Group+4

** Community Concerns: **


 * 1) Animal Rights (SPCA)
 * 2) Education and Mentoring for the Poor
 * 3) Homelessness

** Charities: **

1. SPCA

--Basic Information: -founded in 1873 -Through humane education and animal protection, they improve the quality of life in the Cincinnati community

--Goods: --Bads: -supposedly they put 70% of the animals they take in to sleep. make sure this is reliable info -adoption fee's are kind of high.
 * -completely on their own
 * -mission: "We Turn No Animal Away"
 * -provides protection for the treatment of animals
 * -"offer refuge, medical care, nourishment and a second chance for homeless animals"
 * When an animal is adopted at the SPCA, the following is provided:
 * An animal that is vaccinated, spayed/neutered (or vouchered), microchipped (adopter must register), de-wormed, checked for canine heartworm or Feline Leukemia and general health check.
 * 30 days of pet insurance from Pet First (no continuing obligation)
 * 20% off pet supplies purchased from **spca cincinnati** on day of adoption
 * Coupon for 10% off at Complete Petmart

Below is the 2007 annual report for the SPCA charity:  [|Annual Rep 2007.pdf]

2. Circle Tail

--Basic Information: -- Circle Tail provides assistance dogs to people with mobility, hearing, neurologic or psychiatric disabilities. We also provide dogs for adoption, as well as offer obedience training, behavior management and boarding services. --The owner (Ms. Stanley) has experience with psychological trauma. She is also the director and founder of Circle Tail --Circle Tail is a 501(c)3 public charity and is supported entirely by public contributions. Circle Tail receives no government funding. Financial support of Circle Tail is tax deductible as allowed by law. -- C ircle Tail assistance dogs and associated training are at no cost to the individual. It costs approximately $8,000 to successfully partner one dog/person team. 

--Goods: She lives on site to ensure dogs are cared for in any type of emergency --They are a flying pig charity -- The first is the Foster Puppy/Family Program which places puppies in homes of individuals or families who want to help develop a puppy to eventually assist a disabled individual. 

--Bads: Only have dogs and no other animals --They use electric shock to train the puppies

**//Rationale://** ​ Our group decided upon the SPCA as our charity. We chose this charity because we, as a group, decided to ask the one question that most other groups and people in everday life neglect to ask..... What about the animals? Many people and organizations tend to overlook animals' needs and focus on human needs. We often worry about the impoverished, sick, and abused people; and yet we pay no attention to the animals in these very same situations. Our group decided upon the SPCA because we admire how the SPCA is giving a voice to animals everywhere. Animals are always loyal companions to people no matter what. We often tend to forget the unceasing love our pets give us everday, just as any of our human friends would. Our group has made it our mission to give back the care the animals give us through support of an organization that focuses on the love of animals.

The SPCA is an organization that helps protects animals against negligence, abuse, and exploitation. It provides them with food and shelter, and the SPCA makes arrangements for animals to be adopted. The SPCA helps animals by representing animal interests to ensure their well-being while working with law enforcement agencies to develop public awareness and compassion for all living creatures, whether they are pets, farm animals, or wild creatures. The SPCA will accept any animal, unlike Circle Tail who only takes in dogs. If Circle Tail had been called when Emily's horses were found in an abusive home (before she took them in), they would still be starving, sick, or worse; however, thanks to the SPCA and Emily's family, they were able to find the horses a good home.

The SPCA often takes in sick, abused, or malnourished animals, and gives them the best medical treatment available. They do their best to make sure they care for the animals in any way that they can. The SPCA is also a really good charity because not only does it help out locally, but it is a charity that is known nationally for its kind endeavors to help animals in need. The SPCA has even sent some people to Haiti to help out the wounded and needy animals left injured and homeless after the earthquake. They are truly a great charity, and definitely a worthy cause.