Check out the impact VHS had in 2022!
The VHS’ annual infographic is here! We are excited to announce that the VHS reached a 93% save rate in 2022, placing the shelter above the national “no-kill” industry threshold and achieving our highest live release rate to date.
Some bullet point highlights:
● Adoptions slowed down significantly while Intakes remained about the same… which resulted in fuller shelters and longer lengths of stay for the animals. This has been the case for organizations across the United States.
● Despite its challenges, the VHS still achieved its highest live release rate EVER: 93%.
● While according to industry standards we could be considered a no-kill shelter, we do not use that term. “No-kill” is a misleading and often overused marketing term in the animal welfare industry that creates divisiveness between organizations that are all working toward the same goals. For more information on that, check out our blog post at vhslifesaver.org entitled, “The No-Kill Myth"
● 669 animals were transferred in, over half of whom came from Evansville Animal Care & Control
● More than 1,000 animals benefited from foster care
● Our dogs took 43 Saturday walks in the park and 533-week day trips through our Cardio for Canines and Mutt’s Morning out programs
● 4,630 children received Humane Education programming
● Almost 7,000 animals were fixed in 2022, preventing overpopulation, and one of them was our Davidson Rausch Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic’s 100,000th surgery since it opened in 2007!
To help the VHS make an even bigger impact in 2023, you can donate at https://give.vhslifesaver.org/