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The Cat Chronicle – October 2022

The Cat Chronicle – October 2022

Oct 6, 2022 | The Cat Chronicle

We’re having an impact!

We’re having an impact!

As our lifesaving programs increase, euthanasia in the Triangle decreases. In fact, in the last year, 3,941 fewer cats were euthanized in our county shelters. Within two or three years, we should have a positive outcome for 90% of all cats entering our traditional shelter system.

In the last 12 months, SAFE Haven:

  • Served 13,485 people with animals in 2021/2022 through all our programs – a 50% increase from the previous year
  • Increased surgeries in the SAFE Care Spay & Neuter Clinic by 35%, completing 5,647 surgeries
  • Increased adoptions by 7.5% – 1,247 cats found their furever homes
  • Fed 633 cats and dogs through our Pet Food Pantry

Thank you to everyone who has supported our efforts and made this work possible. See how else we’ve made a difference together in our Annual Report.

There’s still time!

Here’s an easy way to help our kitties every month if you’re a state employee: the State Employees Combined Campaign. It’s still happening so just pick code #2566 to help the kitties! Click here to set up your donations for 2023.

Nominations welcome

We were so proud to win Best Nonprofit Organization AND Best Volunteer Organization in last year’s WRAL’s Voters’ Choice Awards and are so grateful for everyone who voted for us. Think we’re still doing a great job? You can nominate us until October 9! Just click here to submit your nomination. Voting begins on October 17 so make sure you follow us on Facebook to see if we’re a finalist!

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Celebrating an Amazing Volunteer

Celebrating an Amazing Volunteer

Sep 30, 2022 | News

The reason we can help as many cats as we can: our volunteers!

From cleaning cages to adoption services to Tabby Cabby, volunteers mean we can keep saving cats. We love to see their hard work acknowledged so we were thrilled to see long-time volunteer Rosa Chrismon’s work be recognized!

Rosa was featured as the Volunteer of the Week by the Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center. Here’s what they had to say:

For over ten years, Rosa Chrismon has been one of SAFE Haven for Cats’ best volunteers. With over ten hours per week committed to the shelter, she is a “total operations” volunteer. She organizes “goodie bags” for the adoption program, serves as an adoption counselor, and helps clean the quarantine areas. She has been a foster, a “Tabby Cabby” driver, a beta tester for a scheduling system, a peer reviewer for new process documents for volunteers, and a strong advocate for animal welfare in general. There’s nothing Rosa won’t do for the cats and for SAFE Haven. She never hesitates to take on an opportunity. Rosa is a truly gifted and passionate lady!

Thank you Rosa for all of your dedication to our kitties. We truly appreciate your work!

Want to volunteer like Rosa? We have some great opportunities that will fit any level of engagement!

 

The Scratching Post: September 2022

The Scratching Post: September 2022

Sep 29, 2022 | News, The Scratching Post

Message from Pam Miller, Founder & President:

Dear Friends of SAFE Haven,

I am so happy to report that thanks to you (our supporters, adopters, volunteers, and community partners) we have saved more lives this past fiscal year than at any time in the 28 year history of SAFE Haven for Cats.

As you will read in this annual report, we have accomplished much in the past 12 months.

  • Found homes for 1,247 cats and kittens through our adoption program. (300 more than last year)
  • Sterilized 5,647 kitties and dogs in the SAFE Care Clinic. (3,600 more than last year)
  • Happily, completed our 13,000th adoption! (See photo of Piston on page 4)
  • Provided TNVR services to 2,080 community cats
  • Gave out 16 tons of food to needy cats and dogs (an increase of 5 tons)
  • Continued our partnership with our friends at the Purr Cup Café, Raleigh’s first and only cat café.

Everything we planned with the completion of our 2020/21 expansion is coming true for the animals in our community. Our capacity has increased, our waitlist times have shortened, and we are able to serve more animals and people everyday thanks to you.

We also won a few awards this year. Both WRAL and the INDY, voted us as the Best Non-Profit Organization in Wake County and the Best Place to Volunteer. This is what the INDY said about us: “Here at the INDY, we love our cats (and dogs, too, of course). So, it warms our hearts that readers chose this Raleigh institution as the best nonprofit in Wake County. The no-kill shelter is a beloved refuge for stray and abandoned cats, who receive full medical attention and all the tender loving care they deserve while the organization seeks to place the kitties in permanent homes. Aside from helping strays find new families, SAFE Haven also provides low-cost spay/neuter services through their specialty clinic, which has been benefiting our feline friends for over 25 years and counting.

With our programs and services at SAFE Haven, last year we helped people and animals in 35 North Carolina counties. Wake County is hovering at around a 10% euthanasia rate for cats. Some of our neighboring counties are as high as 68% but all these numbers have decreased dramatically in the last 3 years. With your help, we can continue to help people in this part of the State, decrease unwanted births, and eliminate euthanasia of healthy animals once and for all!

With much gratitude for you,
Pamela Miller
Founder & President

 

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The Cat Chronicle – September 2022

The Cat Chronicle – September 2022

Sep 1, 2022 | The Cat Chronicle

Wait…Dogs?

In case you missed the news, SAFE Care Spay & Neuter Clinic + SAFE Haven went to the dogs on August 14 with the arrival of 49 rescued beagles. These sweet pups were rescued from a facility in Virginia that bred dogs to sell to laboratories for animal experimentation. SAFE Care worked with the Triangle Beagle Rescue of North Carolina to help get all 49 beagles spayed or neutered, vaccinated and cared for in one day!

You can help support the clinic’s year-round efforts to provide low-cost spay and neuter services, reducing the number of homeless animals to eliminate euthanasia in the Triangle. Click here to donate.

So Many Ways to Give

Our lifesaving work at SAFE Haven is made possible by the time and dedication of our staff and team of volunteers but there’s another component that’s vital: your financial support. Your donations help us provide the care needed for all of the cats (and occasional dogs!) we save.

Here are just a few of the ways you can help with a donation:

  • Become a Paw Pal: A little each month can go a long way. Our Paw Pals understand that, using monthly automatic giving to support us year-round. Find out how you can be a Paw Pal.
  • Make a Match – With Your Employer: Your company may have a matching program that will increase the amount of donations made to SAFE Haven. Check with your company’s HR department to see if they do.
  • State Employees Combined Campaign: If you’re a state employee, please donate through the campaign running from September 1-December 31. Our designation code is 2566 and you can visit their website for more information on participating.
  • Sponsor a Cat: Ready to love one of our cats but unable to adopt? You can make a big difference in a kitty’s life with a one-time $25 donation or by sponsoring them monthly until a fur-ever home is found. Learn more about being a sponsor.
  • Help Our Pantry: The Pet Food Pantry helps provide food for pets when times might be tough. This temporary pet food assistance can mean that a pet stays in their loving home and out of the shelter. Here’s what we’re looking for and how you can help keep the Pantry stocked!

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Why are we talking about dogs?

Why are we talking about dogs?

Aug 15, 2022 | News

SAFE Care Spay and Neuter Clinic heeded the call to help beagles saved from a puppy farm in Virginia. Being spayed or neutered was these sweet dogs’ last stop before adoption by a loving family.

On Sunday, August 14, the SAFE Care Clinic sterilized 49 beagles – 48 male and one female – saved from the animal experimentation facility. Thousands of beagles were rescued from a facility in Virginia that bred dogs to sell to laboratories for animal experimentation. A federal judge ordered the release of approximately 4,000 dogs from the facility owned by Envigo after it was found in violation of several federal regulations. The U.S. Humane Society worked with federal authorities to rehome the dogs, and rescue groups across the country took them in.

“It was all hands on deck here on Sunday,” said Dr. Tiffany Kutner, Medical Director of the SAFE Care Clinic. “We had three vets, extra vet techs, and volunteers to ensure each dog had a smooth procedure.”

All 49 dogs were spayed or neutered plus received a physical examination, rabies and distemper vaccinations, nail trimming, pre-op pain injection, heartworm medication and an e-collar. They then went to foster homes until they can be matched with their forever families.

The SAFE Care Clinic is asking the community to help pay for the fixes of these sweet dogs. A donation of $20 to the Clinic will close the cost gap to care for each rescued pup. Donate at safecareclinic.org/donate.

“The SAFE Care Clinic is a safety net for our community,” said Pam Miller, Founder of the SAFE Care Clinic. “We are here to help, regardless of the cost, to ensure that every pet has a chance at a long life in a loving home.”

Since 2001, the SAFE Care Clinic has helped address the pet overpopulation problem in Wake, Durham, Orange, Franklin, Johnston, Granville and Harnett counties by offering low-cost spay and neuter services for cats and dogs. The Clinic has fixed more than 41,000 cats and dogs since its opening.

Triangle Beagle Rescue will coordinate the adoption of all the hounds that have come to the area.

Donate to Help These Beagles

In the News

Beagle Looking Out from Cage