humane society of putnam county

Updated: 9 January, 2023

WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS TO JOIN OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE & EMAIL A LETTER OF INTEREST TO humanesocietyofputnamcounty

@yahoo.com

Governing documents, past years' 990s and budgets are

available at https://givingmatters.civicore.com

Notice:

We have partners that assist residents in these counties:

SNIP-OC

(Overton County) - 303-2567

Humane Society

(White County) - 935-8377

Elsewhere in Tenn visit spaytennessee.org

Petfinder: A new pet is waiting for you at Petfinder

NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Kyle Peterson (615) 218-1589

Date:

01/09/2023

Cookeville, TN. – The Humane Society of Putnam County is seeking a current 501c(3) organization or governmental agency to assume operation of the Major Michael Shipley Memorial Spay Neuter Clinic. Interested groups should send a business plan, IRS determination letter, and past five years of financial records (newer groups can send fewer years) to humanesocietyofputnamcounty@yahoo.com. Time is of the essence so please respond soon. If you intend to apply but need time to complete, please inform us of your intent.

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Date:

01/05/2023

Cookeville, TN. – The Humane Society of Putnam County board of directors have made the difficult decision to temporarily cease operating the Major Michael Shipley Memorial Spay Neuter Clinic. At this time, we are initiating a thorough review of finances, staffing and management in order to ensure a sustainable business model for the future.

We recognize the value of this asset to the community and look forward to sharing news of our progress toward re-opening.

We are always seeking new members to join our board of directors, and invite any interested parties throughout the Upper Cumberland to send a letter of inquiry to humanesocietyofputnamcounty@yahoo.com.

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Our financial assistance programs are available, thanks to generous funding from the following foundations:

STATISTICS

Total Surgeries from August 2007 through December 2022 is 63,173

with approximately 60% from Putnam County, 30% from Jackson, Overton and White counties, 9% from surrounding counties and 1% from outside the U.C. region.

CLICK THE LINK ABOVE TO ACCESS INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET FINANCIAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR YOUR PET