New Hampshire Spca

TO SAVE THE LIVES OF ANIMALS THROUGH RESCUE, REHABILITATION AND ADOPTION; TO PROMOTE LEARNING, ELIMINATE ANIMAL CRUELTY AND BE A LEADER IN ADVANCING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN ANIMAL WELFARE.

THE ADOPTION CENTER REMAINED UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR MOST OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND WAS STILL RESPONDING TO THE PANDEMIC. ADOPTION CENTER SERVICES DURING THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2022 INCLUDED DIRECT ANIMAL CARE FOR 809 HOMELESS ANIMALS. OUR SHELTER SERVES THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THE REGION AND NORMALLY ACCEPTS TRANSFERS FROM OVERCROWDED SHELTERS NATIONALLY. OUR INTAKE NUMBERS BEGAN TO REBOUND POST COVID SHUTDOWN. TRANSFERS THAT HAD BEEN STOPPED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC HAVE SLOWLY BEEN RESTARTED IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. WE WELCOME ANIMALS RANGING FROM DOGS AND CATS, TO BUNNIES, FERRETS, MICE, RATS AND BIRDS, TO THE HORSES, GOATS AND POTBELLIED PIGS OF OUR FARM PROGRAM. WE ARE ONE OF ONLY TWO ANIMAL SHELTERS IN THE STATE OF NH THAT ACCEPTS FARM ANIMALS, MEETING A CRITICAL NEED. THE ANIMALS THAT COME TO US ARE HERE THROUGH SURRENDER, AS STRAYS, THROUGH CRUELTY OR NEGLECT CASES AND (IN A TYPICAL YEAR) TRANSPORTS. THEY ARE CARED FOR AND EVENTUALLY REHOMED. WE EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 94% AND 97% LIVE RELEASE RATE, A HIGH INDUSTRY AVERAGE. ALL DOGS, CATS AND RABBITS ARE SPAY/NEUTERED PRIOR TO ADOPTION AND CARE INCLUDES MEDICAL CARE AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING AS NEEDED. OUR ADOPTION PROCESS IS OPEN AND FRIENDLY WITH ADOPTION APPROVAL RATES WELL ABOVE 90%. PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS, OUR ADOPTION CENTER WAS OPEN 306 DAYS PER YEAR WITH EVENING HOURS TWO DAYS PER WEEK. WE ARE NOW OPEN THREE DAYS PER WEEK AND PLANNING TO EXPAND BACK TO SIX DAYS PER WEEK BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 2022. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO HAVE ADOPTION BY APPOINTMENT AS NEEDED. IN ADDITION TO ADOPTION, OUR SERVICES INCLUDE SUBSIDIZED SPAY AND NEUTER FOR COMMUNITY CATS AND A REDUCED FEE AND SUBSIDIZED RABIES VACCINATION CLINICS FOR CATS AND DOGS.

THE LEARNING CENTER FOR PETS AND PEOPLE PROVIDES A COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR TRAINING CLASSES AND BEHAVIOR COUNSELING FOR PRIVATELY OWNED PETS. THE PROGRAMMING ACCOMPLISHED HERE RANGES FROM BEGINNING PUPPY CLASSES THROUGH HIGH LEVEL AGILITY COURSES AND SPECIALTY CLASSES FOR DIFFICULT DOG BEHAVIOR. THE FOCUS IS ON PET RETENTION AND BUILDING A BOND BETWEEN HUMAN AND ANIMAL. ADDITIONALLY, OUR TRAINERS ASSESS THE BEHAVIOR OF ADOPTABLE DOGS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE TYPE OF HOME AND FAMILY INTO WHICH THEY MAY BEST FIT. IN ADDITION TO PET EDUCATION, OUR LEARNING CENTER IS THE HUB OF OUR EXTENSIVE HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. OUR PROGRAMS ARE NOW FULLY BACK FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC. BEFORE 2020, BETWEEN 8,500-11,000 CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT KINDNESS, RESPECT AND CARING FOR ANIMALS IN OUR CLASSROOM OR BY OUR EDUCATORS IN THE COMMUNITY EACH YEAR. PROGRAMS INCLUDE CHILDREN FROM 2 - 18. SUMMER CAMP, ANIMAL-CENTRIC CHILDREN'S CLUBS, JUNIOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND ADVOCACY CLUBS ARE ALL OFFERED HERE ON OUR CAMPUS. ALSO, ON OUR CAMPUS, CONDUCTED TOURS TAKE PLACE NEARLY DAILY FOR SCOUT TROOPS, SCHOOL GROUPS, CLUBS AND DAYCARES, ETC. OUR EDUCATORS ARE ALSO INVITED TO SPEAK TO SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES, CLASSROOMS, LIBRARY GROUPS AND MORE. ALL WITH THE SAME MESSAGING, KINDNESS AND CARING AND RESPECT FOR EVERY LIVING THING. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING MEMORY LOSS WITH OUR ALZHEIMER'S CAF. BEGINNING IN 2019, WE HAVE BEEN HOLDING THESE MONTHLY GATHERINGS (STOPPED DURING COVID) FOR INDIVIDUALS IN ALL STAGES OF THE ILLNESS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. IT HAS BEEN REWARDING TO SEE THE PARTICIPANTS CONNECT WITH ANIMALS, OFTEN IN WAYS THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RELATE IN A LONG TIME.

THE FIELD SERVICES DIVISION OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SPCA WORKS TO REDUCE ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT AND TO RESCUE ANIMALS THAT ARE BEING VICTIMIZED. WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH POLICE DEPARTMENTS STATE-WIDE OUR INVESTIGATOR RESPONDS TO HUNDREDS OF SUSPECTED CASES OF CRUELTY OR NEGLECT EACH YEAR. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, OUR CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 800 REPORTS OF CRUELTY OR NEGLECT. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT INVESTIGATIVE WORK, OUR INVESTIGATOR WILL ADVISE OWNERS OF LOST PETS, PROVIDING TRAPS AND OTHER TOOLS TO HELP TRACK AND CAPTURE A SCARED, LOST PET. OUR INVESTIGATOR ALSO WORKS WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN THE STATE TO STRENGTHEN THE LAWS THAT PROTECT ANIMALS.