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COLLABORATIONS
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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