Bill Text: VA SR38 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Devon Settle.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-27 - Bill text as passed Senate (SR38ER) [SR38 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-SR38-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Devon Settle, executive director of the Fauquier Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), and her staff at the organization were named the Cedar Run District's Citizens of the Year by the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors in 2019; and
WHEREAS, a licensed veterinary technician, longtime volunteer at the Fauquier SPCA, and its deputy executive director briefly in 2016, Devon Settle has helmed the organization since 2017, demonstrating the utmost compassion and professionalism in caring for animals in need; and
WHEREAS, throughout her tenure, Devon Settle has sought to raise awareness of the SPCA's role in the community and to make it more accessible to the public, emphasizing its activities as a rescue and rehabilitation center for Fauquier County's animals; and
WHEREAS, founded in 1957, the Fauquier SPCA is contracted by the Fauquier County government to provide the county's animal shelter, but the organization also offers many other valuable services to the public, including lost-and-found assistance, humane education, pet therapy, tag identification, behavioral training, and a low-cost spay and neuter clinic; and
WHEREAS, as executive director of the Fauquier SPCA, Devon Settle oversees fundraising efforts to maintain the organization's operations; although some funding is provided by the Fauquier County government, most of the organization's nearly $1 million annual operating budget is supported by donations, fundraisers, adoption fees, and grants; and
WHEREAS, each year, Devon Settle and her staff of nearly 100 employees and volunteers house and care for hundreds of animals that are stray, abandoned, rabies-exposed, or involved in court proceedings, and find loving homes to receive them after they have been restored to health; and
WHEREAS, through their efforts to eliminate the needless pain and suffering inflicted upon animals through overpopulation and neglect, Devon Settle and the Fauquier SPCA provide an essential, humane service that preserves the dignity of Fauquier County and the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Devon Settle, executive director of the Fauquier Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, hereby be commended for being distinguished, along with her staff, as the Cedar Run District's 2019 Citizens of the Year by the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Devon Settle as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration and respect for her and the Fauquier SPCA's dedication to the health and safety of the animals of Fauquier County.
