Caring Hearts Dog and Cat Rescue
The Little Rescue with a Big Heart
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We are addressing the problem of low income pet owners' inability to properly care for their pets due to income restraints. Many pet owners in financial distress will relinquish their beloved pets to already overcrowded shelters, which is traumatic for both the human and the animal. Many low income pet owners cannot afford to spay/neuter their pet, thereby resulting in yet more homeless animals with no one to care for them. We are also addressing the overpopulation of feral cats in the community.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Emergency Vet Assistance
We provide financial aid to low income pet owners faced with unexpected veterinary expenses. This helps keep animals healthy and happy in their homes, promotes health and wellness, prevents unnecessary euthanasia and keeps sick or injured animals from being dumped at local shelters.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total pounds of pet food and litter distributed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of animals receiving subsidized or free spay/neuter services
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Low/no-cost spay and neuter assistance provided to lower income pet owners and homeless dogs and cats.
Number of animals with freedom from pain
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Emergency Vet Assistance
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Emergency veterinary assistance is provided to lower income pet owners as well as homeless community animals that would otherwise go without medical care.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to trap, spay/neuter, immunize and return all unaltered feral cats to their colonies to prevent disease and overpopulation. We also want to keep pets happy and healthy in their homes, regardless of a pet owner's financial status, thereby reducing the burden of already overcrowded shelters in rural Missouri.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategy for making this happen is:
- TNR program and outreach
- Providing a dog and cat food bank for low income pet owners
- Assisting with emergency veterinary expenses
- Assisting with spay/neuter expense
- Assisting with recovery of lost pets
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have made wonderful connections in the community and work with 10-15 local veterinarians who support our mission. We also opened a little Thrift Store to help raise additional funds needed to help more animals. Our application was accepted by the Rescue Food Bank in Saint Louis to receive significantly discounted pet food to help keep our food bank full. We are 100% volunteer run and operated which reduces cost and results in more animals helped.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2017 alone, we helped 325 animals with veterinary expenses: 149 cats (75 of which were TNRs), 174 dogs and 1 bunny. In addition to the 75 TNR cats, we covered the cost to spay/neuter 21 owned cats and 52 owned dogs as well. In 2018, our goal is to help 500 dogs and cats with veterinary expenses and increase our TNR count to 100. We have also begun recovering lost animals. There are so many animals hit by cars in the area, that we made the decision to pick them up and pay for boarding until their owners can be located.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Caring Hearts Dog and Cat Rescue
Board of directorsas of 7/26/2021
Teresa Ensor
Laura Zieman
Caring Hearts Dog and Cat Rescue
Term: 2016 - 2022
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No