Sierra County Animal Rescue Society

To bring the local shelter's euthanasia rate to zero percent. To reduce the community cat population by providing funds for TNR and thereby reducing the number of unwanted kittens being born.

Sponsor the Spay and or Neuter of all companion animals. Advocate and educate spay/neuter, adopt don't shop and stricter regulation or eradication of puppy mills.
Reduce overcrowding through promoting adoption through reduced costs to the adopters.
Provide funds to spay/neuter all shelter pets before they are adopted and/or provide vouchers for those pets adopted at an age not yet eligible for the surgery.

Fundraising goal of $3000 per year
craft sales of pet toys & treats of $600. per year
received grant of $4000 for spay neuter of cats & kittens
received grant of $10,000 to help spay and neuter of all shelter animals before adoption
Received grant of $25,000 to build a dog play yard (finished March 2020)
Received grant of $1000 to promote bully breeds adoption
applied for grant of $4000 for spay/neuter
applied for grant of $10,000 for spay/neuter
receiving three monthly donations from individuals totaling $135 per month

Recruited, vetted and trained over 66 volunteers who either foster pets in their homes so that there are more open pens for homeless animals, or walk and teach dogs how to walk on a leash to make them adoptable, or groom cats and/or dogs to make them more adoptable, or help with cleaning chores including never ending loads of laundry, food and water dishes, litter pans, etc. With the continued restrictions involved with Covid 19 safe practices, volunteering has been on hold.
Sponsored approximately 40 adoptions this year and transported more than a dozen animals to rescue organizations. Paid the cost of spay/neuter for 66 cats and vaccinated 100 kittens in 2019. Spayed and or neutered 31 dogs in 2019.
Spay/neuter 2020 53 owned cats, 82 stray (community) cats,
23 owned dogs and 16 stray dogs (three of the strays are or were in the shelter).
Provided pet food for two food pantries and six individuals, mostly cat food and litter at cost of about $400 and we redistributed several bags and cases of canned food that were donated to us as well.
We helped pay veterinary bills for twenty-two cats and 62 dogs. Thirty-two of the dogs
were examined and given health certificates and were transported to rescues in Colorado and
Phoenix. Sixteen of the cats were transported to rescues in Bernalillo and Phoenix.