MONROE - Almost 60 percent of Green County residents surveyed believe the Green County Humane Society (GCHS) has improved over the past six months.
The results are from a study conducted by a Green County Leaders class group. It included responses from 635 Green County households. The survey was mailed in February, and its findings were presented to the humane society board Wednesday.
Of the people who responded, 364, or 57 percent, said the GCHS has "somewhat improved" or "much improved" over the last six months. About 14 percent said there has been "no improvement" and 1.5 percent said the GCHS is either "somewhat worse" or "much worse."
Treasurer Paul Barrett said he was pleased with the results of the survey and suggested the GCHS conduct another survey in two years to see if there are changes.
The survey was sent to 5,000 households in every Green County community, Scott Gelbach, a member of the Green County Leaders group, told the board. The majority of respondents, 55 percent, were female, he said. The survey results included people of all ages, from under 21 years of age to over 70 years of age.
The survey also indicated that 82 percent of respondents agreed with the shelter's outdoor adoption policy. The shelter recently began to adopt to outside homes.
Gelbach said there were some comments included in the responses that show people want the board to use common sense when it considers what kinds of dogs and cats to place in outside homes, however.
"Nobody wants to see a dog chained up outside without anyone interacting with it or not caring for it," he said.
Other results from the survey indicated:
• Fifty percent of respondents indicated they were "most" or "very aware" of the shelter's mission and purpose.
• Seventy-six percent of respondents said the shelter's mission and purpose were "very important" to them.
There were some negatives brought out by the survey.
More than half, 51 percent, of the respondents rated the shelter as "fair" to "poor" in how it performed its mission over the past few years. Also, 31 percent of respondents indicated their experience with the shelter was "poor," "fair" or "average" over the past five years.
Gelbach said the survey should be considered a "great opportunity for the board to make some positive changes."
Barrett said the board can use the survey as a tool to plan for the future.
No one from the GCHS board was involved with conducting the survey. Members of the group that conducted the survey and presented the results included Gelbach, Tammy Derrickson, Sara Andersen, Lisa Grochola, Angie Meyer and Sherri Salzwedel.
The results are from a study conducted by a Green County Leaders class group. It included responses from 635 Green County households. The survey was mailed in February, and its findings were presented to the humane society board Wednesday.
Of the people who responded, 364, or 57 percent, said the GCHS has "somewhat improved" or "much improved" over the last six months. About 14 percent said there has been "no improvement" and 1.5 percent said the GCHS is either "somewhat worse" or "much worse."
Treasurer Paul Barrett said he was pleased with the results of the survey and suggested the GCHS conduct another survey in two years to see if there are changes.
The survey was sent to 5,000 households in every Green County community, Scott Gelbach, a member of the Green County Leaders group, told the board. The majority of respondents, 55 percent, were female, he said. The survey results included people of all ages, from under 21 years of age to over 70 years of age.
The survey also indicated that 82 percent of respondents agreed with the shelter's outdoor adoption policy. The shelter recently began to adopt to outside homes.
Gelbach said there were some comments included in the responses that show people want the board to use common sense when it considers what kinds of dogs and cats to place in outside homes, however.
"Nobody wants to see a dog chained up outside without anyone interacting with it or not caring for it," he said.
Other results from the survey indicated:
• Fifty percent of respondents indicated they were "most" or "very aware" of the shelter's mission and purpose.
• Seventy-six percent of respondents said the shelter's mission and purpose were "very important" to them.
There were some negatives brought out by the survey.
More than half, 51 percent, of the respondents rated the shelter as "fair" to "poor" in how it performed its mission over the past few years. Also, 31 percent of respondents indicated their experience with the shelter was "poor," "fair" or "average" over the past five years.
Gelbach said the survey should be considered a "great opportunity for the board to make some positive changes."
Barrett said the board can use the survey as a tool to plan for the future.
No one from the GCHS board was involved with conducting the survey. Members of the group that conducted the survey and presented the results included Gelbach, Tammy Derrickson, Sara Andersen, Lisa Grochola, Angie Meyer and Sherri Salzwedel.