DENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE

ANIMAL SHELTER AND VETERINARY SERVICES:HUMANE COLORADO PROVIDES COMPASSIONATE CARE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE AND HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES FOR PETS AND HORSES IN COLORADO WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED OR ARE VULNERABLE TO EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, SUFFERING, NEGLECT, AND ABUSE. THESE SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE VETERINARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT AND ENRICHMENT, REHABILITATION, FOSTER CARE (INCLUDING FOR PETS OWNED BY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HARDSHIP), LOST AND FOUND SERVICES, AND ADOPTION ARE PROVIDED AT THE FOLLOWING HUMANE COLORADO LOCATIONS: THE LESLIE A. MALONE CENTER IN DENVER, THE BUDDY CENTER IN CASTLE ROCK, THE SAN LUIS VALLEY ANIMAL CENTER IN ALAMOSA, AND THE HARMONY EQUINE CENTER IN FRANKTOWN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).HUMANE COLORADO IS A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION. SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS SHELTERING, ALSO KNOWN NATIONALLY AS PEOPLE AND ANIMALS IN COMMUNITY TOGETHER (PACT), IS A TRANSPARENT AND THOUGHTFUL MODEL FOR HOW SHELTERS CAN BEST SUPPORT VULNERABLE COMPANION ANIMALS BY PROVIDING RESPECTFUL TREATMENT AND PLACEMENT FOR EVERY HEALTHY AND SAFE ANIMAL. HUMANE COLORADO WORKS WITH ITS COMMUNITY, CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE POLICYMAKERS AND OTHER SHELTERS TO CREATE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES FOR PETS, WHILE NURTURING THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND AND ENSURING THAT NO ANIMAL IS TURNED AWAY DUE TO AGE, HEALTH STATUS, OR BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES. AS A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS SHELTER, HUMANE COLORADO ASSESSES THE BEHAVIOR AND MEDICAL NEEDS OF EACH ANIMAL, TREATS THESE NEEDS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, ALLEVIATES SUFFERING, MAKES APPROPRIATE AND HUMANE EUTHANASIA DECISIONS, AND PLACES ALL HEALTHY AND SAFE ANIMALS IN LOVING HOMES.BEFORE AN ANIMAL'S ADOPTION AND DURING THEIR STAY, HUMANE COLORADO'S SKILLED SHELTER VETERINARY SERVICES TEAM EXAMINES, EVALUATES, VACCINATES, MICROCHIPS, AND SPAYS/NEUTERS CATS AND DOGS. A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED SURGERIES AND OTHER LIFE-SAVING TREATMENTS ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO SHELTER CATS, DOGS, AND SMALL MAMMALS.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, HUMANE COLORADO WELCOMED MORE THAN 17,000 LOST AND HOMELESS ANIMALS TO ITS THREE COLORADO SHELTERS IN DENVER, CASTLE ROCK, AND ALAMOSA. ADDITIONALLY, THESE SHELTERS:- MADE 13,920 THOUGHTFUL PLACEMENTS THROUGH ADOPTION OR REUNITING PETS WITH THEIR FAMILIES- PERFORMED 9,264 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES; 609 DENTALS; AND 663 OTHER SURGERIES, INCLUDING ORTHOPEDIC, SOFT TISSUE, AND WOUND-REPAIR PROCEDURES

COMMUNITY VETERINARY SERVICES:HUMANE COLORADO BELIEVES THAT VETERINARY CARE IS ESSENTIAL TO KEEPING PETS HEALTHY AND WITH THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM MOST. THE ORGANIZATION'S VETERINARY HOSPITAL AT CSU SPUR, LOCATED IN DENVER'S GLOBEVILLE-ELYRIA-SWANSEA NEIGHBORHOOD, PROVIDES URGENT CARE SERVICES FOR ILL AND INJURED PETS WHOSE FAMILIES WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER BARRIERS. THE FEES AT CSU SPUR ARE HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED, WITH FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. IF A FAMILY CAN AFFORD TO PROVIDE CARE FOR THEIR PET, THEY ARE DIRECTED TO OTHER EXCELLENT VETERINARIANS IN THE COMMUNITY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FREE-ROAMING CATS AND HOMELESS PETS, THE HUMANE COLORADO SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC, LOCATED ON THE CSU SPUR CAMPUS, OFFERS SUBSIDIZED SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES AND CORE VACCINATIONS FOR COLORADO CATS (INCLUDING OWNED CATS AND COMMUNITY CATS BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL VIA HUMANE TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN SERVICES) AND OWNED DOGS. MOREOVER, HUMANE COLORADO HOSTS REGULAR POP-UP VACCINE CLINICS FOR OWNED CATS AND DOGS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE DENVER METRO AREA.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, HUMANE COLORADO PROVIDED ACCESSIBLE, DONOR-SUBSIDIZED VETERINARY CARE TO NEARLY 29,000 OWNED PETS AND THEIR FAMILIES, OF WHICH, NEARLY 9,000 WERE URGENTLY ILL OR INJURED. ADDITIONALLY:- PERFORMED 12,986 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES; 567 DENTALS; AND 772 OTHER SURGERIES, INCLUDING ORTHOPEDIC, SOFT TISSUE, AND WOUND-REPAIR PROCEDURES- ADMINISTERED 30,417 VACCINATIONS TO PROTECT ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITY FROM INFECTION AND DISEASE