Annual Report for Helping Shepherds of Every Color Rescue (Montgomery, AL)

1. Helping Shepherds of Every Color
Rescue
2015 Impact Report

2. Helping Shepherds of Every Color Rescue is a non-profit,
all volunteer rescue that focuses on rescue and
rehabilitation of homeless
German shepherd dogs
(and mixes). We are foster home-based and have many
caring supporters.
We would like to share with you the scope of our work
this past year.
www.HelpingShepherdsofEveryColor.com

3. 2015 Stats for Helping Shepherds of Every
Color Rescue
 # Dogs taken into rescue: 68
 # Adoptions: 65
 # Assists (helped placed with other rescues): 2
 Treated for heartworms: 13
 Spay/Neuters: 52
 Dogs vaccinated: 64
 Treated for skin diseases: 6
 Various infections: 22
 De-wormed: 64 (multiple times)
 Emaciated dogs: 12

4. Comparison Stats: Recent years
2014
68 dogs taken into Rescue
60 Adoptions, (+4 assists)
17 Foster homes, plus 3 part time
2012
16 dogs taken into Rescue
12 Adoptions, (+ 2 assists)
3 Foster homes: plus 1 part time
2011
4 dogs taken into Rescue
3 Adoptions, (+ 6 assists)
2 Foster homes
2013
40 dogs taken into Rescue
37 Adoptions, (+4 assists)
7 Foster homes, plus 3 part time
2015
68 dogs taken into Rescue
66 Adoptions, (+2 assists)
25 Foster homes, plus 2 part time

5. Where do our rescued dogs come
from?
 Shelters and Animal Control:
 Humane Society of Elmore County: 18
 Montgomery Humane Society: 10
 Birmingham/Jefferson Co Animal Control: 6
 Other area shelters: 8
 Vet clinics: 4
 Returns: 10
 Owner surrenders/hardship cases: 12
TOTAL INTAKE: 68

6. Geographic trends of 2015 adoptions
(where did they end up?)
Alabama: 41
(17 in the tri-county area)
Out of state: 25
Florida: 7
Georgia: 5
Louisiana: 3
Texas: 2
Mississippi: 2
Connecticut: 2
N. Carolina: 2
Kentucky: 1
New Jersey: 1 -------------
TOTAL : 66 Adoptions

7. Financial Statement
 January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015
 Income
 Donations: $ 10,179
 Corporate donations: $ 4,479
 Adoption fees: $ 14,900
 Donation of supplies $ 2,500
 TOTAL INCOME: $32,058
 Expenses
 Shelter pull fees: $ 760
 Medical expenses: $ 21,327
 Operational expenses: $ 800 (postage, website, printing, etc)
 Dog food $ 1,929
 Dog care supplies $ 4,200 (hw/flea prevention, collars, ID, microchips, etc)
 TOTAL EXPENSES $29,016

8. 2015 Activities
 We are a Petco Adoptions Options Partner (since 2014)
 We participated in numerous area events with our information table and our
adoptable dogs including:
 Walk n Wag (Montg Humane Society)
 Bark in the Park (HSEC)
 Tractor Supply Co. events
 Petco Meet n Greets (10)
 Pet Supermarket Meet n Greet

9. Officers
 Dawn Knight – President
 Debbie Tomblin – Vice President/Treasurer
 Christie Davis - Secretary

10. In Appreciation
 Montgomery Vet Associates
 Selma Animal Hospital
 Petco Foundation
 Petco of Montgomery
 Diana Bunch Pawtography
 Selma Animal Hospital
 Humane Society of Elmore County
 Montgomery Humane Society
 K9 Nosework Shelter Program
 For Healthy Pets
 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of
Montgomery
 Origami Owl (Lindsey Sorensen)
 Kong Company
 Nylabone Products
 Lisa McMichaels Photography
 Shaune Gilliland Photography
 Dr. Sandra Woodley
 Jamberry Nails (Megyn Ard)
 Many others

11. Where is Helping Shepherds of Every
Color Rescue?
Website: www.HelpingShepherdsofEveryColor.com
https://www.facebook.com/HelpingShepherdOfEveryColorRescue
Mailing Address:
3066 Zelda Road, PMB #364
Montgomery, AL 36106

12. Transformations: Joe

13. Transformations: Millie

14. Transformations: Gandolf

15. Transformations: Marcus

16. Transformations: Idgy

17. Transformations: Bonsai

18. Transformations: Hank

19. Helping Shepherds of Every Color
Rescue
Thank you to all of our volunteers, supporters, adopters, and
fellow rescuers.