Pet Therapy
The Humane Society of Pensacola offers pet therapy to Homestead Village Retirement residents every Tuesday and Friday. From 2:30 to 4 p.m., 3 volunteers and five to six dogs visit three Alzheimer's wards at the complex. The buildings house residents in various stages of the disease.
In order to branch out in the community like the Humane Society hopes, we need more volunteers and pets. All pets should be up-to-date on all vaccinations, calm, clean, flea- and tick-free, have their nails trimmed and get along with other animals. Pets also should be well-behaved and not afraid of wheelchairs or walkers. Most animals are accepted and are not required to be certified.
The facility does require that all cats be declawed, therefore the Humane Society has yet to be able to include a cat in the program.
If you and your pet would like to help make a difference in an older person's life, contact Sheena Watson at 850-432-4250 for more information.
Reading, Writing and Rover
Our Reading, Writing and Rover program is a fun, school program that teaches responsible pet ownership to children. In order to encourage protection and welfare of animals we feel that children should be educated at an early age about how to care for a pet. The program involves volunteers going into the classrooms with pets. A basic outline on pet care is followed and the children are encouraged to ask questions.
If you would like further information on this program or if you would like to volunteer, please contact Sheena Watson at 850-432-4250.
LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTERS
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The Humane Society of Pensacola, Inc. sponsors a Low Cost Spay/Neuter program for qualified individuals to assist in the payment of the surgeries.
If qualified, a pet owner pays $35.00 to receive a voucher which schedules the surgery with a particular veterinary clinic. The Humane Society of Pensacola, Inc. will reimburse the clinic for the full amount of the surgery.
The animals must be up-to-date on their vaccinations-if not, an additional $23.00 will need to be paid to the Humane Society at the time of application for the low cost spay neuter voucher. The Humane Society will reimburse the veterinary
clinic the full $23.00 to cover the costs of the vaccinations.
To qualify for assistance, household income should be:
- One person household up to $ 15,600.00
- Two person household up to $ 17,880.00
- Three person household up to $ 20,100.00
- Four person household up to $ 22,320.00
- Five person household up to $ 24,210.00
- Six person household up to $ 25,920.00
- Seven person household up to $ 27,720.00
- Eight person household up to $ 29,460.00
To apply for assistance, visit the Humane Society Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Payment of the $35.00 (and $23.00 if necessary) must be in cash. Proof of income is required. Limit of three (3) vouchers per family per year.
For more information on spaying and neutering, see the Doris Day Animal Foundation.
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