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WV Animal Shelter Euthanasia Rates |
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During the 2008 FOHO WV Conference attendees were asked to complete a survey with a variety of questions about shelter activities and statistics. The euthanasia rates ranged from the lowest at 5% to the highest at 62% for dogs. Some shelters did not accept cats and those that did had euthanasia rates ranging from a low of 12% to as high as 84% for cats. Impacting these numbers were combining cat and dog statistics, participation in rescues and enormous numbers of incoming dogs and cats. We were still able to get a fair cross section view which provided the following average euthanasia rates for 2007 and 2008 in some West Virginia Shelters.
This is exactly why we need more emphasis on solving the problem of pet overpopulation with more emphasis on spaying and neutering. More shelters are offering their data so this is a dynamic percentage. Please email us to see if your shelter has been included. And check here periodically to see the results.
2007 WV Shelter Euthanasia (based on selected shelters)
Percentage of dogs euthanized = 51%
Percentage of cats euthanized = 78%
2008 WV Shelter Euthanasia (based on selected shelters)
Percentage of dogs euthanized = 49%
Percentage of cats euthanized = 77%
We will continue to update this information and have it available at the next FOHO WV Conference in April 2012 in Flatwoods, WV. More details will follow soon on this event. Plan now to attend! |
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Bill to fund West Virginia Spay Neuter did not pass 2010 session! |
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A very important bill passed the Senate to fund spay neuter programs in West Virginia but was killed in House Agriculture Committee by Dept. of Agriculture!
A very important animal bill for funding spay neuter programs in West Virginia passed the Senate in the 2010 legislature. However, Commissioner Gus Douglas, Dept. of Agriculture killed the bill. It would have provided ongoing revenue at the state level which will be distributed through SNAP WV for funding spay/neuter programs throughout West Virginia. We have needed a resource to help with pet-overpopulation in the state and this can be part of our solution. Be clear that it will be a fee on the distributor of commercial pet food brands in the state & not on the consumer. They are already paying a brand fee and we will just take a tiny portion of it. They make a lot of money on pets in the state with pet food sales around $119 million dollars. This would have provided $106,000 yearly to a state spay neuter fund. Even if the pet food industry passed the fee along to pet owners it would have been 40 cents per household per year. With this bill, they could become part of our solution in assisting with our pet problem of overpopulation.
The Dept of Agriculture decided to support the Pet Food Industry over the taxpayers of West Virginia. NH, NYS, ME, GA, DE just to name a few states have Departments of Agriculture that actively support statewise spay neuter initiatives. While companion animals come under the watch of the Dept. of Agriculture in WV, they have been largely ignored.
Let Gus Douglas
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and Gov. Joe Manchin
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know how much this funding is needed. Let's join other states in solving this problem.
Thumbs up to the WV Senate for passing this bill!
Please contact your legislative representativies now and tell them how much we needed this funding for spay neuter in West Virginia. Urge them to support this bill in the 2011 session. We may have lost the battle but we will win the war on this issue in West Virginia. Go to www.fohowvla.org to find out more about this legislation.
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Here is a list of counties and organizations that have benefitted from the SNAP WV Matching Grant Program. SNAP WV needs more funding to continue to support the citizens of West Virginia in altering their pets.
Barbour – Animal Friends of Barbour County
Berkeley - Berkeley County Humane Society
Marion County Humane Society
Pendleton – Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter
Preston - Preston County Humane Society
Randolph – Randolph County Humane Society
Taylor - P.U.R.R. WV
Wood - Humane Society of Parkersburg
Wood – Save a Kitty Feral Cat Program
This is why we need funding for spay neuter. Our funds for 2010 are depleted. We need funding to help stem the pet overpopulation in WV. Please go to www.fohowvla.org to find out how you can help to obtain state funding for spay neuter assistance. |
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