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Geelong Animal Welfare Society | ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 1

20162016


Table of Contents

President’s Report 3CEO’s Report 4People and Culture 4Cattery Department 6Canine Department 7Rescue Summary 9Foster Program 10Volunteer Program 11Fundraising 12Vet Clinic 14Shelter Statistics 19Financial Statements 21


President’s Report

At the time of writing we are awaiting the outcome of the City of Greater Geelong Pound Services tender. This three year contract will secure Geelong Animal Welfare Society’s future as far as the pound service is concerned but, the challenge remains to make the unfunded shelter operation sustainable. The shelter service relies on the generosity of the community and sponsors. This is where the challenge lies and we will continue to work hard to spread the message about our great work.

Thank for allowing me to serve as President of one of Geelong’s most respected not for profit organisations that provides an invaluable service to the Geelong community. Not only have thousands of animals benefitted from our collective efforts but so have the lives of many people whose lives have been enriched by the addition of a pet to their family. We look forward to continuing this service for another 60 years.

Deryck GallPresident

Everyone in Geelong has a Geelong Animal Welfare Society story. A story of how they, or someone they know, adopted a dog or cat or some other abandoned or unclaimed pet that became a cherished member of their family and provided a lifetime of happy memories. Since 1956 Geelong Animal Welfare Society has been reuniting pets with their owners or finding them a new forever home. That’s the great success story of Geelong Animal Welfare Society.

Times have changed since 1956 when the last tram made its way to Belmont. Geelong’s population has grown from 88,000 to over 230,000 today, with a forecast of 320,000 by 2036. Geelong’s pet population has also increased over this time and Geelong Animal Welfare Society has continued to rise to the challenge of caring for Geelong’s lost or abandoned pets.

Our CEO, staff and volunteers continue to work tirelessly to care for our animals and provide them the best opportunity to find a forever home. Their dedication and passion are the key reason our rehoming rates continue to be the envy of our peers. They are ably supported by our growing band of foster carers and rescue groups. Our members, supporters, business partners and the City of Greater Geelong are also integral to our success as are my fellow Board members whose experience, commitment and time are greatly appreciated. A huge thank you to you all for your invaluable contribution.

Running a not for profit organisation is never without challenges and the Geelong Animal Welfare Society has certainly faced its share. Over the past few years the challenge has been one of financial sustainability and, while 2015/2016 has seen a substantial improvement, there is still much work to be done.


CEO’s Report

I would also like to acknowledge the Board who have worked tirelessly to ensure that GAWS is a sustainable organisation into the future.

The GAWS staff and volunteers are the most passionate and dedicated staff I have worked alongside during my career and admire and thank them for all their hard work during a year of unprecedented change, I am very proud of them.

We look forward to further continuous improvement over the next 12 months and will continue to engage the community to support the wonderful work of reuniting and rehoming our communities lost and abandoned animals.

Adrian BuckleyChief Executive Officer

In my first 12 months as CEO of GAWS I have witnessed a tremendous amount of change.

The improvement in our culture, financial position, improved processes, customer service and outstanding rehoming rates have been amazing.

Our staff, volunteers, foster carers, donors and partners have been critical to our improved performance over the last 12 months in really difficult circumstances.

Our rehoming rates for both dogs and cats is something to be really proud of.

We have worked in partnership with the City of Greater Geelong, rescue groups and our partners to ensure we provide great outcomes for the animals in our care.

As a not for profit organisation who runs an unfunded shelter we rely heavily on the generous support of our volunteers and donors to sustain our services. We need our community to continue to support GAWS and the wonderful work GAWS has provided the community for 60 years.


People and Culture

Our Values

Respect & Integrity: We treat our colleagues and customers with integrity, respect and care.

Teamwork: We are open, honest and transparent in our relationships and communications with our employees, volunteers, partnerships and community.

Accountability: We are accountable for our work and we measure and report regularly on our progress and achievements.

Leadership: We exercise leadership in our roles to do our best and set a positive example for others.

Learning: We embrace the need to grow and learn, focus on continuous improvement and evaluate the impact of our work.

The 12 months leading up to 30th June 2016 saw a transformational change in the human resources management function of GAWS. A shift in the culture of the organisation was essential to its future success as was the need to move from traditional, somewhat archaic HR processes to a contemporary framework where GAWS could confidently compete as an ‘Employer of Choice’.

A robust HR strategy was implemented including the review of all HR management practices, policies and administration resulting in either enhanced or new components. When we reflect back on the journey it is evident that what was once a ‘reactive’ HR function is now more ‘proactive’, with considerable focus on organisational values, customer service, engagement, professional development and recognition.

One of the core elements of a successful organisation is an identifiable, strong set of values which represent ‘the way we do things around here’. GAWS consciously set its values in place at the beginning of the HR change project and since that time has incorporated them into employment commitments, training programs and a recognition program.


People and Culture

An essential part of having a successful workplace is having the right people in the right roles and supporting them with the development they need to be successful. GAWS spent considerable time during the transformation program focusing on its recruitment, on-boarding, and learning and development processes.

Recruitment tools were developed to support the leadership team in hiring the best people. The new employee on-boarding experience was also reviewed the ensure that the ‘Welcome to GAWS’ experience continued to be as exciting as the job offer.

The first of an ongoing series of Quarterly Leadership Reviews was launched in October 2015 with the GAWS Leadership Program, where key section leaders spent two half days covering essential leadership topics including leadership styles, managing priorities, communicating effectively, operational polices and managing people. This is a positive step made by the organisation to invest some valuable time and resources in developing leadership.

Professional development also extended beyond the leadership team where a series of various workshops were conducted covering customer service to promote expected service standards; compliance-related HR policies; DiSC behavior profiling; and committing to the values. Throughout the year, numerous mentoring relationships were formed between team members with a focus on enhancing leadership skills and/or specific capabilities.

The future of GAWS lies in its people. We are certain that with the passion and commitment we see today coupled with continued support and development opportunities will see the organisation grow and prosper to meet the needs of the community, animals and customers.

We look forward to a most exciting time ahead.

Linked to the values, the GAWS Values Program was launched to further impart the importance of ‘how we work’ by recognising both an employee and volunteer of the month who have exceptionally modelled the values. The Values Program is also supported by a new Values and Behaviours Workshop to educate the team on expectations.

One of the highlights of the year was certainly the results of the inaugural Employee Engagement Survey conducted to capture a snapshot of the organisational culture at the time, and to obtain valuable data for making future decisions and determining where the focus for 2016 needed to be in the HR space. The survey result was a positive 77% where respondents were complimentary about organisational changes, the new leadership and fresh direction GAWS was taking.

A critical part of the way forward for GAWS over the last year was to establish the most logical organisation structure that would best achieve its strategy and goals. An organisation structure review was undertaken over numerous months then finalised into an effective workforce plan, including the provision of role clarity for employees via redeveloped position descriptions and revised rostering framework for improved multiskilling opportunities and efficiency. The new position descriptions allow employees to flexibly move between work areas to develop their skills and also provide clear career path opportunities. A revised comprehensive Flexible Work Arrangements policy has also enabled employees to feel comfortable in the workplace and valued no matter what their level of flexibility may be.

Another of the important initial projects was the creation of a policy framework to establish procedures and guidelines for HR themed topics and also operational processes. A new Policy and Procedure Register was introduced to capture essential documents and provides assurance that GAWS meets its compliance requirements.


What’s New?We have:• introduced new infection control procedures

over the 3 feline areas • reduced labour input into some tasks• undertaken training and • started development of new programs, such

as:1. our Senior’s Program designed to rehome

older cats and2. our Missing Cats book.

Best Friends continues to support GAWS with in store adoption days, both in Geelong and Point Cook stores. They source their rabbits and guinea pigs from GAWS, as well as taking litters of kittens. We are in the process of developing a similar relationship with PETstock.

The public continues to come to the rescue with generous donations of food and bedding.

Hills sponsorship is also invaluable.

Our desexing partnership with University of Melbourne Veterinary School is underway and running smoothly.

Working in the Cattery sections evokes an array of emotions:

• Bewilderment when lost cats come in but their owners do not.

• Sorrow when an owner comes once, twice or many times searching for their cat, but we don’t have it.

• Delight when we send a lost cat home safe and well.

• Compassion when, with great sorrow, people have to surrender their cats.

• Frustration when others, seemingly too easily, drop their cats off.

• Despair at the public’s ignorance whenever we receive entire, feral animals.

• Joy over the litter of kittens or those cute, single kittens with tonnes of personality.

• Expectation with our expectant mums and protectiveness of our newly birthed mums.

• Happiness when any of our cats are adopted particularly when they are a long timer or a foster of a staff member or volunteer.

• Regret if a cat is returned because the adoption hasn’t worked out followed by determination to place it in a new home.

• Gratitude to the Rescue Groups who take our animals which are difficult to re-home.

November 2015 through to May 2016 was a particularly busy period with 220-290 cats arriving per month. Consistent pressure created by the sheer volume gives rise to all of the above emotions. The solidarity and focus of the staff, trainees, volunteers and foster carers has helped us keep our emotions in check.

Cattery Department


Canine Department

The Lost Dogs staff have gained vast ‘hands-on’ experience over the last year. This experience helps us to identify problem behaviours in canines and develop practical training solutions.

Our experienced team of behaviour assessors have the necessary skills to identify each animal’s needs and then expedite the necessary training. This gives dogs with behavioural issues the opportunity to improve, thereby saving more lives.

Lost Dogs Over the last year the Lost Dogs section of GAWS has received and cared for over 2,500 dogs and puppies.

GAWS has definitely seen an increase in reclaims: reuniting lost dogs to their owners. Our trained attendants offer training advice and tips to the owners on pick up, including how to prevent future dog escapes.

Our volunteer groomer provides hair clips where necessary and our Lost Dogs volunteer bathes each dog in readiness for its trip back home. Both of these services have been received very well by grateful owners.

GAWS also had the opportunity to work with Council when the council had a staff member on leave for 3 months. GAWS managed the Council Ranger duties of picking up stray animals throughout Geelong. In this capacity, we rostered a team of GAWS staff on rotating shifts through the week, all of whom did a fantastic job.

This opportunity helped to raise GAWS profile and helped GAWS staff connect with the Geelong community. GAWS Staff gained a new insight as to how animals end up at the pound. The staff thoroughly enjoyed connecting with the public and also did a great job capturing strays safely.


AdoptionsThere has been positive change in the Adoption centre over the last year.

Dogs are finding homes faster and spending less time in the shelter. We have introduced a process of allowing potential adopters to register their interest in a canine. If the candidate is suitably matched they are able to take the dog home on the 8th day. This process has definitely helped our dogs find homes faster.

Our Adoption Officers have also improved their skills on matching dogs with suitable candidates, thereby reducing the return rate.

Social ClubSocial Club continued throughout the year. A team of GAWS volunteers specifically trained in dog behaviour hold a regular small dogs social club. Social club creates a win:win scenario for both staff and canines to hone their skills.

Out & About In the spirit of community education, a GAWS staff member escorted several smaller pooches on an excursion to local schools to deliver a talk about GAWS. The canines were extremely well behaved and well received.

GAWS HotlineOur staff have been providing phone support for new adopters encountering problems with their new pets. The ultimate goal is to minimise returns by providing solutions, training advice and support. This program has been very successful to date.

Canine Department


In the last financial year, GAWS have outsourced rescue for 632 animals. These animals vary from the bunnies we send to Best Friends Superstore for assisted rehoming, all the way through to dogs with extreme medical needs and even to roosters going to sanctuaries to enable them to live out their life.

This year in rescue we have been working on new relationships with more organisations; not only working with rescues but calling on breed specific clubs, local veterinary clinics and dog trainers to assist with the intake of animals.; not only working with new organisations, but breathing life into older or forgotten relationships.

We have created a private Facebook page in which attendants can now seek rescue for individual animals in their respective sections. This is helping rescue run more smoothly and with everyone on board and assisting, the length of stay is significantly reduced for these animals.

There have been some stand out rescues this year; as a result of a large seizure of dogs we had one rescue group take nine german shepherds into care and found them all fantastic homes. Another example is when a local rescue group took on a dog with a broken leg, assuming amputation was imminent but were able to save the leg through fundraising and advanced veterinary care.

GAWS also has a couple of organisations come in and help us with long term adoption animals by taking them on and rehoming them from their own facilities. This allows the flow to continue through the shelter and provides us with more space for the ongoing incoming animals.

Although small in isolation, collectively these updates have changed the way we organise rescue. We are excited to see what the next year will bring us.

Rescue Summary

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The foster care system has been reworked over the past 3 months. We have a new foster care coordinator to further develop and manage the new model. The foster carer coordinator’s role is to attract new foster carers, manage the foster carers’ training and provide support. Yard staff can then focus on managing the animals needing and being placed into foster care.

Contact has been made with previous foster carers to see if they will be continuing this season. We have advertised for new carers. After completing an application form, the prospective carer is interviewed and an appointment made for a home visit. In this way, it is hoped to better match the foster animal with the most appropriate carer.

Training has also been organised to support both the carers and the animals. Vetcentric support has helped develop training topics and update the cat foster carer handbook. The previous handbook was full of good information, but was rather large and overwhelming. The newer version is simpler, yet retains all essential information.

Volunteer management of cats in care is being developed to support medical needs (vaccinations, flea and worm treatments and desexing) of our foster animals. This is especially important during kitten season when fostering is in full swing.

Once identified as needing foster care, cats and/or kittens and dogs will be matched with the appropriate foster carers by accessing the spreadsheet indicating availability and area of expertise. The relevant foster carer is contacted by staff and, if agreeable, a time is set for collection of the animal. Paperwork, care instructions and any extra equipment is then organised so that the handover is quick and professional.

Sometimes we receive cats that are surrendered due to alleged behavioural problems. Other cats do not respond well to the shelter environment. Staff members have enlisted to foster these animals in order to complete temperament tests in a home environment and are getting great results. These cats are then returned to Cat Adoptions with a better understanding of their personalities and what sort of adopting family would suit them.

Small kittens (<500g) and Mums with kittens will continue to be outsourced to rescue.

Kittens above 500g will be fostered until reaching desexing weight. They will remain in foster care for a few days recovery after desexing at which time they will return back to GAWS ready for adoption. Last year we found that this cycle worked well in reducing the stress of surgery.

Semi-feral cats are the hardest to foster as there is no certainty of success. Many ferals eventually settle in the foster carer’s home, but cannot come back to the shelter as they revert back to hiding etc. If feral animals go into the foster care system, it will only be with the foster carer’s acceptance to adopt the animal from their home. These animals will be carefully selected by staff.

Dog fostering includes supporting those animals with medical needs, especially post-surgery recovery. The dog foster program also has a ‘foster-to-adopt’ component, where dogs with special behavioural needs are placed in foster with their potential adoptive family for a supported two week training period. Dog staff are involved with the family during this period to assist with the adjustment of the dog into new surroundings and to teach the family correct management skills to support a successful adoption.

Foster Program


VolunteersGAWS thanks each and every one of our 108 registered volunteers who assisted GAWS during the 2015-16 period. Without our volunteers GAWS simply would not be able to do the work it does in the Geelong community or offer the existing width of services. Volunteer numbers remained steady over the past year, in contrast to the previous year, and accrued an incredible 22,500 hours of participation. GAWS volunteers are a significant part of the organisation and form a key component of the GAWS workforce.

During 2015-16 GAWS also hosted a number of corporate and school groups who volunteered their time as groups. We would like to express our gratitude to the following groups for their involvement assisting with selected larger manual tasks: • Ford• Grovedale College• The Body Shop• G Force• Cotton On• Geelong High School

Our Volunteer Coordinator visited eight schools over 2015-16 to speak to students about the work that GAWS does in the community and ways in which the Geelong community can assist their local shelter.

Student Placements and Traineeships

GAWS provides work placements and on the job training opportunities for students completing courses in Animal Studies and Vet Nursing.

During 2015-16, GAWS partnered with G Force, The Gordon and local secondary schools to offer students practical experience in their chosen field.

Volunteer Program

VolunteerAge

16 - 25

26 - 4041 - 65

65+

WorkArea

Cats

Dogs

Events

Op Shop

Photography Gardening

Admin &Reception

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563 x 5 day Weeks =

12 x full time staff per year


Many improvements were undertaken to improve fundraising this past financial year.

We have worked hard to improve community and donor relations by increasing the quality and quantity of communications acknowledging their generosity.

Many new events, procedures and systems have been put in place to give donors the opportunity to donate to the much needed causes within GAWS.

GAWS GivingEveryday Hero GAWS Giving Page is evolving into an extremely successful and convenient way for people to donate and support GAWS. With a number of options such as becoming a regular giver, joining our Pen Pal Program, work place giving, school fundraisers, fitness challenges, giving in memory and even the ability to create their own event to raise funds. Pay Pal and direct debit options are available.

Easy to navigate, the page is always ready to access and is one of the most current and up to date forms of fundraising used today.

Pen Pal ProgramThe Pen Pal Program has received a much needed upgrade with a great response thus far. A yearly donation enables people, businesses and organisations to sponsor a dog, cat, rabbit or bird enclosure. The enclosure comes with a lovely plaque and picture, message or business name. Plaques are donated by Geelong Signs and placed on the pen, often including a picture of their current or lost pets, beloved family members or business logos. With constant traffic through the gates of the GAWS shelter, these plaques are observed by many.

Plaques are renewable every January.

Highway Tin RattleHighway Collection Tin Rattles held in both April and July of this year were extremely successful day events, raising approx. $4000 on both occasions.

Staff and volunteers donated their time to come out and for a full 9-5 day, engaging the community to donate their spare change whilst waiting at the traffic lights.

We thoroughly enjoyed both days, with an overwhelming response from the community in both donations and goodwill towards our shelter.

We intend to conduct a highway collection quarterly, our next one is planned for October 30th 2016.

Fundraising

http://www.gawsgiving.org.au


Geelong Pet ExpoGAWS were invited to participate in the Geelong Pet Expo, and were one of three animal organisations to receive equal thirds of all the profits raised on the day via the entry gold coin donations and raffles.

The sun brought many of Geelong’s animal community to the Geelong Showgrounds where there were a number of animal related stalls selling their wares or informing the public of the wonderful work they do. GAWS staff and volunteers rallied over the day to spread the word on the shelter’s operations such as adoptions, volunteering, fostering and of course fundraising!

The vet clinic administering half price microchipping and nail clips and much needed vet advice on the day.

We achieved a total of over $500, which made it such a worthwhile day.

Donation BoxesIncreases in donation boxes being requested and delivered in Geelong and surrounding areas has brought in much needed, constant funds and increased exposure within the community.

Community Schools and individual students have shown great initiative raising and donating funds and items of food, blankets toys etc. Staff have been so impressed with the generosity and creativity of the youth in Geelong and really hope they keep up their awesome efforts.

A number of senior groups around Geelong have invited GAWS to their meetings for information sessions on the work we do at the shelter and supported us with food, blankets and cash donations. The feedback has been very positive and welcoming.

Constant community support is very important to the shelter and we are endeavouring to improve these relationships constantly as it generates so much wonderful support.

We hope to grow financial support by further developing our fundraising ideas and procedures, thereby enabling us to create the best environment for our animals at the shelter.

Fundraising


Vet Clinic

In 2016 GAWS saw the loss of Dr Latjor to a position closer to his home in Melbourne, then Dr Roshani to maternity leave. Dr Dilshan (studying for Australian Vet exams), and Dr Ruth have recently been joined by Dr Natalie (recently re-registered with the Vet Board thanks to experience here at GAWS), and Dr Jenny (similar to Dr Natalie). Dr Noriel (who brings extensive experience in animal nutrition having previously worked for Royal Canin and as a Government vet) is also a welcome addition to our fantastic GAWS vet team.

GAWS veterinary staff continually seek to improve efficiency and animal welfare. Being encouraged by Adrian, we see the vet clinic and shelter as integrated, each helping the other in financial, staffing, animal welfare and customer focused areas. We are a close-knit team, and I have personally noted a massive boost in morale since Adrian began as our CEO.

Ruth Dover BVScHead Veterinarian, GAWS

2016 has seen our staff grow in knowledge and experience, with six vet nurses gaining their Certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing in December 2015. Two will gain their certificates at the end of this year, and another in 2017. Our nurses continue to face all challenges with enthusiasm and creativity, showing outstanding leadership and maturity beyond their years.


This year the GAWS Veterinary team desexed a whopping 400 more shelter animals compared to last year.

This would not have been possible without a massive overhaul in the way that we do things. In order to get our lovely canine and feline patients ready to go to their new forever homes we have revised the process and procedures for desexing.

First of all, animals are now booked in to get desexed as soon as possible after their quarantine period. This date is determined at their initial health check and we have been able to determine the gender of the animal and if they appear to have been desexed already. As most animals are presented as strays, this is not always as easy as you may think. Not all animals have a desexing tattoo placed in their ear at the time of desexing or the tattoo may have faded.

Animal Type Spay Neuter Unknown Total

Dog 177 234 0 411

Puppy 43 23 0 66

Cat 268 239 3 510

Kitten 351 295 6 652

Guinea Pig 12 10 1 23

Rabbit 3 2 1 6

Total 854 803 11 1668

Vet Clinic

Sometimes we have to do a bit of detective work and go searching for the expected body parts or take a blood sample.

The next improvement we have made is the method by which the animals are anaesthetised. There are many different ways of doing this and many different combinations of drugs possible. We have researched and refined these processes to minimise stress and ensure the safety of the animals in our care, whilst still being able to improve efficiency and hence increase the number of procedures performed within a shorter time frame.


As the saying goes the proof is in the pudding. Would you believe that Cleo pictured woke up from anaesthesia only an hour before this photo was taken. Look how bright and alert she is, both pain and stress free.

It is also what you don’t see that makes a big difference to our cats and dogs being put up for adoption?

With the improvements we have made in our procurement we now have access to modern safe suture material at a greatly reduced cost and we now hide our sutures so there are none on the outside of the skin! This ensures a very quick healing wound that causes less irritation to the dogs and cats and means that they can go to their new forever homes within days of coming out of quarantine.

General improvementsOver the last 12 months the veterinary clinic has undergone a series of minor renovations to improve the work flow and efficiency of the clinic and make the most of the space available.

Thanks to a generous donor we were able to purchase a larger autoclave to allow several surgical instrument kits to be sterilised at once. This means we can keep up with the demand of the high volume of animals that need to be desexed especially during kitten season when it is not unusual for us to desex 25 or more animals per day.

Vet Clinic

Two old autoclaves that were not up to the job

Extra large new autoclave


Infection control

Less sick animals and less costAs in human health there have been a number of ‘super bugs’ emerge in dogs and cats in recent years and these have been particularly found in shelter settings. In order to keep the residents of GAWS as healthy as possible, and avoid the development of these type of antibiotic resistent bacteria, we have become very careful with the type, frequency and cases that we used to treat with antibiotics.

Many diseases that animals can contract are preventable via vaccination so we do this as soon as possible when we take an animal in to our care. This not only helps protect that animal but decreases the prevalence of disease in the environment so that all animals are less likely to get sick (even tiny kittens). As we know viruses do not respond to antibiotics we only use them when we are confident that the patient has a secondary bacterial disease present.

The improvements in animal handling, cleaning techniques and flow of animals from one area to another has also abated a lot of potential disease transmission. We take infection control very seriously.

By moving sick or at risk (very young or old) animals in to foster care, we are able to decrease the stress on these animals and boost their immune system as well as provide some extra nursing that these patients need.

Vet Clinic

Hills Sponsorship

This year the shelter received a massive boost in funds and wellbeing of patients due to sponsorship by Hills Pet Nutrition. Animals are slowly transitioned onto this super premium food during the last few days of their quarantine period, then are fed Hills food for the remainder of their stay with GAWS. The benefits show as the animals gain weight and have less tummy upsets which means the shelter staff also get to clean up less mess! Thanks to some extra support from Hills we have even been able to help some pets with special needs such as skin or gastrointestinal issues.

Also if you come into GAWS and adopt a dog or cat you are entitled to a discount on your first purchase of Hills Pet Nutrition. This will ensure your new family member can stay on a food they are used to and it is one less change as he or she adapts to a new environment. As we are able to stock the full range of Science Diet and special Prescription Food for pets that have special dietary requirements, you can always find what you need in the Vet Clinic reception area.

Thank you Hills Food Shelter and Love Program.


Vet Clinic

G2Z ConferenceIn September 2015 Nadine Dixon, the Operations Manager and Dr. Lisa Deering travelled to the Gold Coast to attend the 6th National G2Z Summit. The Summit brings together people from all over Australia and New Zealand who are passionate about animal welfare and believe in the aim of Getting to Zero killing of healthy and treatable abandoned cats and dogs within each community.

The breadth and depth of the knowledge shared by both local and overseas presenters was outstanding. We came away armed with many ideas that have since been implemented and have improved the health and welfare of all the dogs and cats that pass through GAWS every day. GAWS was also privileged to have Dr Cynthia Karsten and Trish McMillen, the two key note speakers, visit GAWS for two days and provide a wealth of information on how to progress these changes.

From Left to Right: Nadine Dixon (GAWS Operations Manager) Didga, the skate boarding cat (Catmantoo), Serena Horg (Shelter Manager, Lort Smith Animal Hospital) and Dr Lisa Deering (State Operations Manager, Vetcentric).

The four pillars of the G2Z Initiative.


Incoming Canines

Canine Euthanasia Explanation

Outgoing Canines

Shelter Statistics 2015/2016

Council 1454 62.5 %

DOA - Stray 11 0.5 %

Owner Surrender 351 15.1 %

Returns 45 1.9 %

Shelter Offspring 5 0.2 %

Stray 459 19.7 %

Transfer In 2 0.1 %

Ambulance 1 0.0 %

Total 2328 100 %

Behaviour 77 84.6 %

Medical 11 12.1 %

Feral 1 1.1 %

Legal 2 2.2%

Age 0 0.0 %

Owner Request 0 0.0 %

Total 91 100 %

Adopted 675 28.5 %

DOA 10 0.4 %

Euthanised 91 3.8 %

Reclaimed 1331 56.1 %

Released 2 0.1 %

Transfer Out 259 10.9 %

Unassisted Death 1 0.0 %

Returned Surrender 1 0.0 %

Escaped 2 0.1 %

Total 2372 100 %


Incoming Felines

Feline Euthanasia Explanation

Outgoing Felines

Shelter Statistics 2015/2016

Council 1623 57.4 %

DOA - Stray 43 1.5 %

Owner Surrender 400 14.2 %

Returns 95 3.4 %

Shelter Offspring 43 1.5 %

Stray 623 22.0 %

Total 2827 100 %

Behaviour 174 25.9 %

Medical 206 30.6 %

Feral 278 41.3 %

Legal 0 0.0 %

Age 15 2.2 %

Owner Request 0 0.0 %

Total 673 100 %

Adopted 1574 54.4 %

DOA 45 1.5 %

Escaped 8 0.3 %

Euthanised 673 23.3 %

Reclaimed 236 8.2 %

Transfer Out 321 11.1 %

Unassisted Death 35 1.2 %

Stolen 1 0.0 %

Total 2893 100 %


Financials


Financials

(Refer Page 57 of this Annual Report)


Financials


www.gaws.org.au

Geelong Animal Welfare SocietyABN 67 005 093 756

325 Portarlington RoadMoolap, Victoria 3221Phone (03) 5248 2091

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