The SPCA of Texas announced that as of February 1, 2006, by mandate of the SPCA’s board of directors, it would no longer euthanize animals for lack of space at its Dallas shelter at 362 S. Industrial Blvd. Due to limited resources, the SPCA will no longer take in unlimited animals, and will become a Reservation Required shelter. The SPCA is asking the community to be a partner in the process of finding new homes for animals.
The goal to no longer euthanize for space was first proposed in 2000 as a part of a comprehensive five-year plan designed to take the SPCA into the 21st century as a state-of-the-art, cutting-edge animal shelter while remaining more intensely focused on its core mission, to improve the welfare of all animals.
The SPCA’s Collin County shelter will follow suit later this year after all animal control contracts are all relinquished back to the various cities/municipalities currently served in Collin County.
“Finding homes for and keeping animals in homes is of the utmost importance to us,” said James Bias, SPCA of Texas President. “We will never again euthanize an animal for space at our Dallas facility, and have made plans to implement the same policy at our Collin County shelter later this year.”
As a part of this policy change, stray and owner surrendered animals will be taken in by reservation only, based on available space, which will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. Reservations will be available every day beginning at 9 a.m.
The SPCA will never euthanize for space and never turn an animal away because of their looks, age, breed or non-contagious treatable health condition based upon available space and SPCA policies. Furthermore, if an injured animal is brought in that the SPCA is unable to assist, the animal will be humanely euthanized if the person who brings in that animal so chooses and the SPCA concurs.
Upon surrender, SPCA staff will conduct a health assessment and administer the S.A.F.E.R. test (Safety Assessment for Evaluation Re-homing)—a standardized behavior assessment tool that gives shelters a consistent, accurate way of measuring temperament in dogs—and inform the person who brought in the animal of their options.
If an individual’s animal, whether stray or owner surrender, is deemed not adoptable or the SPCA is full at the time of their call, the person bringing in the animal will be advised to check back with us on a daily basis, and they will also be offered tips on how to make the pet more adoptable (have it spayed or neutered, vaccinated, trained), how to attempt to place that animal into another home themselves or directed to an SPCA of Texas Pet Placement Partner (shelters and breed rescue groups the SPCA has relationships with). If it is a stray, the person will be advised to take the animal to the closest local animal control agency to ensure the pet stays near the area where it was found. For more information, please visit www.spca.org/rr.
Additionally, animals who are brought to the SPCA through the organization’s Rescue and Investigations department will remain separate from the regular intake of owner surrender and stray animals, not affecting the number of spaces available to owner surrendered and stray animals each day.
“The Reservation Required system will allow the SPCA to do more for the animals waiting for homes in its shelter,” said Bias. “We will be able to pursue our mission statement with a renewed purpose and drive, and, as always, to make a difference, one animal at a time.”
For more information, please visit www.spca.org/rr.
The goal to no longer euthanize for space was first proposed in 2000 as a part of a comprehensive five-year plan designed to take the SPCA into the 21st century as a state-of-the-art, cutting-edge animal shelter while remaining more intensely focused on its core mission, to improve the welfare of all animals.
The SPCA’s Collin County shelter will follow suit later this year after all animal control contracts are all relinquished back to the various cities/municipalities currently served in Collin County.
“Finding homes for and keeping animals in homes is of the utmost importance to us,” said James Bias, SPCA of Texas President. “We will never again euthanize an animal for space at our Dallas facility, and have made plans to implement the same policy at our Collin County shelter later this year.”
As a part of this policy change, stray and owner surrendered animals will be taken in by reservation only, based on available space, which will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. Reservations will be available every day beginning at 9 a.m.
The SPCA will never euthanize for space and never turn an animal away because of their looks, age, breed or non-contagious treatable health condition based upon available space and SPCA policies. Furthermore, if an injured animal is brought in that the SPCA is unable to assist, the animal will be humanely euthanized if the person who brings in that animal so chooses and the SPCA concurs.
Upon surrender, SPCA staff will conduct a health assessment and administer the S.A.F.E.R. test (Safety Assessment for Evaluation Re-homing)—a standardized behavior assessment tool that gives shelters a consistent, accurate way of measuring temperament in dogs—and inform the person who brought in the animal of their options.
If an individual’s animal, whether stray or owner surrender, is deemed not adoptable or the SPCA is full at the time of their call, the person bringing in the animal will be advised to check back with us on a daily basis, and they will also be offered tips on how to make the pet more adoptable (have it spayed or neutered, vaccinated, trained), how to attempt to place that animal into another home themselves or directed to an SPCA of Texas Pet Placement Partner (shelters and breed rescue groups the SPCA has relationships with). If it is a stray, the person will be advised to take the animal to the closest local animal control agency to ensure the pet stays near the area where it was found. For more information, please visit www.spca.org/rr.
Additionally, animals who are brought to the SPCA through the organization’s Rescue and Investigations department will remain separate from the regular intake of owner surrender and stray animals, not affecting the number of spaces available to owner surrendered and stray animals each day.
“The Reservation Required system will allow the SPCA to do more for the animals waiting for homes in its shelter,” said Bias. “We will be able to pursue our mission statement with a renewed purpose and drive, and, as always, to make a difference, one animal at a time.”
For more information, please visit www.spca.org/rr.
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