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About
JCHS
Who
We Are
The
Johnson County Humane Society (JCHS) is made up of a group of
dedicated volunteers devoted to providing programs and services
for the animals and people of our community. |
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We
are a nonprofit organization, funded entirely through tax-deductible donations
from people like you.
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Although
our group is licensed by the State of Iowa as an animal shelter,
we do not operate an animal sheltering facility. Instead, we recruit
foster caregivers who take companion animals into their private
homes until permanent homes are found.
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We
work collaboratively with our municipal animal shelter, the Iowa
City Animal Care & Adoption Center, as well as other animal agencies.
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The
Johnson County Humane Society (JCHS) is committed to supporting
and promoting the humane treatment of all animals, particularly
the companion animals in our community.
We
encourage the support and sponsorship of humane education programs
aimed at developing more compassion, better understanding, and
a deeper appreciation regarding the diversity of animals in our
world, and to advance community understanding of the need for
animal protection and advocacy. |
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actively serve as animal advocates by providing appropriate services
for animals in conditions of need, and as appropriate, for their
companion humans.
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support just laws for the protection of animals in cooperation
with the appropriate authorities. |
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We foster animals in our homes—meet
the animals who are available for adoption by browsing through
their photos, biographies, and personality profiles.
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We teach responsible caregiving through our adoption
program—learn how you could
provide a “forever” home for an animal who needs one!
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We’re
spreading the word that overpopulation kills—our
spay/neuter program
provides financial assistance to qualifying Johnson County residents
for the spaying or neutering of their pets.
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We understand that most feral cats who have lived outside
a few years are not homeless—our
trap/neuter/release (TNR)
program focuses on maintaining healthy feral
cat colonies.
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We teach that animals (like humans) go through stages of
development—visit our Behavior
page for strategies that focus on issues like “Cat waking
you up at zero in the morning? Problems potty-training the puppy?”
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We actively lobby
for better animal protection laws—you
can too! Learn how to help animals who are being mistreated.
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We know we can’t go it alone—join
us!
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You’ve Got
Questions...we’ve got answers!
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Discover creative strategies for dealing with lost/found
pets.
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What to do if you find yourself in the position of having
to re-home your companion
animal (i.e., place your pet in a new home).
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Need
to borrow a kitty haven temporarily? Try our loan
closet.
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Seeking
help dealing with the death
of your pet?
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Get some ideas about living with wildlife
or helping wild creatures.
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Surf our Resources
page.
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Our
e-mail
address
is your communication link with us. Send a message and we’ll
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How
You Can Help
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Adopt
an animal from us!
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Become
a member
(see below) and get actively involved.
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Donate
your time, skills, money...
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Become
a foster caregiver
to an animal waiting for a new home.
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Surprise
us with something on our Wish
List.
The
animals need you. We do, too!
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Join
Us!
You
may become a member anytime upon the payment of dues. Annual
dues are $30 per individual member or $35 per family membership.
Membership renewal is in October and reminders are sent
in September.
Download
our Membership
Form. We gather on the second Monday of the month for a
7 pm meeting, usually at the Iowa City Public Library.
One
of us arrives about a half-hour early to meet and help orient
people who are new to the group.
Come to our next meeting.
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The
Membership Form is a PDF file.
If you don’t already have Adobe’s Acrobat
Reader (the application necessary to read PDF files),
click the button below to download it for free.
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Thanks to the Coralville Animal Clinic! |
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Without
generous help from the Coralville Animal Clinic (and a few other
local veterinary clinics), the JCHS fostercare and adoption program
would probably be only be half its present size. Since
1992, Dr. Cowles and his Clinic staff have cheerfully provided
free “room and board” for JCHS animals waiting for space
to open up in a foster home.
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The
number of animals-in-residence at the Clinic has ranged from one
to seven at any given time.
In
addition to wall space in the waiting room for photos of the animals
available for adoption, the clinic also provides a substantial
discount on veterinary care, food, and supplies to JCHS animals
in foster care.
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Dennis
Cowles, DVM (Coralville Animal Clinic), along with Paul Cooper,
DVM (University of Iowa Veterinarian) work on our behalf with
Iowa’s Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, as
“foster home inspectors.”
Their
time and talents made it possible to convert our fostercare activities
to a state-licensed program. Our pilot
program with the Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
resulted in a provision
in the Iowa Administrative Code to legalize in-home foster
care of companion animals. |
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is
not intended as veterinary or legal advice. The
content of this site pretty
much
does represent the opinions of members of the Johnson County
Humane Society.
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