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Reviewed: 8 months ago -- Thursday, December 20, 2007
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I went to the Cumberland Humane Society in Crossville,Tn. to find a new pet therapy dog to work in our local nursing home. The staff showed me several dogs that fit the description for what I was looking for. The last dog that I was shown is the one that I liked the best, and they informed me that he had been there for 3 months. He looked exactly like a dog that I had adopted in 1983 from another adoption agency.We had her for 15 years, so it was like seeing an old friend again.The staff bathed him before I left the shelter with him that day.I named him Boone and I have owned him for almost 2 years now and I can't imagine life without him now. He has been a great source of enjoyed for the elderly who miss their own 4 legged friends. When he is not keeping company with the elderly I use him in my business to help people that own dogs that have behavioral issues. I named my business Perfect Paws-Dog Behaviorist.
To me Boone is my perfect paws.
Marina
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[updated on 2007-12-23 12:48:40]:
I would like to see more people in the Crossville community supporting the hscc. They really need the residents to pull together to provide a better shelter to houses the unwanted animals in the county.
[updated on 2007-12-31 20:53:50]:
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Published: December 26, 2007 05:44 pm
Money problems create stir between city council, Humane Society
By Jim Young / jimyoungreporter@gmail.com
Funding disagreements between Cumberland County and the local Humane Society brought the group to the city council seeking help with funding the operation of the group's animal shelter used by both the city and county for animals picked up by animal control officers.
A frustrated attorney Douglas Fields, speaking for the Cumberland County Humane Society, addressed the Crossville City Council about the financial shortfalls facing the organization after two requests for help with additional funding to the county commission have been turned down.
The Humane Society accepts animals from both the city and county animal control officers and receives funding from both governments for the service. In addition, the Humane Society raises additional money through several fund-raising efforts including the Paws thrift store. The Humane Society also accepts excess and stray animals from the public.
Fields explained to the city council that “the county is not doing their part. The county is putting the organization in deficit.”
Councilman Boyd Wyatt said he also was disappointed in the county's lack of support for the Humane Society and asked about the numbers of animals coming from the county and the city. Numbers provided show that of the 4023 animals taken in during the first 11 months of 2007, almost 22 percent are brought in by the county animal control with just 3.5 percent brought in by the city animal control.
The remaining animals are strays, dropped off animals and owner-surrendered animals. While the Humane Society said that they can't give specific figures on where the animals come from that are dropped off, they assume that the majority of them are from the county. Of the animals taken in, 3327 or almost 83 percent were euthanized.
Fields said that the county needs to decided if they want the services or not. He added that he did not think that the county could do the job for less themselves. According to Fields, the county suggested that the Humane Society should charge more for animals to be dropped off, but Fields added that if they charge too much, people will then just dump the animals adding to the problem of feral animals.
Fields told the council that the city pays its way for cost of its animals while the county does not. According to Fields, the Humane Society does not want to close the shelter, but needs to look at grants and other funding options if the county doesn't pay it's share. One option discussed by Fields would have the Humane Society drop services to the county and sign a contract with the city that would give them a better chance for other types of funding.
Under such a scenario, without adequate funding from the county commission, county residents who wanted to drop off animals at the shelter would have to pay a higher fee then city residents.
Crossville Mayor J.H. Graham III asked about the specifics of the city ordinance on stray animals. The city rules require that the animals must be kept and cared for for five days before they are put down. Fields explained that the Humane Society often keeps the animals longer than that using their own funds to try and find homes and adoptions for the unwanted animals.
The city council approved a motion to provide the Humane Society with all the remaining city funding for the fiscal year as soon as possible rather then wait for the usual quarterly distributions. The city provides $30,000 funding annually to the shelter. The council also directed city staff to work on a contract with the Humane Society to be considered for the new fiscal year in July. The city used to operate its own shelter but closed it a number of years ago when the Humane Society opened theirs.
To me Boone is my perfect paws.
Marina
-- additional:
[updated on 2007-12-23 12:48:40]:
I would like to see more people in the Crossville community supporting the hscc. They really need the residents to pull together to provide a better shelter to houses the unwanted animals in the county.
[updated on 2007-12-31 20:53:50]:
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Published: December 26, 2007 05:44 pm
Money problems create stir between city council, Humane Society
By Jim Young / jimyoungreporter@gmail.com
Funding disagreements between Cumberland County and the local Humane Society brought the group to the city council seeking help with funding the operation of the group's animal shelter used by both the city and county for animals picked up by animal control officers.
A frustrated attorney Douglas Fields, speaking for the Cumberland County Humane Society, addressed the Crossville City Council about the financial shortfalls facing the organization after two requests for help with additional funding to the county commission have been turned down.
The Humane Society accepts animals from both the city and county animal control officers and receives funding from both governments for the service. In addition, the Humane Society raises additional money through several fund-raising efforts including the Paws thrift store. The Humane Society also accepts excess and stray animals from the public.
Fields explained to the city council that “the county is not doing their part. The county is putting the organization in deficit.”
Councilman Boyd Wyatt said he also was disappointed in the county's lack of support for the Humane Society and asked about the numbers of animals coming from the county and the city. Numbers provided show that of the 4023 animals taken in during the first 11 months of 2007, almost 22 percent are brought in by the county animal control with just 3.5 percent brought in by the city animal control.
The remaining animals are strays, dropped off animals and owner-surrendered animals. While the Humane Society said that they can't give specific figures on where the animals come from that are dropped off, they assume that the majority of them are from the county. Of the animals taken in, 3327 or almost 83 percent were euthanized.
Fields said that the county needs to decided if they want the services or not. He added that he did not think that the county could do the job for less themselves. According to Fields, the county suggested that the Humane Society should charge more for animals to be dropped off, but Fields added that if they charge too much, people will then just dump the animals adding to the problem of feral animals.
Fields told the council that the city pays its way for cost of its animals while the county does not. According to Fields, the Humane Society does not want to close the shelter, but needs to look at grants and other funding options if the county doesn't pay it's share. One option discussed by Fields would have the Humane Society drop services to the county and sign a contract with the city that would give them a better chance for other types of funding.
Under such a scenario, without adequate funding from the county commission, county residents who wanted to drop off animals at the shelter would have to pay a higher fee then city residents.
Crossville Mayor J.H. Graham III asked about the specifics of the city ordinance on stray animals. The city rules require that the animals must be kept and cared for for five days before they are put down. Fields explained that the Humane Society often keeps the animals longer than that using their own funds to try and find homes and adoptions for the unwanted animals.
The city council approved a motion to provide the Humane Society with all the remaining city funding for the fiscal year as soon as possible rather then wait for the usual quarterly distributions. The city provides $30,000 funding annually to the shelter. The council also directed city staff to work on a contract with the Humane Society to be considered for the new fiscal year in July. The city used to operate its own shelter but closed it a number of years ago when the Humane Society opened theirs.
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