Dear Supporter,
We are so grateful for your participation
in, and support of, our amazing transformation over the last five years. We made sweeping changes that affected many in
this community, but no one more than the
animals we served. We have gone from
only 49% to a 94% save rate while simultaneously affecting radical change in
how we handle and view animals without owners.
Over 1,500 animals looked to us for food, shelter, and medical
care last year.
This summer is an ongoing part of that
sweeping change that we expect from ourselves and the community at large. “The
Summer of 1,000 Lives” campaign taught us so much about how much we need
this community and our supporters, and how we might plan for operating in our
new building. The Lynchburg Humane
Society has adopted out 743 animals and brought in more than 200 pets from
other local pounds, many that may not have made it out alive. We have truly made a difference and it is all
because of you. Here are two such stories of where your help has saved a life.
Harvey,
an older hound/shepherd mix was sitting at the Campbell County public shelter
waiting for his owners to reclaim him and, unfortunately, no one came. We got an email saying that Harvey was URGENT
and needed placement or he was going to be put down that very day. We immediately took Harvey right in. Yes, Harvey is an older dog at 8 years, but
he still has many great years ahead of him.
Age should never be the primary reason for any animal to be
euthanized. He deserved a second chance
and YOU gave him one because now he is in his new home where he will live out
the rest of his life with love.
Victoria
arrived at the Lynchburg Humane Society at only 4 weeks old. She was saved by two sisters after she was
attacked by a neighborhood Tom cat and suffered from claw damage to both her
eyes. Victoria went to Peaks View Animal Hospital where they removed her eyes
because of the extensive damage. The
staff there kept her until she was old enough to be adopted and she now lives
in her new home getting pampered every day.
The Lynchburg community continually proves it is a caring
place because of all the help and support we receive every day to provide care
for our poor helpless animals waiting for homes.
The Lynchburg Humane
Society is a visionary organization that is always looking for what we need to
do next. With the new facility nearing
completion, the Board of Directors has developed this new long range plan for the
organization:
- · Strengthen Community Awareness- The best way to get people involved in saving lives is to make them aware of our programs and to promote adoption and our other services.
- · Maintain No-Kill Status and Increase to a 96% Live Release Rate – We not only want to maintain our No Kill status, but improve our treatment resources for the large number of saveable pet’s we care for each year so even more make it out of our shelter and into good homes.
- · Grow Intervention Programs- In 2013 we helped 423 animals stay out of the shelter system and we would like to see if we can provide more programs to support owners with veterinarian care and behavior resources to help keep pets in their existing homes. Sometimes providing simple things like food or flea and tick prevention will help owners maintain the proper care for their pets and reduce the occurrence of animal suffering. This is especially important for those who may have limited resources.
- · Establish Regional Programs - We are committed to ending the needless deaths of the healthy and adoptable pets in our region. This is possible only because of the support of people like you. We hope to expand our already established programs by taking in more pets from the area pounds that would otherwise be euthanized. This year we have saved 282 animals from Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Buckingham and Amherst Counties. Along with helping the overcrowded county shelters, we hope to reduce the at risk population by continuing to provide low and no cost spay/neuter services.
Will Rogers said “Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run
over if you just sit there.” We promise that the Lynchburg Humane Society
will never “just sit there” and will continue to be leaders and set
trailblazing goals towards greater results for animals and people in our
region. We firmly believe that our joint efforts are the reason why we are able
to do so much.
We are very excited
to be expanding our operations this year as we grow into our new Humane
Education and Adoption Center. Our new facility is vital to our continued progress
and our ability to save even more lives.
We will need the community’s continued assistance to maintain and grow
our operations. We would just ask
you to consider making a donation to our annual operating fund so we can
continue to provide the day-to-day care these pets in need deserve.
2014 will prove to be one of the most exciting for Lynchburg
pets as we complete our new building and become a regional center focused on
changing the lives of the animals in our entire region. Help be a part of this amazing vision of a No
Kill Community, give today and make a difference.
Thank you for your support,
Makena Yarbrough
Executive Director
Lynchburg Humane Society
If you are interested in helping in our mission you can go to www.lynchburghumane.org and go to Donate to donate online.
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