YOUR Humane Society SPCA's COVID-19 Update

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🐾COVID-19 UPDATE🐾

YOUR Humane Society SPCA in Lake Panasoffkee, Sumter County, is operating on a limited basis to enable us to take additional safety measures to protect our staff, volunteers and the general public due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

We ask everyone – staff, volunteers and visitors – to please maintain social distancing and when that is not possible, to wear a mask (or to wear a mask even with social distancing, if you choose.) It has been difficult to ensure compliance with this policy but we must all realize that each of us must do our part to put an end to this pandemic.

We have been operating since mid-April on an appointment-only basis for adoptions and donation drop-offs. Our “Big Fix” Spay/Neuter voucher program continues to operate with all paperwork being completed online. Volunteers are also requested to sign up for a specific area and time. These measures are intended to minimize the number of people who are present in any given area of our campus at one time.

Our "Kibbles" Free Pet Food Pantry will continue to operate on Saturdays from 10AM-2PM but only by appointment for approved recipients who must call us (352-793-9117) upon their arrival at our closed gates and remain in their vehicle while we bring their allotted pet food for them. Once our staff member is back behind our gate, they may retrieve it to place in their vehicle. Only one recipient will be assisted at a time. As always, we cannot assure that any specific brand/type of pet food will be received.

Animal intake is determined on a case-by-case basis. Pet owners who are considering surrendering their pets at this critical time are asked to reach out to us or other agencies for options and not to wait until the last minute. We urge people who find lost/stray pets to use our new FindingRover.com resource to reunite lost pets with their owners and post them on area social media pages. Additionally, we ask our community to demonstrate a gesture of kindness and temporarily care for the animal if they are able. We believe it is everyone's responsibility to help in any way possible in such times. We all need to practice the utmost kindness in these trying times.

During these difficult times our essential staff and a limited number of volunteers continue to provide high quality care to the animals at our shelter. Many of our animals are already in dedicated foster homes which frees up our team's time to provide routine care, exercise and socialization that will benefit the dogs and cats.

Our funds are impacted during this uncertain time and we ask for YOUR financial support now more than ever. To help us continue to help the animals, please donate what you can at: hsspca.org/donate. Every contribution is appreciated. We wish you all good health and thank you for your cooperation. We are all in this together doing our best and we will prevail.

YOUR Humane Society SPCA is a 501(c)3 non-profit, no-kill organization helping animals in need throughout the community as Sumter County’s oldest and largest no-kill shelter. Donations directly help to cover the cost of saving, treating and caring for neglected, abused and abandoned animals. Learn more about us at hsspca.org, 352-793-9117, on Facebook or visit us at 994 CR 529A, in Lake Panasoffkee, FL. Office open: Mon.-Sat. 8am-4:00pm. Kennel Pet Viewing: Mon.-Sat. 9:00am-3:00pm. Visitors are always welcome however, due to COVID-19 concerns, visitors are required to make an appointment to come to the shelter until further notice.
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