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!

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Projected

Why Spay/Neuter?Soaring Adoption Rates = Saving Lives

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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

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260,000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

KHS Pet Population (Adoptions + Return to Owner + Euthanzied)Population decrease of 29% in 5 years!

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5,000

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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