From the Nevada Humane Society:
A unanimous vote by Carson City's Board of Supervisors is yielding a big change for homeless pets in Northern Nevada. Beginning October 1, Nevada Humane Society (NHS) will be contracted to oversee Carson City Animal Services (CCAS) and their shelter, a new chapter in animal welfare.
“We're excited to expand and augment our impact in Northern Nevada and make an even bigger difference in the lives of our community and our community's homeless pets. Nevada Humane Society is a nationally recognized leader in animal welfare and once again we will prove this reputation is well earned, this time in our capitol city. This our biggest expansion since we committed to building a no-kill community in 2007, and this partnership will result in the saving of tens of thousands of animals. Once again, we will remake Nevada,” said Kevin Ryan, CEO for Nevada Humane Society.
Beata Liebetruth, former NHS Animal Help Desk Manager and field services and outreach staff of Best Friends Animal Society, will oversee the Carson City shelter. Liebetruth has worked with individual pet owners and animal rescue groups, as well as municipal animal shelters nationwide and even from abroad, including animal hoarding situations, feral cat project management and cruelty investigations. Her background of over 15 years of animal welfare experience will offer a vast knowledge to existing and new employees at the shelter.
NHS programs for CCAS will include pet adoptions, shelter and regulation services. They will focus on reuniting pets with their owners, the importance of microchipping, and raising awareness for homeless pets in Northern Nevada. NHS will, as they have in Washoe County, build a culture of adoption—a community wide effort that will result in thousands of lives saved. The partnership with CCAS will be both public and private, relying on donations for funding yet offering a variety of services to the community. NHS plans to leverage over 80 years of experience in animal welfare and Nevada, with the goal of making Carson City the second community in Nevada to become no-kill—a term defined as a shelter that does not euthanize animals for time, space or cost. A no-kill shelter saves more than 90% of the animals that arrive; only euthanizing animals that have no quality of life or that are considered dangerous. NHS has followed this mission since 2006, saving nearly 70,000 lives, and is proud to be given the opportunity to create the same successes in Carson City.
A job fair for CCAS will be held tomorrow, September 23, from 10am to 4pm, in the Tahoe Room at the Carson City Courtyard by Marriott. Resumes and questions concerning jobs should be sent to
carsoncity@nevadahumanesociety.org.
For more information about Nevada Humane Society, visit
www.nevadahumanesociety.orgor call 775-856-2000.
From the Nevada Humane Society
