Thank You for Being Part of the Solution... OUR MISSION The Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley provides Solutions for ending euthanasia of adoptable animals: Adopt, Spay, Keep. It truly takes a community to accomplish a mission like ours and we are very grateful for ALL the members of our Community who contributed to our success in 2014. Thank You HSTV Staff Board President Dr. Patrick Hackett, DVM Executive Director Amy Buttry Operations Manager Lisa Price Thank You Rocky’s Fur-ever Parents & All Fur-ever Parents Adoption Center Mgr Marisha Boice Low Cost Clinic Mgr Ashley Schneider Communications Mgr Amber Mullins Volunteer Coordinator Tara Day-Landry Thank You HSTV Volunteers 6717 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919 P.O. Box 51723 Knoxville, TN 37950 Thank You HSTV Board of Directors Thank You Dr. Hacke and the Staff of Pellissippi Veterinary Hospital Thank You All Community Members, Clubs, Organiza ons and Corpora ons who so very generously supported HSTV in 2014 HSTV Receives PEDIGREE Foundation Grant The PEDIGREE FoundaƟon is a 501(c)(3) charitable organizaƟon that provides grants to organizaƟons that help dogs in need. Since 2008, the FoundaƟon has distributed nearly $5 million through 4,191 grants. To learn more about the PEDIGREE FoundaƟon go to www.pedigreefoundaƟon.org. Meet Our Training Coordinator Training and Enrichment KEEPing Dogs with Adopters ~ KEEPing Dogs Out of Shelters The Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley provides solu ons for ending euthanasia of adoptable animals: Adopt. Spay. Keep. This is our mission. In order to be er accomplish this mission, we are adding some exci ng changes to our dog training and enrichment programs thanks to the award of the PEDIGREE Founda on Innova on Grant and the support of donors and volunteers. We want to reduce the boredom and stress dogs experience in a shelter through our enrichment program. Last year we enhanced our program with Bemben Park and Hiking Hounds. This year we look forward to further involving our volunteers in enrichment ac vi es and expanding a walking trail. Mentally and physically exercised dogs are happier dogs and happy dogs get adopted faster. Part of our mission is to encourage life me pet ownership. We want to help our adopters connect and communicate with their dogs. This is why we are increasing the training assistance we provide. Available assistance will soon include a help hotline, inhome consulta ons, and training classes open to the public. We know a li le help As part of our promise of continued support to can make the difference between a dog adopters, Fees are staying in a home and coming back to a waived for the Initial shelter. We are also expanding on the Consultation for dogs training we do with the shelter dogs from and puppies adopted day one at HSTV un l adop on. from HSTV. We are encouraged by the results we have experienced with the changes already implemented and are excited for the future. 2 Our program is led by Elizabeth Fine ABCDT, Training and Enrichment Coordinator. Elizabeth started her journey as a dog trainer by a ending Animal Behavior College, where she graduated with honors and went on to become an ABC mentor trainer. She also completed courses specifically tailored to training shelter dogs. Elizabeth has been with HSTV for two years now. Just this past summer, she got the opportunity to do an externship, and eventually became a part me employee, of a local K-9 Facility that trains Search and Rescue dogs. In addi on to working with the 1,000+ animals that HSTV saves every year, the opportunity to work with private clients in the compe on world has given her a wide background of knowledge. Thank You For Your Donations in December In Memory Of... AÃÙ Catherine Worrell AĦ½ Doris Kilgore AÄÄ® Kathryn Allen Neal BÊÝÊ Roxanne Verdeaux C½®¥¥ÊÙ, LÄ»¥ÊÙ Ι B®½ù Katharine Biehler DÃÊ WÝã Mary Sue Walker DÄ TÙø½Ù Ellen Glazer In Honor Of... DÙ Sî㫠Margaret Beaty DÊÄÄ® Daniel & Kimberly Fleming Dç«ÝÝ Jack McCall GÙ® Michelle Kenik GÙ® Ι SÃÊ»ù B®«½Ù Katharine Biehler JÊ«Ä PÊçÄ Katharine Biehler JçÄ PÙ® Mrs. Joseph Lyon K®ÃÙ½ù Dò®Ý Xcel Engineering, Inc DÙ. B®½½ MÙã®Ä, DVM Cheryl Dothard FÙÄ® Ι DÄÄ®Ý MÄ®Ý Travis Folsom AÄÙó D»®Ä FÙÄ» Ι CÙʽ Cʽ Katharine Schwartz Randy & Gwen AÙã«çÙ Ι BÙÄ C«Ý Needham Megan Chase Charles & Barbara Smith BÙÙ M FÙ® CçþþÊÄ Jeffrey Draper Jody Cuzzone C«Ù½® Ι BÙÙ J» Sî㫠Carswell & Cynthia Randy & Gwen Hughs Needham JÄÄ®¥Ù Ι CÙ½ N®ø C«Ù½® DÄ®½ Pam Cunningham Arvilee & Helen Grant Jç½® DÙ®òÙ T« CÊÄÄÙ Fî½ù Abigail Driver Laura Watson KÙ R®ÄÊçÙ Ι LçÙ CÊçÙãÄù MÄݽ½ Sã®ÄÄãã Hardin Valley Sherri Ridenour Elementary School KÙ®Ä B绫à CùÄã«® HÊù Roy & Martha Kate Ogle Wallace Hynds Kã W«®ãÊà T« D½ MÊÙÊ Fî½ù Courtney & Mark Orland Porter Whitcomb Lù Lç» Mr. & Mrs. William Melton L®ÄÝù C½Ù» Paul & Margaret Clark Lçù Mr. & Mrs. Mac Strange M¦¦® B®ÄÙ Megan Chase MçÙÙù Zç»Ù Mr. & Mrs. David Borden Donna Davis NÊî Rebekah Young OÝÙ Megan Chase PÄÄù CÙãÙ Robin Young PÙ®ÊçÝ VÊ«Ý Susan Corlew RÊÝ Linda Ewald SØ箦¦½ù BÝ®Ýã Pellissippi Veterinary Hospital Sãò S®Ä¦½ãÊÄ Dennis Monroe SçÄÄù Ι P-Nçã Elizabeth Ennis TÙÙ® Bã« SãÙĦ Mac & Peggy Strange RÊÙã Ι E½®þã« LÙÙù Ι P¦¦ù GÙÄ Roger & Marjorie Green BÙçÄãã® Charles & Barbara Smith L®Ä Ι MÙ» CçãÊÄ Rʦ٠T«ÊÃÖÝÊÄ Sue Wesseldine Stacy & Will Hilliard L®ÝÝ K½½ù Sãò® Dot Galloway Valerie Anderton MÙ» FÙÃÄ Hester Beecher Troy & Brenda Vincent Ashley Davis T« MÄÄ«½½ Fî½ù Jason Davis Lynda Mendenhall Libby DeWi M®«½ W½þù» Anne Apt Kendra Ellis RÄù Ι GóÄ N«Ã Deborah Harmon Charlie & Barbara Smith Dawn Headrick R¦®ÊĽ NÊÄã½ Charaity Hubbard AÝÝÊ®ãÝ Sandra Kaplan Keri La more Mr. & Mrs. Wendy R«ÊÄ W½½ Ι Mitchell JÄÄ®¥Ù KÙ«Ä®½½ Roger Ownby Bobbie Jones Camille Smith R«ÊÄ W½½ WVLT-TV (Charles Jennifer Krahenbill Stallard) R®» LÊ¥ã®Ý Megan Chase 3 Solutions by the Numbers Adop on Center 2014 HSTV animals were rescued from the following counƟes in 2014: Anderson, Bell Co, KY, Blount, Bradley, Puppy 509 Campbell, Claiborne, Cumberland, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Roane, Sco , and Sevier. And received from the following Rescue Groups: Dog 283 Danes for Dames, For the Love of Paws, Wilderwood, Small Breed Rescue, and SOS Beagle. Ki en 124 964 total Cat 48 Low Cost Clinic 2014 Public Spays & Neuters These Spays and Neuters prevented an addi onal 15,000 homeless animals in your community. K9 Neuters 326 Feline Neuters 309 K9 Spays 299 Feline Spays 244 1,178 total Be Part of the Solution… • • • • Volunteers are always an integral part of what we do ~ register to volunteer at humanesocietytennessee.com Shop * Donate * Repeat at our thri store ~ Four Feet Repeat Choose HSTV to receive your support through these exci ng opportuni es: Smile.Amazon.com WoofTrax.com BarkBox.com Subscribe.rescueproud.com Kroger.com/communityrewards A Legacy of Kindness ~ Remember HSTV in your estate planning Become a recurring monthly donor of $10 or more and receive a Solu on t-shirt Free. 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