Guests & Presentations During 2010
Guests & Presentations During 2009
oct 09 meeting
Sargent Acton of HSOY spoke to the club re need for bulletproof vests for officers on patrol. They work along the other local agencies in serving warrants for arrest and seizures in animal cruelty cases and have come against many dangerous situations. The vests that they currently have are worn and outdated and don’t fit properly. They don’t have enough for all officers so need three more so each officer could have one. The ones they have were used by the YPD and donated to the shelter officers but are good for another few years and they needed three more. The cost is $550.00 per vest. The club voted to purchase 3 vests at the cost of $550.00 each.
aug 09 meeting
Kristen Weil, a local attorney who is the chairperson of the Humane Society of Yuma’s Capital Campaign, gave a presentation on why the Humane Society of Yuma needs the new shelter, the new shelter plans, and how the fundraising is going. She reminded us that the Humane Society of Yuma’s Furball takes place September 12th at the Yuma Golf and Country Club. She also wanted to thank the Yuma Kennel Club for our donation. Kristen also educated us about which parts of the shelter are run by the county and which are actually nonprofit: Animal Control is run by the County whereas the shelter is a non-profit organization.
March 09 meeting
Linda Anderson, supervisor for HSOY, is in charge of adoption, rescue and foster care at the Humane Society. She spoke to us about how the adoption procedure works from start to finish. Although they are very short in man power she tries to make home visits as much as possible. She works along with the different rescue organization to help place more of our four legged friends. Last but not least she talked about foster care for the animals. Especially the little ones who are in need of constant care.If anyone is interested in volunteering at the Humane Society they must go thru the volunteer orientation which is held on a monthly basis. If you are interested in helping in any way you may contact her at the Humane Society of Yuma.
