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On May 11th, at the Public Safety Committee Meeting, a proposal was presented by Gary Gause to the members on this committee. This proposal will now go to Horry County Council Members to be voted on for approval. We did not get to see the details, but the discussions centered on hiring a part time licensed vet tech and a part time administrative person and doing a low cost clinic once a week. Gary Gause, Bill Howard and Paul Prince all agreed that these clinics were needed.
Last night, May 3rd, I presented a free offer from a national animal organization to Horry County Council. Target Zero began in 2013 with the purpose of providing a team of professionals to offer target communities consulting and training services; these services are FREE of all costs. Their goal is to help communities decrease shelter intake and decrease the euthanasia rates. Often this results in cost savings, all of which Horry County Council said it needs.
Waco Texas was the first to use their help and finished the Fiscal Year 2014/2015 with a save rate of 89%, up from 36% from 2013. Huntsville, Alabama increased their save rate to 90% within the first year, up from 68% in September of 2014. Indianapolis Animal Control saved 89% of the shelter cats in 2015. Horry County saves about 10% of cats. The save rate for dogs and cats is about 30%, not a number any shelter facility can be proud of. This offer is to save all healthy, adoptable animals in Horry County's Care. All it takes is a phone call from someone from Horry County to begin this process. Please contact your council member; all members are listed on a separate page. Tell them YOU want them to take this free offer. |
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