Program areas at Dane County Humane Society
Animal services - dchs's animal services include open-admission animal intake, customer service, daily care of animals, spay/neuter and other surgical services, Humane euthanasia and participation in the sheltering animals of abuse victims program. In addition, dchs worked with madison and Dane County animal services to ensure it properly fulfills the services outlined in its contracts with these municipalities. In 2022, medical staff and volunteer veterinarians performed 2,779 surgeries.
Wildlife rehabilitation - dchs's wildlife rehabilitation program provides care for the ill, injured and orphaned wildlife of south central Wisconsin. In 2022, dchs staff and volunteers helped 2,619 wild animals of 142 different species, including songbirds, mammals, raptors, waterfowl and reptiles.
Adoption & reception services - dchs's adoption & reception services include customer service and animal adoptions at dchs's main location and dchs's thrift store. The main adoption center also offers pet supplies and various dchs branded merchandise for sale to individuals adopting animals as well as to other patrons. In 2022, about 3,050 animals were adopted. Dchs's 2022 animal save rate was 91%.
-education and outreach services - dchs's Humane education and outreach services include youth and adult education programs such as camp pawprint, scout badge workshops, school field trips, shelter tours, educational presentations and public speaking engagements, and dog training classes. Outreach programs include pets for life, community cat days and community dog days, and a pet food pantry program, focused on closing the service gaps for pets in underserved neighborhoods and keeping existing human-animal bonds intact.-dchs's volunteer program includes recruitment, training, supervision and retention of dchs's volunteers. In 2022, 895 volunteers provided approximately 83,950 hours of volunteer service to dchs.-dchs's thrift store offers gently used clothing, pet supplies, linens, housewares, shoes, purses, jewelry, puzzles, games and more for sale to generate revenue to support shelter operations. Thrift store expenses net of donated assets) = $53,035. Revenue $ 129,995.