“We have a lot of ability here in this building to engage the community and assist the community, [like] a pet food pantry for folks who … are struggling to feed their pet,” she stated. “We do partner with OneGenAway and also with GraceWorks to provide pet food in the community. So, that’s just an example of ways that we can create programs here in this building that will help not only the community, but will help keep pets out of the shelters. The whole goal of this building is not to warehouse animals; it is to keep animals out.”
Ondrea Johnson and Scott Pieper
WCAC additionally presents complete help to those that want to foster animals from the center. It offers all meals, medical necessities and provides for the fostered pet.
Furthermore, it presents low-cost rabies pictures and microchipping providers and low-cost, sometimes free, spay and neuter surgical procedures.
“It used to be that only if you were in a certain income bracket you could use our services,” Anderson stated. “Now, we’ve got a bigger scale, so many people can now utilize our services at different prices, which we are happy for.”
Volunteers are inspired to take part in applications at the center. For instance, youngsters ages 5-12 are inspired to learn storybooks to sheltered cats on choose dates after attending a required orientation.
2021 yr in overview
Pieper shared the center’s consumption and adoption numbers from 2021.
It housed 4,202 pets in 2021, together with 1,269 canines, 2,775 cats and 158 different animals. The shelter had a reside launch charge of 96.9%, which equated to three,919 pet lives saved. There had been 2,113 adoptions, together with 706 canines, 1,261 cats and 146 different animals; 323 canines and 59 cats had been returned to homeowners within the county; and WCAC carried out 3,304 spay/neuter surgical procedures. It additionally distributed over 7,500 kilos of pet meals.
Williamson County residents contributed 21,533 hours of their time to volunteer at the center final yr.
“All the statistics [I’ve] shared are all the ways the services and programs have had an impact on our mission statement, which is making Williamson County, Tennessee, better for animals through adoption, education, enforcement and pet population control,” Pieper stated.
