President & CEO’s Message Our pets are deeply connected into the very fabric of our lives. They are impacted by the choices we make every day. They are impacted by the laws we make, by the resources we invest in their care, by the choices we make over their reproduction, by the food we feed them, by the medical care we provide them and by the end of life decisions we make for them. This is as true for unwanted and homeless pets as it is for the pets in our families. It even extends to our vast community of Free-Roaming cats. We are O‘ahu’s only open-admission shelter, which means we take in any animal who comes to us. We know that we have a profound responsibility to diligently seek the best outcomes for them. This mission requires a lot from us. And one of the keys to succeeding will be to actively and transparently engage with our community. Every pet deserves care, respect and to be free from suffering. And members of our community need to know that the Hawaiian Humane Society is delivering on our part of that task. You need to know of changes we are making, of new policies, of our challenges and our successes. To guide us as we become the open admission shelter O‘ahu’s animals need, we are embracing a different animal sheltering model called Socially Conscious Sheltering. Animal welfare organizations and municipalities are adopting this thoughtful, compassionate and transparent model across the country. There are eight tenets of Socially Conscious Sheltering which will guide everything we do, and I want to share
them briefly with you here: 1. Place every healthy and safe animal. Every single one. 2. Ensure every unwanted or homeless pet has a safe place to go for shelter and care. 3. Assess the medical and behavioral needs of homeless animals and ensure these needs are thoughtfully addressed. 4. Align shelter policy with the needs of the community. 5. Alleviate suffering and make appropriate euthanasia decisions. 6. Enhance the human-animal bond through safe placements and post adoption support. 7. Consider the health, wellness and safety of animals for each community when transferring animals. 8. Foster a culture of transparency, ethical decision making, mutual respect, continual learning and collaboration. These tenets are informed by advances in animal sheltering, improved understanding of animal behavior and health in shelters, experience in community organizing, new communication technologies and a positive shift in the public perception of adopting shelter animals. If you want to know more about Socially Conscious Sheltering, please visit SCSheltering.org. I recently became Hawaiian Humane's president and CEO. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of this gamechanging team. And as I get to know our staff, our volunteers, our board and our partners in the community, I’m inspired by how much impact we will make together. Our animals deserve the very best and we will be there for them.
Anna Neubauer | President & CEO
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Anna Neubauer President & CEO Daniel Roselle Community Relations Director Editor Jeff Chung Joseph Esser Photography Kristin Koss Photographers Published quarterly by the Hawaiian Humane Society. 2700 Waialae Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 Phone (808) 356-2200 Fax (808) 955-6034 HawaiianHumane.org Animal Rescues & Investigations 356-2250 Dog Licensing 356-2200 Donations & Gifts 356-2213 Education 356-2206 Events 356-2245 Hike Club 356-2222 Lost & Found 356-2228 Neuter Now 356-2200 Pet Adoptions 356-2218 Pet Loss Support Group 356-2222 Volunteer Programs 356-2216 Community Spay/Neuter Center 356-2255 The Hawaiian Humane Society is an education and advocacy organization that also shelters, protects, rescues, reunites and rehomes animals. It is O‘ahu’s only open-admission shelter that welcomes all animals. Visit HawaiianHumane.org to learn more.