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Local Animal Shelter Responds to Mayor's Decision
Last Update: 3:51 pm
Despite what people in Phillips County think Helena-West Helena Mayor James Valley says he did nothing wrong by dumping ten stray dogs near a national forest.
This has really struck a nerve with a lot of people, especially those who work with animals everyday.
The Jacksonville Animal Shelter they're very upset. The shelter is always overcrowded but the director here says setting animals loose to fend for themselves is simply unacceptable.
The Jacksonville animal shelter has 89 other adorable animals but the shelter is really equipped for only about 50. Hady Limke the shelter's director knows all too well the problem of stray animals.
"He was dropped on a parking lot, threw from out a window," Limke says.
Limke says they all need to be cared for. So when she heard James Valley, the mayor of Helena-West Helena, say he didn’t see a problem with the dogs being released about dumping stray dogs in the Saint Francis National Forest she was outraged.
"It's not right to let them loose in a place, to let them take care of themselves," says Limke.
Limke says not only is it wrong it creates a safety issue.
"You call the department for the public, dogs will eventually get hungry, and they can become vicious," she says.
Limke believes Valley had several options: he could have contacted area shelters, rescue missions, and humane societies. Or he could have done what they do when space gets tight.
"We're having an emergency adopt-a-thon, adoption is no charge, they will get a certificate for neutering and spaying, dogs will be 35-40 dollars, and cats will be 25," says Limke.
Local Animal Shelter Responds to Mayor's Decision
Last Update: 3:51 pm
Despite what people in Phillips County think Helena-West Helena Mayor James Valley says he did nothing wrong by dumping ten stray dogs near a national forest.
This has really struck a nerve with a lot of people, especially those who work with animals everyday.
The Jacksonville Animal Shelter they're very upset. The shelter is always overcrowded but the director here says setting animals loose to fend for themselves is simply unacceptable.
The Jacksonville animal shelter has 89 other adorable animals but the shelter is really equipped for only about 50. Hady Limke the shelter's director knows all too well the problem of stray animals.
"He was dropped on a parking lot, threw from out a window," Limke says.
Limke says they all need to be cared for. So when she heard James Valley, the mayor of Helena-West Helena, say he didn’t see a problem with the dogs being released about dumping stray dogs in the Saint Francis National Forest she was outraged.
"It's not right to let them loose in a place, to let them take care of themselves," says Limke.
Limke says not only is it wrong it creates a safety issue.
"You call the department for the public, dogs will eventually get hungry, and they can become vicious," she says.
Limke believes Valley had several options: he could have contacted area shelters, rescue missions, and humane societies. Or he could have done what they do when space gets tight.
"We're having an emergency adopt-a-thon, adoption is no charge, they will get a certificate for neutering and spaying, dogs will be 35-40 dollars, and cats will be 25," says Limke.
