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Ïðèþò îäíîãî îêðóãà ÑØÀ âìåùàåò íå áîëåå 50 æèâîòíûõ, êîòîðûå ëèáî ïðèñòðàèâàþòñÿ, ëèáî óñûïëÿþòñÿ, îñâîáîæäàÿ ìåñòî íîâûì.
thesylvaherald.com, 09.04.2015
6 ìàÿ â Äåïàðòàìåíòå çäðàâîîõðàíåíèÿ îêðóãà Äæåêñîí (øò. Ìèññóðè, ÑØÀ) ñîñòîèòñÿ îáñóæäåíèå âîçìîæíîñòè ñòðîèòåëüñòâà íîâîãî ïðèþòà äëÿ æèâîòíûõ. Ïðèþò îêðóãà Äæåêñîí ñóùåñòâóåò 30 ëåò. Ñåé÷àñ â íåì ñîäåðæèòñÿ 15 ñîáàê è 12 êîøåê. Ìíîãèå èç íèõ áóäóò óìåðùâëåíû èç-çà íåõâàòêè ìåñòà. Ñ èþëÿ 2013 ïî èþíü 2014 ãîäà, â îáùåé ñëîæíîñòè 101 ñîáàêà áûëà ïîäâåðãíóòà ýâòàíàçèè, â òîì ÷èñëå 59 èç-çà îòñóòñòâèÿ ñâîáîäíîãî ìåñòà. Òàêæå çà ýòîò ïåðèîä 192 êîøêè áûëè ïîäâåðãíóòû ýâòàíàçèè, èç íèõ 46, ÷òîáû îñâîáîäèòü ìåñòî. Æèâîòíûå òàêæå óñûïëÿëèñü èç-çà íåàäåêâàòíîãî ïîâåäåíèÿ, áîëåçíåé è òðàâì.
 ñîñåäíåì ïðèþòå îêðóãà Ìåéêîí (øò. Ìèññóðè) ñ 2013 ïî 2014 ãîä ýâòàíàçèè ïîäâåðãíóòî 57 áðîäÿ÷èõ ñîáàê è 141 áðîäÿ÷àÿ êîøêà. Êðîìå òîãî, ðàáîòíèêè ïðèþòà ãóìàííî óñûïèëè 54 áîëüíûõ èëè ñòàðûõ ñîáàê è äåâÿòü êîøåê ïî ïðîñüáå âëàäåëüöåâ.
Çà ïîñëåäíèå ãîäû æèòåëè ãðàôñòâà Äæåêñîí çàáðàëè èç ïðèþòà 201 ñîáàêó è 223 êîøêè, à ãóìàííîå îáùåñòâî îêðóãà Äæåêñîí â ïðîøëîì ãîäó âçÿëî äëÿ ïðèñòðîéñòâà 157 ñîáàê è 60 êîøåê.
County leaders set date for animal shelter public hearing
Want to add to the conversation about building a new county animal shelter? Commissioners will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, May. 4, in the Big Room at the Health Department to hear residents’ ideas, with the county’s animal advocacy groups specifically invited.
Jackson County’s shelter is more than 30 years old. There are 15 dog runs and 12 cat cages. Many animals brought to the shelter must be euthanized because there isn’t space to hold them for adoption.
During the board’s January retreat, Chairman Brian McMahan floated the possibility of a new shelter, possibly a collaborative effort involving other local governments. He specifically mentioned Swain County, which lacks an animal shelter. There’s been some pushback on working with Swain; however, and in March, McMahan said he wanted to hear other people’s suggestions, too.
From July 2013 through June 2014, a total of 101 dogs were euthanized, 59 to free space; 192 cats were euthanized, 46 to free space. Animals are also put down because they are vicious, ill or injured.
Jackson’s numbers outpace neighboring Macon County, which built an animal shelter six years ago. In that county, for dogs, there are 30 runs; a five-run quarantine area; plus a four-run puppy room. There are 36 cat cages.
In 2013-14, Macon County euthanized 57 stray dogs and 141 stray cats. Additionally, workers humanely killed 54 sick or old dogs and nine cats at the request of owners.
County-operated, no-kill shelters are not realistic because there are animals that must be euthanized to protect people or end suffering, Health Director Paula Carden says. In other counties, humane societies have worked together to build no-kill shelters. Some, including Macon and Haywood, have both.
Last year, Jackson County’s humane societies removed 157 dogs and 60 cats from the county shelter in efforts to find them homes. Some dogs they drove as far north as New Jersey. Jackson County’s strays are wanted above the Mason-Dixon line because spay/neuter laws are strictly enforced, cutting down on unwanted animals. Jackson County residents also adopted 201 dogs and 223 cats directly from the animal shelter.
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