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When you make a gift to SNSI, you're helping animals cared for by 220 rescue groups and shelters all across Indiana. Please consider making a donation today.
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This Month's Certificate Recipients
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Free surgery certificates issued to:
- Dedicated to Dobermans Rescue, Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co.)
- TLC Pals 4 Paaws, Richland (Rush Co.)
- Canine Rescue Care, Inc., Jasonville (Greene Co.)
- Our Lil' Bit of Heaven Animal Rescue, Poland (Owen Co.)
- Mended Hearts Rescue, Inc., Indianapolis (Marion Co.)
- Great Babies Rescue, Inc., Paoli (Orange Co.)
- Perry County Animal Shelter, Cannelton (Perry Co.)
- Lakeshore PAWS, Valparaiso (Porter Co.)
- Hendricks County Animal Control, Danville (Hendricks Co.)
- 2nd Chance Animal Rescue of Richmond, Inc., Richmond (Wayne Co.)
- Humane Society of Boone County, Lebanon (Boone Co.)
- Retails, Inc., Greenfield (Hancock Co.)
- Blackford Co. Animal Shelter, Hartford City (Blackford Co.)
- The ARK Fostercare Program, Fillmore (Putnam Co.)
- Animal Welfare Association, Howe (LaGrange Co.)
- Homeward Bound Animal Welfare Group, Mishawaka (St. Joseph Co.)
- Indianapolis Animal Care and Control, Indianapolis (Marion Co.)
- Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care and Control, Indianapolis (Marion Co.)
Any 501c3 animal welfare organization or municipal shelter can apply to the SNSI's Pet Friendly Group Grant program annually.
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free surgery certificates for free-roaming cats were issued to:
- Hope Marie's Fund, Franklin (Johnson Co.)
- Animal Welfare Association, Howe (LaGrange Co.)
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The funding for SNSI's grant certificates is made possible from revenues received from sales of the
If you're not already sporting a Pet Friendly license plate, make plans to get yours in 2016!
Indiana's #2 selling plate saves animal lives!
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"I had the worst day, until I got your message and then the light started shining! I am calling my vet now! Thank you ever so much!"
Dottie, TLC Pals 4 Paaws
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Memorials and Honorariums:
 Linda Miller in memory of her husband
Alan P. Kemp. Alan was an incredible statewide advocate for people with disabilities with The Arc of Indiana, created the largest special needs trust in the state, and has been a long-time supporter of SNSI.
 Catherine McCabe in honor of SNSI Board Member,
Cyndi Collins.
"Thank you, Cyndi Collins, for all your hard work!"
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A Special Thank You to Tom Wood Lexus
Thank you to Tom Wood Lexus for their continued support of SNSI. Help us thank them by considering a Tom Wood Lexus for your next vehicle.
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Every community would love to have their shelter become "no kill," as all shelters strive to save every dog and cat that enters their facility. But, the reality is that most community shelters are "open admission," meaning that they accept all animals that are brought to them. Accepting every animal means not turning away any stray, owner-surrender, injured, ill, aggressive or elderly dog or cat.
Comprehensive and low-cost spay/neuter efforts are critical to reducing shelter overpopulation and euthanasia rates. Two Indiana shelters, one urban and one rural, are achieving amazing live release rates and share some of their wisdom of making "open admission" and "no kill" a dual reality.
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Pets Healing Vets is an example of HSHC's programs for hard-to-place animals.
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Humane Society for Hamilton County (HSHC): HSHC has instituted a five-point strategy to achieve its remarkable 98.6% live release rate. Executive Director Rebecca Stevens, provides the following keys to their success:
- Blood, sweat and tears and an unwavering commitment to provide daily care, to raise the money, to give the animals the life they deserve, "no matter what it takes."
- Engagement and education of the community and elected officials that "no kill" can only be achieved when the community works together to foster, volunteer, adopt, sponsor and fundraise.
- With limited space and a limited budget, it takes creativity and hard work.
- Commitment to spaying and neutering.
- Creating niche programs for hard-to-place animals, such as Pets Healing Vets, the Survivor Program and Pit Bull Angels.
Brown County Humane Society (BCHS): Also an open admission shelter,
BCHS has been able to achieve a
97.7% save rate for cats and dogs - miraculous, considering Brown County has
five times the national average of abused and abandoned pets and had a heartbreaking 30% save rate prior to 2000.
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BCHS's S.P.O.T. program goes into the community to provide supplies and support.
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While BCHS employs many strategies that result in their success, the key is an aggressive spay/neuter program, along with their
S.P.O.T. (Serving Pets Outreach Team) program. S.P.O.T. gets staff into the community and works to keep animals in their homes by providing food, offering dog houses and runner lines, and providing education and other services. "Most importantly, we try to keep the pets in their homes, because people want to keep their pets, and sometimes they just don't know how," said BCHS Sue Ann Werling, S.P.O.T. Chairperson. BCHS also has a robust community cat program that traps-neuters-returns feral and free-roaming cats. This program prevents shelter intake, saves money, and helps keep euthanasia numbers low.
Both of these Indiana examples prove that creativity and dedication can help a shelter achieve amazing results. Even though these two shelters have achieved a remarkable milestone, both shelters remain incredibly busy, as their work to remain at "no kill" and provide a better life for animals in their community is far from over.
To learn more about the strategies utilized by these two shelters, please reach out to them directly. If your shelter is already "no kill", we'd love to know about it. Please contact us at
info@getthemfixed.org.
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Swashbuckling Fun at Hair Ball
Get your eye-patch, breeches, waistcoats and ruffled shirts ready for Hair Ball 2016, to be held Saturday, October 1, from 6 - 11 p.m. at the Delaware Township Community Center in Fishers.
Advance sale tickets are just $45 thru Sept. 6th and include dinner and drinks. Tickets for this pirate-themed FUNdraiser are available at www.IndyHairBall.org. Order ye tickets and be thaaaaaarrrrrrr!
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Blessing of the Animals
 This October, SNSI is again partnering with churches across Indiana on Blessing of the Animals Day to raise awareness about our life-saving spay/neuter programs. Last year, over 40 churches participated! If your church celebrates Blessing of the Animals Day or would simply like to know more about our programs, we'd be happy to provide information for you to share with your congregation. Learn more or contact us at info@getthemfixed.org or 317-767-7771.
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Online Registry Goes Live
 The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) launched a new on-line registry for shelters and groups that care for dogs and cats. The registry was established under Indiana House Enrolled Act 1201, the "Companion Animal Sterilization Act," supported by SNSI and adopted by the 2016 Indiana General Assembly. The registry will identify animal care facilities that provide services to Indiana citizens.
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Volunteer Spotlight
SNSI had the pleasure of working with Lauren Carr as a volunteer this summer. Lauren is a big animal lover, has been attending SNSI events for more than 10 years, and helped out in the SNSI office on a number of projects the past few months. We say a big thank you and best of luck to Lauren as she heads to IUPUI this fall.
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