BC SPCA. North Peace Branch

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1 BC SPCA North Peace Branch

2 What is the BC SPCA? Founded in 1895 A non-profit society established by the BC Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (It does not operate under the Societies Act)

3 What is the North Peace Branch history? Existed informally since at least the early 1960s Warrant in the early 1970s Until 1995, animals were cared for through a network of volunteer foster homes In 1995 a shelter was built at the present location, and staff were hired for the first time

4 Who are we? BC SPCA Shelter Staff Special Provincial Constables An Elected Volunteer Community Council A Volunteer Shelter Manager (Rosolynn Kalb) An Elected Volunteer Regional Director (Peter Havlik) Members & Volunteers Donors & Supporters

5 What is our service area? Fort St. John Taylor Hudson s Hope PRRD Area B PRRD Area C

6 Where are we? The North Peace Animal Shelter is located at Avenue in Fort St. John

7 What do we do? Pound keeper services for Fort St. John & Taylor

8 What do we do? Cruelty investigations & PCA enforcement

9 What do we do? Provide temporary shelter and adoption services for unwanted companion animals such as dogs

10 And cats What do we do?

11 What do we do? And all sorts of other critters

12 What else do we do locally? 24/7 rescue of, and care for, injured animals including limited veterinary care Pre-adopt vaccination, spay & neuter De-worming, ear mite treatment, etc. Bit-Free education in schools Care Home visits Fund raising

13 What do we do provincially?

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15 What do we do provincially? Public Education

16 Print, Radio, Web & TV

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18 Other programs Community Justice & prisoner rehabilitation Farm Animals Kids Club, summer camp & other youth programs SPCA Certified program Violence Link program UBC Animal Welfare program Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops) Animal Welfare Certificate Program Wildlife rehabilitation

19 Provincial Governance

20 MoneySense A Rating for 2011

21 Province at a Glance

22 Province at a Glance

23 Province at a Glance

24 Province at a Glance

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26 reception area

27 work area

28 dog kennel wing

29 cat & puppy wing

30 What s new? For the first time, we have a full time salaried Special Provincial Constable to serve the entire Peace Region. The SPC started work earlier this year, but her training and certification will not be complete until November. Once accredited, the SPC will be able to obtain warrants, conduct seizures & press charges under the PCA. This will reduce the work load for the RCMP and on shelter staff. Most importantly, it will dramatically improve the BC SPCA ability to respond to cruelty complaints. The SPC is already occupied to capacity with investigations.

31 Shelter Statistics Total inbound animals 2009: : 1145 Dogs 2009: : 461 Cats 2009: : 644 Other 2009: 40

32 How are we funded? Donations from the public Fees from animal adoptions Poundkeeper contract with Fort St. John Grant from Fort St. John Poundkeeper contract with Taylor Grant from PRRD Area C

33 BC SPCA North Peace Branch Actual Revenues % Operating 42% By-law Enforcement, Municipal contracts, Grants Local Fundraising Initiatives 32%

34 BC SPCA North Peace Branch Actual Revenues % 1% 6% 26% Operating Misc grants 16% 1% Local Fundraising Initiatives FSJ Poundkeeper Taylor Poundkeeper FSJ Grant-in-aid Area C Grant 42%

35 What s our relationship with the City of Fort St. John? Since 1995, the Shelter has received and cared for dogs impounded by the City Bylaw Enforcement Officer, and has sold dog licenses Prior to this arrangement, the City impounded dogs in its own (substandard) facility

36 What s not in the contract? Stray and unwanted City dogs brought into the Shelter by FSJ residents, or rescued by volunteers/shelter staff Stray and unwanted City cats brought into the Shelter by FSJ residents, or rescued by volunteers/shelter staff Veterinary costs for injured animals Humane education Spay/neuter program & education Cruelty investigations & PCA prosecutions Care home visits Bite-Free school program Other BC SPCA programs

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40 Issues Chetwynd, Hudson s Hope, and all rural electoral Areas except C benefit from the services provided by the BC SPCA but do not contribute financially The South Peace Branch shelter facility is not adequate The BC SPCA will not commit to building a new facility in the South Peace until and unless there is a demonstrated stable annual cash flow to operate it

41 What is the business case? 1. The Peace River Regional District would face dramatically increased animal control costs if the SPCA did not care for, spay/neuter and rehome some 2,000 animals per year, and constantly work to educate the area s citizens on pet sterilization and responsible pet ownership. 2. The RCMP budget would have to be increased to allow for the investigation of hundreds of cruelty reports every year if the SPCA did not provide this service.

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