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Letters to the Editor TheCometwelcomes letters totheeditor responding toarticlesandeventsinthenews.Theymust includethe author'sname,addressandtelephonenumber.Theletter writer's name and city/town will appear in the paper - no exceptions. Letters must be 400 words or less in length.Please send your letters to:editor@carrollcountycomet. com; Letters to theEditor,Comet,P.O.Box 26, Flora, IN 46929 or P.O. Box 179, Delphi, IN 46923; or fax574-967-3384or765-564-2010.By submittingaletter or opinion article, the author grants the Comet the right topublish,distribute,archiveorusetheworkinprint, electronic, on-line or other format. Shelter screams foul! On Aug. 15, the Comet printed a letter to the editor from Carl Perry. He made false statements concerning my organization (Pet Savers No Kill Shelter). Mr. Perry stated that Pet Savers asked the county commissioners for $1 (per person) of the county's taxmoney. He indicated that this money was to go to Pet Savers. This is incorrect. Themoney would have been put into a fund for low-cost spaying and neutering. Members of the community who do not have the funds could then afford to have their animals spayed or neutered. 100% of all the funds would have gone directly to the vet. In light of the fact that our community no longer takes any cats, personal turn-ins or litters of puppies…something has to be done! Spaying can prevent hundreds of unwanted puppies from being born. The answer is not euthanasia, it is prevention! Mr. Perry also stated that he does not have any animals so why should $1 of his tax money go for an animal cause?Your tax money is paying $55 for every animal that is euthanized at our animal shelter. If you are this upset about $1 of your tax money being used for a noble cause (saving animals' lives and future tax dollars), why aren't you furious that thousands and thousands of tax dollars are being used to put unwanted animals to sleep? Mr. Perry also indicated that the Journal and Courier article that featured our shelter was designed for profit and personal gain. Wrong again. The article was designed to make the community understand that animal control will not take any more litters of puppies. It was also designed to help us find homes for the 40 adult dogs and 16 puppies we had at the time.We had a litter of eight Lab mixed pups dumped on our property. We were extremely upset about this for the following reasons: This litter was dumped when we were not home, without our permission. Our shelter was full.We had no runs, no cages and nowhere to put this additional litter of pups. Even though we take in between 400 to 600 unwanted animals per year (at absolutely no cost to this community), when we needed help from this community, we were told they would take the litter (at our expense). They would take the litter and euthanize them for $55 per dog. ($440).
I believeMr. Perry referred to Pet Savers as a "personal problem." If the community feels that our shelter is in any way "a problem," we can close our doors.My husband feels that the thousands and thousands of dollars we loose annually, and the countless hours of work we do are not appreciated. IfMr. Perry is the voice of this community, then my husband is right! |
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