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the BIG connection PART ONE
NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY more than you know PART ONE OF A TWO PART SERIES
NHS partners with 200 approved foster homes, providing training for the human hosts and supplies for the animals in their care.
OUR VISION IS A GOOD HOME FOR every PET.…EVERYONE HERE WANTS US TO DO BETTER, DO more.… WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, IF IT’S NOT us, WHO IS IT?” –
Other volunteers contribute on-site and in the field in a myriad of ways including transporting animals, socializing cats, walking dogs, counseling potential adoptive families, greeting visitors, helping with special events and even traveling to assist pets affected by natural disasters.
safety and welfare NHS animal control personnel offered 475 lost pets a free ride home last year and gave away collars, leashes and dog houses when these resources were available. They talked to children about bite safety and proper pet care, and worked with pet owners to educate them on animal welfare. They worked with numerous other private, nonprofit and public entities to coordinate services or report conditions that affected property or humans, and offered consultation and support to agencies outside their geographic area of service.
~ JUDY VARNER, NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY PRESIDENT AND CEO
“The animal control officer’s job is quite varied and they never know what they’re going to have to deal with on a daily basis,” Field Director Kristie Biodrowski said. “We help ensure the welfare of the animals. We respond to a variety of complaints but we always try to educate the community; when we come across a pet owner we work toward educating them first on what is appropriate pet care, why it’s important to provide proper veterinarian care, ensuring people are vaccinating pets against rabies, and – if we can – help to direct them toward resources that are out there if they need assistance. This busy group provides services seven days a week and responds to more than 40,000 calls a year.
A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE BOWELS OF NHS’ SPRAWLING BACK-END HOUSING AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MANY HUMAN HOSPITALS WOULD ENVY
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“Animal control professionals work very hard every day to make sure the community is safe from animals that may pose problems and at the same time and ensuring the welfare of animals in the community so we have a safer and more humane society,” Biodrowski said.
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