THE Silverdale Rotary Veterinary Prevention clinic & Food Bank for families in need
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THE SILVERDALE ROTARYVETERINARY PREVENTION CLINIC & FOOD BANK FOR FAMILIES IN NEED
A Proposal for Improving Our Community
Introduction
Why are we here today?Goal: Low Income Veterinary Services (LIVeS)
program
Service a gap in disease control, community protection, and veterinary care not provided by private veterinary practitioners
Provide basic vaccines, surgeries, food and medications for those under the poverty line
Introduction
Why are we here today? Families below poverty level with no alternative Easily prevented diseases/abuse that threaten
the family unit Suffering of owned and homeless animals in
medical need of treatable conditions Families and elderly report often having to
choose between buying food for themselves or their pet. Amazingly, often choose to support their pet
Enormous tax burdens for a solvable issue, and the public blight caused
LIVeS?
Dramatic increase in low-cost spay and neuter surgeries;Currently 10 times more surgeries since program inception!
939
1528
420
361
123250
1530
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Projected
Why Spay/Neuter?Soaring Adoption Rates = Saving Lives
12%
73%
46%
15%
10%
44%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Adopted
Return to Owner
Euthanized
Why Spay/Neuter?
Kitsap County People Population Growth 2004-2009Less than 1% growth!
200,000
210,000
220,000
230,000
240,000
250,000
260,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
KHS Pet Population (Adoptions + Return to Owner + Euthanzied)Population decrease of 29% in 5 years!
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Spay and Neuter Works! Kitsap County people-population has remained stable over the past 5 years, but pets entering our shelter have declined by 29%!
Food Bank?
Winter 2009-10:
No Starving Horses
No Starved Animals
No choosing in family budget
Track Record
Rebrand and Culture Change Canine Behavior Study and Training
Center New Cattery, Free Roam, New Annex Animal Rescue/Disaster Response
Program Project Humane 2011 (TBA)
Aughnay/Bremerton Pepsi Trust Boand Foundation Shelter Medicine Grant Community Development Block Grant
2 Veterinarians, 4 Nurses, 1 Care Technician 1 Cruelty Investigator Full equipment suite
Proposal
The Silverdale Rotary Veterinary Prevention Clinic & Food Bank for families in need
2 new surgery rooms, 3 added surgery tables First laboratory, quarantine, and IV fluid treatment
areas First exam room for foster families First dental surgery station, microchip/vaccine
clinics First public space for compassionate care First Xray Unit First food/supply storage and distribution units
Silverdale Rotary Clinic
New Indoor/Outdoor Cattery
New Feline Free Roam
New Rotary Clinic #1
Exam Rooms
Clinic #2
Lab
Quarantine Treatments
Sterilization
Observation Treatments
Outdoor Rehabilitation and Training Center
5 Year Plan
Expenses Salary Expense $215K Equipment and Ops $200K Construction $181K
Supporting Funds Rotary Request $90K over
5 years KHS Funds $506K
($169K to be raised over 3 years)
Public Awareness
Parking Lot Entrance and SignageRibbon Cutting with State
Representative (TBD)Extensive Social Media Network (3600
friends)Volunteer Network (700 supporters)Rotary Road Signage on Dickey RdSilverdale Rotary Road Signs in
Silverdale (3)Chamber/newsgroup communications
Plan
Direct Treatment Improve direct treatment and care of those
currently suffering in community and KHS
Prevention End the cycle of suffering by preventing its
creation Use education and surgical prevention Provide Food, needed surgery
Sustainability The wisest use of funds is achieving permanent
change, not one time projects Change animal and human welfare in Kitsap
County
Direct Treatment
Improve direct treatment and care of those currently suffering in community and KHS
Converting 50% of current facility into the first Kitsap shelter medicine clinic
Doubling recovery and quarantine space Providing surgical and sanitation tools to
operate Updating medicines, treatments, and
community education areas
Prevention
End the cycle of suffering by preventing its creation
Use education and surgical prevention
Education Existing Vet Education Plan for Cruelty Investigator and Vet/Tech Education Program Tracking Plan
Service Learning Mandate Outreach
Pet Partners with Delta Society
Surgical Prevention Existing Vet with Excellent Record
Prevention
End the cycle of suffering by preventing its creation Food Bank
Hay Program for starving horses Donations to human food banks
Vaccines For low income families with no alternatives
Parasite Prevention For low income
Microchip clinics and Affordable Pet Insurance Because income should not be a barrier to the family
unit
Recap
Since May 2009:
Worst Recession in History
$150,000 lost in municipal contracts
KHS rebuilt, added programs, added therapists
Raised $400K above budget, saved $300K by being more efficient
What are the litmus tests?
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”.
Mahatma Gandhi
How do we decide?
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
THE SILVERDALE ROTARYVETERINARY PREVENTION CLINIC & FOOD BANK FOR FAMILIES IN NEED
A Proposal for Ending Overpopulation and Suffering