Programs

  • Animal Services Program

    ANIMAL SERVICES INCLUDE OPEN-ADMISSION LOCAL ANIMAL INTAKE, LIFESAVING TRANSFERS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES, CUSTOMER SERVICE, DAILY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT OF ANIMALS, SPAY/NEUTER AND OTHER SURGICAL SERVICES, HUMANE EUTHANASIA AND PARTICIPATION IN THE SHELTERING ANIMALS OF ABUSE VICTIMS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, DCHS WORKED WITH MADISON AND DANE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES TO ENSURE IT PROPERLY FULFILLS THE SERVICES OUTLINED IN ITS CONTRACTS WITH THESE MUNICIPALITIES. IN 2023, MEDICAL STAFF AND VOLUNTEER VETERINARIANS PERFORMED 3,603 SURGERIES.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.5M

  • Adoption & Reception Services

    ADOPTION & RECEPTION SERVICES INCLUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ANIMAL ADOPTIONS AT DCHS'S MAIN LOCATION AND DCHS'S THRIFT STORE. THE MAIN ADOPTION CENTER ALSO OFFERS PET SUPPLIES AND VARIOUS DCHS BRANDED MERCHANDISE FOR SALE TO INDIVIDUALS ADOPTING ANIMALS AS WELL AS TO OTHER PATRONS. IN 2023, 3,263 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED. DCHS'S 2023 ANIMAL SAVE RATE WAS 91%.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $712.5K

  • Wildlife Rehabilitation Program

    WILDLIFE CENTER IS A SPECIALIZED REHABILITATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CARE FOR ILL, INJURED, AND ORPHANED WILD ANIMALS FOUND IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. IN 2023, DCHS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HELPED 2,088 WILD ANIMALS OF 132 DIFFERENT SPECIES, INCLUDING SONGBIRDS, MAMMALS, RAPTORS, WATERFOWL AND REPTILES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $537.5K