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Berkshire Humane Society (Home Page)
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The successful adoption of Jingles, a young dog who spent almost a full year at the Berkshire Humane Society's new, substantially larger facility, is just one illustration of how the new shelter makes a big difference. Due to the increased capacity of the facility, each and every adoptable dog that has passed through the BHS's doors for the past 18 months has found a loving, responsible home. That's an amazing 100% adoption rate!
Being able to save animals like Jingles is why the BHS's board voted to take a financial risk and build the new shelter. Of course, everyone supports the BHS's goals, which are to save lives, to bring people and companion animals together, to educate the public about the importance of proper animal care, and to emphasize population control (i.e. spaying and neutering) in order to decrease the numbers of unwanted animals entering shelters. Yet, because of the new facility and its "open admission" policies, the BHS is better able to fulfill these goals, at the same time keeping its doors open to any person or animal in need! The BHS is committed to never turning any animal away because of space, illness or temperament, thereby helping people who have no where else to turn.
For the year 2005, the Berkshire Humane Society took in over 1800 unwanted pets and in addition to placing 100% of all adoptable dogs, 91% of adoptable cats also found homes. "All of the pets we adopted were placed into responsible and loving homes, all were spayed or neutered, vaccinated and micro-chipped," explains John Perreault, the BHS's long time manager. In the same time period, the BHS saw its surrender numbers drop by 281 animals, attributing the decline to the availability of spay/neuter programs and the years of education they have provided the community. And with the decline in numbers, the chance for each unwanted pet to find their forever homes increases.
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