We are working hard at
our rural animal control shelter, where sadly animals are still put to sleep, to get our animals rescued, fostered, or adopted.
Not exact matches
According to Mark Harman,
Animal Control Officer of Bristow, OK, «Unwanted
animals in
rural areas never even enter the discussion about
shelter animals in our state.
half the way home is focused on the forgotten ones: the feral mommies and babies, the injured and sick, the seniors that deserved better than being left in
animal control because they weren't wanted anymore, the itty bitty hissy spitties that with a little love will turn into the most wonderful kittens and of course, those in
rural shelters with little to no hope of rescue.
Almost all these communities are
rural, and some lack an
animal shelter, veterinary clinics, or
animal control services.
To that end, in addition to
sheltered animals, we provide
animal control services in
rural Walla Walla County, including cruelty and neglect investigations to ensure that
animals have homes with responsible, committed caregivers.
The
rural shelters also suffer from a lack of funding, which directly translates to a lack of hours for
animal control officers to spend networking and a lack of adoption hours for the general public to view and choose the dog that they want to bring home.
As we pulled into the facility, an
animal control truck was offloading seven dogs transferred from a
rural shelter to make room for strays.
Many
rural counties across the country lack not only veterinary clinics, but also basic government
animal control and
sheltering services.