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Roswell Animal Services has changed its policy regarding adoption of shelter animals that have not been sterilized.
From now on, you will be allowed to go outside with your chosen dog or cat before it is spayed or neutered. According to an announcement made by the City of Roswell this week, this change will create additional shelter space and is expected to save more homeless pets in the City of Roswell, resulting in more animals being euthanized. should decrease.
“This policy will help reduce the time pets spend in animal shelters and reduce the stress of confinement, while also reducing the risk of behavioral problems and communicable diseases,” the city said in a press release.
But animals aren't removed from shelters unless there's some incentive to get new pets spayed or neutered. Anyone adopting one of these animals must pay a $25 deposit and sign a sterilization consent form.
The deposit will be returned once the person who adopted the pet provides proof of the treatment, such as a certificate or receipt from the veterinarian. Additionally, if the animal is at least 6 months old, the owner can have it spayed within 30 days. or If the dog or cat is less than 6 months old, the owner must complete the procedure before reaching that age.
Best Friends Animal Society has been managing the city's animal services since September 2023.
The one-year agreement between the city and Best Friends ends in September of this year. Animal advocates have entered into these types of agreements with various shelters across the country to achieve the goal of making all shelters no-kill facilities. The term (no-kill) refers to shelters where 90% of animals are not euthanized.
Animal Services' December 2023 shelter savings rate was 85% for dogs and 87% for cats. By December 2022, 99% of dogs and 31% of cats had been saved.
Last Saturday, Best Friends used a promotion titled “President's Day Weekend Pre-Owned Event'' to pay for the neutering of dogs adopted from Animal Services.
And more than $40,000 in grants are helping cover the cost of spaying and neutering these local animals.
A total of 207 animals were brought in, according to a written report to the Public Safety Commission about what happened at the shelter in January. Of these, 184 were stray cats, 20 were from animal owners and two were confiscated by police officers or police. One was returned. These numbers represent Roswell and Chaves counties.
In January, there were 45 animal adoptions and 20 animal adoptions from shelters.
The shelter continues to rely heavily on volunteer efforts to transport rescues and transport animals, sometimes long distances and to other states, so they can be adopted. Ninety animals were rescued by rescue transport and the remaining 11 were relocated. The other animal was transferred to the Humane Society.
However, 34 animals were euthanized last month. Only one of these procedures was ordered by a court.eleven The dog and cat were seriously ill. He became unwell and three others were seriously injured. Five were considered to have severe behavioral problems.
Eleven people had to be euthanized due to “time and space” issues at the shelter. The same staff report said only that the reason the other three were euthanized was “unknown.”
