'f^lf hou":' dnar boxes o- holding pens 



"A ch-ild living near the holding pen found inside it ten puppies, five or 

 m; -e of ttiem dead, and the others trying to eat the dead ones. There 

 was no water or food to be sf^en, and trie temperature was near 100 

 degrees. " 



"Tliere are two stacked wire ^f: er-hours drop boxes. They had no water 

 containers and no protection from the weather except one sice of the 

 she] ter. " 



"Ttie biggest problem besides the method of disposal (shooting) are the two 

 holding pens in front the shelter where unwanted animals are 

 deposited. Two weeks ago a roof of sorts was placed on the pens by a 

 vol unteer. " 



"Chere are) two cages outside the fence for after-hour and weekend depos- 

 itory of dogs and cats. The cat cages are wire on the top so there is 

 no protection from direct sun. The animals stay in the cages with no 

 food or water until one of the officers comes to work the next ocv." 



Facilities in general 



"The building is constructed of cinderblock. There are no windows. It is 

 damp and unhealthy. There is no light at all." 



"The facility does not have hot water, a telephone, an office area, or a 

 bathroom. " 



"The old facility was closed because of lack of security. The animals are 

 kept on the truck all day and then they are shot at the landfill 

 unless they are purebreds or have ID tags. The animals that are not 

 destroyed are kept at the dog warden's house. He keeps 15 to 20 dogs 

 at a time. He had 16 dogs on his truck in a cage approximately 4' by 

 5'. None of the cage was protected against the sun. He was going to 

 destroy all but three." 



"The runs are totally outdoors and there is no roof over them." 



"There is one large run that is open on one side to weather, with no area 

 fully sheltered." 



"The walls of our pound are only solid up to four feet, ther they are 

 wire. Plastic is rolled down during the winter months to keep the 

 cold, wind, and rain out. Puppies freeze." 



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