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Fun facts about West Plains, Missouri
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11,000 Population
1000 People participated in Zootoo. (9% of population)
$24,000 Average Income
$85,000 Average house price
73% rural
20% poverty level
Very little crime – no murders and no robberies in 2005 (last year I found records)
39% people rent
$356 average rent per month
8 minute – average commute to work
86 miles to nearest city (over 100K)
So you can see, $5,000 would make a HUGE difference to the animal shelter and to the town of West Plains. And $1M would make a difference to the entire county of Howell, which has similar statistics to West Plains.
West Plains is located in the heart of the beautiful Ozarks. The stunning hills are a great home for wild predators, like mountain lions, fox, coyotes, and bears. West Plains is a harsh environment for animals to roam free without their owners, in the cases of abandonment, loss, or financial hardship. There have been numerous instances of pets being lost to predators in the Ozarks. West Plains Animal shelter would like to be the safety location for pets that otherwise would be trying to survive the wilderness, for the entire Howell County.
