LETTER: Overcrowded shelter needs help
As a volunteer, for the Flathead County
Animal Shelter, I am encouraging those who are interested in
bringing a new pet into their home to please consider adopting a
homeless cat or dog from the local shelter.
As described, in a front page article
on The Daily Inter Lake (11/21/10 edition), the shelter is
currently in crisis mode due to the overabundance of homeless dogs
and cats.
Many of these homeless pets are already
house trained or litter box trained, know basic obedience, have
been around other pets or children, and understand how to be a
member of the family.
All animals adopted from the shelter
have been spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.
To help promote finding forever homes
for these pets, the shelter is currently offering a 50-percent
reduced adoption fee for all black colored pets and senior
pets.
The shelter is located at 225 Cemetery
Road, south of Kalispell.
The hours of operation are Tuesday
through Friday from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.
The shelter’s phone number is 752-1310
and website www.flathead.mt.gov/animal. Please go online to see the
shelter’s current adoptable pets.
Also, as winter temperatures continue
to drop, please bring pet indoors or provide warm shelter and
access to food and water.
— Cindie Jobe, Kila