About
Us
History
The Humane
Society of Camden County, Inc. (HSCC) is a non-profit corporation
that has been in existence since 1986 serving the needs
of the homeless and abandoned animals in our area. The HSCC
contracts with Camden County (which includes the cities
of St. Marys and Woodbine) and Kingsland. These entities
pay a portion of our annual budget in return for services
in housing their stray animals. We hold strays for 5 days
in order for any lost animals to be reclaimed by their owners.
After 5 days, the animals become the property of the HSCC
and may be moved to our adoptable section. There is no limit
on the time an animal may remain in the adoptable section,
sometimes months until they are adopted.
In March
2000 we moved to our new climate controlled shelter
that is five times larger than our previous shelter. Since
1986 the Humane Society has conducted countless fund-raising
events to raise funds. We hope to develop
more, and better, programs and seminars to educate the public
on the plight of homeless animals and informing them of
the numerous wonderful, loving animals available at the
shelter. A volunteer board operates the HSCC and a paid
staff is employed at the shelter.
Mission
Statement
The
Humane Society is a non-profit organization. The objective
of the Humane Society is to provide effective means for
prevention of cruelty to animals; to cooperate with municipal,
state and county authorities in prosecuting according to
law such persons as may be guilty of cruelty to animals;
to afford relief to abandoned animals when sick, injured
or otherwise in distress; to assist in finding and placing
in new homes such abandoned animals; to encourage kindness
to and consideration of animals through education of the
public and any other ethical means.
We are
incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia as "The
Humane Society of Camden County, Inc."
The
Humane Society is for "those who cannot speak for themselves."
HSCC
Board of Directors
Officers
President - Charlotte Bartzack, Ph.D.
Vice President - Jessica Feeley
Secretary - Madonna Marx (Founder)
Treasurer - Robert Coulbourne
Board Members
Jim Caskey
Nancy Copps
Linda Grooms
Minette Topham
Rick Walsh, DVM (Medical Director) (Founder)
Board
Meetings
The Humane Society of Camden County Board of Directors meets
at 6:30 pm on the third Monday of every month, except December.
The meetings are held at the HSCC Shelter at 950 South Grove
in Kingsland. General meetings are open to the public.
Shelter
Staff
A manager, a clinical director, an administrative assistant and both full time
and part time animal care specialists, staff the Humane
Society shelter.
Animal
Sources
We receive animals in various ways. Some animals are surrendered
by their owners when they can no longer care for them, when
they become obedience problems, when new babies come into
the home, or when they may be moving and cannot take the
animal. Others are brought to us by the Animal Control Officers
in Camden County. These are animals that are found wandering
the streets of our community and are either strays or abandoned
by their owners. Still others are brought in from Kings
Bay Naval Base and from Brantley, Charlton and Glynn Counties.
Finally we sometimes find animals that have just been left
in our front yard.
Our
intake of animals has increased by more than 70.5% over the
past years, from 2344 in the year 2000 to 4068 in 2006. We opened a new Intake Facility, which is located behind our primary facility, in order to handle the increased volume.
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New Intake Facility opened in 2005 |
