Thankful for Community Support in Sheltering Animals

The holidays are in full swing, and our days are full of celebrations with family and friends. It’s a time to reflect on the year and remember all we accomplished and everything we are thankful for. All of us at Yavapai Humane Society are thankful for you, and we are proud and honored to be a part of this amazing pet loving community! As we prepare to leave 2022 behind us, Yavapai Humane Society would like to thank you all for the support and generosity you have shown us. Because of you, we are able to provide food, shelter, medical care and love for animals in our care until we are able to find forever homes for them. We couldn’t do our lifesaving work without you and we know there are many other amazing organizations to choose from and we are honored you have chosen to support us and our mission.

On average, it costs over $800 to care for each animal in our care. Your donations help to ensure we can continue to help every animal find a home of its own. During 2022, we celebrated our organization’s 50th anniversary and since 1972 we have rescued, sheltered, cared for, and found forever homes for over 120,000 animals!  And with your support we plan on helping homeless animals find their forever homes for at least another 50 years. It’s been an incredible journey and we look forward to what the future holds.

Because of your support during 2022, we were able to:

• Find forever homes for close to 1,700 dogs, cats and horses (as well as goats, donkeys, rabbits, ducks and potbelly pigs).
• Reunite over 500 lost cats and dogs with their owners.
• Save 41 healthy horses designated for slaughter from a Southwest kill pen.
• Maintain Charity Navigator’s highest rating for a non-profit.
• Begin construction on our new Serenity House – the region’s first dedicated low-cost pet euthanasia center for the public to share their last precious moments with their pets.
• Partner with Prescott Dog Magazine in this year’s highly successful Dogtoberfest and Walk for the Animals events.
• Spay or neuter 1,177 cats and dogs under our care at the Sundog Campus.
• Distribute over 14,000 pounds of dog and cat food at no cost to distressed pet owners through our Community Pet Food Pantry.
• Provide temporary shelter and veterinary care for pets owned by families needing help.
• Work directly with the City of Prescott, the Town of Prescott Valley and Yavapai County in providing sheltering services for over 1,500 animals handled by their Animal Control Departments.

We’d like to thank our local community business partners, Findlay Subaru and PetSmart, for their dedication to the animals and their constant and loyal support of Yavapai Humane Society.  Many organizations and local businesses have hosted their own fundraising for us this year and we are grateful for you. Kids have had lemonade stands, toy and food drives, and class projects for us, and we are grateful for you. Thank you for supporting our Thrift Store, which has become such an integral part of our community and our organization.

It’s because of you, our animal loving community, we have the means to rescue and rehome animals each year.  From every one of us, we thank you for continuing to support Yavapai Humane Society and for standing with us and loving the animals.

Because of the constant support from our community, our amazing team of passionate and dedicated staff and volunteers, we will continue to live and breathe our organization’s motto: “Caring for animals isn’t just what we do; it’s who we are.” From our family at Yavapai Humane Society, we thank you for your continued support and generosity and wish you a joyful holiday season filled with happiness, health, laughter, love, wagging tails and gentle purrs.

As the year comes to a close, we’d be honored if you would consider us in your year-end giving decisions. Yavapai Humane Society is a 501(c)3, which means all your donations are tax deductible. For more information on including us in your end of year giving, please call 928-445-2666 x118. QCBN

By Loree Walden

Loree Walden is the marketing manager at Yavapai Humane Society.