K-9 Hero Haven Inc
GIVING OUR K9 HEROES THE HOMECOMING THEY DESERVE
Mission
K9 Hero Haven is a non-profit 501(c)(3) volunteer organization. K9 Hero Haven is dedicated to serving the military, veterans, and first responders by providing working dogs a home for retirement. The K-9s employed with the military and first responders are the best at what they do. They are expected to work in the toughest environments and face the harshest conditions. At any moment, they are expected to selflessly give their life to save ours. K9 Hero Haven helps to transition dogs to retirement. If at all possible, we want to re-unite a dog with its handler. We work hard to find good homes for our dogs. We also work to provide dignity and respect to the dogs who need some additional work to prepare them for their journey to retirement.
Ruling year
2015
Owner
Anne Gibbs
Main address
176 Mahanoy Creek Ln
Herndon, PA 17830 USA
EIN
47-5227436
NTEE code
Other Services (D60)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We provide retired working dogs a home for retirement. We take in K9’s from U.S. Customs & Border Protection, K9’s from law enforcement agencies nationwide, as well as Contract Working Dogs (CWD’s), and Military Working Dogs (MWD’s). When these Heroes can not be adopted by their handlers, we are there to take in these dogs and provide the specialized level of care & handling they require.
Our programs
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Adoptions
K9 Hero Haven is a non-profit 501(c)(3) working dog rescue, made up of volunteer support. Our mission is to provide retired working dogs a home for retirement. We take in K9’s from U.S. Customs & Border Protection, K9’s from law enforcement agencies nationwide, as well as Contract Working Dogs (CWD’s), and Military Working Dogs (MWD’s).
We are located in Herndon, PA. We have adopted dogs all across the country.
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Our results
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Average adoption fee (in dollars) per dog adopted
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Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
The adoption fee is $200. All retired working dogs are spayed/neutered, up-to-date on shots, & are current on their physical.
Average cost per spay/neuter surgery
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Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
$500 is an average, some surgeries become more involved and can be closer to $800.
Number of animal adoptions
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Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Total dollars of operating costs per animal per day
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Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
The operating costs for the retired working dogs at the kennel is $3 a day.
Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to give our K9 Heroes the homecoming they deserve, Once the dogs are in our care, we work with them to get them adjusted for civilian life. We work very hard with them to get them to a point to where they can be adopted and spend their retirement being spoiled & loved in their forever home.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Each dog has their own rehabilitation program based on their needs, personality, & abilities. The dogs get personal one-on-one attention daily. The kennels have recreational yards that allow each dog to enjoy free time to do whatever they want: run around, play with toys, roll around; having unstructured free time is a big part of their transition.
We also use a foster program to get the dogs adjusted from kennel life to a home environment before they go to their new adoption home.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
If a person is interested in adopting one of our Heroes, they need to go on our web site: k9herohaven.org and fill out an adoption application. Once the application is verified, the next step is to try to match an applicant with a dog. We do get new dogs in every month, but this process can take a while and patience is necessary.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We opened our kennel in August 2015, as of December 2021, we have placed 339 Heroes into homes & reunited 13 with their handlers. We have between 45-50 dogs in our care daily. Our facility has a retirement center where our dogs with medical needs or advanced age live. We continue to give our dogs the best support as they transition into retirement.
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K-9 Hero Haven Inc
Board of directorsas of 2/1/2022
Anne Gibbs
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