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Conference 2012 | Shelter data needed! Help us to gain spay/neuter funding! |
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Please complete this easy shelter survey. Help us to win our battle for spay neuter funding in WV. Download (Survey pdf) or fill out the online form by linking here. (online survey form) Information on euthanasia data in WV: Please note that we have been compiling euthanasia data from animal shelters from 2008 to the present. Current data trends being tracked indicate that we are not winning the war against pet overpopulation. In 2011, a projected 144,000 animals were taken into WV shelters and 77,000 killed. 39% of the dogs and 71% of the cats entering WV shelters needlessly die. WV counties spent over 8 million dollars impounding, caring for and euthanizing those unwanted animals. This is a fixable problem. We need spay/neuter funding to change this trend. FOHO WV has been surveying WV Animal Shelters on intake and euthanasia since 2008. In 2008, we had a cross section of 12 shelters from different areas of the state that provided good statistics. We also had data from a 2009 survey through a WVU student but again the data was not complete. There is no central compilation of data in WV for shelters data. The WV Vet Board in 2011 had CAETs reporting euthanasia rates and at FOHO's request they will add intake rates to their 2013 report. We are continuing to collect data will have that by the next legislative session in 2013. Spay neuter is a critical missing ingredient. We need legislation to be passed providing needed funding to reverse this trend. If you are an intake shelter in WV, please let us know your statistics. Fill out the online survey and help us to provide the needed data to track our battle against this over-whelming problem of pet over-population in West Virginia.
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The 2013 WV Legislative Session is over. Three animal bills passed this session. Please check our affiliate legislative action website for current and past legislative activity pertinent to Animal Welfare. www.fohowvla.org. |
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New WV Animal Law Books have been revised (2011 code). The cost is $10.00. You may view that revised law book on this site in pdf format. Get additional copies to give out to those in your community who work with animal law. You can also order online by using the donate button on this site and indicate that you want a law book. Or send check to the following address. Order now!
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Our next FOHO WV meeting will be listed here after the WV State Legislature adjourns. Our meetings are generally held:
Clarksburg Public Library
404 W Pike St Clarksburg, WV 26301-2794 (304) 627-2236 From US 50 around Clarksburg, get downtown onto West Pike Street go into the library complex and into the main building. We meet in the building adjacent to the library at times so check back here as we get closer to the meeting date for those details. Hope to see everyone there! Always check here to see if our meeting venue has changed or we have had to cancel due to inclement weather.
We have discussed moving our meetings around the state. If your group would like to host a FOHO WV meeting in your area, just let us know. |
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