Organization: DAKIN PIONEER VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY INC
Mission: DAKIN HUMANE SOCIETY DELIVERS EFFECTIVE, INNOVATIVE SERVICES THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF (SEE SCH O) ANIMALS IN NEED AND THE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THEM.
Activities: DAKIN ADOPTION CENTERS PROVIDED SHELTER FOR 5,555 CATS, DOGS, RABBITS AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS IN 2019. 3,811 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED INTO NEW HOMES, 192 WERE RETURNED TO THEIR PREVIOUS HOME, AND 283 WERE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER AGENCY. ALL ANIMALS IN THE ADOPTION PROGRAM RECEIVE VACCINATIONS, STERILIZATION SURGERY, APPROPRIATE BLOOD TESTS FOR COMMON DISEASES, TREATMENT FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PARASITES, AND MICROCHIP IDENTIFICATION. ANIMALS PRESENTING WITH A TREATABLE ILLNESS OR INJURY RECEIVE TREATMENT, WHICH RANGES FROM CARE FOR COMMON RESPIRATORY DISEASE TO REMOVAL OF ROTTED TEETH TO ORTHOPEDIC REPAIR OF SERIOUS FRACTURES OR BIRTH DEFECTS. THE ADOPTION CENTER SERVICES IN 2019 ALSO INCLUDE WEEKLY LOW-COST VACCINE CLINICS TO HELP PROVIDE ESSENTIAL PREVENTIVE CARE TO THE PETS OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
DAKIN'S COMMUNITY SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC SERVED 7,368 ANIMALS IN 2019. FOLLOWING THE HUMANE ALLIANCE MODEL OF HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-VOLUME, LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY, THE CLINIC SERVES ANY CAT OR DOG WITHIN A 90-MILE RADIUS OF SPRINGFIELD, WITH SPECIAL PROGRAMS TARGETING THOSE ANIMALS MOST AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS: FERAL CATS, THE CATS OF LOW-INCOME CLIENTS, AND PIT BULL DOGS. IN ADDITION TO SERVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, AND RESCUE AGENCIES.
DAKIN'S PET FOOD AID PROGRAM PARTNERED WITH 7 HUMAN SERVICES PARTNERS (SENIOR CENTERS, FOOD BANK AND SURVIVAL CENTERS) THROUGHOUT THE PIONEER VALLEY TO DISTRIBUTE PET FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED. PET FOOD IS ALSO DISPENSED DIRECTLY TO FAMILIES IN NEED FROM THE SPRINGFIELD & LEVERETT ADOPTION CENTERS. IN 2019, DAKIN DELIVERED OVER 27,000 POUNDS OF PET FOOD TO AREA HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES AND FAMILIES IN NEED WHO VISITED OUR ADOPTION CENTERS IN SPRINGFIELD AND LEVERETT.
NTEE category: Animal-Related