Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE)

Mission and Vision  CARE believes in providing safety and care for homeless animals and abandoned animals and education for the pet owning public. CARE makes every effort to place animals into loving homes, to encourage population control and to promote responsible pet ownership. We are dedicated to providing education and support to the community by being the local animal welfare resource center. Since 2000 we have taken in and cared for over 12,700 animals.  The Five Freedoms Freedom from hunger or thirst Freedom from discomfort and inadequate shelter Freedom from disease and injury Freedom from distress and pain Freedom to display normal behavior

Services Provided by CARE for GARCO Animal Control  24 hour Animal Holding & Accredited Lifetime Adoptions  Immediate Necessary Medical Procedures  Identification & Return to Owner Services & Licensing  High Quality, High Volume Spay / Neuter  CARE staff and volunteers provide East end animal control services- from New Castle to the Garfield County line  Feral Cat Control  Disaster Response Team, available  Hoarding Intervention

Program and Community Outreach  Animal Surrender  Lifetime Adoption  High Quality, High Volume Spay / Neuter  Feral Cat Program (Battlement Mesa to Carbondale)  Education & Training  Pet Food Bank (Parachute to Glenwood Springs)  Micro-chipping  Vaccine Clinic (2 in West end of county/2 in East end, per year)  Child Safety Clinic  Disaster Relief  Dog Training- donation only, drop in classes  Canine Assessment and in-home training

Community Partners  River Bridge Regional Center  Canine Country Day School  Jaywalker Lodge  The Farmer’s Market  Extreme Sports Camp (Autism camp)  RJ Paddywacks  Youth Recovery Center  High Tails  The Dundee Fund  PetCo  Mountain Valley Developmental Services  Alpine Bank  The Shaggy Dog  Turning Point  The Village Smithy  Youth Entity  Girls Scout Troops & 4-H Clubs  Roaring Fork Summer Camp

Schools and Youth Programs  RFSD- Enrichment Wednesdays “Critter Camp”  Glenwood High School  Our School Preschool  Roaring Fork High School  Learning Curve Preschool  Waldorf School  Elk Creek Preschool and Elementary School  Western Michigan University  Kathryn Senor Elementary  Debeque Elementary  Glenwood Springs Elementary  Glenwood Middle School

CARE Partnerships  Colorado Mountain College – CARE works closely with the Veterinary Technology Program (Lowers medical costs)  Advocate Safe House – CARE holds animals while clients are in transition (Minimizes abandonments)  Rifle Animal Shelter - works with facility to return pets to owners, helps place wanted animals (Streamlines adoptions and reclaims)  Best Friends Animal Society - No More Homeless Pets Network- (Allows transfers of local “unadoptables”)  WeCARe - Western Colorado Animal Resources Coalition (Provides networking & accreditation)  CFAWA - Colorado Federation of Animal Welfare Agencies (Provides networking & accreditation)  AAF – Animal Assistance Foundation (provides funds for several Colorado programs)

Additional CARE Services that Add Value for GARCO  CARE’s services eliminates the need for GARCO to euthanize unwanted animals.  For fifteen years, CARE has provided multiple programs to GARCO citizens, as well as basic animal control services.  CARE is partially funded by private donations, which offset the cost of services provided to GARCO.  CARE’s staff and hundreds of community stakeholders/volunteers work for the benefit of animals and citizens.

GARCO Animal Intake Average length of stay – 13 days Canine / 38 days Feline GARCO Animals make up over 50% of total CARE Intake 2014 & 2015 to date Dogs CatsExotics GARCO Intake to CARE (Includes Transfers from Divide Creek) GARCO Surrenders to CARE Total CARE Intake for GARCO = 1, Total CARE Intake (All Regions) = 1,

Cost for Animal Control Services CARE 2014 Total Budget $727,170 Proposed Funds From GARCO $340,000* * $50,000 decrease in funds from 2014 The above numbers do no reflect the cost of ANY community programs CARE provides for Garfield County residents. GARCO Animals* = over 50% of CARE Intake Proposed GARCO Funds = 45% of CARE’s Budget

Financial Items  Building Maintenance 2013$7, $8, (ytd)$27,  Utilities2013$17, $18, (ytd)$14,  New Transport Vehicle2015$450/month

Regional Pay Scale  Eagle County$14.42/hr - Starting wage $82,400 - Director salary  Includes benefits and retirement provided by county  Summit County$13.65/hr - Starting wage $98, Director salary  Includes benefits and retirement provided by county  CARE$10.00/hr -Starting wage $50, – Interim Director Salary  No county benefits or retirement offered

Cost Saving Solution Equitably Compensate Service Providers for Services Rendered (Outline in Contracts)  Eliminates Duplicative Services & Community Confusion  Guarantees Most Cost Effective Provider for Specific Service:  Housing /Adoptions  Short-term Holding / Drop off / Overflow  Non-emergency Surgeries  Emergency & Specialized Surgeries / Cases  Community Programs / Services  Funds:  Provider transfers between facilities – Saves GARCO Staff trips & multiple interactions with same animal (Time & Money)  Community service programs, i.e., spay/neuter, behavioral assistance, emergency holding to minimize unwanted & abandoned animals

CARE’s Value  CARE has been providing GARCO services for fifteen years  High Quality, High Volume Spay/Neuter aspiring to Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ Guidelines  Through education and community outreach CARE’s programs are goal oriented to reduce GARCO’s long-term animal control cost  CARE is a non-profit organization with hundreds of community stakeholders  CARE is THE Animal Welfare Resource Center for the entire County  CARE + Community + GARCO = Value