Help SPCA Cincinnati Save More Lives

Help SPCA Cincinnati Save More Lives! SPCA Cincinnati announces K9 Expansion Project

Recently, the SPCA Cincinnati announced a $1.6 million K9 Expansion Project designed to meet the changing needs of our community and to provide a second chance for abused, neglected, and abandoned animals. The SPCA is committed to rehoming 100 percent of all adoptable pets. To continue meeting this goal, they need your help to improve and expand the facilities at their Sharonville location.

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The SPCA Cincinnati is the only Humane Society in Hamilton County, Ohio. The organization began in 1873 as The Ohio State Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Animals. The SPCA Cincinnati operates with the Mission at the forefront of everything we do. We envision a community that embodies humane treatment for all animals. Therefore, the SPCA Cincinnati strives to establish a positive animal welfare community, provide humane education to the public, eliminate pet overpopulation, and strengthen the human-animal bond. We believe that how we treat animals is a reflection of how we treat each other.

The SPCA Cincinnati’s main goal is to improve animal welfare in the Greater Cincinnati area. The SPCA Cincinnati offers a variety of services that make saving lives a community effort: adoptions, fostering, volunteering, licensing, obedience training, humane investigations, and education. These services enable pets to remain safe and achieve a better quality of life, with a touchpoint of positive human interaction at every turn. Nurturing, rehabilitating, and socializing each animal (every day) is of high importance to our team. The SPCA Cincinnati is a member of the Pet Coalition of Greater Cincinnati, a united pet resource for our community.

The SPCA Cincinnati saves lives as an open admission animal shelter. From visiting schools to information via PSAs, education is key in saving more lives. More vital services: • 100 percent of adoptable dogs receive a rabies vaccination and heartworm preventative medication. • 100 percent of dogs and cats receive flea/tick prevention and microchips. • Reduced fees have dramatically increased the number of adoptions. • We provide dog training, a behavior hotline, and communicate with every adopter to ensure health and behavior are sound. • We are involved in humane issues at the local, state, and national level.

The SPCA Cincinnati continues to build a culture of trust within our community and with local government by unceasingly demonstrating our expertise and leadership. Our organization positively affects the lives of more than 12,000 homeless pets each year. We develop key relationships with adopters, rescues, foster homes, and animal experts, which further our desire to make the lives of our pets the best possible.

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Improvements will include: • Expanded kennel capacity. We’re adding 50 percent more kennels to house additional dogs and to provide more individual space for dogs per kennel, giving these dogs the comfort they deserve. • More Meet-N-Greet areas. This will allow for more oneon-one time for potential fosters and adoptions and outdoor playtime for each dog. This also helps to fulfill the SPCA Cincinnati dog-walker’s motto: “Every Dog, Every Day.” • A volunteer services department. This will help effectively manage the 350+ volunteers and give them a workspace for special projects, and also serve as a safe place for volunteers to store personal property while volunteering with our pets. • A behavioral department. This is where we can train dogs with behavioral challenges to reduce their risk of euthanasia. All dogs deserve a second chance and we’re partnering with the next generation of behaviorists at local universities to make this happen.

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Key Points to Ponder • The current facility in Sharonville, Ohio, was built with an expected expansion for the canine center. • The usable build-out area is approxi- mately 8,500 square feet. • The current Meet-N-Greet/exercise yard is insufficient for independent family use and is exposed to weather and elements. The new Meet-N-Greet is located under a shelter with seg- mented enclosed areas. Added bonus: it also doubles as additional areas for behavioral training. • The new kennel space is designed to reduce noise, reduce odor, be more sterile, and help canine containment. • It surpasses the industry standards for HVAC, air circulation, air sterili- zation, and cleaning.

How You Can Help Please consider making a do- • SPCA Cincinnati volunteerism has increased and has grown out of their offices. • The dog behaviorist needs increased space for proper training and for the increased volume of dogs which will need to go through the training. The increase in well-trained dogs ready for adoptions means more lives saved! The SPCA has the plans and are ready to make a lasting impact on our commu- nity, but they need your help.

Please consider donating to the SPCA expansion project. The money that you donate will DIRECTLY improve the lives of all the adoptable pets in their care. The SPCA will ensure that your gift will make lives better, shorten the time animals stay in SPCA shelters, and find more furever homes. For more information, contact Jake White, president and CEO, and donate today at spcacincinnati.org. CP

nation of your time, talent, and treasure to help our adoptable pets at the SPCA Cincinnati. Your financial contribution, volunteer time, and personal adoption of a new furry family member will contribute to making the lives of all our pets better.

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