Nevada Humane Society (Nevada)
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Headquarters Location: Reno, NV
Founded: 1932
Mission: As a non-profit, charitable, no-kill animal welfare organization, Nevada Humane Society's mission is to find homes and provide care for homeless animals, bringing people and animals together to make Washoe County a no-kill community. This is accomplished through quality animal care, comprehensive adoption programs, accessible low-cost spay/neuter services, and a free Animal Help Desk.
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nevada, no-kill movement, pet adoption, veterinarians, animal welfare, education, companion animals
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Leadership
Bonney Brown.
Bonney Brown is the executive director of the Nevada Humane Society. Ms. Brown was the Chief Operations Officer for Best Friends Animal Society, the nation’s largest sanctuary for homeless, abused, and neglected animals, and a leader in the national No Kill movement. The No Kill movement seeks to unite private shelters and animal control agencies in a partnership to end…
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Financial Data
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Overhead Ratio:
14.94%
Total Revenue:
$2,545,312
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Contact Info
Website:
E-Mail:
dblankenburg AT nevadahumanesociety.org
Phone:
775-8562000
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Address:
2825B Longley Lane
Reno, NV 89502, USA
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Story:
The Nevada Humane Society is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1932. It was originally created to address the horrible suffering of local stray animals, which were systematically rounded up and held in a giant pen “out in the country” on Glendale Avenue. Through the tireless efforts of Enid Johnson and Genevra Kimpton, the City of Reno finally recognized the need for a higher standard — and the Nevada Humane Society was born.
The Society ceased animal control work in the mid-70s and began its growth toward the agency it is today. Philanthropist George Whittell provided a bequest that allowed for the land purchase and construction of the shelter on Kresge Lane in Sparks; on January 1, 1980, the Nevada Humane Society left its barns and trailers at the Mill Street location and moved into its new facility.
The Society views itself as a community service organization. And we firmly believe that animals, domestic and wild alike, are a legitimate part of our community. Our many programs and services are designed to address the needs of all animals — and to provide support, education, and assistance for all the people that care about them.
Most importantly, realize that our efforts on behalf of the animals would not be possible without you. Your donations allow us to continue to run our programs and services. Your generosity has enabled us to expand our coverage and develop new ideas to help our animal friends. Your gift of volunteer hours makes the labor light and the work go farther. On behalf of our Board of Directors and staff, I would like to thank you, the members of our wonderful community, for your support and concern for the animals we all love.
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Evidence of Impact Summary:
The Nevada Humane Society has succeeded in greatly increasing adoption and decreasing euthanasia, with a high-energy approach. The Nevada Humane Society, along with the Washoe County Animal Services, has led its community to a 90% or more save rate for all impounded animals for over two years now.See expert comments.
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They have promoted the orphaned pets through good marketing skills and have increased their adoptions significantly. Their goal is to eliminate euthanasia of all adoptable pets. | ||
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The Nevada Humane Society has succeeded in greatly increasing adoption and decreasing euthanasia, with a high-energy approach. It is the national example among shelters for "You don't have to be wealthy San Francisco to pull this off-- look, Reno, NV did it." | ||
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It is really some of the smaller local organizations that are addressing solutions in their communities and proving that there can be an alternative to euthanizing large numbers of animals. These organizations, like the Nevada Humane Society, are making a more national impact by disproving some of the excuses to success that larger organizations have been touting. | ||
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Before Austin, the "it" city in animal-welfare was Reno, Nevada, and the non-profit responsible for their claim to fame is the Nevada Humane Society. The Nevada Humane Society, along with the Washoe County Animal Services, has led its community to a 90% or more save rate for all impounded animals for over two years now. In a community with high unemployment, foreclosure, and alcoholism rates, Reno has every reason to excuse shelter killing as a "necessary evil," but through its courageous leadership, it has rejected excuses and seen outstanding success. It is a model humane community. | ||
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The Nevada Humane Society serves Washoe County NV and works closely with municipal animal control. They have achieved 90% live outcome or better for years. The impact NHS has on animal welfare comes from two places: 1) Executive Director Bonney Brown (in addition to Washoe County Animal Services Director Mitch Schneider) speaks at nearly every national animal welfare conference in the country. She is extremely generous with her organization's programs and ideas and passes along templates and materials to hundreds of organizations that want to do better for the animals. Her creativity and success at NHS has inspired other shelters nationwide. 2) the model public-private partnership NHS has with Washoe County is one that should be replicated where ever possible. | ||
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They are mission oriented, focused on life saving, and is highly effective. | ||
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Leadership
Bonney Brown
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