THE SILVERDALE ROTARY VETERINARY PREVENTION CLINIC & FOOD BANK FOR FAMILIES IN NEED A Proposal for Improving Our Community

Introduction  Why are we here today? Goal:  Low Income Veterinary Services (LIVeS) program Service a gap in disease control, community protection, and veterinary care not provided by private veterinary practitioners Provide basic vaccines, surgeries, food and medications for those under the poverty line

Introduction  Why are we here today?  Families below poverty level with no alternative  Easily prevented diseases/abuse that threaten the family unit  Suffering of owned and homeless animals in medical need of treatable conditions  Families and elderly report often having to choose between buying food for themselves or their pet. Amazingly, often choose to support their pet  Enormous tax burdens for a solvable issue, and the public blight caused

LIVeS?

Why Spay/Neuter? Soaring Adoption Rates = Saving Lives 12% 73% 46% 15% 10% 44% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Adopted Return to Owner Euthanized

Why Spay/Neuter? Spay and Neuter Works! Kitsap County people-population has remained stable over the past 5 years, but pets entering our shelter have declined by 29%!

Food Bank? Winter : No Starving Horses No Starved Animals No choosing in family budget

Track Record  Rebrand and Culture Change  Canine Behavior Study and Training Center  New Cattery, Free Roam, New Annex  Animal Rescue/Disaster Response Program  Project Humane 2011 (TBA)  Aughnay/Bremerton Pepsi Trust  Boand Foundation Shelter Medicine Grant  Community Development Block Grant 2 Veterinarians, 4 Nurses, 1 Care Technician 1 Cruelty Investigator Full equipment suite

Proposal  The Silverdale Rotary Veterinary Prevention Clinic & Food Bank for families in need  2 new surgery rooms, 3 added surgery tables  First laboratory, quarantine, and IV fluid treatment areas  First exam room for foster families  First dental surgery station, microchip/vaccine clinics  First public space for compassionate care  First Xray Unit  First food/supply storage and distribution units

Silverdale Rotary Clinic New Indoor/Outdoor Cattery New Feline Free Roam New Rotary Clinic #1 Exam Rooms Clinic #2 Lab Quarantine Treatments Sterilization Observation Treatments Outdoor Rehabilitation and Training Center

5 Year Plan Expenses  Salary Expense$215K  Equipment and Ops$200K  Construction$181K Supporting Funds  Rotary Request$90K over 5 years  KHS Funds$506K ($169K to be raised over 3 years)

Public Awareness Parking Lot Entrance and Signage Ribbon Cutting with State Representative (TBD) Extensive Social Media Network (3600 friends) Volunteer Network (700 supporters) Rotary Road Signage on Dickey Rd Silverdale Rotary Road Signs in Silverdale (3) Chamber/newsgroup communications

Plan  Direct Treatment  Improve direct treatment and care of those currently suffering in community and KHS  Prevention  End the cycle of suffering by preventing its creation  Use education and surgical prevention  Provide Food, needed surgery  Sustainability  The wisest use of funds is achieving permanent change, not one time projects  Change animal and human welfare in Kitsap County

Direct Treatment  Improve direct treatment and care of those currently suffering in community and KHS  Converting 50% of current facility into the first Kitsap shelter medicine clinic  Doubling recovery and quarantine space  Providing surgical and sanitation tools to operate  Updating medicines, treatments, and community education areas

Prevention  End the cycle of suffering by preventing its creation  Use education and surgical prevention  Education Existing Vet Education Plan for Cruelty Investigator and Vet/Tech Education Program Tracking Plan Service Learning Mandate  Outreach Pet Partners with Delta Society  Surgical Prevention Existing Vet with Excellent Record

Prevention  End the cycle of suffering by preventing its creation  Food Bank Hay Program for starving horses Donations to human food banks  Vaccines For low income families with no alternatives  Parasite Prevention For low income  Microchip clinics and Affordable Pet Insurance Because income should not be a barrier to the family unit

Recap Since May 2009: Worst Recession in History $150,000 lost in municipal contracts KHS rebuilt, added programs, added therapists Raised $400K above budget, saved $300K by being more efficient

What are the litmus tests? “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”. Mahatma Gandhi

How do we decide? Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

THE SILVERDALE ROTARY VETERINARY PREVENTION CLINIC & FOOD BANK FOR FAMILIES IN NEED A Proposal for Ending Overpopulation and Suffering