"Cats are kept only one night, 1n chicken crates." 



"'nere are four cat C6''es/boxes made of 20-year-old plywood to fit old, 

 donated cage doors. " 



"Tne cages holding cots and kittens were extremely crowded. One held 10 

 kittens, another 6." 



Services provided/supplemented by private contributions 



"The humane society does cruelty investigations, and provides shots for 

 all animals coming into the adoption area." 



"Several years ago, one of our volunteers went to the shelter. A dog was 

 there with a broken back, and would have stayed there until the five 

 working days were up. She begged them to let her take It to a vet to 

 be put down. They finally let her have the dog." 



"My understanding is that when an animal 1s' picked up after hours 1t stays 

 in the truck until the shelter opens. Two police officers took a 

 puppy from a ditch with water in 1t during cold weather. They called 

 me at home about 10:00. I took the puppy home. It was cold and wet. 

 They did not want it to stay in the truck overnight." 



"The society bought 12 stainless steel cages to replace the wooden crates 

 that were used for cats." 



"As of last month, there is a volunteer who comes in on the weekends. 

 Before that, there was no weekend or holiday care." 



"The society raised funds to buy the shelter land and build the facility. 

 The records indicate that the city contributed a total of $250. The 

 employees we'^e and are county employees but the society supplemented 

 their salaries for many years. We got the shop class at the high 

 school to build an addition to the shelter." 



Staff 



NOTE: Animal shelter employees were, almost without exception, reported 

 to be polite, helpful, and pleasant to inspectors. 



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