Waimea and Kona All 3 shelters are open 6 days a week 36 Employees and Hundreds of Volunteers • Donna Whitaker, Executive Director r. ly Korth, staff veterinarians • Dr. Kristina He ricks &Tavares aDlnd Roxanne O'Neal, shelter managers • Greg Wong, Natalie 5 OPEN ADMISSION SHELTER HIHS accepts all animals • No age limits • No behavioral requirements • No breed restrictions • Takes in terminally ill, sick, injured, abused " divir nabandoned animals and HIHS shelters are the only open admission shelters 4111 on Hawaii Island 6 HIHS FUNDING COUNTY CONTRACT HIHS RAISES FOR ANIMAL ADDITIONAL CONTROL SERVICES + million $ 2 . 08 million To sustain adoptions, provide animal care and humane education SCOPE OF SERVICES DELIVERED UNDER COUNTY CONTRACT HIHS contracts with the County for limited animal control purposes including : • Operating 3 shelters to service entire island • Acceptance and disposition of about 14,000 animals • Administration of Spay Neuter Program • Animal control officers (12 required) • Patrol and dispatch • Assistance with animal cruelty cases • Licensing Scope of county contract expressly excludes adoptions 8 HIHS SERVICE STATS * 153,000 Miles Driven 4, 006 Calls from Residents for Animal Control Services 349 After Hours Field Responses 817 Citations Issued 2, 566 Free Coupons for Spay Neuter Surgeries Issued 8,38o Animal Intakes *8 months, ended February of FV3.6.i7 9 WHY SPAY NEUTER? YOU CAN 'TADOPTYOURWAYOT! iiim. • County funded program now provides $221,600 annually to spay/neuter 2,720 animals. The ,,t„ , ,:. additional funding for this line7 item provided for an increase of T ,11 surgeries. , Ilk „ , i may: . 4 • HIHS vets performed 4,71 spay neuter surgeries in-house last year. A, imiiii_, 4 10 • FREE SPAY NEUTER COUPONS • 2,720 County coupons are issued SPAY NEUTER SURGERY BREAKDOWN and animal owners can choose to 4,751 Surgeries Performed by HIHS Vets in 2016 redeem at HIHS or a private vet. • In 2016, HIHS vets performed 4,751 1,497 Were Owned Animals spay neuter surgeries in-house. 2,839 Were Animals Adopted Out • HIHS fundraises to provide for 415 Were Feral Cats these additional spay/neuter surgeries every year. s TRANSPARENCY & OVERSIGHT • HIHS submits monthly reports to HPD, Mayor, Council, Director of Finance & Legislative Auditor • Audited financial statements • Contract in full compliance • HIHS is experienced, capable and has strong organizational capacity HIHS PROGRAMS Funded by the generosity of donors, special events, grants and volunteers i3 ADOPTIONS Cats & Dogs Only Adoptions Intakes i8,000 16,484 16,000 14,206 34,000 12,93o 12,807 12,000 24,401 — — 10,000 — 8,000 — — — 6,000 — — 4,000 — . 2,923 2,843 2,651 2,708 2,000 - 0 •2016 2015 2014 2013 ■2012 14 COMMUNITY CAPACITY • Nationally, adoption capacity is 6 to 9 4, A ee animals per thousand capita per year t 4, 1.91 • Population of Hawaii Island indicates its �, w . adoption capacity should be 1,755 y animals annually A , 40 • Actual HIHS adoptions average 2,9181 14 i `' and exceed our island's capacity by66% � p Y ., 1* it,, i5 BECOMING MORE AINABLEil.,,,, isaluesaissimmem .. , .. ....,. ; I I ITo eliminate pet r,:_ overpopulation and stay g Ito . ,.. Ir. ,.. , , i � `' within island's adoption ir 7,, v. t., , r„.. 0 ,p440 ! ri It capacity.. p Y.. +• At J 41 i Ilt significantly increase ri vidi Ili , , spay neuter surgeries �..1 tIli : I IT I every year illp-AfiLL.----t -_- - I qiipi i., ,,, . ...... , , 1 1 ,. , ___ _ .... i _ .... 1,.... 1, II .. ..,,, miLi I f \I it -6 411111 i, t \ _ _ i ..,,i Eli •n II a� �MIf 16 COMMUNITY PARTNERS To increase adoptions, HIHS collaborates with many community partners including — • local and mainland animal welfare organizations • national online pet matching services of PetFinder and Adopt-a-Pet.com • Best Friends No More Homeless Pets Network • island veterinarians • Nose for Adventures, Paws University, local civic clubs, Petco and other retailers. REHABILITATING ANIMALS Second Chance Fund ,,f), a 1,334 volunteers iole _ v .. donate over 6,700 hours annually a Dedicated foster rgot N Ln o. ,� � families give their time t care for 325 animals - z8 FIELD TRIPS • 4 API 1#011111° 414.l 4 s�4NO MM►'NEloht LONGTERM SOLUTIONS : EDUCATION �. , ii...... , ....„ Classroom & Shelter 0- , iia, Ull Visits i ,,,,„,,,,.. _. -a i..,'11,‘ s . . - d, ,ari 4010 e- iiiiirliplak..... Ati Visited : 28 Schools 4 i Reached : 6, 382 Students It it t. " ., ii Taught : 283 Classes it 4Ig fbr he IP -it" 20 LONG TERM SOLUTIONS : EDUCATION r -iprf . \ Nti' I 7 rt 0 #' e. .4j 4 A' 1°' '•* ( ' �• I Jr. Pals _ H it.... ;AP *,lio 4jj Manadoob Program for imog ,„, - - Self Esteem -., I � � New Leash on Life / rillomfr'.- j �^i Tales with Tails Ti 'A L 11111-)11 •' C.-L. 1111,111tUtill1 t_ ('t de. f • ..__ _ ANIMAL __ _ _____ ._ ..., : • , , - ‹ ,.,./ L ......„,.__ _ . ,. G --, COMMUNITY ; . , : ,;..... ._ ..._. „ . ..._.‘ . . .. I„, \ _ __ , ...... ._____ ..„...„, lot, .... CENTER I 1 c""*".' -2-.1"---- --- A 4 , . .f_ ,, " . ... _. ,41Ik ,iyy ti P , SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS Reduce Animal Intakes • Continue to Increase Spay Neuter Initiatives • Community Education Challenges ''''� � �°" � • Aging Fleet • Low Unemployment — Difficult to Fill Positions 23