2. San Francisco SPCA: About Us
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Our Mission: To save and protect animals, to
provide care and treatment, to advocate for their
welfare and to enhance the human-animal bond.
Independent nonprofit supported entirely by private
donations. We receive no government funding.
Services and programs include:
– Veterinary Hospital: 18,000 clients + financial assistance
program
– Adoption Center: 5,000 annual cat/dog adoptions
– Public Spay/Neuter clinic:10,000 annual spay/neuter surgeries
– Humane Education: 5,000 young people
– Animal Assisted Therapy: 70,000 people visited
– Dog Training Classes: 1,500 dogs trained
– Foster Program: 1,200 cats and dogs
– Plus our Community Cares Initiative...
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3. Vision 2020: Our Plan to End Animal Abandonment
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4. Three Pillars of Vision 2020
Prevention >>
Prevention of overpopulation and surrenders helps ensure that animals never need to enter
a shelter. We’ll achieve this by offering services such as free and low-cost spay/neuter,
comprehensive behavior resources and services, and charity veterinary care
Rescue >>
Rescuing every healthy, adoptable, and medically treatable cat and dog is our no-kill
heritage, and our commitment is unwaivering. We will continue to increase adoptions, offer
post-adoption support, expand foster programs, and expose puppy mills.
Education >>
Education rounds out the Vision 2020 plan. We are embedded in the community to be a
resource of information, support, and to encourage advocacy. The SF SPCA is investing in
the next generation of animal advocates by creating a robust youth program, and our Animal
Assisted Therapy program reaches tens of thousands of people each year.
Our Community Cares Initiative supports all three pillars of our vision
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5. Community Cares Initiative
• We looked at city-wide intake and realized just a few
neighborhoods were responsible for the vast majority
of abandoned pets
• Our response was to create CCI, which has four key
components for these target areas:
– Community Cats Program
– Free mobile vaccine clinic
In 2012, more than 1500 dogs were vaccinated
and close to 800 S/N surgeries completed
– Free spay/neuter transportation
– Free behavior & training classes
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6. Community Cats Program
• Flagship effort to curb feral and
free-roaming cat population
through TNR
• Combination of staff and
volunteers
• No appointment needed
• Free for feral and free-roaming
• On-site assistance for trapping,
feeding, and managing colonies
• In 2011, 1600 cats were
spay/neutered and treated
• In 2011, 12% drop in S.F. cat
intake (in just one year)
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7. Our Experience: S/N Programs Reduce Intake
13,000
12,000
11,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
Community Cats
SN began
5,000
Community Cares
launched
4,000
3,000
1990
1993
1996
1999
2002
2005
Blue: San Francisco City & County shelter intake (# dogs/cats by year)
Green: SF SPCA Spay/Neuter surgeries (# dogs/cats by year)
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2008
2011
8. More Data
San Francisco City & County shelter intake today (cats)
31%
2012 Minimal stray intake
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2012 Minimal infant intake
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9. Laura Gretch
Community Cares Initiative Manager
www.sfspca.org
lgretch@sfspca.org
415-522-3564
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