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Several years ago, WeCARe (Western Colorado Animal Resources) to encourage effective collaboration between Western Colorado animal welfare agencies. This organization works on regional issues that include animal emergency response, pet overpopulation, statistical tracking and making training readily available for professionals on this side of the continental divide.

Based on the statistics tracked by the agencies in the coalition, WeCARe has applied for several Maddie's Fund Grant. In order to qualify for the grants, two smaller groups based on location were identified: SW Coalition - Delta, Mesa, Montrose and Ouray Counties and the NE Coalition - Garfield, Eagle, Pitkin and Summit Counties.

In August of 2009, Maddie's Fund awarded a $40,000 grant to support the worthy goal of eliminating euthanasia of healthy and treatable dogs and cats in the SW Coalition. This grant supports the collection and sharing of shelter statistics and reporting shelter data using terminology presented in the Asilomar Accords. As goals are achieved, the WeCARe SW Coalition will be eligible to apply for additional grants to develop and implement a strategic plan to achieve this admirable objective. approved a starter grant in the amount of $40,000 for the SW Coalition. The grant was distributed based on 2008 statistics that were reported by each individual agency. The grant amount was determined using the number of animals adopted or transferred by each agency in 2008.

Maddie’s Fund® was established by Dave and Cheryl Duffield as The Duffield Family Foundation in 1994. In January 1999, the Board of Directors restructured the Foundation, defined its mission, implemented a new operating methodology and adopted the name Maddie’s Fund. Maddie’s Fund is helping to create a no-kill nation where all healthy and treatable shelter dogs and cats are guaranteed a loving home.

To achieve this goal, Maddie’s Fund is investing its resources in building community collaborations where animal welfare organizations come together to develop successful models of lifesaving; in veterinary colleges to help shelter medicine become part of the veterinary curriculum; in private practice veterinarians to encourage greater participation in the animal welfare cause; and in the implementation of national strategies to collect and report shelter statistics. Maddie’s Fund is named after the family’s beloved Miniature Schnauzer who passed away in 1997.

2008 WeCARe Coalition Statistics

2008 MCAS Agency Statistics

Agency	Animals Transferred or Adopted	Grant Size
Grand Rivers Humane	1,379	$10,000
Mesa County Animal Services	1,074	$ 8,000
Cats League and Assistance of the Western Slope (CLAWS)	789	$ 6,000
Roice-Hurst Humane Society	773	$ 6,000
Montrose Animal Services	594	$ 4,400
Second Chance Humane Society	252	$ 2,000
Delta County Humane Society	189	$ 1,600
Friends of Cedaredge Animal Control	123	$ 800
City of Delta Animal Services	105	$ 800
Delta County Animal Services	34	$ 400
Total	5,312	$40,000