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Articles of Interest
Shelter Profile: Crawford
County Humane Society
Written in 2002 by the Central Illinois
German Shepherd Dog Rescue
When
you first step into the Crawford
County Humane Society (CCHS) in Robinson, Illinois,
if it were not for the barking dogs beyond the door
leading into the kennel area, you may not at first
realize that you are in shelter. The atmosphere is
home-like and comfortable. The volunteers are eager
to help. The shelter is a little off the beaten path
but is worth finding.
The Central Illinois German
Shepherd Dog Rescue has helped to rehome several
animals from this facility. Currently up for adoption,
our Shepherd/Lab mix Buddy,
is a CCHS alum. [Update: Buddy was adopted into a
very spoiling family on April 14, 2003]
Amazingly the volunteers at this shelter do not appear
to be jaded, even after receiving so many puppies each
year from unwanted litters. Why so many unwanted litters?
There are too many people who do not spay/neuter their
animals. Unfortunately, this means that many puppies
that are brought into the shelter must die for lack
of space.
CCHS is very open and knowledgeable about their policies and are more than
happy to share them with interested parties. For instance, last years CCHS
adoption rate for dogs was 64% with around 25% of those dogs "adopted" to
rescue organizations like the Central Illinois German
Shepherd Dog Rescue.
CCHS began 10 years ago and the present shelter was
built 4 years ago on land donated by a gentleman with
the help of money donated by 2 other main donors. The
shelter has Crawford County's Animal Control contract.
Since beginning the use of Petfinder (http://www.petfinder.com)
in January of 2001 CCHS adoptions have gone up considerably
for dogs (as can be seen by the chart below).
|
Year
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Pet
type
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Received
at HHCS
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Adopted*
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Returned
to Owner
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Euthenized
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2000
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Dogs
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1100
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227
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120
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669
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|
|
Cats
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733
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217
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14
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463
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2001
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Dogs
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961
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614
|
77
|
282
|
|
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Cats
|
906
|
306
|
11
|
489
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* including adoptions to rescue organizations
We, the Central Illinois
German Shepherd Dog Rescue, greatly appreciate
the work of those working at the Crawford
County Humane Society. We understand that
their job is not easy, and we thank them for working
so hard at saving dogs by working so closely with
rescue groups. This is truly a model humane society.
Please visit them on the web at: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/crawfordcounty.html
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Approximately
8-12 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every
year and approximately 5-9 million are euthanized (60% of dogs and
70% of cats). — Annual Shelter Statistics, ASPCA
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals (ASPCA) answers the question Why
Spay or Neuter? (PDF—15K). This low-cost surgery keeps
your animal healthier and helps fight pet overpopulation.
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Elizabeth Riddle, our rescue president, outside
of her full-time job and continuing educational pursuits, is an animal
behaviorist and an obedience instructor, with a Bachelor's degree in
Biology from the University of Illinois with a specialty in Ethology
(the study of animal behavior). She officially founded this rescue in
November of 1997 while attending the University of Illinois. Learn
more about this rescue...
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