Even that number doesn't give a full picture of the amount of time volunteers spend on shelter animals, according to Jordon. The volunteer labor amount-ed to a whopping 50,000 hours of time donated to the shelter in 2002, he said. To the rescue What has really saved the day at the shelter are around 600 volunteers who work with the animals in various capacities. Money for filling three vacant positions at the shelter was cut from this year's budget, but it looks as if the shelter will do okay under the 2004 budget, Jordon added. The shelter and the spay-and-neuter clinic are operating this year on a budget of $2.4 million, which funds the equivalent of 31 full-time positions, he said.
"One of our success stories is we've doubled the amount of animals adopted during the last five years," Jordon said. While the number of animals ending up in the shelter has plummeted in the last three decades, the number finding homes has skyrocketed lately. The animal shelter does its part as well, insisting that pets adopted there can be released only after they've been sterilized at the Spay and Neuter Clinic next door. "Now we are handling about 8,000 live animals a year." Jordon attributes the steep drop in numbers to public education about adoptions and an aggressive campaign to convince people they should spay and neuter their pets. Back then, staff had to deal with approximately 25,000 live animals per year, he said. A sea change Since the animal shelter was opened in 1972, much has changed. "That's on top of the $150,000 to $200,000 a year we spend caring for the animals," Jordon added. In fact, using money donated by the public to the Help the Animals Fund, the shelter spends more than $100,000 a year on veterinary care for the animals in its charge, he said. "We do our best to rehabilitate animals," Jordon said. But those pets were too old, too dangerous or too sick to save, he said. Jordon emphasized the word "adoptable" because shelter records indicate 2,095 other animals were killed last year (see graph). "In 2002, only five adoptable pets were euthanized," he said. But the statistics are far rosier at the Seattle Animal Shelter on 15th Avenue West, according to shelter manager Don Jordon. Indeed, 71 percent of the cats and kittens that end up at animal shelters nationwide are put down, according to a 1997 National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy survey. The black-and-white cat had been surrendered at the shelter that day by its owner, and his chances of survival would normally be a hit-and-miss proposition, something the cat seemed to realize. Lauderdale, Kansas City, Boise, Pittsburgh, and San Diego.Oz looked thoroughly depressed as he sat motionless in a cage at the Seattle Animal Shelter last Saturday.
By uniting these two approaches, we take a 360-degree view of the feline experience on everything from behavioral models to environmental enrichment in order to save more lives and improve the well-being of cats both in and out of the shelter."Ĭat Pawsitive 360 events taking place in 2023 include Charleston, Ft. “We also understand that each individual is part of the evolution of a distinct species who deserves their own voice and framework for teaching. The Jackson Galaxy Project recognizes each cat in an animal shelter or a rescue’s care, and each cat in the communities we serve, as a unique individual,” says Galaxy. “We are thrilled to introduce Cat Pawsitive 360 to animal welfare organizations across the country. JGP is founded by Jackson Galaxy, New York Times bestselling author, renowned cat behavior and wellness expert with over 30 years of working in animal shelters, and longtime host of Animal Planet’s “My Cat From Hell.” The Jackson Galaxy Project is a program of Greater Good Charities that seeks to improve the lives of cats at risk and help the people who care for them through innovative initiatives that educate, inspire, and empower staff, rescuers, and adopters. to engage and immerse animal welfare representatives in a wide range of sheltering topics approached from a cat-centric point of view.Ĭat Pawsitive 360 is an initiative of Greater Good Charities’ Jackson Galaxy Project (JGP) and is made possible by The Life of Riley at Spring Point. Cat Pawsitive 360 events are being hosted in local communities across the U.S. Seattle, Wash., J(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Today Greater Good Charities, a global nonprofit, and Jackson Galaxy announce a new Cat Pawsitive 360 initiative to help save more cat lives and improve their well-being in and out of the shelter. The Jackson Galaxy Project’s “Cat Pawsitive 360” is Made Possible by The Life of Riley at Spring Point
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