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Contents» pg.3 Co-Presidents’ Letter 143rd YEAR The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 2500 16th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 415.554.3000 Founded April 18, 1868 Officers Jennifer Chung Board Chair Derek L. Dean Belinda Levensohn Co-Vice Chairs Daniel Levitt, M.D., Ph.D. Treasurer Jennifer Scarlett, D.V.M. Jason Walthall Co-Presidents Directors Catherine B. Brown Donald Brown, M.D Ken Fulk Jill Nash Russ Nelson Craig A. Pinedo J. Peter Read Jeanette Roach Eric B. Roberts Jake Steinman Matthew Stevens David Tateosian ........................................................................................................................ pg.4-5 Thirty Years of AAT! ........................................................................................................................ pg.6-7 Art for Animals ........................................................................................................................ pg.8-9 Events ........................................................................................................................ pg.10-13 Donors ........................................................................................................................ pg.14-16 Annual Report Emeritus Directors Katherine H. Black Ransom S. Cook Richard E. Dirickson Austin Hills James J. Ludwig Fillmore Marks Jacqueline L. Young Cover photo: Lucky photographed by Jennifer Jamieson Photography www.jenniferjamieson.com KS Strategic – www.ksstrategic.com Design Although the SF SPCA does not endorse products or services, we are very grateful to our corporate sponsors, who help make Our Animals possible. © 2011 San Francisco SPCA. All rights reserved. Contents reprinted only by permission. ISSN 030-6789 ABOUT THE COVER Lucky is a year old Yorkie. His favorites pastimes are fetching balls and swimming. He is the love of his human companion's life, Cindy. The mission of the San Francisco SPCA is to save and protect animals, provide care and treatment, advocate for their welfare, and enhance the human-animal bond. 2 | SAN FRANCISCO SPCA SUMMER 2011
Co-Presidents’ Letter» Robert Schroeder Dr. Jennifer Scarlett with her dog Huri and Jason Walthall with his dog Johnnie. Included in this issue of Our Animals is our annual report for the 2009-2010 fiscal year (see pages 14-16). As for most everyone, this was a difficult year for us. The economic downturn was severe and demand for our charitable services increased. But our hard work building programs to serve animals paid off. Over the years, we have put a critical safety net in place for our community’s animals, and we’re proud to report that it’s working. To be sure, it is stretched and strained, but it is preventing animals from bearing the brunt of the recession. Indeed, animals surrendered by their guardians (whether to us or the city’s shelter) are holding fairly constant to the prior year, as are adoptions – a remarkable accomplishment given the circumstances – a very different picture from many other places in the nation. But the credit goes to our community. Our donors continued to support animals even as their own paychecks were doubtlessly pinched. And our volunteers also rose to the challenge. Our experienced volunteers worked with animals across the Society, be it in our shelter or in our foster, fospice, or Animal Assisted Therapy programs. At the same time, hundreds of new volunteers signed up with the organization last year, showing how generous San Franciscans can be in hard times. Looking forward, we stand on the brink of achieving something that no other major city in America has: rescuing every healthy and medically treatable animal surrendered. We are close today, and we intend to hit that milestone in the next two years. San Francisco has always been a town on the cutting edge, and animal welfare is no different. As we envision the future and put the finishing touches on our strategic plan, we look forward to sharing with you some major new initiatives at the SF SPCA that will continue our tradition of leadership and innovation. Sincerely, JENNIFER SCARLETT, DVM Co-President JASON WALTHALL Co-President WWW.SFSPCA.ORG SAN FRANCISCO SPCA | 3
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