Pasado's Safe Haven

Sanctuary: in fiscal year 2023 we continued to provide sanctuary and rehabilitation to 350+ dogs, cats and farmed animals who had previously suffered from cruelty or neglect. 161 animals were adopted into loving homes, making room for more animals to come through our gates. We concluded our $10m capital campaign which began in 2018 and opened a brand new kitty city housing facility which increased our capacity and improved our rehabilitative care for our feline friends.

Investigations/rescue: in fiscal year 2023 we worked or assisted with 164 cases in 59 jurisdictions and facilitated the rescue 146+ animals. Of these cases, 29 were requests forassistancereceivedfromlaw enforcement andanimal control agencies or prosecutors' offices indicating psh's growing reputation as an organization able toeffectively respond to crimes against animals. During the year, the team also expanded partnerships with under-served jurisdictions and hosted 2 in-person classesto animal control officers from across the state to continue the goal of reducing barriers to effective investigations and prosecutions.

Pet services: in fiscal year 2023 through work in 3 wa counties, performed 3,384 spay/neuter surgeries through 215 clinics, bringing the total number of surgeries performed since program inception to 66,650. The team, working in conjunction with our volunteer program, also distribute more than 29,000 pounds of pet food to families in need. We also successfully launched new collaborative partnerships with other agencies and animal welfare groups to help tackle the ongoing issues of veterinary staff shortages and an overwhelming backlog of animals in need of spay/neuter. Fy23 achievements included establishing voucher programs with 5 local organizations to help income qualified clients afford services while offsetting a portionof psh's costs and(continued in schedule o)spearheading the creation of a new hvhq s/n collaborative group which was 15 members strong at year end.

Education and advocacy: in fiscal year 2023 we reached 8,000+ kids and adults with a message of compassion to animals and added new opportunities for the community to learn about the benefits of eating plant-based meals. Our grassroots advocacy initiatives achieved tremendous success in fy23 with thepassing of two key wa state bills championed by pasado's,hb 1234 related to animal forfeiture and hb 1424 related to retaildog sales.