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| About NJAFA |
New Jersey Aid For Animals, Inc. (NJAFA) is the only all-volunteer |
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humane organization helping animals in the City of Camden. |
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We receive no government funding, no municipal funding and have been |
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able to deliver all our programs with only donations from the public. |
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Established in 2005, NJAFA is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization |
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with the mission to enrich the life of every animal we touch, provide programs for domestic |
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animals on wellness, humane education, spay and neuter with a focus on impoverished |
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communities; report abuse and pursue justice for abused animals. |
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NJAFA runs very lean with volunteers and a supportive advisory board that allows us to save |
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money on professional services; the funding can go toward the animals. A group of |
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professionals makes up our Advisory Board who lend their expertise to NJAFA thus saving us |
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thousands of dollars each year. We have an attorney, Facebook expert and CPA, as well as two |
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individuals with a corporate and business background who act as consultants for important |
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decisions regarding NJAFA. |
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The only paid professional is a bookkeeper as NJAFA feels it is important to keep the books and |
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a check and balance system with individuals not connected to our board or advisory board. |
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All the services of the bookkeeper are reviewed annually by our CPA with stellar credentials. |
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When you give to NJAFA you are donating something of value in exchange for other |
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things of value -- the good work of our organization and the benefit it provides to the |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
ANIMAL SUPPLIES 998. ANIMAL VETERINARY 6788. BANK FEES 124. BUSINESS REGISTRATION 50. DEPRECIATION 940. CONTRIBUTIONS EQUIPMENT SMALL INSURANCE 3518. INTEREST MARKETING 50. MEALS 91. MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEETINGS 309. MEMBERSHIP 155. OFFICE SUPPLIES OTHER 200. PHONE / EMAIL 1357. PROGRAM SERVICES 10935. SHOT CLINIC SUPPLIES SUPPORT SERVICES 1047. TRAINING / DEVELOPMENT 305. TRANSPORTATION 6203. VOLUNTEER SUPPORT 206. POSTAGE 383. PRITING & COPYING 140. PROGRAM SERVICES OTHER 970. |
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EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES NET 2175. 1235. INVENTORY 45. 45. |
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communities we are serving. This is a fair exchange, one both we and our donors can feel good about. |
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION |
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Whether collaborating with the local fire dept., FOP Lodge in Camden, or other |
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organizations to network an animal, NJAFA attends meetings made up of the |
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infrastructure of different communities, vis a vis, clergy, academics |
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educators, police, fire, private businesses and other non-profits to recognize |
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collaborate on the animal problems within that area. |
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In addition to rescuing and adopting out dozens of dogs and cats, some |
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of NJAFA's signature programs and accomplishments for 2013 include: |
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FETCH. FIX. RETURN |
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Since 2005, NJAFA has made hundreds of roundtrips from their sanctuary to |
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Camden, NJ to pick up dogs and cats from residents who don't have transportation to take them |
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to the vet for spay-neuter services, Fetch, Fix, Return. NJ Aid for Animals' signature program |
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on wheels for Camden pets enters its first decade of service for pets to access spay-neuter |
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services at low-cost clinics. |
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Fetch, Fix, Return saves lives. Transportation is a major barrier for city residents to access spay- |
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neuter services for their pets. There are no spay-neuter clinics in Camden, one of the poorest |
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cities in the country and NJAFA is the only all-volunteer charity offering this life saving service. |
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There is a regional benefit to Fetch, Fix, Return. Animal control impounds hundreds of stray |
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cats and dogs annually in Camden County alone. In the long-run, Fetch, Fix, Return will save |
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taxpayer dollars currently spent on the pick-up, impounding and euthanasia of unwanted and stray animals |
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With its name, Fetch, Fix, Return formalizes an activity NJAFA has undertaken since |
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we began. We bring animals to and from the low-cost clinics outside Camden |
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and return them to their owners the same or following day. It's gratifying to help residents but |
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our assistance has been limited in scope because NJAFA delivers a wide range of |
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services with very limited funds in carrying out its mission. |
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Fetch, Fix, Return has a measurable impact too. The "Fetch" program goals include: |
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Fetch and increase the number of animals which can be transported annually; |
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Fix residents' dogs and cats through spay-neuter procedures and enrich their lives by |
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providing other basic services, including annual inoculations. |
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Return and save animals lives by decreasing the number of unwanted litters of puppies |
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and kittens and reduce the number euthanized in shelters as a result |
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Over the last ten years, NJAFA transported hundreds of dogs and cats to low-cost clinics to be altered. |
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MEDICAL NECESSITY |
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In 2013, NJAFA took on several seriously injured or sick animals and paid for their medical |
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treatment. All survived and are living in wonderful homes. |
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LOST NO MORE |
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NJAFA, the leader in innovative programs for underserved animals in Camden |
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CITY, NJ ANNOUNCED A NEW MICROCHIP PROGRAM. DOGS ESPECIALLY IN CAMDEN DON'T JUST BECOME LOST. THEY |
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are abandoned or dumped. If a dog is chipped, animal control will be able to identify who the culprit was |
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and charge them. The ASCPA in New York, liked our idea so much they donated $7,500 to NJAFA to |
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administer l,000 chips to Camden animals. |
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Microchips reunite lost and runaway dogs with their families. There is a very low reclaim rate at the local |
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shelter but the animal control can scan the dogs when they are picked up and return them before they even |
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hit the shelter. This keeps space open at the shelter and more dogs from being euthanized. |
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Lastly, the people who buy dogs to use as bait or weapons and train the dogs to fight will be permanently |
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identified. When the dog gets loose or are found dumped, the dog can be traced back to the owner (like |
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guns with serial numbers) and charged. |
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NJAFA introduced the chips at our vaccine clinic in April, 2013 where over 350 animals were chipped. |
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NJAFA is searching for a way to stop the influx of dogs being euthanized. Even if these chips only |
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reunite a small percentage of dogs to owners over a year that is less dogs being put to sleep. The chips |
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were implanted by trained vets and vet techs. |
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Dog House Project |
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NJAFA's focus is on recycling, reusing and rehoming. From 2007 NJAFA partnered |
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with a local fence company to make dog houses from leftover privacy fences. We add a little |
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carpet flap on the front to keep it extra warm, and straw for bedding. NJAFA delivers the warm |
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dog houses to dogs forced to live outside in Camden, NJ, the most violent city in America. It's |
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a win win for the environment, Burger Fence and of course the pooches. Although NJAFA |
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receives a very generous discount on the houses, we still solicit individual and corporate |
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sponsors to donate so we can keep up with the demand. If we don't get a sponsor we can't get the |
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dog houses. The same fence company also put up a gate at a home where a chained dog was |
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living that had a fence but no gate. The only thing between life at the end of a chain and a big |
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yard to play was a gate. In 2013 we gave out 27 dog houses. |
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http://www.njafa.org/programs-projects/dog-house-project/ |
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VACCINES TO ANIMALS IN CAMDEN, NJ |
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NJAFA is the only all-volunteer organization that brings life saving vaccines to the |
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animals in Camden City where residents have no means of transportation to get their animals to a |
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vet. At the vaccine clinics we are able to sign people up to have their animals fixed, and |
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the Fetch. Fix. Return program will transport these dogs and cats to the local low cost clinic |
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then bring them back after they are spayed or neutered. In 2012 we vaccinated over 500 dogs and |
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cats and transported dozens of cats and dogs to be altered. |
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SOLUTIONS TO ANIMAL ISSUES HELP PEOPLE TOO |
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Offering solutions to problems with animals is a daily event for NJAFA. We receive and |
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return dozens of calls and emails every day from people all over the State of NJ who either need |
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to give up an animal, don't have food, can't afford medical treatment or a myriad of other |
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reasons. We offer a list of medical financial aid organizations, low cost vet services, help to |
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rehome ananimal, offer food if they can't afford or just try to walk the individual through |
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the problem and find a solution together. |
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NJAFA works very closely with local animal control and cruelty officers in Camden and |
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frequently testifies for abuse cases and intentional or accidental breeding which is prohibited. |
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ANIMAL ABUSE |
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NJAFA is the only organization that reports AND follows the abusers through the court |
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system. Local humane law enforcements report and get convictions but no one follows the |
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abusers through the court system to ensure the abuser paid his dues, restitution or completed his |
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community service. NJAFA will also file the charges if local law enforcement or humane |
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enforcement does not want to file charges. Founder and President Kathy McGuire is the only |
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private citizen in NJ that has ever received a conviction on another private citizen without help of |
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humane law enforcement. NJAFA is still following up with Adult Probation on an abuser that |
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owes us over $4,000 in restitution for taking care of his pit bulls involved in dog fighting... |
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http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/17149/NJ/US/ |
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http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/18267/NJ/US/ |
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http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/15836/NJ/US/ |
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http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/7085/NJ/US/ |
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http://www.njafa.org/programs-projects/dozens-of-cats-living-in-hoarder-house/ |
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EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS |
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In 2013 NJAFA had a dog bite expert visit S. Jersey for National Dog Bite Prevention Week. |
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The expert who investigates fatal dog on human attacks was here for the week educating other rescues, |
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shelters, animal control officers, vets and staff and the public on the safe handling of dogs. Lectures and |
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seminars were offered to anyone that wanted to attend. Through knowledge of proper handling of |
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especially potentially dangerous dogs we can save more humans and in the end dogs too. |
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We held a National Pit Bull Awareness Day in October. Speakers |
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from pit bull rescue groups, attorneys, trainers and other experts educated |
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the public about owning pit bulls, the challenges and safety precautions. |
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BIO of President & Founder |
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Kathy McGuire, President & Founder of NJAFA an animal charity |
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whose tag line is "advocacy, action, impact", hit the ground running when she moved to |
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New Jersey in 2003 after living in Ohio, Hawaii and California. With a degree in Marketing and |
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Business, a background in nonprofit work and almost two decades in animal rescue, McGuire |
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layered her degree with certifications including Animal Control Officer, Animal Cruelty |
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Investigator and Advanced Training in Dog Fighting to provide a foundation of |
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knowledge for her organization. In 2005, NJ Aid for Animals was born. |
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In addition to snagging boxer, Bernard Hopkins to pose for her "Operation Knockout" project to |
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spread her mission of neutering pit bulls, she is also an awardee of the 2010 South Jersey |
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Magazine "40 Super Local Women" and the 2011 National Association of Women Business |
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Owners "Nova" Award. McGuire is recognized in dozens of articles for her compassionate work |
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with animals in the most violent city in America (Camden) including a front page article in |
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The Courier Post and Camden County Freeholders' Volunteer of the Month award. |
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