Comments on: Escambia, AL, Animal Shelter Closing

By: Vicky

Vicky — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 06:58:44 +0000

I just think it’s sad that too many cities and counties are not willing to do the right thing to help “shelters” that are trying to avoid putting animals down to find a better way to provide funding. Everyone knows that caring/vetting/feeding and everything that goes with homeless animals it cost lots of money. Dog/cast food alone is extremely expensive and medical care for injured unless you have vets willing to donate most of the services are just down right cost prohibitive.

Having said the have all avenues to help raise extra funding been explored, I’m sure it has but sometimes it takes someone on the outside looking in to see other options to help raise funds, even in times when the economy is really struggling. I hate think many more homeless animals are going to suffer needlessly.

By: Ashton

Ashton — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:21:14 +0000

This is so sad! $120,000 for a year does not go very far! Beings most animals when brought in are hurt or in very poor health. A vet bill quickly racks up to $1,000 . Shelters have to turn to putting them down after a short period of time, and all rescues are always full bc they are self funded! There should be more money to help these innocent, loving animals!

By: B

Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:05:10 +0000

It says a lot about Escambia County, Al. When they don’t value the innocent lives of animals, they don’t value their community. You are not moving forward – you are taking 2 giant steps back. I’m very sad and disappointed in the leadership.

By: Rae Norwood

Rae Norwood — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:04:12 +0000

This is so sad. I would really like to see money going to fund this to an operable level instead of a new ditch or pot hole commission. People should be encouraged to have their pets “fixed”. I thought a no kill shelter was a big step for the area. I mean there isn’t a lot of progress going on folks. Unless, you are on the reservation and we aren’t talking about that. Good for somebody. Nothing ever changes around here it is depressing.

By: floyd l hill

floyd l hill — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 01:27:15 +0000

120,000 is a lot of money but its not just for “small town” but rather its for escambia county as a whole,that considered it dosn’t seem to be as much,not to me anyway. i don”t knolw how much more money they need to operate the way they do now’as a “no kill” shelter but i urge the comission to dig a little deeper into the general fuund money and see if there isn’t some money that can be found to keep “our rescue station” for these poor little animals open,after all we are supposed to be a Humane and civilized people “lets act like it” and keep this shelter open

By: Keka Sanderson

Keka Sanderson — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:28:09 +0000

So so sad hope they’ll be able to find most of them homes.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 19:37:08 +0000

I agree with queen on this matter. Animals have been put on the back burner for far too long. Shelters don’t get enough funds so the animals are just over populating. Its cruel that so many have to be put down, but sometimes that’s what needs to be done in order to prevent more animals than people living in town. Then there are the idiots that neglect their animals or abandon them. Sorry, but it had to be said. In a nutshell, I believe shelters need more funding so that these animals are no longer starving on the streets or being abused.

By: D. Miller

D. Miller — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 13:22:44 +0000

$120,000 isn’t that much money when you consider the costs of paying employees to run the facility, water and electricity for the facility, food and water for all the animals, gas to fuel the trucks that do stray pick-ups, servicing said trucks, and of course, other costs for the animals’ care. I worked for a rescue organization for a number of years, and it’s not cheap to take good care of animals. Good for them for realizing they would be nothing more than a holding facility before euthanization. Over breeding/backyard breeding and owners neglecting to alter their pets is the problem. I think redirecting their resources to focus on that is awesome.

By: Otto

Otto — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 11:36:56 +0000

The concept of a Humane Society is too progressive for the majority of people in this county. In this area, talking to people about having their dog spayed or neutered brings about a vacuous slack-jawed yokel look from many. Even better with men and male dogs; somehow, they equate having the dog neutered with having their testicles removed. Right up there with that is, “We ain’t getting her spaded cause we gonna make money selling them puppies!”

Outside of the casino in Atmore, there is little growth in this county. You can’t help but be amused by the Brewton Standard’s “”Progress” issue; it would be better titled “Maintaining the Status Quo”.

Sadly, the animals are going to be the ones to suffer in the whole thing. To the powers that be they are not living creatures to be helped, only a nuisance to be exterminated after 7-10 days. The next you see an idiot drag a horse behind a car to “break it’, don’t be appalled it is only a horse and their suffering doesn’t matter…

They should put signs on the county line saying, “Welcome to Escambia County Alabama, Appalachia in the Pines”. It will fit well when driving through the litter and stray animals.

By: AE

AE — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 04:04:12 +0000

Seems like 120,000 is a lot of money to not to be able to operate in such a small town!