Spca of Wake County

Sheltering, care and adoption: between july 2023 and june 2024, the Spca of Wake County took in a total of 3,522 homeless pets. A commitment To collaboration between Spca Wake and area animal shelters created a lifesaving shelter transfer program, and 2,180 were transferred from partner shelters into Spca Wake's care during fy24. These transferred pets reduce shelter pet euthanasia regionally and positively impact each shelter's capacity for care. Diversion program: an additional 1,342 pets were taken in from individuals To prevent those pets from entering the already overburdened animal shelter system. A robust foster care program allows Spca Wake To respond quickly To emergency pet intake needs, whether from partner shelters or disaster relief efforts. Approximately 52% of all incoming Animals are cared for in a volunteer foster home for a brief time.spca Wake's veterinary and behavior resources make it one of the few shelters in nc that can treat and rehabilitate a large volume of sick, injured or behaviorally challenged pets. This safety net program is especially helpful in eliminating euthanasia as the only option for injured pets at area shelter partners operating with limited resources. Innovative adoption programming rehomed 3,350 pets in fy24 and Spca Wake's live release rate was 97.38%. Spca Wake will never euthanize a pet due To lack of space and is committed To saving every animal taken in. Spca Wake only euthanizes pets that are too ill or too behaviorally unsound To be rehabilitated and adopted. Matching loving families with shelter pets is the heart of what Spca Wake does daily.

Community engagement: community engagement and education are the foundations for lasting change for Animals. the large number of pets euthanized in area shelters is a symptom of bigger issue: a lack of the resources necessary To keep pets in homes and out of shelters. By raising awareness about pet homelessness as a community issue and engaging people in lifesaving efforts, Spca Wake is addressing the problem at the source. Spca Wake programs directed at helping Animals by helping the people who care for them include the following initiatives: a dedicated, staffed pet helpline that received 6,523 requests for assistance in fy24 from community members who were facing animal care related issues. the pet helpline was designed To make it easy for people To find and access pet resources as well as To provide insight into our community's greatest needs for services and organizational programs.spca Wake's pet food assistance programs help keep pets in their homes and out of area animal shelters. In fy24, Spca Wake provided over 182,000 pet meals To low-income households and homebound senior citizens. These families and individuals receive pet food and supplies through our partnerships with local human and animal service agencies.spca Wake's low-cost wellness clinics help pet owners in our community receive affordable, fundamental vet care like vaccines and microchips. In fy24, Spca Wake hosted five clinics which provided 1,282 pets from 759 families with these much-needed services.

Prevention & spay/neuter: preventing unwanted pets from being born is the most effective and most humane method of decreasing the overwhelming numbers of homeless pets entering area animal shelters. In fy24 Spca Wake spay/neuter programs effectively impacted three key areas of need. First, the saving lives spay/neuter clinic enables Spca Wake To transfer thousands of unsterilized Animals from surrounding rural shelters who have few spay/neuter resources. Those pets are adopted through the Spca, freeing shelter partners To use limited resources for remaining Animals. Second, dozens of area animal rescue groups also effectively utilize this low-cost spay/neuter option and take Animals back into their care for adoption. Third, the need of the pets and people in our community. Spca Wake facilitated over 4,200 low-cost surgeries in fy24. the low-cost price point enables families in need To access this vital service. Spca Wake also partners with veterinary practices in the community To provide voucher-discounts for spay/neuter surgery at those participating hospitals.