Programs that support the strategy of reduction of Intake and increased Outtake from Shelter.
Decrease Intake
1. TNR
In 2019 we created the TNR Alliance with 4 other cat rescues (Culpeper Felines and Friends, Cat Action Team, For the Cats’ Sake and MAD Cats) to each trap in Culpeper County once a month. By quadrupling our number of trappers, our intent was to dramatically reduce the breeding feral cat population quickly. Our role is to provide trapping sites, attain ... Read More
Programs that support the strategy of reduction of Intake and increased Outtake from Shelter.
Decrease Intake
1. TNR
In 2019 we created the TNR Alliance with 4 other cat rescues (Culpeper Felines and Friends, Cat Action Team, For the Cats’ Sake and MAD Cats) to each trap in Culpeper County once a month. By quadrupling our number of trappers, our intent was to dramatically reduce the breeding feral cat population quickly. Our role is to provide trapping sites, attain low cost vet clinic appointments, transport, overnight accommodations for cats and pay for all the vetting costs. We offer our community FREE spay/neuter, including distemper and rabies vax, of feral cat colonies (including farms) and any vetting necessary for wounds, diseases and the like. Each feral cat colony caretaker is offered cat shelters with straw and heated water bowls for the winter, in addition to pet food.
2. Pet Pantry
One of the most important pillars of our strategy to reduce Shelter Intake is our Pet Pantry program; helping low income or fixed income families, through social services, which includes seniors, veterans, the disabled and people in the domestic violence program, SAFE, feed their pets; keeping them in their homes and out of the Shelter. Joint venturing with the USDA and Empower Culpeper, the 3rd Saturday of each month we meet at the Methodist Church and distribute free dog/cat food. During certain months we will give out dog coats, blankies, cat nip toys and the like.
a. Support 4 Paws
Offering free spay/neuter plus rabies and distemper vaccinations to eligible individuals through the Pet Pantry program (social services) or anyone receiving assistance from any federal, state or county entity.
b. Community Assistance
Eligible individuals through the Pet Pantry program (social services) or anyone receiving assistance from any federal, state or county entity, we will assist with a flat dollar amount directly to the vet towards the visit, or if using one of our low cost vet practices we may pay for the entirety of the visit. This is dependent on the amount of money we have set aside annually to help our community members’ pets.
3. Low Cost Spay/Neuter
Offering Culpeper County Residents transportation to low cost vet clinics for spay/neuter, including distemper and rabies vax, and the many other services offered by the clinic.
4. Pit Fix
Free Spay and Neuter of any Pit Bull or Pit Bull mix, regardless of owner’s financial status, thereby working towards a long-term solution to owner surrender and euthanasia of Pit Bulls.
5. Chained Canines of Culpeper
Chained Canines of Culpeper Program provides support services to help educate owners and improve the lives of these dogs by getting them unchained. CHS offers FREE; a large pen, dog house, vetting (spay/neuter, rabies and distemper) and monthly dog food deliveries.
6. Owner Surrender
While we DO take Owner Surrenders into our Foster/Adoption Program from time to time, it is dependent IF we have an open foster home, and IF that animal will fit into THAT foster home. This means these cats and dogs never go to the Shelter, taking the pressure off the facility.
Increase Outtake
1. Foster/Adopt
Foster volunteers open their home to an animal until the animal is adopted. They are in charge of feeding, exercising, training, socializing and taking care of the animal as if it where their own, but by our rescue’s guidelines. We have a rigorous adoption protocol to ensure the safety and happiness of each of our animals in our care. Thereby assuring the foster volunteer that their foster went to the best possible home. Recently, we added a Foster Pet Care Coordinator who will provide each foster with a ‘kit’ for the typical ailments that pets get and used only by her authorization. We have managed our time and money better by having our vet assistant give the distemper vaccinations. Much less stress on volunteer home and animal. Our foster volunteers are further supported by a Foster Manual and pet food is provided, along with toys, blankies, collars & leashes.
2. Transfer
We do our best to take kittens, cat, dogs and puppies from the Shelter. If we do not have an open home we try to help by suggesting other agencies and rescues.
3. Transport
From time to time we are able to transport our overabundance of cats and dogs to rescues like ourselves in the North East and MidAtlantic areas. These are much denser populations and also they’ve had 30 years of strict spay/neuter laws.
4. Lost and Found
By interacting with a multitude of other Lost and Found facebook pages, we help reach more people and in specific identified areas people in our community can be on the look out for the lost.
5. Barn/Shop Cats
We are always on the outlook for barns, shops or businesses that might consider taking a couple of nice cats to act as rodent control or simply décor.
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