SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY & SPCA
Programs
Adoptions and Animal Care Services
ADOPTIONS AND ANIMAL CARE INCLUDES ADMISSIONS, ADOPTIONS, VETERINARY MEDICINE, KITTEN NURSERY, BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING, BEHAVIOR CENTER, FOSTER CARE, SPAY/NEUTER.COMPANION ANIMALS GOING HOME: TOTAL OF 26,077:6,929 DOGS ADOPTED,8,569 CATS ADOPTED,2,331 SMALL ANIMALS AND FARM ANIMALS ADOPTED,5,781 LOST ANIMALS RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS,2,467 ANIMALS TRANSFERRED TO OTHER SHELTERSCOMPANION ANIMALS ADMITTED: TOTAL OF 29,088:8,833 RELINQUISHED BY OWNERS,380 ANIMALS TRANSFERRED IN FROM OTHER SHELTERS,316 ANIMALS RESCUED FOR THEIR PROTECTION,388 BORN IN SHELTER OR FOSTER CARE17,786 STRAY ANIMALS ADMITTED,1,385 EMERGENCY BOARDING.KITTEN PROGRAM - TOTAL KITTENS CARED FOR: 8,0625,462 KITTENS IN NURSERY OR FOSTER CARE (YOUNGER THAN 8 WEEKS)2,600 KITTENS IN SHELTER OR FOSTER CARE (OLDER THAN 8 WEEKS).COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM: 4,369 COMMUNITY CATS BROUGHT IN FOR TREATMENT, 4,334 COMMUNITY CATS RETURNED TO THEIR OUTDOOR HOMES.VETERINARY CARE/SHELTER MEDICINE:11,857 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR SHELTER ANIMALS,1,895 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR OWNED PETS,3,639 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR COMMUNITY CATS,TOTAL SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES - 17,391549 DENTAL PROCEDURES,30,124 DIAGNOSTICS (BLOOD WORK, BIOPSIES, OTHER DIAGNOSTICS)173 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES,686 OTHER SURGERIES (I.E. MASS REMOVAL, EXPLORATORY, EYE/EAR, ABSCESS DRAINAGE)TOTAL SERVICES AND PROCEDURES - 48,923BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING:344 SHELTER ANIMALS ENROLLED IN BEHAVIOR CENTER,371 SHELTER ANIMALS ENGAGED IN BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION,TOTAL ANIMALS RECEIVING BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION - 715787 PRE- AND POST-ADOPTION CONSULTATIONS,1,737 BEHAVIOR HELPLINE RESPONSES,230 PUBLIC TRAINING CLASSES,946 PEOPLE INSTRUCTED THROUGH TRAINING CLASSES.OTHER OUTCOMES:ANIMALS EUTHANIZED: 2,416 - OF EUTHANIZED ANIMALS, NONE WERE HEALTHY OR TREATABLE OR REHABILITATABLE. ALL ANIMALS EUTHANIZED WERE UNHEALTHY OR UNTREATABLE DUE TO SERIOUS MEDICAL OR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. THE DETERMINATION OF HEALTHY OR UNTREATABLE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SDAWC ASILOMAR ACCORDS, AND IN SUCH CASES, EUTHANASIA IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO END UNNECESSARY SUFFERING, OR FOR OBVIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY REASONS.OWNER REQUESTED EUTHANASIA: 3,095DIED OR LOST IN SHELTER CARE: 267PLACEMENT RATE FOR HEALTHY ANIMALS - 100%PLACEMENT RATE FOR TREATABLE/REHABILITATABLE ANIMALS - 100%LIVE RELEASE RATE - 92%REPORT ON GETTING TO ZERO: "GETTING TO ZERO" IS THE SAN DIEGO ANIMAL WELFARE COALITION'S COMMITMENT TO REACHING AND MAINTAINING ZERO EUTHANASIA OF HEALTHY OR TREATABLE ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. PREVIOUSLY, TREATABLE ANIMALS WERE AT RISK OF EUTHANASIA IN SHELTERS DUE TO SHEER NUMBERS AND LIMITED RESOURCES. BY TRANSFERRING TREATABLE ANIMALS FROM FULL, OVERCROWDED SHELTERS TO OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE AVAILABLE SPACE OR RESOURCES, WE CAN STRATEGICALLY MOVE ANIMALS THROUGH THE SHELTER SYSTEM AND GET THEM INTO HOMES. THIS IS TRULY A MILESTONE FOR SAN DIEGO AND WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS ARE NEVER AGAIN AT RISK OF EUTHANASIA IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$32.7MHumane Law Enforcement and Emergency Response
HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM - INCLUDES INVESTIGATIONS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, FIELD SERVICES FOR FOURTEEN MUNICIPALITIES AND FIVE NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATIONS OVER 620 SQUARE MILES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND ASSISTANCE WITH ANIMAL RESCUE AND REUNITING LOST PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS AS A RESULT OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND FIRES.HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIELD SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS:18,707 ANIMALS SEEN BY HUMANE OFFICERS, 40 CASES SUBMITTED FOR PROSECUTION, 2,660 CRUELTY COMPLAINTS, 22 EDUCATIONAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, 2,381 ANIMAL BITE QUARANTINES, 41,832 ANIMAL SERVICE CALLS RECEIVED, 1,620 WILD ANIMALS RESCUED BY HUMANE OFFICERS.FIELD SERVICE AND CRUELTY COMPLAINTS HANDLED INCLUDE REPORTS OF ANIMALS RUNNING STRAY, ANIMALS LEFT IN HOT CARS, CALLS FOR POLICE ASSISTANCE AND CALLS TO PERFORM ANIMALS CHECKS.THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM RESPONDS IN TIMES OF CRISIS- SUCH AS EVACUATING PETS AND LIVESTOCK DURING WILDFIRES AND RESCUING ANIMALS FROM ACCIDENTS. THE ERT IS SPECIALLY FEMA-TRAINED TO RESPOND DURING DISASTERS AND IS ALWAYS PREPARED TO DEPLOY LOCALLY AND BEYOND TO ASSIST WITH ANIMAL RESCUE AND CARE.86 VOLUNTEERS,3,848 VOLUNTEER HOURS,506 ANIMALS ASSISTED IN EMERGENCIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.1MCommunity Outreach and Engagement Programs
COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT: INCLUDES ADULT PROGRAMS, YOUTH EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS, FOSTER CARE, PET-ASSISTED THERAPY, AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT.23,554 REACHED THROUGH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS,169,595 RESOURCE CENTER PHONE CALLS RECEIVED.FOSTER CAREFOSTER CARE IS CRUCIAL TO OUR ABILITY TO HELP THE HIGH VOLUME OF ANIMALS IN OUR CARE. OUR NETWORK OF DEDICATED FOSTER CARE VOLUNTEERS SERVES AS A VITAL EXTENSION OF OUR SHELTER, OFFERING TEMPORARY HOMES TO ANIMALS WHILE THEY AWAIT ADOPTION, OPENING SPACE FOR US TO REACH OUT AND SAVE EVEN MORE ANIMALS LIVES. 1,125 FOSTER HOMES,6,522 ANIMALS IN FOSTER CARE.VOLUNTEERS WHETHER WORKING DIRECTLY WITH ANIMALS IN OUR CARE, WITHIN OTHER SUPPORT PROGRAMS OR ADVOCATING IN THE COMMUNITY AS AMBASSADORS OF OUR WORK, THE COMPASSION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS HAS TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON OUR EFFORTS. THE COMMITMENT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO EXPAND OUR SAFETY NET OF CARE TO MORE ANIMALS AND PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 3,172 VOLUNTEERS GENEROUSLY DONATED 445,816 HOURS OF CARE OF ANIMALS AND SUPPORT OUR WORK. THE VALUE OF THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES IS $15,853,217.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.9M
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