HSEC continued to serve the community in 2011, providing a temporary safe haven for homeless dogs and cats. Like you, we look back over last year and try to evaluate our strengths and weaknesses, making New Year’s Resolutions of new goals to strive for in 2012.
Due to financial constraints, we underwent some significant changes during the year. The most noticeable difference is that the number of animals housed at the facility has been decreased. We hope that this is a temporary situation and we know that with your help we can be up and running again at normal capacity.
We had a lot of successes in 2011 and we’re looking forward to 2012. Here on the blog, you can look forward to more educational content, including tips for adopting a new animal, information about common animal diseases, and even instructions for training your dog. We will continue to highlight a Blog Dog and Purrfect Post Cat of the Month and to check in with our fosters and volunteers. We’re adding a Wordless Wednesday post and more pictures of our adorable adoptable animals, and we’re making plans to get some inside views on HSEC from staff and volunteers.
We’ve set our goals high, but we know we can reach them! A huge thank you to our readers. You can help us spread the word about HSEC and about the HSEC blog through Facebook, Twitter, and your favorite social networking site. Follow us on Twitter @HSEC.
Now let’s take a look at stats from 2011. In total, we took in 321 animals and adopted out 363!
Cats:
149 cats entered the facility.
- 24 abandoned
- 7 returns
- 25 strays
- 53 surrenders
- 40 transfers
158 cats were adopted this year, including 76 adults and 82 kittens!
Dogs:
171 dogs entered the facility.
- 6 abandoned
- 22 returns
- 49 strays
- 42 surrenders
- 52 transfers
188 dogs were adopted this year, 121 adults and 67 puppies!
Below are some adoption highlights from this year. Celebrate with us, and remember that all of these once unwanted animals are in loving homes today because of YOU and your support.
If we’ve missed your new favorite furball, post a picture to the HSEC Facebook page.
 |
| Abbott |
 |
| Amber |
 |
| Coco |
 |
| Cody |
 |
| Eve (AKA Emmy) |
 |
| Genevieve |
 |
| Huckleberry |
 |
| Jethro |
 |
| Lester |
 |
| Lizzie |
 |
| Hank (AKA London) |
 |
| Mufasa |
 |
| Napoleon |
 |
| Pluto |
 |
| Rudy |
 |
| Sadie |
 |
| Shadow |
 |
| Skitter |
 |
| Thistle (orange) |
 |
| Tina Turner |
 |
| Trust |
 |
| Zeke |
 |
| Zoe |
Thanks for the great update. It really shows how much good you are all doing, and I hope you are proud (because you should be)! :)
ReplyDeleteBig hugs!