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The board, staff, and volunteers of the HumaneSociety of North Texas (HSNT) are motivated by ourunifying belief: kindness to animals is part of what itmeans to be human.WHYHSNT?Page 2 Humane Society of North Texas Fredrick, Adopted September 2022In 2022, we touched the lives of 18,801 pets – but we know that where there’s apet, there’s a person connected to that pet. Our desire is to serve the pets ofNorth Texas and the people who love them.Founded in 1905, HSNT has been saving lives for nearly 120 years and is the oldestanimal welfare organization in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. We are much morethan an animal shelter; we’re a resource to our entire community and offer avariety of innovative, affordable, and lifesaving services.HSNT provides services that include pet adoptions, free or low-cost spay/neutersurgeries and vaccinations, returning lost pets to their owners, and crueltyinvestigations. HSNT operates five pet adoption centers across North Texas and atransition facility in Tarrant County, as well as a 33-acre equine and livestockranch located in Johnson County. In 2022, HSNT is proud to have achieved a liverelease rate of 97%.Our motto encompasses the heart of our work each day: Pets and People, Saving Each Other.

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I am so grateful for the support the Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT)received from our donors, volunteers, fosters, and staff during 2022. Becauseof YOU, we were able to help 18,801 pets last year – a 10% increase over 2021!HSNT’s lifesaving work expanded last year to include our partnerships withthe City of Hurst and Kaufman County. We now operate pet adoptioncenters in those locations where more than 1,500 pets found forever homesin 2022! Overall, 8,074 pets were adopted from HSNT locations, including 52horses and 4 donkeys at our ranch in Joshua, Texas.Our Rae of Hope program continued to set records by helping 1,300 (+31%)pets of seniors in need. Our public Clinic serves the lowest income areas ofFort Worth with free or low-cost vaccines and spay/neuter services. Weknow we are a vital resource for our clients, many of whom have no otheroptions for veterinary services to help keep their pets in their loving homes.HSNT’s Cruelty Investigation team forged new relationships in 2022 byadding Memorandums of Understanding with Cooke, Johnson, Palo Pinto,and Wise Counties, in addition to our work with Tarrant and Hill Counties.Last year, we helped 466 animals that were victims of cruelty and neglect byproviding medical care and a safe place to stay. Sadly, our work in this areais never done, but we remain steadfast in our commitment to helping allpets in need in North Texas.Thank you for the encouragement and support you provide every day toenable our team to continue to help the most vulnerable pets in ourcommunity.Warmly,LETTER FROMTHE PRESIDENTSusanwith AbbySusan GuligPage 3 Humane Society of North Texas

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When Nikki DeVera and Philip Emerson sawa picture of Gizmo on the HSNT website,something tugged at their heart strings andthey quickly set a time to go and meet him.When the adoption counselor was tellingthem about how Gizmo was rescued from ahoarding situation and then adopted butreturned a few months later because theadopters “didn’t have time for him,” Nikkiand Philip wanted to step up. “We knew thatwe could provide him a safe and quiethome,” Nikki said, and she knew they hadthe time and patience to help gain his trustand help him be more confident.Through the efforts of our hard-working and dedicated staff, and with ongoing partnershipswith PetSmart Charities and Petco Love, we had the privilege of helping 8,074 pets find lovinghomes. HSNT now operates five pet adoption centers (Benbrook, Fort Worth, Hurst [openedFebruary 2022], Kaufman County [opened March 2022] and Keller), and we house cats in fourPetSmart stores, plus one Petco store. HSNT partners with Petco & PetSmart at various storelocations to host adoption events with our off-site adoption trailers. This allows us to help morepets find loving homes. We also received funding from Petco Love to host six Mega AdoptionEvents over the last five years with Fort Worth Animal Care & Control at Will Rogers MemorialCenter which found homes for more than 4,000 pets!PETADOPTIONSCHANGING LIVESGizmo, after finding his forever homeGizmo's intake photo“Thank you to your organization forrescuing dogs like Gizmo. This was my firstadoption experience, and it wasmemorable, and your employees weregreat throughout the process.” We love all our HSNT adopters, and theones that come forward to help the moretimid or shy pets are truly our unsungheroes. These dogs don’t always presentwell in a shelter environment, but as youcan see from the before and after pictures,love and patience has made all thedifference in Gizmo’s life.Page 5 Humane Society of North Texas

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FOSTERS &VOLUNTEERSOur Foster Department works closely with foster families to provide temporary care forpets that are not ready to enter our adoption program (i.e. underage puppies or kittens,moms with litters, pets that are injured, sick or scared). Last year, 358 foster familiesprovided in-home care to 1,612 pets. We ensure that each foster family has all the suppliesthey need to care for their pet so that they don’t need to worry about having any expensesout-of-pocket. Our volunteer program provides the extra love and support our animalsneed to prepare for their forever homes (i.e. socialization, enrichment activities, andstaffing of off-site events). In 2022, we had 604 volunteers contribute 13,673 hours helpingsave homeless pets.Melissa Brulotte has not only opened her heart but also herhome to 109 (and counting!) cats and kittens that requirespecial time, care, and socialization before being adopted intoloving forever homes. Melissa is one of HSNT’s “Foster Heroes,”and as such, she has an incredible amount of love and passionfor saving lives in innovative and creative ways. Melissa has set-up a kitten cam that provides a live streamingvideo on YouTube for her followers. Her channel, Bru Cats, hasmore than 2,000 subscribers that tune in to witness the excitingset-up of enrichment activities that Melissa creates for herfoster kittens. Even watching, her followers can learn how tobetter care for their own pets or fosters. INVESTING IN FOSTERS & VOLUNTEERISMMelissa is very intentional and never takes supplies from ourFoster Department. She is passionate about keeping thosedonations available for foster families that may not be ableto otherwise provide them. Instead, her faithful followersgive monthly and that allows her to purchase necessarysupplies for her furry fosters, saving HSNT’s supplies forother Foster Heroes. Melissa is a giver in every sense of theword, both to her foster pets, to her kitten-cam audience,and to other families HSNT serves.Melissa has dedicated her life to saving hundreds of pets. Fostering those that otherwisewouldn’t have a second chance at life is something that comes naturally to her. She is a joyto be around with a contagious personality and encourages our staff in our work each day. She is a true hero that never asks for accolades, always there to cheer others on, and goesabove and beyond your “typical” foster mom. Join us in thanking Melissa, today! Melissa, an HSNT Foster HeroA lap full of foster kittensPage 6 Humane Society of North Texas

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IMPACTING THE SENIOR COMMUNITY FREE OR REDUCED COSTVETERINARY CLINICHSNT’s low-cost Clinic had another record year in 2022, assisting 5,477 pets and surpassing2021’s record of 4,514 pets by 21 percent. HSNT’s Clinic provides free or low-cost services tounderserved areas of our community through spay/neuter surgeries and vaccine clinics. Aspart of those total numbers, our unique Rae of Hope program helped 1,300 pets of low-income seniors with free basic veterinary care, helping to keep pets with their families.In addition, our Clinic also helps families “say goodbye” to the pets they love when the pet issuffering from illness or age. This is a profoundly difficult decision for pet owners, and wewere honored to provide this compassionate service at a low cost to more than 2,200families in 2022. We take pride in our Clinic staff and appreciate that their compassion andprofessionalism can help families through a painful time. Phyllis Martinez - Haltom City, TX ResidentPhyllis Martinez, of Haltom City, says she loves HSNT’s Rae of Hope (ROH) program and hasattended for several years.“I was just there in February with my cat Evie, who’s about six years old now,” she said. Evie isa sweet calico mix, who loves the attention and care she receives at Rae of Hope.Phyllis said Rae of Hope is important to her because she is on a fixed budget, and she doesnot have access to affordable veterinary care outside of this program. “I’m afraid that I wouldlose my pets if this program didn’t exist,” she said. “Being able to take my pets to receivethese free services has been such a blessing.”Phyllis said she has utilized HSNT’s spay/neuter vouchers for two of her cats as well,preventing unwanted kittens in the future. “I have three cats and two dogs that participatein Rae of Hope each year, and my pets are like family members to me.”One thing Phyllis loves about the program is that the Clinic staff is kind and treats her likefamily; she loves seeing them each time. “The staff is so nice and always asks about myhusband and how he’s doing. I’m amazed that they remember me and call me by name.”When asked what she would say to those who fund ROH, Phyllis said she believes they areangels in disguise, and she cannot thank them enough for the help they have provided herand her pets.Page 7 Humane Society of North Texas

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HSNT partners with local law enforcement agencies, acting as a resource and providingsupport by investigating animal cruelty and neglect throughout North Texas. We nowhave partnerships with six counties; Cooke, Hill, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Tarrant and Wise.HSNT continues to seek partnerships with communities in need. Last year HSNT rescued466 pets from cruelty and abuse, giving them the medical care and training they neededafter being in such deplorable conditions. You could not imagine the situation we found in thesummer of 2022. It all started when someone arrivedfor an appointment at HSNT in mid-July and asked tosurrender six dogs. Our director of pet placementnoticed a pattern, where this person had surrenderedmultiple pets several other times in the monthsleading up to this appointment; she notified ourcruelty investigations team, requesting they dig alittle deeper.When our director of cruelty investigations visited theowner, she gave him permission to enter the single-story, single-wide trailer. He observed 30-40 mixed-breed, terrier-type dogs, many of which weremalnourished. The dogs’ frames were sunken and ribswere visible. Many were wet from urine and had furbadly matted with feces, while some had lost their furcompletely. The odor of ammonia was overwhelming.The situation was gut-wrenching and hard toobserve. Fortunately, the owner agreed to release thedogs to HSNT. CRUELTYINVESTIGATIONSSAVING THE MOST VULNERABLE One of many dogs rescued, rehabbed, and adopted 78 dogs were kept in cruelconfinement within the trailerMany dogs rescued had recently given birthPage 9 Humane Society of North Texas

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However, when our team went back to rescue them, we found 78 dogs inside the house.Accompanied by local law enforcement agents, HSNT team members began removing them oneby one. Each was evaluated by our medical team and were found to be infested with fleas,presenting secondary skin trauma due to parasitic irritation. Nails were severely overgrown, andall needed ear cleanings, flea treatments and baths. Most were in desperate need of grooming toremove the caked-on feces and mats of urine-soaked fur, which can be quite painful.Long story short all found loving homes after varying times of treatment and housing. Whenwe first shared this story with our friends and investors, we were met with incredible support. Wesimply could not do this work without you.Severely overgrown nails andatrophying eyesMost dogs were severely underweightPage 10 Humane Society of North Texas

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MEDICALCARETuna wasadopted inMay of 2022Tuna, a one-year-old Labrador Retriever mix, was brought tothe Kaufman County Pet Adoption Center in March 2022,where HSNT manages daily operations. A sheriff’s deputyfound her as a stray, and she was not microchipped.Unfortunately, this is common in this rural area southeast ofDallas. During Tuna’s initial exam in Kaufman, our team observedshe wasn’t putting any weight on her front right leg andsuspected she had been hit by a car. They provided painmedication and carefully transported her to our mainLancaster Avenue facility for further examination by ourmedical team.During this exam, radiographs showed that Tuna had afractured right olecranon—the bony point of the elbow. Dueto the nature of the fracture, we placed a splint on Tuna’s legto help with pain and to immobilize her, preventing furtherinjury. While we perform many surgeries at HSNT, weneeded outside expertise for this injury and made thearrangements. After surgery, Tuna spent about four weeks inrehabilitation before being placed in HSNT’s Foster program.Tuna’s fracture surgery, treatment, and recovery wentsmoothly. She had no complications, and the incision on herelbow healed beautifully.TUNA | INVESTING IN MAJOR MEDICAL NEEDSAcross all HSNT facilities, we take great pride in providing necessary medical care for petsthat come to us at HSNT, whether that is basic veterinary care (i.e., vaccinations &microchipping) or more complicated surgeries. All of our pets are spayed or neutered beforethey are adopted. We also partner with local veterinary clinics to ensure the animals in ourcare receive any specialized, lifesaving surgeries they need. We know that medical conditions, especially ones as severe asTuna’s fracture, can deter potential adopters. This is true not onlybecause of the procedure’s cost (in this case, nearly $4,000) butalso the aftercare that is required. Tuna is one fortunate dog, but her new family feels just as luckyto have her in their lives. Tuna was transported from our Saxe-Forte (Fort Worth) Adoption Center to our Keller RegionalAdoption Center on May 23rd. The very next day, she wasadopted. Tuna’s new mom said that the second Tuna walked intothe meet-and-greet room and hugged her, she knew Tuna wasone special pup. When her family’s black lab passed away, theyfelt they couldn’t possibly undergo the heartache of gettinganother dog. But when they saw Tuna, that all changed. Tuna recoveringafter surgeryTuna’s post-op X-rayswith the splitPage 11 Humane Society of North Texas

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RESCUING EQUINES IN NORTH TEXASEQUINE & LIVESTOCKRANCHOur equine and livestock ranch sits on 33 acres of land in Joshua, Texas. We have the onlylarge-scale ranch in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that provides support for equines andlivestock needing to be rehomed or rescued from cruelty and abuse. We are uniquelypositioned to meet the needs of large animals in North Texas through medical care,rehabilitation, training, and adoptions. According to the American Horse CouncilFoundation data, Texas ranks first in the nation in equine population, and the countiessurrounding the Dallas/Fort Worth area have the highest concentration of equines in thestate. Critical to these efforts are our partnerships with the ASPCA Right Horse Initiativeand the Texas Thoroughbred Association. Dancer is a beautiful 2012 registered Thoroughbred mare who arrived at HSNT's ranch fromthe Ellis County Sheriff's Department as a stray. She was in deplorable condition with anextremely low body condition score, muscle weakness, and hoof abscesses … in other words,Dancer was in desperate need of care. After months of treatment and proper nutrition, Dancerwas available for adoption and spotted online by a Marine Veteran who served for 23 years.When he saw her, he said he was “Immediately drawn to her soft and soothing eyes.” He tellsus that it means so much to him to be able to continue to rehabilitate Dancer and care forhorses who in turn help him with his own service-related struggles. That’s why we say thatrescue goes both ways, and this story perfectly embodies that. Dancer bonded with her newfamily immediately and we could not be more thrilled for this happy ending! Love at first BOOP Dancer with her new familyPage 12 Humane Society of North Texas

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*BASED ON AUDITED 2022 FINANCIALS2022-2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORSFINANCIALS &LEADERSHIP$.87 of every dollardonated to HSNT goesdirectly to pets in our care.PROGRAM EXPENSESADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSESFUNDRAISING EXPENSESFINANCIALS* $8,979,452 Program Expenses$677,279 Fundraising Expenses$624,565 Administrative Expenses$10,281,296 Total Expenses $17,325,395 Net Assets at December 31, 2022 Page 13 Humane Society of North Texas Susan Gulig, PresidentEllen Rawlins, Vice President of OperationsMelissa A. Riehl, Vice President of DevelopmentDaphne Alexander, CPA, Chief Financial OfficerNelda Corbell, Director of Pet PlacementDavid Fuentes, Director of Cruelty InvestigationsDr. Cynthia Jones, Director of Clinic MedicineDr. Misty Mendes, Director of Shelter MedicineCaralee Reed, MSML, Director of Human ResourcesSteven Stevens, Director of Equine & LivestockDestiny Vandeput, Director of Communications, Marketing, & Public Relations Martha York, ChairBill Boecker, Vice ChairNatalie Johnson, PhD, SecretaryKelly Shoulders, TreasurerJeff Davis Daniel J. “Red” GoldsteinJay Hebert Mike Hrabal Frank Iannelli LEADERSHIP STAFFCristina Jaramillo, DVM Meda Kessler* David Lavine Marti Lowe Tammy Miller Sheila Owen* Eileen Pekarev* Beth Pulliam* Jon Snyder* *elected July, 202387%6%7%

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The Humane Society of North Texas has a vision to build a community wherepets and people save each other.A recipient of Charity Navigator's highest 4-star rating, HSNT does more withless and is funded almost entirely by private donations.We accept animals no matter where their owner resides, and we buildstrategic and innovative programs to place (and keep!) pets in loving homes.Currently, and with your help, we have attained (and maintained!)a live release rate of 97%.Thank you for joining us in this lifesaving work!817.332.4768 (HSNT) | hsnt.orgTHANK YOU FOR ANOTHERLIFESAVING YEAR!Pets and People, Saving Each Other®