Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICES PROVIDE SHELTER, VETERINARY CARE, REHABILITATION AND SOCIALIZATION FOR HOMELESS AND ABUSED ANIMALS. SPCALA ADOPTED OUT 3,250 ANIMALS, REUNITED 556 PETS WITH THEIR FAMILIES, FOSTERED 625 ANIMALS IN TEMPORARY HOMES, AND TRANSFERRED 69 ANIMALS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PETSMART CHARITIES EVERYDAY ADOPTION CENTER (EAC) IN PICO RIVERA OPERATED BY SPCALA, WHICH OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2014, CONTINUES TO FIND FOREVER HOMES FOR OUR CLIENT ANIMALS. OUR FULLY FUNCTIONING ADOPTION & CARE CENTER LOCATED INSIDE THE PETSMART HOUSES UP TO 21 DOGS AND 9 CATS AND IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. FISCAL 2018 SAW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EAC ADOPTIONS SINCE INCEPTION HIT 1404. BEHAVIOR, TRAINING, AGILITY AND SPECIALTY CLASSES INCREASE THE ABILITY OF ADOPTERS TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR PET, ENHANCING THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO HELP SHELTER ANIMALS COPE WITH THE STRESS AND ANXIETY OF LIFE IN A KENNEL. OUR BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT ENROLLED 2,904 STUDENTS (NEW AND CONTINUING) DURING FY2018, SPENT CONCENTRATED TIME WITH 1,090 DOGS AND CATS, PERFORMED ASSESSMENTS OF 150 DOGS FOR THE SHELTERS AND 79 DOGS FOR HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AS WELL AS 201 HANDLING ASSESSMENTS, ANSWERED 1,123 BEHAVIOR HOTLINE CALLS AND E-MAILS, TAUGHT 102 HEAL LEVEL TRAINING CLASSES FOR VOLUNTEERS, 11 STAFF TRAININGS COVERING MULTIPLE DOG HANDLING TECHNIQUES, AND TAUGHT 94 HANDS-ON CLASSES SUCH AS ADOPTION ACADEMY, ALL-STAR AGILITY, AND SHELTER SCENTS PROVIDING OUT-OF-KENNEL ACTIVITIES FOR 175 SHELTER DOGS.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2017 – Aug 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $4.3M

  • Program 2 [2018]

    ANIMAL PROTECTION SERVICE PROGRAM (APS) INVESTIGATES ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, AND ASSISTS IN THE PROSECUTION OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO NEGLECT OR ABUSE ANIMALS. THIS YEAR THE APS STAFF FIELDED 3,011 CALLS THAT RESULTED IN 1,349 FORMAL COMPLAINTS. OFFICERS CHECKED ON THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OVER 12,366 ANIMALS. OF THE FIVE CRIMINAL CASES INVESTIGATED, ONE WAS FILED WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, TWO WERE FILED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, TWO RESULTED IN CONVICTIONS, AND THREE CASES ARE PENDING, TWO WITH THE U.S. ATTORNEY WITH PARTICIPATION BY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE AND THE IRS. THE DISASTER ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM (DART), A BLEND OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, RESCUES AND PROVIDES TEMPORARY SHELTER AND FRONT-LINE VETERINARY CARE FOR ANIMALS DURING EMERGENCIES BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL. THE DART TEAM DISPATCHED TO ASSIST HOUSTON SPCA IN DEALING WITH THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF HURRICANE HARVEY AND FACILITATE THE RESCUE OF 106 DOGS AND CATS FROM PROPERTIES INUNDATED BY FLOODWATERS.DART IS WORKING WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANIMAL EMERGENCY, LANDSLIDE AND DAM FAILURE ANNEXES. DART MEMBERS ALSO OBTAINED TRAINING FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE IN LARGE ANIMAL RESCUES.THE ANIMAL SAFETY NET PROGRAM PROVIDES AN UNDISCLOSED SAFE HAVEN FOR PETS OF BATTERED INDIVIDUALS WHO FEAR LEAVING THEIR PETS BEHIND WHERE THEY ARE VULNERABLE TO HARM BY A VIOLENT PARTNER. THIS YEAR THE PROGRAM HELPED 42 FAMILIES (INCLUDING 62 CHILDREN) HOUSING 43 DOGS AND 22 CATS IN LOVING HOMES WHILE THEIR HUMAN FAMILIES RECEIVED MUCH NEEDED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS STAFF MEMBERS REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY IN VARIED WAYS IN FY17/18 TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE SCOPE OF HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT. HUMANE OFFICERS STAFFED A BOOTH AT A LAW ENFORCEMENT JOBS FAIR AT EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE AS WELL AS AT THE ANNUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DAY EVENT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN LONG BEACH. WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE YEARLY KLOS ADOPTION DAY EVENT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ADOPTION OF MORE THAN 80 ANIMALS.ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS' LANDMARK DOG BEHAVIOR FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT (DBLE) TRAINING NOT ONLY BROADENED ITS SCOPE BUT ALSO ITS REACH IN FY17/18. CONDUCTING A NATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE IN COORDINATION WITH MILO RANGE, THE NATIONAL CANINE RESEARCH COUNCIL (NCRC), AND THE POLICE FOUNDATION IN CHICAGO, IL, A NEW SCENARIO-BASED FORCE OPTION SIMULATOR-TRAINING COMPONENT WAS UNVEILED, DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM THE WAY LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERACTS WITH DOGS AND TO ENHANCE SAFETY FOR OFFICERS, CANINES, AND THE PUBLIC. IN PREPARATION FOR THAT, ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS OFFICERS TRAVELED TO ANN ARBOR, MI, TO ASSIST NCRC AND MILO RANGE IN THE PRODUCTION OF SCENARIO VIDEOS FOR THOSE SIMULATIONS. IN ADDITION, EFFORTS TO CONTINUE THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE DBLE PROGRAM INCLUDED PARTICIPATION IN FOCUS GROUP STUDIES IN KANSAS CITY, KS, LENEXA, KS, AND CAMBRIDGE, MA. FINALLY YET IMPORTANTLY, THE NEW DBLE SIMULATOR SCENARIOS WERE DEBUTED AT WARRIOR EXPO, ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING DEFENSE AND TRAINING TRADE SHOWS.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2017 – Aug 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $579.8K

  • Program 3 [2018]

    THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED TEACHING LOVE AND COMPASSION (TLC) IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INSTILL EMPATHY INTO AT-RISK YOUTH WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING ANGER MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION TOOLS TO USE IN LIEU OF VIOLENCE. THIS PROGRAM USES SHELTER DOGS AS THE MEDIUM FOR THESE EFFECTS, 42 DOGS AND 72 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ONE OF 7 SESSIONS HELD THIS YEAR. IT IS A CURE FOR VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AS IT AIMS TO RESTORE EMPATHY WHERE IT HAS LAPSED. THE COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH (FORMERLY JTLC), A SHORTER VERSION OF TLC, IS A COURT-MANDATED PROGRAM THAT IS OFFERED TO QUALIFIED CONVICTED JUVENILE OFFENDERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ANIMAL ABUSE OR SOME KIND OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THE JUDICIARY, THE DEFENSE BAR AND THE PROBATIONS DEPARTMENT, THIS PROGRAM HELD 9 SESSIONS AND PRODUCED 40 GRADUATES IN FISCAL 2018. IN ADDITION, HUMANE EDUCATION CONTINUED TEACHING THE ELECTIVE PROGRAMS (EP). THE EP IS A 16-WEEK, IN-SCHOOL ELECTIVE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-8 AND TEACHES THE POWER OF EMPATHY AND NON-VIOLENT CHOICES THROUGH LESSONS ON RESPONSIBILITY, DIVERSITY, TOLERANCE, AND KINDNESS. THIS YEAR, 70 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. NOW IN ITS 15TH YEAR, FRIENDS FOR LIFE SUMMER CAMP HAD 322 CAMPERS (AGES 8-13) AND 72 COUNSELORS-IN-TRAINING (AGES 14-17) LEARNING RESPECT AND COMPASSION FOR ALL LIVING THINGS. CAMP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HANDS-ON DOG TRAINING-AN ACTIVITY THAT MAKES SHELTER DOGS MORE ADOPTABLE-AS WELL AS PUPPY AND KITTEN HANDLING. HUMANE EDUCATORS SPOKE AT THREE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DV) CENTERS REGARDING THE ASN PROGRAM AND ITS COMPONENTS, REACHING 30 ADVOCATES FOR VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ON-LINE PRESENTATIONS WERE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR TEACHERS TO USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THE GIRL SCOUT MERIT BADGE PET CARE WORKSHOPS (PCWS) CONTINUE TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND, WITH 24 WORKSHOPS REACHING 270 CHILDREN AGES 6-12 IN FY2018 .
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2017 – Aug 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $869.6K