National Day of Giving Sept 14 2017

Volunteer for Corinne T. Smith Animal Center - DON’T JUST COMPLAIN

The Corinne T. Smith Animal Center was created in Brown County in 1974 

and was originally called the Brown County 
Humane Society. The first shelter was built in 1975. The NON PROFIT 
organization changed the name of the shelter in 
2006 to honor Corinne T. Smith. She was one of the original organizers of 
the Humane Society in Brown County and she 
was the director for almost thirty years. She dedicated her life to the animals
 and the shelter. The NON PROFIT organization felt that due to all her 
hard work and dedication, it would be an honor to name the shelter after 
her memory. Another reason for the name change was that the original name 
fostered many misconceptions in the community about 

the shelter, mainly that the shelter is a city/county office or supported by 
Brown County. 
This common idea is not true. Corinne T. Smith Animal Center is a 501c3 
non-profit organization, and not part of any city or county government. 
The CTSAC has no affiliation to the Animal Control Office in Brownwood 
or law enforcement or the humane society. The final reason for the name 
change was to reflect the changing vision. The Corinne T. Smith Animal 
Center is working hard to become an Animal Center - a place that supports 
the human/animal bond in a multitude of ways, not just offering homeless 
pets for adoption. Although pet adoption is still a crucial part of the program 
and currently the main part of the program, the transition to an Animal 
Center was in hopes of developing programs that provide education, support 
and recreation for animal lovers in the Brown County area. However, this 
change is taking a long time due to a lack of funding and resources.

In 2006, along with the name change, Corinne T Smith Animal Center 
decided to expand the shelter. With funding from the city and generous 
local donors, a 3,600 square foot building was erected to house more kennels 
and pet facilities. The construction was 
completed in 2009, and the intake and adoption numbers continued to 
grow as they expand their operations and causing problems 
implementing the vision. The CTSAC has outgrown the facility 
due to rising numbers of homeless animals. How can you help 
Corinne T. Smith reach their mission? 

There are several ways to get involved!

Donate:

CTSAC is a NON PROFIT, 501 (c) (3) organization. They receive no 
government funding or funding from any animal welfare groups. 
They do not receive funding from the Humane Society of the US or 
the ASPCA. CTSAC is entirely dependent on the kindness and 
generosity of animal lovers in our community. The donations 
from community members help continue the life-saving mission 
for these homeless animals. Your support is desperately needed! 
There are links to donate at their 
webpage http://www.ctsanimalcenter.org/donate.html

According to GuideStar In 2015 the CTSAC brought in 
$281,400 through contributions, grants and services. 

However, the centers expenses totaled $291,728 leaving a 
difference of $2908.00.

If you can’t donate money,
 there are always items that are needed at the animal center.

Wish list

· Cat food

· Dog food

· Laundry detergent

· Scoopable cat litter

· Bleach

· Dish detergent

· Adams or Frontline flea prevention products

· Copy paper

· Leashes and collars

· Toys/treats

· Kuranda dog beds

· Carriers and Crates

· Kiddie pools for Summer

· Dog bandanas

· Tarps or sheets to rig shade cover in the Summer

· Water misting toys

· Long garden hoses

· Blankets for Winter

· Portable heaters

· Dog sweaters

Foster

Pet foster parents treat our pets as their own until such time as an adoption can be arranged. 
There are many reasons why a pet might need a foster home, but generally it is because 
the pet has a medical or behavioral issue that cannot be addressed in the shelter, or the 
pet has been tagged for rescue and needs a temporary place to stay until transportation 
can be arranged. As the Corinne T. Animal Center strives to become a no-kill shelter, 
(something they cannot do without more community support) one of the things they 
have learned is that no-kill shelters are able to do what they do in large part because 
space is not an issue; they have huge foster networks. Corinne T. Animal Center has 
very few foster homes right now, and if they want these fuzzy little ones to survive to 
adoptable age, we need some now.

If you are interested in fostering a pet, please contact the Corinne T. Smith Animal Center 
at (325) 646-0617 or send them an e-mail: info@ctsanimalcenter.org

Fosters must live within 30 miles of the Animal Center, and all dogs or cats living on 
the premises must be spayed or neutered. Fosters must be allowed to have pets on the 
premises, and if you are in the city limits of Brownwood, you can only have up to four 
animals over the age of 10 weeks on your property. For cats, they can provide food 
and a litter box if you don't have any. Click here to fill out a foster application

or go to the Corinne T. Smith Animal Center to complete the application.

Volunteer

CTSAC always appreciates and welcomes your help at the Animal Center! Volunteers 
are the heart and soul of CTSAC. CTSAC has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities
 from working directly with the animals at the shelter, to providing essential support for 
the many new and upcoming programs . Volunteers who put in twenty hours or more 
get a volunteer t-shirt. For information about the volunteer program, call (325) 646-0617 
or just show up any Thursday afternoon at 2pm for a short orientation and get started! 
Volunteers must be at least 18 years old, and CTSAC ask that volunteers work a minimum 
of five hours a month. That’s only 1 hour per week or you can do it in one day or a couple 
of days whatever you like! They just need help if the mission programs are ever going to 
get implemented!

Areas of volunteer opportunities:

Photography: the animals do not get adopted unless they have a picture on our website that 
really shows their personality. Many of the animals, when they first arrive, are scared, and 
their pictures often show this. If you are a good photographer, you can take good pictures 
of the animals for the website and social media pages.

Animal Behavior: Animals are more adoptable when they are housetrained and can follow 
basic commands. Can you teach a dog to sit? Or shake paws? These are things that make 
dogs animals adoptable.

Public Relations: Interactions with the public are the gateway to successful adoptions. 
Can you answer questions about dogs and cats, or do you have time to help us at an off-site 
adoption event? Smiling, happy people at our events means more cats and dogs get into loving homes!

Dog Walking: Exercise is the way to make a dog calm and happy. If you can walk a dog 
(or two, or more!), boy does the CTSAC need you! CTSAC will provide the leashes, and 
you provide your helping hands. There are dog treats and picnic tables, plus plenty of outdoor 
areas for dog walking volunteers.

Grooming: Dogs and cats need to be brushed and clean if they want to make a good impression. 
CTSAC has all the grooming stuff you'll need, including shampoos and sometimes even hair ribbons!

Fixing Things: Goodness, seems like every day something around the animal center stops 
working right. If you are a handy person, you're sure to find something to fix.

Cleaning Things: Cleaning is a constant exercise around here!

Web or Graphic Design: Help CTSAC educate our community about what they do here by 
creating flyers, helping in marketing campaigns, and/or helping with the website and social media pages.

Something Else: There is definitely something for everybody!

Volunteer work of any kind looks great on applications and resumes. If you are interested in 
working with animals, it looks all the better to volunteer with an animal shelter. CTSAC 
challenges the young adults of Brownwood to put in their hours working with CTSAC. The benefits 
go way beyond looking good on paper!

Benefits of Volunteering

· Solve Problems

· Strengthen Communities

· Improve Lives

· Connect to other like-minded people

· Transform Our Own Lives

http://www.ctsanimalcenter.org/

2013 Corinne T. Smith Animal Center | Elizabeth Zilinski