Wayne County Humane Society opens new surgical center
Wayne County Humane Society Inc. leadership team members Nancy Bogner, left, Patty Neyhart, Kathy Long, Shila Garg, Avi Garg, Janet Welty, Anna Duke Masters and Samira Zimmerly.
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Wayne County Humane Society Inc., a nonprofit local organization, had its ribbon cutting to open the new surgical facility after a two-year campaign to raise funds to replace a small 42-year-old trailer that was ready for the scrap yard.
The new facility was made possible by the leadership team and over 120 additional donors. The leadership donors include Ralph B. & Grace G. Jones Foundation, Kathy and Greg Long, Robert E. and Nancy Bogner, The Yogesh Garg Family, John Spicer and Cherie Hart-Spicer, Pat and Patty Neyhart, and Janet Welty.
The new surgery center will provide a modern environment for necessary procedures on the more than 1,200 animals — canines, felines, rabbits, even guinea pigs — that come through the doors. The surgical center will support the mission to provide veterinary care services and uphold the mission to only use euthanasia as a last resort based on the health of the creature.
The surgery center also will assist in controlling overpopulation as the WCHS holds a couple of Trap, Neuter and Release campaigns annually in which individuals throughout the county participate by trapping felines from feral colonies, delivering them to the WCHS for a neutering operation in which local veterinarian associates participate and then releasing them after they have been neutered.
The Wayne County Humane Society is a nonprofit organization with a fully volunteer board. WCHS is dependent on the generosity of volunteers to reduce expenses and donations from the community that help with day-to-day costs and special projects like the new surgery center.
For those who have an interest in volunteering, there are a variety of opportunities that range from laundry detail to dog walking and cat sitting. The organization receives no county funding, and donations are tax-deductible. Its next big fundraiser will be at the Wayne County Fairgrounds Event Center on July 24, Christmas in July.
For more information on donating time, money and/or items, visit the WCHS at www.wchs.org/.
