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CAROLINE DORSETT-PATE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM GALVESTON Isle HUMANE SOCIETY

Executive Director Served Homeless and Unwanted Animals for Over twenty Years

GALVESTON, TX – April 25, 2022 – Caroline Dorsett-Pate, Executive Director for the Galveston Island Humane Society (GIHS), has announced her retirement later on more than 20 years of service to the isle'southward homeless and unwanted animals.

Dorsett-Pate began her career in animal care when GIHS was in its infancy, operating out of a minor facility in Galveston. Since that time, she has grown the organization into a highly-regarded, successful brute care and placement facility that regularly intakes and serves more than than 2,000 animals each twelvemonth.

Dorsett-Pate led the way through many storms for island animals, including Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Harvey. She adult crucial protocols for brute care and tempest assistance for isle pet owners and spearheaded the capital campaign and construction of a first-class shelter facility in 2010. She was instrumental in shaping metropolis ordinances for a community true cat / Trap-Neuter-Release programme to assistance care for and reduce our feral true cat population in a humane way, a strategy that has been enormously successful and innovative.

Unarguably, Dorsett-Pate's relationships with animals and their owners will never exist replaced. She cultivated relationships with island pet enthusiasts over generations, garnering much-needed support for animate being care and advocacy. She has shown compassion to animals and pet owners that is unmatched and touches nearly every islander in some way.

"Caroline is such a key role of our shelter and how nosotros treat our island's animals and pet owners," remarked David Rogers, GIHS President. "She will exist so deeply missed only we are thrilled for the adjacent chapter in her story and with animals."

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Your membership and support genuinely mean a lot to us and give united states a real boost for the of import work we do on behalf of the animals on Galveston Island. Our annual membership entrada runs from May 1st through April 30th. Funds that we heighten through our membership campaign assistance with achieving our goals along with providing the daily intendance needed for the 2,700+ pets who arrive at the shelter annually.

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COVID-19 Updates:

We are cautiously relaxing our protocols related to the Covid pandemic. Going forrard, if you are vaccinated, masks are optional. If you are NOT vaccinated, we ask yous to protect our staff and other visitors by wearing your mask. Masks will be provided if needed.

We encourage yous to visit our website first to view our available pets prior to visiting. If you are interested in adoption, we encourage you to submit your online application first, and you volition exist contacted to make an date. You may also schedule an appointment by calling (409) 740-1919. While we volition be open to the public during regular work hours to express walk-in traffic, appointments volition continue to receive priority.

ADOPTION APPLICATIONS tin can exist found hither and must be completed online prior to visit.

If now is not the right time for your family to prefer, please consider condign afoster family unit. If you have questions related to fostering you may phone call (409) 740-1919 or email info@galvestonhumane.org .

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Equally always, pets needing to be surrendered to the shelter will require an appointment (409-740-1919). We have redirected some resources to assist you if there is a need that tin can be addressed that would allow your family pet to say in your habitation.

If you find a lost pet or injured wild fauna, please call the Animal Services Unit,409-765-3702 for assistance.

Thank you for your cooperation and support as nosotros continue our mission to provide every animal exceptional care and loving homes while respecting the concerns for public health needs.

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The Galveston Island Humane Society, Inc. is dedicated to promoting animal welfare and the protection and prevention of unwanted or homeless animals of Galveston Island.

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Meet our Pets of the Week! All adoptions include spay or neuter surgery, a microchip, and electric current vaccinations.
These featured pets have an adoption sponsor assuasive for an adoption fee of $25 for this week simply.

GIHS is Lowering Intake with TNR and Community Cats

In Jump 2015, Galveston's Urban center Council passed a feral true cat ordinance, allowing the Galveston Island Humane Society to develop and implement a Trap-Neuter-Release, or TNR programme, called Galveston Island Community Cats (GICC).

"We knew that we had a unique opportunity, living on an island, to implement a TNR program and see solid results," remarks Galveston Island Humane Society (GIHS) Executive Director Caroline Dorsett Pate. "Through this partnership of the shelter, the customs sponsors, and our local vets, I recall we accept proven TNR to be a successful selection for managing feral true cat populations in a humane, positive manner."

Read about the success of our Community Cats Program here!