The Valley Humane League desires to be as transparent as possible about its policies and procedures. If you ever have questions please reach out to us.
Policies and Stances on Issues
No-kill shelter: A no-kill shelter is an animal shelter that does not kill healthy or treatable animals even when the shelter is full, reserving euthanasia for terminally ill animals or those considered dangerous to public safety. VHL never euthanizes an animal due to space, breed, or even severe dog-aggression. If an animal is terminally ill or has severe human-aggression and does not respond to rehabilitation efforts, our Board of Directors will consider euthanasia.
Open Admission shelter: The Valley Humane League tries its best to be an open admission shelter. This means that we will not turn away ANY animal that comes to our doors as long as we have room to care for them. Even though we are only able to keep dogs at the shelter, if a cat, small animal, or even unwanted farm animals need help finding a new home we will do our best to find a place for that animal to stay.
How do we manage to be both a no-kill and an open admission shelter? We are able to not turn animals away (unless our space is full) due to some amazing people and organizations around Colorado that partner with us to get adoptable dogs to families that want them. One of our big goals of the future is to increase local adoptions, but until that goal is reached we are happy to place dogs in need from the San Luis Valley around the state in good homes. This transfer program keeps our population under control so we never have to euthanize for space. We also have some great foster families that take in puppies and dogs that need help with socialization and behavior issues. If you are interested in being a foster parent for a dog in need, contact us today!
Open Admission shelter: The Valley Humane League tries its best to be an open admission shelter. This means that we will not turn away ANY animal that comes to our doors as long as we have room to care for them. Even though we are only able to keep dogs at the shelter, if a cat, small animal, or even unwanted farm animals need help finding a new home we will do our best to find a place for that animal to stay.
How do we manage to be both a no-kill and an open admission shelter? We are able to not turn animals away (unless our space is full) due to some amazing people and organizations around Colorado that partner with us to get adoptable dogs to families that want them. One of our big goals of the future is to increase local adoptions, but until that goal is reached we are happy to place dogs in need from the San Luis Valley around the state in good homes. This transfer program keeps our population under control so we never have to euthanize for space. We also have some great foster families that take in puppies and dogs that need help with socialization and behavior issues. If you are interested in being a foster parent for a dog in need, contact us today!
2016 Intake and Outcomes Report
Intake Counts
- Stray: 538
- Owner Relinquished: 178
- Carry-over from 2015: 16
- Total # of dogs VHL took in: 716
- Transferred to other no-kill shelter: 419
- Adopted Locally: 158
- Returned to owner: 140
- Died in shelter: 6
- Euthanized: 1
2016 Income and Expenses Report
Click here to download VHL's 2016 end of year financial statement.
