Shelby County, AL
Since becoming an ASPCA partner community in 2009, our partners in Shelby County, Alabama—Shelby County Animal Control and the Shelby Humane Society—have been working together on exciting initiatives like interstate transport and low-cost spay/neuter to improve the lives of their community’s animals.
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Shelby County Success Story
On April 21, 2011, Shelby Humane Society staff arrived at work to find a Lab mix puppy had been left in a cage outside during the night, and he was emitting a strong smell that caused them concern.
The puppy, now named Trigger, was immediately taken to a veterinarian, where it was determined that a severe injury to his front right paw had resulted in an infection. The untreated infection had turned into gangrene. In order to stop the spread of infection, Trigger’s front right leg would have to be amputated.
Following his surgery, Trigger returned to the Shelby Humane Society and went into foster care to aid his recovery. On June 4, 2011, Trigger happily boarded a Shelby Humane Society van and settled in for what would be the journey of his life. Trigger was one of 17 lucky dogs who headed to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston, Maine.
This trip was part of Shelby Humane Society’s Shelter Partners Program, which transports adoptable dogs from Columbiana, Alabama, to partner shelters in New England that are not experiencing Shelby’s glut of homeless animals. Since its formation in 2006, the program has transported more than 4,400 dogs to their forever homes.
A mere 10 days later, Shelby Humane learned that Trigger had found his forever family! He now enjoys playing catch and shadowing his new mom around the house. He’s adjusted well to his new life in Maine, and is learning how to be a special three-legged pup just fine.
Shelby County 2010 Highlights
- Hosting no less than seven fee-waived and lowered-fee adoption events and promotions, Asheville Humane Society adopted out a total of 1,726 animals in 2010.
- In 2010, Shelby Humane Society transferred 1,081 dogs and puppies through its Shelter Partners Program, primarily to partners in New England. This program has helped save more than 2,300 lives since the Shelby County partnership began.
- Through the Quick Fix subsidized spay/neuter program, qualified Shelby County residents pay $18 to spay or neuter a dog and nothing to spay or neuter a cat. Working with the Alabama Spay/Neuter Clinic and local veterinarians, 2,385 spay or neuter surgeries were performed in 2010, a 77% increase over the previous year!
- In 2010, Shelby County partners took in 4,960 animals—960 fewer than the previous year, a reduction in numbers that represents 249% of the community’s goal for the year!
For more information about the Shelby County Partnership, please visit our FAQs. To learn more about how your city can apply to become an ASPCA partner community, please visit ASPCApro.org.