NKPC’s “Support, Options and Solutions (S.O.S.) for keeping pets out of shelters” helps pet owners and community cat caretakers keep their pets/cats safe, healthy and out of the shelters. S.O.S. includes information, referral and resources to address the reasons pets enter our shelters or suffer on the streets when they could have stayed with and
In our recent 2017-2018 PACC Outcomes Report we noted we would follow-up with details about “Adoption Returns” as that was a focus of attention in 2016-2017, when the return rate increased from 5%, which is below the national average of 6% (ASPCA, 2011), up to 6.9%. For a few years some have expressed concern about
In July 2017 the Town of Sahuarita began providing their own Animal Control Services with impound/adoption services from HSSA. A request for records for the first year of services yielded the following information, along with a comment that Sahuarita Police Department will be collecting better records in the future! The Town received 385 calls about
The Town of Marana began providing it’s own Animal Control Services in July 2017. Their activities are no longer included in the outcomes reported for Pima Animal Care Center. When impound is required (for strays, surrenders, quarantine or confiscation) the Town contracts with the Humane Society of Southern Arizona for those services. After the first
No Kill Pima County July 2017 through June 2018 NKPC, an all-volunteer private non- profit organization, is working to implement the No Kill Equation throughout Pima County. We develop, support and implement programs or services that help to: KEEP PETS OUT OF SHELTERS PROVIDE QUALITY CARE FOR PETS IN SHELTERS GET PETS OUT OF SHELTERS
POST SCRIPT: Starting September, 2017 No Kill Pima County is offering a monthly low cost microchip event. See schedule and locations No Kill Pima County is Participating in the AKC Reunite Microchip Marathon! In collaboration with Pima Animal Care Center and the Humane Society of Southern Arizona and in Partnership with Asavet and
We are pleased to announce Justin Pope has joined the NKPC Board of Directors We asked Justin to introduce himself: I am married with six kids and currently reside with four dogs, three cats, and three guinea pigs. I’m employed as a Registered Nurse and I’ve identified as a computer nerd since I was
In continuing efforts to become a No Kill Community and truly save the savable by responding to related needs, the Each One Medical Fund was developed by No Kill Pima County to provide veterinary support outside of the shelter for the animals of the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC). The fund aims to help fill
UPDATE March 2017: After 33 months and almost 1,500 animals diverted from the shelter, the S.O.S. Help Desk has been turned over to the management of PACC under the umbrella of the Pet Support Center. It is a tribute to the success of the NKPC S.O.S. service that the County started a Pet Support Center
