Program areas at Humane Society of Yuma
Kennel - Humane Society of Yuma provided care and shelter for 6,000 homeless pets from the cities of Yuma, somerton, san luis and wellton, and also Yuma county and the cocopah and quechan indian tribes. We ensure that each animal has adequate space during his or her stay and is provided vaccinations within 24 hours of entering the shelter. All animals receive fresh food and water daily. Every dog has at least one toy, a bed, and a blanket or towel. Every cat has a fresh litter box, blanket and a toy. Every kennel and cage is cleaned and disinfected daily, with subsequent messes promptly cleaned by staff and volunteers. Every dog in our adoption buildings receives outside time everyday. Every animal is handled with care and respect as a special guest, awaiting reunion with their owner or adoption into a new family.
Adoptions - since 1963, the Humane Society of Yuma has been dedicated to the rescue, care and placement of orphaned and homeless animals and the elimination of pet over-population. The Humane Society of Yuma helps people find their lost animal companions, and/or helps them find new ones to enrich their families. In addition to adopting pets at our shelter location and our adoption site at petsmart, we also work with many rescue groups from the region who open their doors to Yuma's homeless pets. Adoptable pets ride the rescue express to these rescue groups, who help them find their forever homes.
Spay and neuter-the Humane Society of Yuma works very hard to provide low-cost spay and neuter services to our community. However, the shelter has been tasked with also altering over 4,000 shelter animals and community cats. Low-cost spay and neuter services for the community is contingent on the veterinary staff that is available to provide that service. Shelter animals must have priority to spay/neuter services as the must be altered prior to adoption.
Other programs - the Humane Society of Yuma tries to educate the public on the importance of animal welfare and educates our youth on bite prevention, and the link between domestic violence and animal cruelty. These very important subjects help keep our youth safe and break the cycle of acts of animal and human violence. Our organization holds public clinics throughout the year, which allows individuals to vaccinate, license, and microchip their pets at an affordable rate. In march 2010, we created our 4-paws pantry, which serves as a food bank for low-income families. The 4-paws pantry assists these families with being able to care and keep their animals during financially stressful times. As a Humane Society, we try to make sure that the pets in our community are safe and cared for. We also provide medical services to sick, abused, or injured animals. The feline friends feral cat program works to humanely reduce the feral cat population within Yuma county through t.n.r. (trap, neuter, release).