Have you thought about what will happen to your beloved pets should something happen to you? Our pets are family, and just as we make provisions to ensure our children will be taken care of, we should do the same for our pets. Yavapai Humane Society established the Pet Guardianship Program to help put your mind at ease, knowing that your four-legged family member(s) will be taken care of until we find them a new forever home.
By enrolling your pet(s) in this program, you can feel confident they will be looked after under the care of our no-kill ethic facility, in the event of your passing. Whether your pet is a dog, cat or even a horse, Yavapai Humane Society will take full responsibility for the care of your pet and will place them in a loving home with guardians who meet the select criteria set by you. We take great care in finding the right home for your beloved pet. You’ll fill out an enrollment form for each pet with their complete details, including their personality, their likes and dislikes, what they’re afraid of, if they get along with other animals or kids, dietary preferences, what lifestyle they are used to, their medical history and more, all to make the transition as stress-free as possible for them.
When you register for our Pet Guardianship Program, you will have access to a dedicated line with a YHS staff member in the event that you have questions or are no longer able to care for your pet(s). You will receive a magnet for your refrigerator, a window cling and a wallet card that will alert people of your enrollment in the program. In addition, we include a tag for your pet, showing that they are in the Pet Guardianship Program, complete with our dedicated phone number.
For more information or to enroll your pets in the Pet Guardianship Program, please contact Gina Angueira, our donor development and grant manager, at 928-445-2666 ext. 118. All we ask in return is that you maintain a yearly gift to Yavapai Humane Society and to specify a bequest, of any amount, to YHS in your will.
Yavapai Humane Society’s Pet Guardianship Program: Peace of mind for your pets’ care.
Safety Net
Yavapai Humane Society’s Safety Net program helps pets and their families stay together during difficult financial times or dislocations, hospitalizations, domestic violence displacements and other similar unfortunate situations. Often, families face a crisis that prompts abandonment of a beloved pet, even though the crisis is likely to be temporary. Safety Net provides temporary foster placement, veterinary help and other remedies that may prevent a pet from losing its home by helping a low-income family weather the storm for up to 30 days.
This program means so much to the pet owners who receive assistance through Safety Net. For example, Bob and his wife, Debbie, sought help from YHS while Bob underwent radiation treatment for cancer. He had to be at the hospital five days a week for six weeks in Phoenix, two-and-a-half hours away from their home. There was simply no way the couple would be able to pay for boarding for their two dogs, Bella and Domino, for such a great length of time. They turned to YHS for help through our Safety Net Program and were so grateful after they were able to reunite with their beloved dogs, they sent in a donation and a touching thank you card to show their gratitude.
They wrote, “We want to thank you so much for having this program for people in need that have animals. We would have had to give up our dogs and that would have broken our hearts. Here’s a check to maybe help someone else that is going through a hardship and having to deal with things beyond their control. Thanks again for being there for us and having this program.”
Yavapai Humane Society is dependent on the resources of our community, including monetary donations and foster homes. If you need help in such a circumstance, please fill out a Safety Net application for consideration on our website at yavapaihumane.org. QCBN
By Loree Walden
Loree Walden is the marketing manager at Yavapai Humane Society.
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