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HSSA and Cochise County

A life-changing and life-saving opportunity for the pets of Cochise County

The Humane Society of Southern Arizona is extending our mission beyond Pima County.

Your contributions in both time and money will directly support HSSA's exciting new collaboration with Cochise County government, the City of Douglas, the City of Bisbee, and the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine to save hundreds of pets' lives every year.

Working with little funding and space, animal shelters of Cochise County have been struggling to save as many pets as they can in cramped, small spaces that are inadequate for the pets they serve. With a yearly intake of more than 1,000 animals, this lack of space and resources has forced some of these shelters to make heartbreaking choices. In Douglas alone, 30% of dogs and 70% of cats are euthanized annually.

 

We can save those lives. That's why since 2021, HSSA has been taking urgent action with your help. Working with a wide variety of engaged partners and committed volunteers, we have implemented a wide range of lifesaving programs, including:

 

  • Transporting pets from Douglas, Willcox, and Benson: On a weekly basis, we are bringing cats and dogs at risk of euthanasia from Cochise County shelters to our main campus in Tucson to save their lives, provide for their health and behavioral needs, and find them loving homes.
  • Shelter Collaborative: In partnership with the Best Friends Animal Society, HSSA is mentoring four rural shelters in Southern Arizona – Douglas, Benson, Nogales, and Willcox. The goal is to reduce euthanasia at those four shelters by 820 lives in the next 12 months. Our Rural Operations Manager hits the road, spending one day a week in each of these shelters helping them put into place the best tools to achieve that lifesaving goal.
  • Douglas Community Cat Program: With support from Best Friends Animal Society and local volunteers, we are setting up a Trap-Neuter-Return program and surgical clinic to save more than 700 cat lives in Douglas in 2023.
  • Douglas OneHealth Clinic: This innovative program is a collaboration with human health partners Hope Inc. and Chiricahua Community Health where low-income pet families will get healthcare for their pets and their people at the same time.
  • New HSSA Bisbee Shelter and Clinic: Cochise County is now building a state-of-the-art new shelter and clinic in Bisbee using federal and local funds that HSSA will manage when it opens, likely some time in 2024. We will offer full adoption and intake services, as well as surgeries, dentals, and veterinary care to shelter and public animals.

 

These innovative collaborations for pets and their people in Southern Arizona will become an inspiration for rural shelters across the country, saving thousands and thousands of lives in the process. Won't you join us in making this lifesaving vision a reality?

Your generous gift will allow us to provide a wide range of services that will help us find loving homes for the homeless pets of Cochise County who are currently at risk of euthanasia. These services include spay/neuter surgeries, quality medical treatment, behavioral training, sheltering, and more. Your contributions are truly life-saving. Give now!

Your generous gift will allow us to provide a wide range of services that will help us find loving homes for the homeless pets of Cochise County who are currently at risk of euthanasia. These services include spay/neuter surgeries, quality medical treatment, behavioral training, sheltering, and more. Your contributions are truly life-saving. Give now!

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