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Foothills Animal Shelter is an open admission facility serving Jefferson County in the state of Colorado and is a member of the Metro Denver Animal Welfare Alliance. We are driven to make lives better for animals and people in our community.
We are a Socially Conscious Animal Welfare Organization, creating the best outcomes for all animals that enter our care. We place every healthy and safe animal for adoption. We assess the medical and behavioral needs of homeless animals and ensure these needs are thoughtfully addressed. And, we alleviate suffering through thoughtful euthanasia.
As a Fear Free Shelter, our team operates with the knowledge and tools to look after both a pet’s physical and emotional wellbeing.
MISSION
Foothills Animal Shelters mission is: Providing support to our surrounding community through education, services that strengthen the human-pet bond, and humane care for the animals we serve.
OUR VALUES
Jefferson County and each city served by Foothills Animal Shelter are represented by one leader who sits on our Board of Directors.
FOOTHILLS ANIMAL SHELTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Connie Howard
Foothills Animal Shelter Technology Accessibility Statement
Foothills Animal Shelter is committed to providing equitable access to our services to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. The Shelter is actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.
The Shelter’s ongoing accessibility efforts work towards being in line with the (1) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, level AA criteria and (2) 8 CCR 1501-11, Final Rules Establishing Technology Accessibility Standards. These rules and guidelines not only help make web content more accessible for people with sensory, cognitive and mobility disabilities, but conformance with these rules and guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people.
The Shelter’s efforts are just part of a meaningful change in making all State of Colorado services inclusive and accessible. While the Shelter strives to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the Shelter’s website.
The Shelter welcomes your comments and feedback on how to improve its technology’s accessibility for users with disabilities and for requests for accommodation to any of the Shelter’s online services. Please let the Shelter know if you encounter accessibility barriers. The Shelter is committed to responding within five business days.
Phone: 720.407.5224
E-mail: [email protected]
We value your privacy and make every effort to respect your personal information. Please read the following policy to understand how we collect, use, and manage your phone numbers.
COLLECTION OF PHONE NUMBERS
We collect and store your phone numbers provided to us at the time of any shelter service (including animal adoption, stray animal intake, pet redemption, and end-of-life services), via an official Friends of Foothills Animal Shelter donation platform, or via microchip registration for your newly adopted pet. We also may collect and store phone numbers from a variety of sources to exhaust all efforts to make contact regarding the sheltering of your pet. Other sources we may collect your phone number from include partner agency records, friends, neighbors, and/or relatives.
USE OF PHONE NUMBERS FOR SMS
Your phone numbers are primarily used to notify you in the circumstance that Foothills Animal Shelter is sheltering or caring for your pet, or we need to get in touch with you regarding your pet’s status. These text messages may relate to your pet’s arrival at Foothills via our Animal Control partners, a member of our community, or by other means in the circumstance that your pet is lost. We may also establish contact via SMS if you are involved in our Better Together program and we are actively sheltering your pet(s). SMS messaging charges may be applied by your carrier. We will only share your phone number with our SMS provider, subject to their privacy policy. We use a telephone service provider to send all SMS communications.
OPTING OUT OF SMS
If at any time you would prefer to opt out of SMS, let us know and we will make a note in your record.
PRIVACY OF PHONE NUMBERS
Once you have opted out, we will not send you any more SMS messages, nor will we sell or transfer your phone number to another party.
OTHER METHODS OF PET NOTIFICATIONS
You do not need to receive SMS messages to be notified about your pet’s arrival at Foothills or their sheltering status. A list of current found pets can be accessed on our website. We will also attempt to contact you via phone call and email.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may periodically update this policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat your information by placing a prominent notice on our site. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please feel free to contact us at 303.275.7575.
