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| Formation | 1883 |
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| Purpose | Animal welfare |
| Leader | Anna Neubauer |
| Website | www |
The Hawaiian Humane Society is a nonprofit, open admission animal shelter in Moiliili, Hawaii. Its original mission was to help children and unwed mothers, but changed to its current animal focus in 1935.
It has a staff of 85 people who care for healthy animals and treat sick animals, investigate complaints, teach classes, and adopt out cats and dogs. They also have a large group volunteers.
History
editIn 1883, 350 concerned citizens organized the Hawaiian Humane Society, a local non-profit, with its first office on the Iolani Palace grounds in a cottage donated by King Kalākaua.[1]
Helen Wilder, daughter of American shipping magnate Samuel Gardner Wilder, was given the authority to enforce animal cruelty laws in 1897.[2] At that time, she was the first female police officer of the Hawaiian Police Force and perhaps the world.[3] She and her friends raised funds to hire Chang Apana to investigate animal crimes as their first humane investigator.[2]
When the Hawaiian Humane Society was first established, it also served to protect unwed mothers, the mentally ill, and adopted out children. In 1935, the Society abdicated these child protection functions to government agencies such as Child Protective Services.[4]
In 1942, the organization moved to a building in Moiliili. The facility expanded in 2016.[5]
Programs
editThe Hawaiian Humane Society's programs and services focus on strengthening the human-animal bond: rescuing the abused, engaging volunteers, fighting for better laws and caring for more than 20,000 animals a year.[2] They are an open-admission shelter with over 30 programs and services that focus on unwanted prevention, spay and neutering, pet ID and responsible pet acquisition.
References
edit- ^ "Pet Connections- Hawaiian Humane Society". Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ a b c "About us", Hawaiian Humane Society, accessed Oct. 31, 2014.
- ^ "Helen Kinau Wilder: A “New Woman” in the Pacific Islands", YesterYear Once More, accessed Oct. 31, 2014.
- ^ "Hawaiian Humane Society CEO Pamela Burns dies after colorful 27-year tenure". Animals 24-7. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ Lothspeich, Ryan (October 1, 2016). "Hawaiian Humane Society campus expanded". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
Further reading
edit- Hawaiian Humane Society (May 1997). Poi Dogs and Popoki. Watermark Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-0-9631154-6-1.