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Animal shelter in better shape but needs new families for pets
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| Close to 200 dogs and cats at the Montgomery County Animal Shelter may be euthanized Saturday if homes can’t be found for them today. |
By Nancy Flake
Conditions have improved at the Montgomery County Animal Shelter on Texas 242 since Hurricane Ike blew through, but nearly 200 animals will be euthanized Saturday if they don’t find homes Friday, an official said.
“We normally euthanize on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but we haven’t been able to because of the hurricane,” Supervisor LaJean Thompson said. “Our volunteers are trying to save all the animals.”
Thompson said 117 dogs and 53 cats are scheduled to be euthanized Saturday unless people come today to adopt or foster them.
People who foster animals can decide later to adopt them.
“They need to come down and take them home,” Thompson said. “They can’t adopt without the animal being spayed or neutered, so we’re asking people to fill out foster forms and we’ll schedule a neuter or spay at a later date.”
The only charge to adopt an animal from the shelter is the spay or neuter charge, which is $40 to neuter and $60 to spay, according to Thompson.
In addition, all adopted animals must be up to date on shots and are microchipped, Thompson said.
For two days after Ike hit, the shelter was in complete darkness and had no water, making life miserable for the 180 dogs and 91 cats currently housed there.
“It’s been so bad. It was pitch black, because we have no windows, and the two employees and I were having to haul in water. It was like a mine in here,” Thompson said. “We were miserable and the dogs were miserable.”
Now, about 20 volunteers have shown up to help, the power - including air conditioning - and water are back on and life is better.
“The volunteers came through,” she said. “The people have been great. They’ve donated lots of food.”
Montgomery County Animal Shelter
Nearly 200 animals at the shelter, located at 8535 Texas 242 east of Interstate 45, face euthanization Saturday if owners or foster families can’t be found by the end of business hours today. Call (936) 442-7738 for more information.
“We normally euthanize on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but we haven’t been able to because of the hurricane,” Supervisor LaJean Thompson said. “Our volunteers are trying to save all the animals.”
Thompson said 117 dogs and 53 cats are scheduled to be euthanized Saturday unless people come today to adopt or foster them.
People who foster animals can decide later to adopt them.
“They need to come down and take them home,” Thompson said. “They can’t adopt without the animal being spayed or neutered, so we’re asking people to fill out foster forms and we’ll schedule a neuter or spay at a later date.”
The only charge to adopt an animal from the shelter is the spay or neuter charge, which is $40 to neuter and $60 to spay, according to Thompson.
In addition, all adopted animals must be up to date on shots and are microchipped, Thompson said.
For two days after Ike hit, the shelter was in complete darkness and had no water, making life miserable for the 180 dogs and 91 cats currently housed there.
“It’s been so bad. It was pitch black, because we have no windows, and the two employees and I were having to haul in water. It was like a mine in here,” Thompson said. “We were miserable and the dogs were miserable.”
Now, about 20 volunteers have shown up to help, the power - including air conditioning - and water are back on and life is better.
“The volunteers came through,” she said. “The people have been great. They’ve donated lots of food.”
Montgomery County Animal Shelter
Nearly 200 animals at the shelter, located at 8535 Texas 242 east of Interstate 45, face euthanization Saturday if owners or foster families can’t be found by the end of business hours today. Call (936) 442-7738 for more information.
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