Per the attached from Warrick, they have $5000? to finish out the year? People and organizations have donated cat litter, food, leashes, and litter scoops to help stretch it out. Has anyone who is in control of funding been to the facility to see what they have been doing? It is a tough job. Could you decide which animals do not get a chance to be adopted?
Ask dispatch personnel – sheriff’s office & first responders – who shows up when they have an animal injured, abandoned, etc., or an animal that is part of a criminal offense in the middle of the night? What happened before July 2024 when there were calls to Warrick Animal Control after hours? Did someone respond?
Is it true that people have sent money to WCAC to sponsor animals for adoption, but the county council has put that money into general fund accounts and won’t give the animals a chance to be adopted? Is it true that Warrick County Animal Control has been spaying and neutering animals? Is it true they have been treating and caring for injured animals? Is it true that the employees & volunteers have been busting their butts to get the animals adopted instead of euthanizing?
Are the county council and the county commissioners arguing about how the facility should be run? Are they working with the shelter to help get animals adopted instead of euthanized? Is the shelter’s director able to speak about the conditions and stipulations? Krystal Powles is still working from home??
Warrick County Animal Control was recently awarded a No Kill designation from Best Friends – an amazing feat for a governmental agency. It is truly an outstanding accomplishment!
As recently as 2016, nearly 1.5 million cats and dogs were killed in America just because shelters didn’t have the community support or the resources needed to save them. Best Friends is committed to changing that and to bringing the entire country to no-kill in 2025. Together, we can Save Them All.
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Date Range August 2024 to July 2025
