Humane Fort Wayne Inc

HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC. PROMOTES THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BY PROVIDING A SAFE HAVEN FOR ANIMALS, AN EFFECTIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE ADOPTION PROGRAM, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND DEEP AND BROAD MEMBERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS.

HUMANE FORT WAYNE IS COMPRISED OF A LIMITED INTAKE SHELTER AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER AND WELLNESS CLINIC FOR CATS AND DOGS. OUR ADOPTABLE SHELTER ANIMALS COME TO THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CAN NO LONGER TAKE CARE OF THEIR PETS AS OWNER SURRENDERS AND THROUGH OUR TRANSFER PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS FROM MUNICIPAL AND PRIVATE SHELTERS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST INDIANA AND OHIO. THE ANIMALS IN THE TRANSFER PROGRAM WOULD OTHERWISE BE EUTHANIZED. OUR LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER AND WELLNESS CLINIC SERVES PRIMARILY NORTHEAST INDIANA AND REGIONAL CLIENTS FROM OHIO AND MICHIGAN. HUMANE FORT WAYNE ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO PET OWNERS IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP PETS IN LOVING HOMES AND OUT OF SHELTERS. SERVICES INCLUDE A WEEKLY PET FOOD PANTRY, LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR WELLNESS/STERILIZATION/VETERINARY CARE, IN-HOME SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY OR DISABLED AND COMPASSION FOSTER SERVICES FOR PET OWNERS IN CRISIS. ANIMAL CARE DIVISION ALL SERVICES CONCERNED WITH ANIMAL CARE ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS AREA INCLUDING ANIMAL ADMISSION, FOSTER CARE, ADOPTIONS, ADOPTION COUNSELING, LOST PET PROGRAM, HOUSING, NUTRITION, KENNEL SANITATION, SECURITY, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, SUPPLIES FOR ALL ASPECTS OF ANIMAL CARE, MOTOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP, GROUNDS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. IN 2021, WE PROVIDED 41,124 SHELTERING NIGHTS FOR 2,104 ANIMALS AND COMPLETED 1,931 ADOPTIONS. ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION THIS DIVISION IS CRUCIAL TO SATISFYING THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. OUR SPAY/NEUTER AND WELLNESS CLINICS OFFER QUALITY, AFFORDABLE SERVICES FOR OWNED ANIMALS, PETS HOUSED IN OTHER SHELTERS/RESCUES, AND COMMUNITY CATS. THROUGH OUR SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC, WE NOT ONLY ENSURE THAT ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABLE TO SPAY/NEUTER PETS BEFORE ADOPTION, BUT ALSO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP BY LIMITING ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION THROUGH THE PREVENTION OF UNWANTED PREGNANCIES. IN 2021, OUR CLINIC COMPLETED 12,284 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES. OUR WELLNESS CLINIC OFFERS BASIC VETERINARY CARE FOR PRIMARILY OWNED CATS AND DOGS. WE PROVIDE ALL MAINTENANCE AND PREVENTATIVE NEEDS FOR THE ANIMAL INCLUDING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, VACCINES/BOOSTERS, HEARTWORM TESTING/PREVENTATIVE, TESTING FOR DEADLY DISEASES, LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC, GROOMING, THERAPY, PARASITE CONTROL, PERSONNEL TRAINING, AND LIAISING WITH FULL SERVICE VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS AS NEEDED. IT INCLUDES SPECIAL PROJECTS AND UNIQUE MEDICAL CHALLENGES AS NECESSARY. IN 2021, THE WELLNESS CLINIC SERVED A TOTAL OF 11,104 PETS. HUMANE SERVICES DIVISION THIS AREA IS UTILIZED TO PROMOTE THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS ASKING FOR CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT OUR MISSION. THE SPECIFIC SERVICES IN THIS AREA INCLUDE OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. WE HAD 251 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE 16,169.5 HOURS OF SERVICE TO OUR ORGANIZATION WITH DUTIES RANGING FROM SOCIALIZATION OF OUR ANIMALS INCLUDING WALKS AND SOCIAL STIMULATION AS WELL AS STAFFING COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, AIDING IN MONTHLY MAILINGS OF OUR COMMUNICATION PIECES, FOSTERING ANIMALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND GENERAL UP KEEP OF THE SHELTER. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ALSO VITAL TO THE CONTINUATION AND FACILITATION OF OUR WEEKLY PET FOOD PANTRY WHICH PROVIDES MORE THAN 165 FAMILIES A WEEK WITH CAT FOOD, DOG FOOD AND PET SUPPLIES. THE FOOD PROVIDED IS FROM OUR COLLECTIONS FROM SPECIAL EVENTS, LOCAL FOOD DRIVES AND DOZENS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO GIVE DAILY TO OUR SHELTER. OUR MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES TO GROW AND IS CURRENTLY AT 1,539 MEMBERS STRONG WHO RECEIVE CONTINUED COMMUNICATION THROUGH OUR NEWSLETTER AND PARTICIPATION IN ANNUAL MEETINGS.