INFORMATION SECTION
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SERVICES WE PROVIDE
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While the primary mission
of the Humane Society of Ventura County is to provide a safe,
temporary home for unwanted animals while they await adoption,
it also provides many other services to help ensure that animals
throughout the county are treated with the love and respect they
deserve.
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One of the willing participants in Shelter Director Jolene
Hoffman's dog obedience class. |
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These two training partners spent part of the class bonding
with each other, using the skills they were learning. |
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Among the Humane Society's most important work
is promoting low-cost spay and neutering at its Spay and Neuter Clinic in Ojai.
It is estimated that for every human birth there are 15 dogs
and 45 cats born. These numbers show that there is no way to
provide homes for the county's pet population without an aggressive
effort to cut down on the animal birth rate. Spaying and neutering
as many animals as possible is the answer.
While the Society's low-cost Spay and Neuter Clinic is making
a difference, it is too small to handle the number of animals
that need to be altered. The Society is currently accepting donations
that will allow for an expansion of the facility to serve even
more pets. |
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The Humane Society of Ventura County also provides a Pet
Therapy program which arranges for volunteers to take animals
from the Shelter to visit patients in the area's nursing homes
and hospitals. |
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Each year, as one of our major fundraising events, we invite
Santa to stop by and pose for pictures with some of our two-legged
and four-legged friends. |
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Schools throughout the county also take advantage of the
Society's Humane Education Program. Thanks to this free program,
school children are introduced to snakes, birds, dogs, cats and
other animals and are shown how animals of all kinds enhance
our natural world. See
our Humane Education page. |
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In addition, Shelter employees are prepared, 24 hours a
day, to help with the rescue and transportation of animals during
emergencies and natural disasters. Because pets are not allowed
in Red Cross evacuation centers, the Society's Shelter is also
a drop-off point for animals following a natural disaster such
as a flood, fire or earthquake.
The shelter housed 157 extra animals due to the "Day Fire" in the fall of 2006. We had horses, donkeys, llamas, alpacas, goats, sheep, cats, dogs, rabbits, chickens, peacocks, pheasants, and a variety of other birds. A huge thank you to Animal Regulation, our wonderful staff at the shelter, and all the volunteers who helped rescue and transport these animals. Watch our website and animal regulations at www.vcar.us for updates and pictures.
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Humane Officers from the Humane Society of Ventura County assist
law enforcement agencies by investigating complaints of animal
cruelty and neglect. Humane Officers try to work with animal
owners to correct problems before the matter becomes so serious
that charges are filed in court. See
our abuse investigations page. |
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Another free service to the community, provided by the
Society's Humane Officers, is to help those with large animals,
such as cows and horses, learn how to provide proper care so
neglect complaints are not lodged in the first place. |
The Humane Society of Ventura County is a private, non-profit
organization. It receives no monetary support from the government
and is supported by private donations, bequests, and memberships.
Financial support
is appreciated and may be sent to P.O. Box 297, Ojai, CA 93024.
The Shelter and Adoption Center, at 402 Bryant St. in Ojai, is
open for adoptions Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information about the Shelter and the many services
it has available, including the low-cost
Spay and Neuter Clinic, call 805-646-6505 or 805-656-5031. |
 You can now make financial contributions to the Humane
Society of Ventura County electronically. Simply click on the
cat's face to the right and let Paypal.com do the rest. Thank
you for helping us help animals.
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You can also sign up online for the e-scrip program.
Many leading retailers and credit card companies will donate
a portion of your purchase totals to the Humane Society. Learn
more about this program at http://www.escrip.com |
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 Have a car you would like to donate? The
Humane Society is happy to accept the donation of used automobiles,
trailers, RVs, boats, motorcycles and other motor vehicles. Please
click here to fill out our on-line
donation form. |
E-mail us  animals@humanesocietyvc.org
or to report animal abuse or ask questions about animal behavior,
e-mail our humane officers at investigations@humanesocietyvc.org
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