- All the Required Veterinary Services You Need to Live with a Pet in DHA
- For all public housing residents, whenever needed.
- Who created this program? Ted Herrera, the former Westwood Property Manager, and Debbie Main.
- What it does:
- Free spay/neuter surgery.
- Free vaccinations with spay/neuter surgery.
- Free nail trims with spay/neuter surgery.
- Free signed DHA Veterinarian Certification that you need to register your pet.
- How it works:
- Get a “Pet Packet” from your public housing service coordinator, your fellow resident, or call us (303) 888-1833 and we’ll get one to you.
- Everything you need is in the Pet Packet.
- You schedule your appointment with our veterinary partner.
- You bring your pet to our veterinary partner clinic. Never miss the appointment because you will be personally charged.
- Operational Partner: Spay Today
- Good Pet Owner Awards
- For residents who have done the right thing: 1) for their pet’s health by spaying/neutering and 2) for DHA by putting their pet on the lease.
- Who created this program? Stephanie Black, North Lincoln Property Manager and Debbie Main.
- What it does:
- Re-vaccinations whenever needed.
- How it works:
- Your manager confirms that your pet is on the lease.
- We confirm that your pet is already spayed/neutered. If you’re a former client, just tell us your name and pet’s name, and we confirm the spay/neuter surgery with our veterinary partner. If you’re not our former client, please send us the spay/neuter surgery or adoption record.
- To get started or have questions, call us: (303) 888-1833.
- Operational Partner: Spay Today.
- If a You Cannot Keep a Pet . . .
- For all public housing residents, whenever needed.
- Who created this program? The Bridge Project children at Columbine and Debbie Main.
- What it does:
- Arranges an adoption family for your pet and gives you peace of mind.
- How it works:
- We pick up the pet.
- We bring the pet to our shelter adoption partner.
- We let you know when the animal is settled in at the shelter.
- Our adoption partner examines the pet for medical and behavior issues and makes the adoption decision.
- Our adoption partner treats medical issues.
- Our adoption partner finds a family.
- We keep you updated all along, and when the pet has a new family.
- To Get Started: Call us (303) 888-1833.
- Operational Partners: Humane Society of Boulder County.
- If You Find a Stray Animal . . .
- For any stray animal found in public housing, whenever needed.
- Who created this program? The Bridge Project children at Columbine and Debbie Main.
- What it does:
- Arranges an adoption family for the animal.
- How it works:
- We pick up the the animal.
- We bring the animal to our shelter adoption partner.
- We let you know when the animal is settled in at the shelter.
- Our adoption partner examines the pet for medical and behavior issues and makes the adoption decision.
- Our adoption partner treats medical issues.
- Our adoption partner finds a family.
- We keep you updated all along, and when the pet has a new family.
- To Get Started: Call us (303) 888-1833.
- Operational Partners: Humane Society of Boulder County; Linda L.’s Driving.
- Community Mousers
- For all public housing residents who want to care for the cats living on the streets in and around public housing.
- Who created this program? Robert Zamora, former South Lincoln Maintenance Tech, Rita Jaramillo, South Lincoln Resident, and Debbie Main
- What it does:
- Reduces the number of cats living on the streets and takes good care of the ones with no other options.
- How it works:
- We schedule our trapping partner to come out.
- For friendly cats, our trapping partner picks up and brings the cat to our shelter partner who treats medical conditions and finds an adoption family.
- For truly wild cats, our trapping partner schedules a trapping day with the resident; informs DHA; traps the cats; spays/neuters/vaccinates; and returns the cats.
- A public housing resident who loves animals takes care and feeds the cats with our donated food and supplies.
- The few remaining cats contribute positively to the public housing sense of community.
- To Get Started: Call us (303) 888-1833
- Operational Partners: Denise and Romeo Rodriguez and Colorado Pet Pantry
Current Projects
- Community-to-Community Project: Starbucks, Washington Park, and Shaman and Rita at Mountain View
- Good Pet Owner Program Enhancements: Stephanie Black and Debbie Main