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VOL. 103, NO. 4 WINTER 2010

ALandmark

Year

SF/SPCA Annual Report Monkey and Tessie

Dear Friends of theSF/SPCA,

TANNER, anadorableone-year old‘benji look-alike’ was

trying to survive onthe streets when shewas struck by a car. Inshock and with herback leg broken,Tanner managed torun from the scene ofthe accident, butthankfully was laterfound by a GoodSamaritan whocontacted our partnersat San FranciscoAnimal Care andControl. Recognizingthe dog’s need forimmediate medicalcare, the respondingofficer brought Tannerdirectly to The SanFrancisco SPCA.

Once admitted into our care,Tanner began the slow process ofhealing, both physically and socially.Her initially shy behavior grew intotrust as she responded to the dailyloving care of our Shelter VeterinaryTeam. Placed on cage rest as sherecovered from surgery, Tanner soonbecame the favorite of staff andvolunteers who would stop by and offerher small treats, kind words, andsomething she had craved all of her life- a soft human touch.

Today, fully healed from herinjuries, photos of Tanner show ajoyous shaggy blonde dog, hair blowingin the wind as she runs down the beachwith her adopter. From abandonedstreet dog to pampered pet, she

exemplifies the life-saving work thatgoes on every day at The San FranciscoSPCA.

We are publishing our annualreport in this issue of Our Animals inhonor of the many animals, like Tanner,whose lives were changed because ofyour support and the work of thecommitted staff and volunteers at TheSan Francisco SPCA. The numbers wepublish every year measure our success,but we know that behind every statisticis a story, a journey from loneliness tolove, and a deserving animal whose lifewas changed thanks to the work we do.

In this sometimes difficult yearwith its economic uncertainties, the oneconstant the SF/SPCA has remainedfocused on is our core mission: saving

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The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals______________________________

2500 Sixteenth Street San Francisco, CA 94103

(415) 554-3000Founded April 18, 1868

OfficersCatherine B. Brown

CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Donald M. Brown, M.D.Belinda Levensohn

CO-VICE CHAIRS

David TateosianTREASURER

Jan McHugh-SmithPRESIDENT

DirectorsAs of June 30, 2009

Katherine BlackSharon BradfordJennifer ChungDerek L. Dean

Daniel Levitt, M.D., Ph.D.Marie O’Gara Lipman

Fillmore MarksCraig A. Pinedo

J. Peter ReadJeanette RoachEric B. RobertsJake Steinman

Emeritus DirectorsRansom Cook

Richard E. DiricksonBernard M. Kramer, M.D.

William Lee Olds, Jr.Jacqueline L. Young

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141ST YEAR

A Landmark YearWe continue our important mission: Saving lives

BY JAN MCHUGH-SMITH, PRESIDENT, SAN FRANCISCO SPCA

as many lives as possible,promoting the human-animalbond and promoting thehealth and well-being ofanimals. Once again I amproud to say we continuedour role as a leading shelter inthe nation, setting thestandards for humane care,shelter medicine, and findingfamilies for thousands ofhomeless animals.

The highlight this yearwas the opening of theLeanne B. Roberts AnimalCare Center. Our spaciousstate-of-the art communityveterinary center allowed usto improve hundreds of livesthrough professional,compassionate medicaltreatment.

We faced tougheconomic times this year, asdid many of our clients, andthe number of charity cases atour hospital increased as wehelped families andindividuals keep rather thansurrender their animals formedical reasons. TheSF/SPCA is committed tofighting animal neglect byensuring that every guardian,regardless of income, hasaccess to our full-serviceveterinary hospital. We arethankful to our full-payingclients who recognize that bybringing their animals to theSF/SPCA Veterinary Hospital,they are not only ensuringthat their pets get expert care,but they are also supportingour efforts to help others.

We continued ourcooperation with SanFrancisco Animal Care andControl, accepting thousandsof animals into our facilitywhere they received medicalcare, rehabilitation, and theopportunity for adoption. Iam equally proud of our workwith other shelters and rescueorganizations throughout

Northern California whobenefitted from our transferprogram, showing that ourcompassion truly knows noboundaries. We providedfoster homes, preparingthousands of orphanedkittens for adoption andcontinued to address animalover-population, most notablyby offering subsidizedspay/neuter surgeries at theLeanne B. Roberts AnimalCare Center.

The SF/SPCA’s HumaneEducation Programscontinued to build tomorrow’sresponsible pet guardiansthrough interactive campsand classroom visits.Additionally, an estimated50,000 people throughout theBay Area enjoyed the truecomfort that only animals canbring through our AnimalAssisted Therapy Program.

We have had to makesome tough decisions thispast year. Our revenuestreams have not increasedbut our expenses have. Weare streamlining in order tobe the best stewards of ourdonors’ gifts whilemaintaining the quality ofservice we have provided forthe past 142 years. In thecoming year we will count onour generous friends andsupporters, our dedicated staffand our loyal volunteers tohelp us sustain our successand save more lives. In honorof the animals who found thehelp they needed last yearand the animals who willarrive at our doors in 2010,thank you for supporting ourmission.

Sincerely yours,

Jan McHugh-SmithPresident, San Francisco SPCA

W I N T E R 2 0 1 0

ContentsThe mission of The San Francisco SPCA

is to save and protect animals, provide care and treatment,

advocate for their welfare, and enhance the human-animal bond.

4 The True HeroesOur efforts depend upon the generosity of our supporters

5 The San Francisco SPCAAnnual ReportHighlights of our accomplishments in the past fiscal year

9 Living LegacyLegacy Society Members

10 Donors

12 Matching Gift Corporations and Legacy Gifts

14 Shelter Medicine: An Important IngredientOur Animals Benefit From New Methods

16 Life Saving at the San Francisco SPCA Stories from the frontlines of animal welfare

ON THE COVER: Monkey and Tessie.Laura Rogers Canine [email protected]

Winter 2010 | www.sfspca.org | SF/SPCA Our Animals 3

Dear Friends of the SF/SPCA,

THIS HAS TRULY been a landmarkyear for the San Francisco SPCAwith the opening of the Leanne B.Roberts Animal Care Center, thanksto the generosity of the Roberts

Family and hundreds of other loyal supporters.We could not continue our life-saving

efforts without your help.The Roberts Center has changed animal

welfare in San Francisco, making qualitymedical care readily available and extending itthrough charity care to animals whoseguardians might otherwise have to surrendertheir beloved pets.

In addition to our public veterinaryhospital, the Center also houses our state-of-

the- art shelter medicine program , which hasdramatically improved the lives of homelessanimals and led to an increase in the number ofadoptions.

I am pleased to share with you ouraccomplishments:

■ The number of hospital clients increased by23 percent, to 17,927.

■ The number of charity cases at the hospitalincreased by 37 percent to 2,134.

■ More than 4,300 cats and dogs found homesthrough our efforts at Maddie’s AdoptionCenter.

■ We found foster homes for 956 cats and 68dogs.

■ We performed 6,694 spay/neuter surgeries atthe Roberts Animal Care Center.

■ We served 3,031 young people through ourHumane Education Programs.

■ Nearly 53,000 people were served throughour Animal Assisted Therapy Program.

We look forward to the coming year andthe challenges that lie ahead. I pledge to youthat we will not waiver in our commitment toimproving the lives of animals, from petsalready in loving homes in need of medical careor assistance with behavior problems to theunwanted and homeless that we take into ourembrace every day.

I thank you from the bottom of my heartfor your support and for joining us in theongoing battle to save as many lives as wepossibly can. And I can assure you that in thesetough times we will continue to do all that wecan possibly do for our animals.

I leave you with the words of the greatleader Mahatma Gandhi: “You must be thechange you wish to see in the world.”

On behalf of our animals,

Catherine B. BrownChair, Board of Directors, San Francisco SPCA


The True HeroesOur efforts depend upon the generosity of our supporters

BY CATHERINE B. BROWN, CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SAN FRANCISCO SPCA

Humane Education: Perhaps it’s best tobegin a look at the past year with an optimisticview to the animal guardians of the future.

Our Humane Education Departmentreached 3,031 students in the last fiscal year, anincrease of 5 percent.

Exceptionally popular, the SF/SPCA’sinteractive programs include summer camps,interschool volunteering, community servicedays, school presentations and shelter tours forschool groups. Children receive hands-onexperiences caring for and training homeless


San FranciscoSPCA Annual

ReportHighlights of our accomplishments in the past fiscal year

HIS HAS BEEN asignificant year at theSan Francisco SPCA,featuring the opening ofthe new Leanne B.Roberts Animal Care

Center as well as notableachievements in many of ourprograms and services.

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results: A Docent Team of energetic andknowledgeable escorts began giving publictours of our expanded facilities; and a HospitalClient Liaison Team developed to help serveour clients at our busy Veterinary Hospital.

Volunteers are an essential component toour life-saving success and thanks to theirefforts, we have saved many animals lives andcan look forward to saving many more. TheSF/SPCA is proud and inspired to work withsuch an amazing team of people whogenerously put their love for animals to workeveryday.

Adoptions: With a warm, invitingadoption center and friendly, knowledgeablestaff and volunteers, it’s no wonder that 4,301dogs and cats found new homes through ouradoption program last year. Value-addedincentives such as free health insurance,discounts on dog training classes, top-notchpre-adoption veterinary care, and a client-friendly process distinguishes the SF/SPCAfrom other agencies and draws pet-seekingpeople from all over the Bay Area.

Animal Assisted Therapy: Can a dogteach a child to read? Of course! Children whoscore below basic levels in state reading examscan make dramatic improvements thanks to theSF/SPCA Puppy Dog Tales Reading Program.It’s a simple but powerful approach: Childrenwho otherwise may be overwhelmed readingaloud to an adult, instead read to trainedtherapy dogs. Studies have shown the programincreases literacy, allows children to develop apositive attitude toward reading and greatlyreinforced the human-animal bond.


animals while widening their circle ofcompassion to include responsible citizenship,consumerism, and acceptance.

Behavior and Training: Offering over twodozen different classes, the SF/SPCA’s DogTraining Program served to enhance thehuman-animal bond by offering ourcommunity a variety of fun, affordable ways tointeract with their dogs. All of the dog trainingclasses at the SF/SPCA, from Puppy Playgroupto Advanced Manners, utilize positivereinforcement training techniques. From‘Diapers and Dogs’ to our highly effective‘Growly Dog’ course, classes will continue withstreamlined on-line registration to help clientsfind the right sociality class for their situation.

The SF/SPCA’s Maddies Adoption CenterAnimal Intake Teams had a busy fiscal2008/2009 year, evaluating 3,771 incoming catsand dogs. These included 2,421 cats and dogstransferred to us through our partnership withSan Francisco Animal Care and Control. Actingas a safety net for our community’s animals, theSF/SPCA excels at providing veterinary andfoster care to underage, ill and injuredhomeless animals.

In addition to our city-based efforts, wealso brought in 1,738 animals from over-crowded shelters throughout NorthernCalifornia. We are committed to saving as manylives as possible. T ransferring dogs and catsinto our adoption program from under-servedshelters maximizes our resources while reducingthe euthanasia of healthy, friendly animals.

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Children are not the only beneficiaries ofour AAT Program. More than 52,000 people,including residents of hospitals, nursing homes,senior centers, psychiatric facilities, centers forthe developmentally disabled, convalescenthomes, and youth facilities receive regulartherapeutic visits from our volunteer teams andtheir dogs.

To prepare for their important work, ourdog trainers work with volunteers to developtheir skills in Mastery, Empathy and SocialConscience through Animal Assisted Therapy.It’s a volunteer position that requiresconsiderable training and commitment onbehalf of both people and their animals.

Foster Care: Found abandoned undercars, left in boxes on doorsteps, and oftendeclared “unwanted,” orphaned kittens findsolace in the arms of SF/SPCA FosterVolunteers. Providing a special-needs animalwith a few weeks of home care is a gift thatlasts a lifetime. In some cases, a mother ‘queen’simply needs a safe place to nurse her young,while other animals require considerablehands-on nurturing, daily treatments, andmedications. In all situations, some 200SF/SPCA foster families selflessly invested theirtime - and their hearts - into raising homelessanimals to grow strong enough for adoption.Last year, 1,024 animals, including 956 catsand kittens and 68 dogs and puppies,benefitted from our foster care program.

As dedicated as we are to helping younganimals become strong for the next phase oftheir life, we are equally committed to givingolder and terminally ill homeless animalsloving care as they reach the end of theirjourney. Geriatric cats and dogs, once treasuredpets, often find themselves turned over toanimal shelters with a slim likelihood ofadoption. Our new program termed “Fospice”is a combination of foster and hospice care.Volunteers, whose compassion never ceases toamaze us, take terminally ill animals into theirhomes and provide end-of-life care. With theirconditions closely monitored by our ShelterMedicine Team, these animals live out theirdays in comfort and dignity.

Shelter Medicine: The San FranciscoSPCA is proud to set the standards for humaneshelter care. Our expert team of professionalsworks to reduce animal stress and illnessthrough careful evaluations, comprehensivetreatments, and enrichment. The majority ofanimals we receive from San Francisco AnimalCare and Control require medical treatmentsand we valiantly confront conditions that atmany shelters would result in euthanasia. Lastyear, the SF/SPCA dedicated $537,822 inmedical care for homeless animals, 10.3 percentmore than the previous year, and all of itfunded by our generous donors. We arecommitted to healing the ill and injuredanimals who arrive in need and equally


Sources of Support: $14,800,000Fees for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38% Contributions & Bequests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53% Investment Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7%Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2%

Expenses: $16,350,000Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33% Spay/Neuter Clinic & Shelter Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . .12%Adoption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18% Companion Animal Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9% Public Education Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7% Supporting Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21%

HOSPITAL 33%

SPAY/NEUTERCLINIC & SHELTER

MEDICINE12%COMPANION

ANIMALPROGRAMS

9%

ADOPTION18%

PUBLIC EDUCATIONPROGRAMS

7%

SUPPORTINGSERVICES

21%

FEES FORSERVICE

33%

CONTRIBUTIONS &BEQUESTS

53%

INVESTMENTINCOME

7%

OTHER2%

of the Leanne B. Roberts Animal Care Centerwas the answer for our expansion and therealization of a dream. Providing 14examination rooms, two surgical suites, and afull service ICU, The Roberts Animal CareCenter will allow our veterinary hospital tocontinue to grow and become a strongerfunding source for our mission-based programs.Our patients benefit from state-of-the-artequipment, animal-friendly patient quartersand a committed and dedicated staff .

Known for our compassionate wellnessand routine care, we are also the only localhospital that also offers payment arrangementsand even complete subsidized care for peoplewho cannot afford to treat their animals. Withclients feeling the economic downturn, we sawa 37 percent increase in patients needingfinancial assistance, with our spending goingup by 42 percent.

Dog Training Academy: Over the lastdecade, the SF/SPCA’s Academy for DogTrainers has impacted tens of thousands ofanimals across the United States andinternationally. Committed to pioneeringcomprehensive education and certification fordog trainers, behavior counselors, and othercompanion dog professionals, the Academy hastrained hundreds of people from around theworld. More importantly, it has helped tens ofthousands of dogs stay in their homes ratherthan be surrendered to shelters whilepromoting positive reinforcement-basedtraining techniques. After its successful 10 yearrun under the SF/SPCA, Jean Donaldson andJanis Bradley, founders of The Academy for DogTrainers, will continue their work independentof our organization, but with our fullencouragement and best wishes.

Pet Loss: Our Pet Loss Support Groupserves some 20 grieving participants a month,helping them through one of life’s most difficulttransitions. Participants are guided in theirrecovery by Dr. Betty J. Carmack, the tirelessgroup facilitator in her 26th year of offeringhelp. “Some individuals come once, otherscome month after month,” she said. “Somecome on the anniversary of an animalcompanion’s birth or the anniversary of thedeath. People come when they feel the needand desire to do so.”

There is no charge for the service.For more information about the SF/SPCA’s

programs and services please visit our websiteat www.sfspca.org or phone our offices at(415) 554-3000. Y


committed to preventing disease throughcareful shelter population management.Working closely with the UC Davis KoretShelter Medicine Program, we are participatingin disease-related research studies andspearheading new concepts such as “adoptiondriven capacity” in order to set the precedentfor shelters throughout the nation.

Spay/Neuter: As the number one way tocontrol the influx of animals into shelters, ourSpay/Neuter Clinic remains the foundation ofour mission and a vital community service. In asterile hospital setting, using the latest inanesthesia and pain control techniques, ourhighly-skilled team of veterinarians andveterinary technicians prepped, sterilized, andrecovered 6,694 cats and dogs last year, a 2percent increase. We offer pet sterilization toguardians who can afford the procedure and tothose who need financial assistance. In fact, 82percent of our clients received a discount of 51percent or more. In addition to providingspay/neuter services to owned animals, theSF/SPCA performs pre-adoption sterilization onour animals and cats and dogs adopted fromSan Francisco Animal Care and Control andother local rescue groups. Our team directlyaddressed the problem of cat overpopulationthrough our thrice- weekly Feral Fix Program.We trapped, spay/neutered and returned 958feral cats while supporting colony caretakerswith humane traps and discounted food.

Veterinary Hospital: After providingtrusted medical care for more than 70 years andthousands of clients annually, our full-servicepublic veterinary hospital had long outgrownits cramped, outdated facility. The completion


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DR. JENNIFER SCARLETT had herwork cut out for her when she firstarrived at the San Francisco SPCA.Now she heads one of the finestshelter medicine departments in

the country. When she came on board, Maddie’sAdoption Center was perpetually filled tocapacity, and animals being prepared foradoption were often warehoused in the oldinfirmary.

Now the Leanne B. Roberts Animal CareCenter houses a center for shelter animals,separate from the public hospital. Unlike theold hospital, the shelter medicine center isclean, airy and state-of-the-art. The primarygoal of shelter medicine is to improve thequality of housing and care of animals in

shelters and facilitate adoptions, which is theprocess of getting abandoned pets intopermanent, loving homes. It places a toppriority on transitioning our animals throughspay-neuter surgeries. The discipline is also akey component in the battle againstoverpopulation and euthanasia.

Shelter medicine has only been a fullyrecognized veterinary discipline for the past 10years. Previously, vets specialized mostly inlarge stock animals or small owned domesticanimals. Now, shelter animals and their specialstress management and disease control needshave taken their place alongside moreestablished veterinary specialties.

Veterinarians and Veterinary Techniciansand Assistants practicing shelter medicine placean emphasis on the behavior problems facinganimals housed in shelters and the illnessescommonly associated with shelter life – such asupper respiratory infections (URI) in cats andkennel cough in dogs.

And the top priority is getting healthyanimals adopted and out of the shelterenvironment as quickly as possible whileaddressing those that need comprehensivemedical care quickly so they can go into ourAdoptions Center. When that happens, dogsand cats frequently cease showing the stress-related behavior problems – such as shyness orother issues associated with longtime shelterstays - and more lives are saved.

“We are a shelter, not a sanctuary,” Dr.Scarlett explains, “The two are often confused.A shelter is a temporary safe haven forhomeless animals while we find them homes.”She is firm in her belief that animals do notthrive in a shelter environment and need theopportunity to find a home as quickly aspossible.

“Shelters are like landing at a Motel 6after a long day of driving,” she said. “You’re


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happy for the place to restovernight safely but you want tobe on your way home the nextmorning.”

Dr. Scarlett reinvigoratedthe shelter medicine program atthe SF/SPCA and adoptionsincreased 25 percent in her firstyear here. The animals werehealthier and Maddie’s was nolonger overcrowded. Clients wereno longer overwhelmed by thenumbers of animals available.The entire process wasstreamlined with the emphasison keeping animals healthy andready for adoption while makingthe best match with responsibleguardians. “We’ve been reallysuccessful,” she said. “We’redoing everything we can toprevent animals from lingering inthe infirmary.”

Kittens are particularlyvulnerable to a variety of shelterills, such as ringworm, whichcan be dealt with quite efficientlyin a home setting but canbecome epidemic in a shelter.“They can get really sick inshelters,” Dr. Scarlett said. Sotheir time waiting for placementin Maddie’s Adoption Center is minimized,with spay-neuter being carried out as soon aspossible – when they reach two pounds – tominimize the time warehousing the kittens incages when they’re exposed to a variety ofcontagious diseases.

“It was hard on the kittens,” Dr. Scarlett

said, of practices that were common beforeshelter medicine and in fact was the case withthe old, crowded hospital at San FranciscoSPCA before the Leanne B. Roberts AnimalCare Center opened. Shelter medicine alsomakes a concerted effort to track and study theincidence of disease and infection, and Dr.Scarlett is involved with a study on URIcoordinated by UC Davis.

Because of the modern veterinary facilitiesat the Roberts Animal Care Center, Dr. Scarlettand her staff were recently able to contain anddeal with a ringworm outbreak among thekittens that certainly would have been worse atthe old facility.

It wasn’t always an easy transition, eventhough shelter medicine is now accepted andoffered in the curriculum of 24 of the nation’s28 veterinary schools. Change can be difficult.Dr. Scarlett said she was immersed in thechanges early on, losing sight of the progress.Then, after six months, she took stock. “Iremember the day,” she said. “I looked around.We were OK. The ball is rolling.” Y


THERE’S A STORY behindevery statistic in theannual report. Many ofthem are stories of theheroic life saving that goes

on every day at the San FranciscoSPCA. Here are four such stories.And each has a happy ending, withthe animals going to loving homes.

Jensen: At 1 1/2-years of age, Jensencarried a painful reminder of his kittenhood: adeformed leg, the result of a painful injurywhen he was very young. Untreated for sometime, Jensen’s crippling left hind leg impactedhis mobility -- and his spirit. Upon arriving atthe SF/SPCA, our Shelter Medicine teamdetermined that Jensen’s leg could not be savedand amputation would be best alternative.Thankfully, due to the Cinderella Fund, theSF/SPCA is able to offer extraordinary medicaltreatments to more than 1,000 homelessanimals a year, like Jensen. After a speedy,routine recovery this 3-legged, but muchhappier cat was placed up for adoption andquickly welcomed into a new home.

The Cinderella Fund is a project ofCLAW – Critter Lovers At Work. Founded in1987 and staffed by our beneficent volunteers,the group’s inaugural project was HolidayWindows, now a tradition of the HolidaySeason with adoptable kittens and puppiesadorning Macy’s windows at Union Square.

The group’s main vehicle for fund raisingis that staple of the San Francisco social season,the Bark and Whine Ball, an evening of diningand dancing featuring donors with their dogs.The good times of the black tie and real tailsaffair has continued to be a vital component insupporting The SPCA’s core mission ofpreventing suffering and finding homes for catsand dogs. Without the Cinderella Fund, theSF/SPCA would not be able to offer as manylife-saving options to the animal in our care.Animals, like Belle.

Belle was one of five puppies found onthe side of the road by a Sherriff’s officerpatrolling a rural area. Three of the pups hadbeen killed; victims of speeding cars. One pupwas healthy and one, Belle, was clearly ill. Anadorable Australian Kelpie-mix with a nonstoptail, Belle was brought to the SF/SPCA anddiagnosed with distemper, an often fatal viraldisease that affects the respiratory,


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gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems.Belle was treated by the SF/SPCA Shelter

Medicine Team. Her intensive veterinarytreatment and long recovery were fundedthrough our Cinderella Fund and thegenerosity of our donors. Belle beat the oddsand recovered. However, her battle with therare disease left her with a severe neurologicaltick and decreased ability to coordinate herlimbs. She also has some trouble using one ofher front legs because of a birth defect andwhile not in pain, would always tremor andbob her head.

All in all, Belle was a dog that wouldlikely be considered unadoptable at many othershelters and could have faced euthanasia.Instead, the SF/SPCA housed Belle for monthsuntil the perfect loving home came along. Sheloves walks and playing in the park and at thebeach. But between the tick and the bad front

leg, she can easily grow tired on her belovedoutings. Her guardian has just the thing to helpher on the return home – a children’s redwagon.

Manny, an orange tabby kitten, also has anew lease on life, thanks to another SF/SPCAprogram. Manny began life as a feral kitten,born outdoors and without the benefit ofhuman interaction. At the tender age of just 5weeks, Manny became separated from hismother and litter. The one-pound orange andwhite tabby found his way to the bottom of a10-feet deep sump pump at the city’s waterworks in the Bayview District of San Francisco.

Manny’s near-certain fate was avertedwhen one of the workers, George Green, heardhis weak cries for help. Looking down into themanhole, George was astonished to see a tinykitten swimming and crying. Manny finallymade his way to the top of the pump where he



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was able to sit with the water levelstopping just below his head.

Green who maintains a feedingstation and does some trapping aspart of the San Francisco SPCA’sFeral Cat Program, went into action.He rigged a bucket and rope andtaught one of his coworkers how toscruff a frightened kitten. Theworkman went into an adjacentmanhole and crawled over toManny’s perch. The kitten wasplaced safely in the bucket andhauled above ground. Green gavethe kitten a bath – he was coveredin grime – and held him under therunning water to warm him up.

Manny was given a clean bill ofhealth at the SF/SPCA, then placedin a foster home. A few weeks later,fully socialized and neutered, hetook a place in Maddie’s AdoptionCenter where he was adopted bytwo roommates looking to add anew friend to their place.

By the way, Manny’s namehonors the manhole were this bravelittle survivor began his new life.

The two roommates alsoadopted Sage, a grey and whitekitten who was starving to deathbecause of an extremely narrowesophagus. When operatingproperly, the muscular esophaguspushes food into the stomach fordigestion. In order to correct Sage’scongenital condition, SF/SPCAveterinarians widened theesophageal passage with a surgicalprocess using a balloon. During hisrecovery – and his early days at hisnew home – he ate his food off araised wooden platform whichenabled him to eat standing upwhile he grew accustomed to theluxury of eating his fill without adesperate struggle.

Jensen, Belle, Manny and Sageare simply numbers among themore than 4,000 animals adoptedout by the SPCA each year. To thestaff and volunteers of the SPCA –and to their new guardians – theyrepresent lives saved, lives that arenow enriching the human-animalbond. Y


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