| Until recently, CCHS
was working as best it could without any permanent space for housing these
needy animals. In fact, not a single public animal shelter exists
throughout the whole of Callaway County. Local animal control agencies,
which are not designed to provide adoption or care services, are often
full to bursting with stray and abandoned pets. Local police agencies deal
with packs of roaming dogs, and find it impossible to enforce animal
control and protection laws without a suitable location for housing
animals removed from abusive homes or found loose in town. Animal shelters
in surrounding counties, themselves often full to capacity and trapped for
cash, end up shouldering the burden for Callaway County. In the end,
thousands of unclaimed domestic pets die each year in our community,
through starvation, disease, accident, or euthanasia.
The Callaway County
Humane Society is now prepare to stand against this situation. Esther
C. Yancy, a local resident, has generously gifted us 6.1 acres outside of
Fulton, Missouri, where we will build the Callaway County Animal Shelter,
a modern facility to house and care for these unfortunate animals.
Capacity will extend to 108 animals at any one time, and the facility will
include on-site surgery and veterinary facilities. Through this facility,
we will be able to place more stray and unwanted animals with loving
families, reduce the community dangers associated with free-roaming
animals, and assist current pet owners through education and training
services intended to reduce the number of pets abandoned or surrendered to
humane facilities each year.
The Callaway County Animal Shelter, that
will be located directly off highway 54 in Fulton, Missouri, will offer
several proactive programs designed to improve the quality of life for
domestic animals. Programs include:
- Pet Education
- Foster Homes
- Pet Therapy
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