The Humane Society of Macomb is proud to announce our shelter received an award from the Michigan Pet Fund Alliance for being one of the two most-improved limited admission shelters in the state. We have saved 40 percent more dogs and cats in 2015 than in the previous year.
To become the one of the two most-improved shelters in the state required a lot of hard work, dedication, and transparency. It required a shift in our mission and change in our mindset to become a shelter dedicated to saving and giving animals hope above all.
Under the leadership and guidance of our Humane Society of Macomb Board President and Interim Shelter Director, Ken Kempkens, the shelter has made significant improvements to save more animals. To increase our save rate of animals. Kempkens implemented strong policies that determined an animal could only be euthanized for the following reasons: if it was medically diagnosed by a certified veterinarian and determined too sick to survive, if the animal wasn’t responding to treatment, or if a certified trainer advised an animal was too aggressive to be properly put into a home environment.
The Macomb Daily covered our save rate award and interviewed Deborah Schutt, from the Michigan Pet Fund Alliance. Schutt stated concerning our save rate award,
“These awards are not a popularity contest…they are based on statistics furnished annually to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development…Not only do the 2015 numbers indicate that the Humane Society of Macomb has improved, the fact is this is only a partial year of improvement. Representatives of the Michigan Pet Fund who have visited the shelter have seen numerous lifesaving improvements that will make an even bigger difference in 2016.”
The Humane Society of Macomb wants to continually improve and make a bigger difference. That’s why we are committed to the No Kill movement. The No Kill movement is a goal to save a minimum of 90 percent of dogs and cats by employing the 10 protocols of the No Kill Equation Model. For more information about the No Kill movement visit michiganpetfund.org.
Ken Kempkens believes the Humane Society of Macomb has a very bright future, “While our save rate improved dramatically in 2015, we anticipate we will save close to 90 percent in 2016”. By the end of this year Ken Kempkens and the Humane Society of Macomb board plan to begin the search for a new executive director who will also be actively committed to the No Kill movement and save 90 percent or more shelter animals.
We also want to remind you that this Saturday, on September 24th we will be having our Grand Re-Opening event. It will be a time to invite the community to come see all the amazing changes that have been made at the Humane Society of Macomb. For more details concerning the Grand Re-Opening event visit our Facebook event page.