Creative Community Collaborations Help Animals and People

At The SPCA we continually strive to provide exceptional, cost-effective programs for the animals and people we are honored to serve. Through inspirational collaborations with other area non-profit organizations we have been able to expand our services without increasing costs. These partnerships all serve to strengthen the human-animal bond, increase reverence for life and make Monterey a more humane place to live.

PetMeals Program for People & Pets

A beloved pet is often the primary source of comfort for people with medical or age-related challenges. Yet for those who are physically impaired or on fixed incomes, it can be a constant struggle to obtain proper nutrition for themselves and their pets.

The SPCA, in collaboration with local Meals On Wheels organizations, is lifting this burden. In addition to the usual delivered meals, Meals On Wheels volunteers now deliver pet food provided by The SPCA and our generous supporters. This program ensures that people receiving delivered meals no longer feel the need to share their food with their pets. BestPet Care & Supplies in Pacific Grove and The Feed Trough in Salinas also help to support this program.

Volunteers are needed on a weekly basis to help label and prepare the pet food for delivery. Donations to help purchase the pet diets as specified by the meal recipients may be sent to The SPCA’s “Pet Meals Delivery Fund.”
 

Coalition of Companion Animals

The Coalition for Companion Animals (CCA) is a group of Monterey County nonprofit animal services professionals and governmental agencies working together to end euthanasia of healthy dogs and cats as well as those with treatable physical and/or behavioral conditions. 

CCA reporting agencies include Animal Friends Rescue Project, City of Carmel Animal Control, City of Marina Animal Control, City of Monterey Animal Control, City of Pacific Grove Animal Control, Monterey County Animal Services, Salinas Animal Shelter and The SPCA for Monterey County.  Other CCA agencies working toward this goal include Animal Welfare Information and Assistance and From the Heart Dog Training. 
 

American Red Cross

When flooding in Monterey County left people and their pets homeless in 1995, The SPCA was asked by emergency American Red Cross shelters to help with the hundreds of evacuating pets. The SPCA has always provided housing, rescue, and medical services for displaced and stranded animals. In this instance we were able to set-up temporary animal shelters as well as care for evacuating pets just outside of the emergency shelters so people could safely evacuate, with their pets, without worry.

This was the first time a collaboration of this kind had been attempted in the United States and it has now become the model for many other animal protection organizations.

Salvation Army

Every holiday season, The SPCA gathers pet food, supplies, and toys for individuals and families in need who have pets.  The donations are then distributed by the Salvation Army.  Many needy families in our community are pet owners who love their pets but are having a difficult time providing food for their families.  This partnership assures food for the whole family this holiday season and reduces the risk of families being forced to give up their beloved pets because they can’t afford to feed them.  Individuals experiencing economic difficulties, especially those with no close family, are particularly in need of their pet’s unconditional love and companionship. 

Donations are being collected in the SPCA shelter lobby now through December 16th!  

Ventana Wildlife Society

Working to reintroduce the California Condor to the wild, the Ventana Wildlife Society (VWS) approached The SPCA with an interesting dilemma: condors needing medical treatment had to endure a four-hour round trip between the mountains of Big Sur and the offices of local wildlife specialist Dr. Mike Murray of the Avian & Exotic Clinic in Monterey. (Dr. Murray generously donates his services to both VWS and The SPCA’s Wildlife Center.)

Since The SPCA is privileged to reside on over 200 pristine acres of beautiful Monterey County habitat, we are pleased to provide a small and very secluded area for recovering condors and VWS staff. This area, complete with temporary housing provided by VWS, is only a ten minute trip from needed veterinary medical services.


Hartnell College Animal Health Technology Program

The budget crises in California has had many ramifications for the people and pets of Monterey County. One that directly impacts The SPCA is the possible discontinuance of the Animal Health Technology (AHT) Program at Hartnell College. All veterinary practices in our community as well as The SPCA’s Gwen May Spay/Neuter Clinic require Hartnell’s skilled Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) graduates to continue delivering quality medical care for our animal companions.

To assist during this time of uncertainty The SPCA opened its doors as a temporary home for the AHT program during the Spring 2004 semester while its current site was torn down and the future of the program is debated. AHT classes will be conducted in the SPCA Spay/Neuter Clinic & the George Whitell Education Center, with scheduling that ensures no decrease in SPCA programs or services.

The SPCA is hopeful that this beginning collaboration will mature into a long-term, mutually beneficial, cost-effective program that provides great benefit to the residents and animals of our community.



Shelter Outreach Plus

Health Department regulations prevent human service agencies from allowing pets in homeless shelters. Unfortunately this prohibition can prevent people in need of services, who also happen to own pets, from receiving needed temporary shelter. In response to this need, The SPCA provided dog houses and material to construct dog runs to Shelter Outreach Plus so their homeless clients can comfortably utilize their services without worry about their pets.

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