"The shelter does not have hot water. The pipes freeze 1n the winter, 

 causing the dog waroens to have to bring water from home to use as 

 crinl;1ng water. Ttie roof leaks and three sides of the shelter have no 

 protection from the wind. There Is no equipment for heating or 

 cooling the shelter. The lighting is poor. A couple of the cages 

 have torn wiring." 



"The shelter has no electricity." 



"There are no walls here. The roof Is corrugated plastic. In the winter 

 the shelter manager puts up plastic on the outside." 



"Dog cages or, ttie trucks were made of plywood, with rusty wire doors." 



"The shelter consists of four runs under a tin roof. Cats and kittens are 

 maintained In the run where the euthanasia chamber Is located." 



"The shelter Is so primitive there Is no way 1t can be kept sanitary." 



Care f^ sick or in.lurec animals 



"Any sick animals are shot when brought in. The county budgets no money 

 for medical treatment." 



"There is no isolation area, no provision for medical treatment. Veterin- 

 arians do not visit this shelter. No shots are given." 



"Two dogs were limping; one was thought to have been hit by a car." 



"There is no funding for medical treatment." 



Recordkeeping 



"The dogs are not Identified on paper, physically or on the cage. There 

 are no fees for adoptions and no paperwork. The dog wardens say they 

 know everyone who adopts a dog and keep all the information in their 

 heads." 



"The facility opened in 1985. Through February 1988 there were no records 

 kept on the animals being held." 



Budget 



"The annual budget (not inducing salaries of the only officer) is $3,457. 

 The facility handles 1,200-1,400 animals a year." 



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