OKC Animal Welfare and a newly formed nonprofit group have formed a partnership to work on shared goals to promote and protect the health, safety and welfare of pets and people in our community.
Patrons of the OKC Animal Shelter, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, will help raise funds and do other critical work to help OKC Animal Welfare achieve goals beyond the scope of what its current budget allows. The City Council voted Tuesday to approve an agreement for a public-private partnership to work on the shared goals together.
“Oklahoma City Animal Welfare has done an outstanding job of protecting our animals in OKC, but there is still work that needs to be done,” said Alex Yaffe, president of Patrons of the OKC Animal Shelter. “We’re thrilled to be able to partner to raise funds and awareness to continue their life-saving work.”
The group and the OKC Animal Shelter will work on pet adoption programs, behavioral testing, enhanced lost and found services, transfer programs, medical services, vaccinations, spay/neuter programs, outreach, marketing, public education, pet owner services, volunteer programs and fundraising.
“This new relationship shows the power of government working with community organizations to make a difference,” OKC Animal Welfare Superintendent Julie Bank said. “Everything we do together will benefit pets and their owners in OKC.”
Send an email to PatronsOKC@gmail.com for more information or to ask about making a donation. Donations can be mailed to Patrons for the OKC Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 14430, Oklahoma City, OK, 73113.